Tag: Blues

Saturday Matinee – The Avalanches, Chain & 12BBB

The Avalanches are, um, different, in a Devo kinda way. According to the Wiki, The band is an exponent of the plunderphonics genre. [h/t Sol L.]

Chain performed their hit single Black ‘n’ Blue on the NWS9 (Adelaide Australia) program Move (1971). Frontman Matt Taylor sounds a lot like Alex Harvey with a dash of Bon Scott and why they didn’t get more exposure in the US is a mystery.

12BBB aka The 12 Bar Blues Band was the winner of the Dutch Blues Foundation Award for Best Dutch Bluesband 2010.

That’s gonna be it for now, as the Utoobage is currently frozen, or maybe it’s just  my browser.  No idea why, but be back here tomorrow and we’ll do something different – as usual.

[Update: MS360 decided to jump into action without my permission, dropped a bunch of crap on my toolbar, so I disabled it. Then I found it had corrupted FireFox. A reinstall fixed it.]

Saturday Matinee – Betwixt (2023), Reverend Peyton, Eliza Stark & the Dappers, and The Marcus King Band

Betwixt (2023). Animated short by Matt Semke, music by The Breaking Glass Trio . [h/t Mme. Jujujive]

“I thought I’d post this up in case anyone needed any cheering up today. Please like and share if it makes you feel good. This is a cover of the South African Artist, Hannes Coetzee’s song Mahalla. Music is life. Love and blessings to you all.” –Reverend Peyton

Eliza Stark & the Dappers – The first and only rockabilly band based in Montenegro.

The Marcus King Band  hails from Greenville, South Carolina. A fourth-generation musician, Marcus King started learning guitar at age three or four and has played professionally since he was 11.

That’s it for now. Have a great weekend, stay cool, and we’ll think about things tomorrow.

Saturday Matinee – BluesBeaten Redshaw, Dave Hole & Ruf’s Blues Caravan

BluesBeaten Redshaw on cigar box banister rail & tea spoon diddley bow (via @bluesharp). Not a lot can be found about this BB Redshaw guy, other than he hails from Yorkshire, has been performing since he was 14, and drove a 1948 Fergusen tractor from northern England to Switzerland, playing gigs along the way.

Australian guitar slinger Dave Hole is living proof that there’s a Mississippi Delta somwhere in Oz.  [h/t Archie Archive]

Ruf’s Blues Caravan /Blues Got Soul revue brought together Si Cranstoun, Big Daddy Wilson and Vanessa Collier to perform Sam Cooke‘s classic righteously.

Don’t know about you, but these days are flying by for me. I must be doing something wrong, or maybe something right. Have a great weekend and we’ll trash talk whoever doesn’t show

Meconomancing Hot Links

One Way Out, Elmore James (1960) James recorded the song in 1960 but it wasn’t released until 1965, two years after his death; Sonny Boy Williamson II covered it in 1961 (released in 1962);  in 1965 G. L. Crockett reworked it and recorded It’s A Man Down There. There have been many covers since, with The Allman Bros. Band‘s 1971 version being the best known.

The Sightseers.

Have some Chet.

Pop Tarts… and more.

Discover New Mexico.

Kasey Kasem’s Top 10.

17 TIMES! [h/t Pam M.]

I Mess With The Fishies.

Home Depot tips in Portland.

Don’t go here and don’t do that.

Corn snake boobs [via Neatorama].

Skibidi Toilet explained [h/t Gord S.].

Johnny Sang Barbie [via Memo Of The Air].

Gladys Ingle & the 13 Black Cats [via Bunkerville].

Bagel reviews [via Mme. Jujujive. She knows where to find excellent music].

Added to blogroll: Archie Archive’s Norty Blues. Nice eclectic collection from 1920s to the present, with brief commentary.

[Top image: The Ugly Grouper, h/t Gus_802.]

From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.

Saturday Matinee – The Blind Boys of Alabama, Toby Beard & King King

Jaw-dropping rendition of the gospel standard by The Blind Boys of Alabama. The lyrics were penned by English abolitionist Rev. John Newton in 1773, and the tune predates House of the Rising Sun by decades.

Toby Beard  is a blast from Down Under [h/t Aerchie].

King King features frontman Alan Nimmo and brother Stevie on rhythm guitar, with Jonny Dyke (keyboard), Andrew Scott (drums) and Zander Greenshields (bass). Unpretentious blues rock with a kilt.

Quite an odd week, got some milestone decisions to think about, so I’ll be sitting on the porch with the dogs and a Coleman if you want to stop by for a slab of coldies.

Saturday Matinee – Rising Appalachia, Little Feat (w/ Lowell George), and Moreland & Arbuckle

Such a pretty sound. Rising Appalachia plays roots-based music righteously.

Little Feat, with founder Lowell George and Mick Taylor sitting in, live in London 1977.

“Where Zeppelin meets Son House.”
Moreland & Arbuckle were a trio consisting of Aaron Moreland on box guitar, Dustin Arbuckle on harp, Kendall Newby drums. Active from 2001-2017, they’re still performing, with different bands and lineups.

Gonna be a long hot (and probably loud) weekend given Independence Day on schedule for Tuesday. Don’t blow your wad of Black Cats too soon and we’ll see you back here tomorrow.

Foraminiferous Hot Links

Cruisin’ For A Love, J. Geils Band (1973) One of the greatest bar bands to hit it big (timeline of band members here). Guitarist John Warren Geils Jr. passed away in 2017 at 71.

Good morning.

Anatidaephobia.

His name was Eugene.

Pretty sure I need this.

The Art of the Drive-By.

Bishop’s got the moves.

This dog [via Bunkerville].

Draw Logos From Memory.

Pretty sure I need these too.

The plateau that disappeared.

Building Barbie [via Mme. Jujujive]

Blunting the Tip of the Spear [h/t Kirk W.]

Ray Jessel‘s 2014 performances of What She’s Got [NSFK].

North Korean anti-American propaganda art, 1950-1970 [NSFK].

[Top image:Apocalyptic play house, Lazio, Italy, via Google Maps Street View via Neil.Fun h/t Memo Of The Air.]

From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.

Lecanoscopic Hot Links

Bring It On Home, Sonny Boy Williamson II (1963) This classic was written by Willie Dixon and recorded in 1963 (with Matt “Guitar” Murphy) but wasn’t released until three years later. Led Zeppelin covered the song on their album  Led Zeppelin II (1969). In 2017 Randy Newman wrote Sonny Boy, a song about Rice Williams’ theft of the original Sonny Boy Williamson’s identity.

The Pit.

The Caveat.

Yo-Yo Show.

Raccoon boop.

It’s a good day.

The customers.

“No one is safe…”

How to trombone.

Flight of the Bumble.

Horking up a hairball.

This cop & this trucker.

Retrogressive landslide.

Cards Against Humanity.

The “Certificate.” [h/t Kirk W.]

Spy hatchlings! [via Bunkerville]

I need just about everything they sell.

1954 Buick Wildcat II [via Memo Of The Air]

Best Use of Thermochromics Award [via Mme. Jujujive].

[Top image: Doggo McMuffin found here.]

From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.

Saturday Matinee – Genya Ravan, Pat Benatar & Larkin Poe

Proto punk soul singer and producer Genya Ravan blew me away when I heard Stay With Me (1970), and check out her 1977 interview here.

Pat Benatar‘s 1991 cover of Denzil Laing & the Wrigglers‘ 1958 cover of
Wynonie Harris‘ 1951 cover of Hank Penny‘s song from 1949.

Larkin Poe gets all nasty and swampy.

You know the drill. Have a great weekend.

[Update: Fixed link to Stay With Me.]

Saturday Matinee – Smooth Hound Smith, Justin Johnson & Cam Cole

Smooth Hound Smith were an Americana duo comprised of Zack Smith and Caitlin Doyle-Smith; their sound reminds me of Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks. After ten years of performing and recording, they closed up shop during The Great Covid Lockdown.  Apparently Z.G. Smith is now back in business.

Justin Johnson‘s unusual cover of Howlin’ Wolf fits my mood.

Cam Cole, busker, bluesman, rocker, recording artist, and “the most impressive one-man band you will ever see” has a new EP out, but this one is still my favorite.

Porch time is on schedule for tomorrow, so we’ll see you there.