Click here to see more, it's a link to the gear page
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Johnny Winter's Firebird
These were posted at the Gear Page, a gear-junkie forum. I know most of you don't read that (it's a pretty nerdy guitar dorum after all), but these are worthy of cross-posting....
Click here to see more, it's a link to the gear page
Click here to see more, it's a link to the gear page
Saturday, November 29, 2008
when things are more important than people
Just finished reading some of the news reports about Walmart. Someone gets trampled, a temp worker, while people try and get to the sale rack to save a little more money on stuff made in China? Walmart calls this an "unfortunate event"?
What a world. Need a good read? Try 'The Walmart Effect'.
What a world. Need a good read? Try 'The Walmart Effect'.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Moorings Bar and the future of the blue....
Walk in, hang out, plug in and play. Simple. Use the clubs gear. Just move a couple of guitars and wires. Easy as pie.
What;s good about the place isn't the gear, so much as it is the vibe. Its one of the best rooms for live music around. People digging on punk and metal and ready to go wild for some blues. Yeah, sure, you gotta be in their face about it, but anything with energy goes over well.
For me it's the ultimate court of public opinion- you know you're on the right track when ypu're connecting with that room full of people.
And here's where it gets interesting. Stop here if you don't like philosophical or intellectual tangents. Most blues gigs are packed with people that are post 40 or so. People with heavy jobs, lots on their minds, kids off to Uni soon (or there already). It's an aging demographic. The Moorings is the future, it's the new audience. Different sensitivities and tastes. People at different places in life. And these are the ones that we need to be able to relate to if we're going to keep the music alive.
Does that mean that we play differently? Absolutely. And actually, that spills over into our normal gigs. It all works.
As an FYI, we're back at the Moorings in January. No idea who else is on the bill yet, but odds are it'll be us and a couple of good punk or metal bands. Watch this space, come check out the gig and see if we're on the mark here.
Evolve. Find a niche and thrive. Dance and shout. Play loud and love it. It's a philosophy that works....
What;s good about the place isn't the gear, so much as it is the vibe. Its one of the best rooms for live music around. People digging on punk and metal and ready to go wild for some blues. Yeah, sure, you gotta be in their face about it, but anything with energy goes over well.
For me it's the ultimate court of public opinion- you know you're on the right track when ypu're connecting with that room full of people.
And here's where it gets interesting. Stop here if you don't like philosophical or intellectual tangents. Most blues gigs are packed with people that are post 40 or so. People with heavy jobs, lots on their minds, kids off to Uni soon (or there already). It's an aging demographic. The Moorings is the future, it's the new audience. Different sensitivities and tastes. People at different places in life. And these are the ones that we need to be able to relate to if we're going to keep the music alive.
Does that mean that we play differently? Absolutely. And actually, that spills over into our normal gigs. It all works.
As an FYI, we're back at the Moorings in January. No idea who else is on the bill yet, but odds are it'll be us and a couple of good punk or metal bands. Watch this space, come check out the gig and see if we're on the mark here.
Evolve. Find a niche and thrive. Dance and shout. Play loud and love it. It's a philosophy that works....
Facebook?
Hey, if you're a facebook person link into my page there! My user id is 'Son Henry' no big surprise there.
I like it better than myspace.....
I like it better than myspace.....
Facebook?
Hey, if you're a facebook person link into my page there! My user id is 'Son Henry' no big surprise there.
I like it better than myspace.....
I like it better than myspace.....
Friday, November 21, 2008
EFFING MOORINGS BAR!!!!!
Damn, I love everything about the Moorings. It's loud, full of people I can relate to, beautiful women and great beer.
My band is as hot as ever, and fresh from a blinding gig on Thursday. Force of nature. Epic. Don't miss this one...
Sunday, November 09, 2008
New in the CD player
Actually took time to rotate things in my cd player. You should give these cds a thought, they're pretty enjoyable!
1. The new Southern Culture on the Skids live CD.
2. The new Amos Lee cd
3. A set of German language records (ok, not for everyone)
4. Dave Arcari's last CD
5. The Black Ace compilation.
The new SCOTS disk deserves the pole position in my CD player. Rick Miller is a great guitar player, Mary Huff is my dream bass player, and the band just rocks. Killer stuff. Worthy of a purchase. The German language tapes are on the edge, I admit. Best intentions, but I skip right over it most days.
1. The new Southern Culture on the Skids live CD.
2. The new Amos Lee cd
3. A set of German language records (ok, not for everyone)
4. Dave Arcari's last CD
5. The Black Ace compilation.
The new SCOTS disk deserves the pole position in my CD player. Rick Miller is a great guitar player, Mary Huff is my dream bass player, and the band just rocks. Killer stuff. Worthy of a purchase. The German language tapes are on the edge, I admit. Best intentions, but I skip right over it most days.
It's all broken
Volume pots, string trees, case latches, strings, bridges, cables, an entire amplifier, some really worn and dented frets, a pedal with a broken switch, a steel guitar leg missing a screw (its owner's missing one too). All the wear and tear so far in 2008.
But hey, all part of the game. Next weekend I'll finish fixing my amp and cleaning out the studio so I can get back to work. yeah, solo CD is almost finished. One more weekend worth of singing and then it's off to Buzz in Anchorage to mix! Really, I've even talked to Buzz about it too, so he's expecting it and everything.
So.....
But hey, all part of the game. Next weekend I'll finish fixing my amp and cleaning out the studio so I can get back to work. yeah, solo CD is almost finished. One more weekend worth of singing and then it's off to Buzz in Anchorage to mix! Really, I've even talked to Buzz about it too, so he's expecting it and everything.
So.....
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