Saturday Matinee – Sergi Estella, The James Hunter Six & The Guy Forsyth Blues Band

A one man band, Sergi Estella studied musical education at the University of Barcelona (2010) and completed the intermediate degree at L’Aula (the Liceu Conservatory of Jazz and Modern Music, 2011). He is known for building his own instruments; he plays guitars made from broom handles, beer cans, or even a wooden box with a tap pouring wine, among others. Following blues aesthetics, his lyrics deal with everyday events and personal experiences, both in Catalan and English, with satirical humor that is also reflected in his stage presence. [Wiki]

The James Hunter Six – James Hunter is a Grammy-nominated soul/R&B singer/songwriter from Essex, England. He began his recording career in 1986, and collaborated with Van Morrison on several records. Good stuff.

Blues legend based in Austin, Texas, Guy Forsyth has a long resume of recording and performing around the world, with many awards to boot. (He’s got a knack for storytelling also, as evidenced in his bio.)

I realized a long time ago that government has a weasel infestation, but I never imagined it mestasizing. A late reckoning is better than none at all. The good news is that The Strait is open again (at least for now) and gas prices should be turning back to normal. Now about those taxes…
Ah, I’m wishing for too much; besides, Porch Time is on tomorrow’s to-do list and we can solve the problems of the world then. See you there.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 951 – Unface, Lizard Leap & A Pro Throw

[Found here, here and here.]

Kudzu

From The Kudzu Project, photography by Helene Schmitz, 2012.

Helene Schmitz began documenting kudzu while working on a field study in Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina, to investigate the effects of its ruinous nature in the summer of 2012. Each black and white frame produced took hours of preparation in the sweltering southern heat using a special large format camera.

[Monochrome photos and story found here.]

Cutouts of Paperboyo

“Someone once described me as a non-destructive vandal which I quite like. Within the confines of a camera viewfinder I transform known, and some not so well known landmarks around the world with bits of crafted black card.”Rich McCor (aka Paperboyo).

[Photos found here,  more of McCor’s work previously posted here.
h/t Jaime G.]

1938 Pontiac Silver Streak

[Found here. Photo by Neal Sanche, Butler Farm, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, 2008.]

The Days of Our Hives

[These and more found here.]

Dithyrambic Hot Links

She’s Gone to Napoli, Laurel Aitken (1963) Dubbed The Godfather of Ska (and later Boss Skinhead) Cuban-Jamaican Lorenzo “Laurel” Aitken moved to the UK in 1960 and dropped 15 singles before heading back to Jamaica three years later. He returned to the UK in 1970 and continued performing and recording until his death in 2005.

Irony.

The Skynail.

Echo Bridge.

Boom Boom.

Inflatableman.

Enshittification.

Not the Artemis.

B&W Back Beach.

Yeeting fish heads.

Nicolas V. Sanchez.

The battle for punk.

A bunch of campers.

G.I. Jive with G.I. Jill.

The Great Wide Open.

Kinetic sand art table.

On drinking and puking.

Space Policy Directive 1.

Tom the Bot threw a hissy.

Hickshit [via Bits & Pieces].

The History of Kit-Cat Klock.

Decompaction [via Thompson, blog].

Hernán Cortés vs “the Noble Savage”.

The Chimpanzee Civil War (with video).

The Strandbeests [via Everlasting Blört].

1928 Ford LM Gypsy Wagon [via Miss Cellanea].

An excellent argument against large data centers.

WWII British home bomb shelters [via Memo Of The Air].

[Top image: A.I. modified 1969 Fiat Abarth 2000 Scorpione found here.]


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Saturday Matinee – Andy Fairweather Low, Beiztegui & The Hammond Lovers, and El Perro Blanco

Born in 1948 in Ystrad Mynach, Wales, Andy Fairweather Low was a founding member and lead singer of 1960s pop band Amen Corner. He has toured extensively with The Who, Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, and is a regular member of Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings. He  currently performs as Andy Fairweather Low & The Low Riders.

Stare at the wall and listen to one of Andalusia’s finest.
Beiztegui & The Hammond Lovers consists of frontman Fernando Beiztegui / guitar & vocals; Jon Sande / Hammond organ; Dani Levy / bass and Cote Calmet / drums. 

La Perra Blanco (The White Bitch), aka Alba Blanco, is a high energy blues/rockabilly guitarist from Cádiz, Spain, and has been performing since the age of 14. [More about her here.]

Tax day is just around the corner, weather is on the way, the Artemis is home, and porch time is tomorrow at porch time. See you then.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 950 – Waterblob Man, Cart Parkour & Bullrider

[Found here, here and here.]

A Crow’s Eye View

[Cropped and enhanced, photo by Crow Monthly, March 2026.]