Friday, January 12, 2007

Funky Slivovitz Jam!

For those observing Passover, bring your Slivovitz to this one!

April 6 and April 7 11:30PM
Post-Beacon Allman Brother's Jam

Featuring
LEO NOCENTELLI (THE METERS)
CYRIL NEVILLE (NEVILLE BROS.)
MATT ABTS, DANNY LOUIS + ANDY HESS (GOV'T MULE)
BRANDFORD MARSALIS

@ BB King Blues Club

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Big Sam, Terrance Simien and some great links

I was lucky enough to catch Big Sam's Funky Nation at the Knitting Factory Tap Bar on a very cold December Friday. Coming from the 22 degree weather outside at 2am, I walked into a very dead lobby of the Knitting Factory. The main stage was closed. I walked out of NYC and into New Orleans as soon as I stepped foot in the Tap Bar. This was one of the funkiest shows I've seen in a long time. Jamie McLean (formerly of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band) and John Scofield's drummer Adam Deitch were sitting in with the band. Big Sam is one of the most compelling front men of any genre. He'll be at the Lion's Den on January 19 with Circus Mind, a great funky band from New York who play in the New Orleans tradition. The early show that night is Terrance Simien and Zydeco Nation who I'm really looking forward to seeing. From what I've heard on his most recent CD, he is a genre-bender who defies the 'Zydeco' classification.

Some totally random links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSsrZunDcLs - For those aware of the only funny SNL skit in about 5 years "D**k in the Box", here's Umphrey's McGee's take on it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWfYew3s_Nw - This is a great video of Jerry Garcia sitting in with Reuben Blades while a very young Marc Quinones (Allman Bros. Band) plays conga.