Tag: Music

Saturday Matinee – A.J. Fullerton & Kevin Ott, Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse, and The Courettes

Originally from Colorado, A.J. Fullerton is an American roots rock guitarist, singer-songwriter and producer, and was named one of “75 Modern Blues & Blues Rock Artists You Must Hear 2021” by Blues Muse Magazine.
Born in Montana, raised in California, Kevin Ott is a prolific composer, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and author based in the U.S.

Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse is a roots rock blues Americana country soul punk psychobilly band from California, featuring vocals by documentary filmmaker, television producer, business entrepreneur and Louisiana native Greta “Gris Gris” Valenti.

Dubbed The World’s Greatest Two Person Rock ‘N’ Roll Ensemble,  Flavia & Martin Couri, aka The Courettes, make vintage rock new again.

News on Parade: Hoser smoke is enveloping much of the US midwest, fire and brimstone is raining on Iran, and Venezuelans are suffering the aftermath of the earthquakes. The MSM and social media spun out because the POTUS dared to utter the words “election fraud.” A rainstorm flooded streets, parking lots and buildings in Cincinnati; the meat storage warehouse in Boyle Heights, CA still smells like rotting death a month after the fire, and it was only 87 degrees in our hallway today.

We now return to our regularly scheduled porch time at whenever o’clock tomorrow pm. BTOBS.

Aeolotropic Hot Links

Gloria Grahame & Humphrey Bogart – In a Lonely Place (1950)

It’s Bad You Know, R.L. Burnside (1998) The remix album Come On In by Delta blues guitarist R.L. Burnside was released on Fat Possum records in 1998.
Burnside was born in 1926 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. He learned from Mississippi Fred McDowell who lived in the next county over. Burnside and his family, tired of the life of sharecroppers, moved to Chicago in the early 50s. Subsequently his father, two uncles and two brothers were murdered there. In 1959 he returned to Mississippi, was convicted of murder himself, and served time at the Mississippi State Penitentiary, aka Parchman Farm.

Bill.

Bug.

Bikes.

Karma.

Otterballs.

OMG Street.

White paper.

Role playing.

Stray clouds.

GHOST FONT.

Angle, Reese.

Monochrome.

Oluale Kossola.

Doggy daycare.

Be kind, rewind.

RAF Red Arrows.

Grandma Droniak.

A sign was required.

The War of Key West.

Dead Mouse Delivery.

Rainforest hotel drama.

Sir Kermit & Lady Piggy.

Meanwhile at the Changoo.

Regarding Lizzie and Henry.

Cone pen [via Memo Of The Air].

JAWS – BBC edit [via Everlasting Blört].

Such a pleasant lady [via Thompson, blog].

[Top image: Movie .gif found here.]

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

 

Saturday Matinee – Carlos Johnson w/ HooDoo Band & Brass Company, Gary Eisenbraun and Vargas Blues Band

Carlos Johnson is “an American blues guitarist and singer. He is left-handed, but plays a right-handed instrument upside-down like players such as Otis Rush, Albert King, and Jimi Hendrix. Johnson is known for his aggressive playing which has attracted audiences in Chicago blue scene since the 1970s.”
 HooDoo Band is a Polish funk / soul / R&B band, formed in 2004 in Wrocław. Neither Johnson nor HooDoo Band & Brass Company appear to have active websites.

Gary Eisenbraun is an indie blues rock / soul guitarist from St Petersburg, Florida (and his website is too much for my eyeballs to put up with).

Vargas Blues Band: “Javier Vargas was born in Madrid Spain shortly after his parents had left Buenos Aires where they had migrated some years before. Nine years later, the family returned to Argentina, and it is there where Javier started playing the guitar. […] In the 70’s, he lived in Nashville and L.A. playing the clubs and working recording sessions. He played with and impressed the likes of Alvin Lee, Roy Buchanan and Canned Heat, who also influenced his style.” [More at the link.]

So Iran broke the 437th ceasefire agreement, DJT changed planes, and Tyler Robinson did it. FIFA has been extended through January of next year, Arizonians attacked Newport Beach California, and we got screwworm flies buzzing around someplace. Tomorrow’s forecast: 80% chance of Porch Time with light banter is expected. See you there.

The 50th Anniversary of the Bicentennial – Independence Day 2026

Mostly random selection of mood music for 4th of July BBQ consumption enhancement follows.

[Caveat: I don’t own the copyrights to any of the recordings. They are presented here for entertainment purposes only.]

Obtruncated Hot Links

Whale bone chess pieces found in Uig, Scotland, 12th Century AD.

Dap Walk, Ernie and The Top Notes, Inc. (1972)
Over the years, Ernie has arranged and written songs for the likes of Ernie K-Doe, Alex Spearman, King Floyd, Eddie Bo, and Jessie Hill. He’s backed stars like Joe Tex, Solomon Burke, and Mardi Gras Indian bands, including the Wild Magnolias and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux’s Golden Eagles. He’s been a staple at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
Formed in 1971 in New Orleans, the group consisted of Ernie Vincent (aka Ernie Vincent Williams) / guitar, writer & producer; John “Dap” Peters / bass; Lawrence Bowie  / trumpet; Freddie Green / trumpet; Nathaniel Gaines / sax; and Peter Rooster / drums. They disbanded in 1980.

OWL.

Loft.

Why?

Splody.

Baby snek.

Able Mable.

Munch Sun.

Home karate.

Ukraine train.

Jessica’s fish.

A little squirt.

Home au Rone.

Ethics is so passé.

Efficiency camper.

Memories of Covid.

Laundromat clothes.

“Is the coffee ready?“

Liver-eatin’ Johnson.

Mischievous tiny people.

The Phantom of Heilbronn.

She hates fascist democracies…

Vocal Fry-y-y [via Thompson, blog].

Women in trees [via Everlasting Blört].

Jemma’s discord [via Memo Of The Air].

Shadowbanned & threatened over a song.

Exposing Afghani women to modern art is pricey.

Silky malachite plate with stalactites and botryoidal formations.

[Top image: Two pawns from a 12th century Scottish chess set found here. More about the Lewis Chessmen here.]

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Saturday Matinee – Chris Thomas King, The Bo-Keys & Dan Patlansky

Chris Thomas King‘s haunting cover of John The Revelator is made even spookier by the voodoo queen aura of the dancer. King became the last major folk blues discovery of the 20th Century when he was discovered in Louisiana in 1979 by a folklorist from the Smithsonian Institute. He was also chosen by the Coen brothers to play the role of itinerant bluesman Tommy Johnson in the movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000).

The Bo-Keys features soul gospel singer Percy Wiggins. Led by producer / bassist Scott Bomar, the group includes historic session musicians from legendary Stax and Hi Records studio bands. (This song is NOT a cover – they released it in 2011).

Dan Patlansky was voted the #4 Best Guitarist in the world and (besides Joe Bonamassa!) remains the only artist in the world with two worldwide No. 1 and two worldwide No. 2 Best Blues Rock Albums as voted by Blues Rock Review USA.

Thanks to FIFA, visitors from around the world are giving rave reviews about everything from American food and hospitality to the wonders of state routes and Walmart. Oil prices are dropping, Iran promised to keep its promises a bit longer before breaking them again; everyone on Xwitter has suddenly  become experts on pool sealants and algae mitigation, and Clay Aiken hasn’t spoken to Kelly Ripa in 20 years.

The days seem to be getting shorter after last week’s solstice, so tomorrow is Porch Time. See you at half-past whenever.

Rheotropismic Hot Links

Atomic Dog, George Clinton (1982)
Atomic Dog was P-Funk‘s last recording to hit No. 1 on the U.S. R&B chart, but didn’t make Billboard’s Top 100. Bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay.

A long ride.

Retro Sci-Fi.

Blue glizzies.

20 violations.

Relativity in 3D.

Some one-liners.

Chewin’ the ‘zooka.

An unfinished song.

10 BIG COOL DRINKS.

The mountains of Houston.

The Reflecting Pool update.

The Season [via Bustednuckles].

Heinrichs and Bachmann covers.

Fast tapper [via Memo Of The Air].

Hoodrats in Mehdi’s Bronx bodega.

Metro Tunnel State Library Station.

Cows and cars [via Thompson, blog].

Couldn’t edit the green guy who’s a girl.

Top 50 clichés of AI [via Nag on the Lake].

Doodle Boy then, Doodle Boy now [via Everlasting Blört.

[Image at top: Tusken Raiders of the Lost Ark, via Miss Cellania.]

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

Saturday Matinee – Broken Brass, Boogie Beasts & The Cinelli Brothers

Broken Brass play a mix of funk, afrobeat, and New Orleans jazz, and have been dubbed “the unintended headliner of Into the Great Wide Open” an annual open-air music festival held on the island of Vlieland, Netherlands.

Belgian blues band Boogie Beasts formed in 2011 after a jam session at a bar in Leuven. They’ve performed in various blues venues and festivals in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany Luxembourg, Switzerland and more, and have released two albums to date.

Winners of the 2024 UK Blues Band of the Year, The Cinelli Brothers (Marco and Alessandro) revive 1960s – 70s vintage electric blues, R&B and soul with a modern vibe. Hit the Ground Running is a cover of a Catfish song, performed for a tribute album to Catfish frontman Matt Long, who succumbed to cancer in October 2024.

News of the Week includes vandalism at the bottom of the Washington Monument reflecting pool, the BO Library dedication party, live alligator wrestling at the White House, another peace deal for the ROP jihadists of Iran to violate, and FIFA 24/7. I might have missed a few things, so bring a list with you tomorrow – it’s porch time once again.

Furciferous Hot Links

Stormy Weather, Reigning Sound (2019) Great garage punk cover of the classic torch song Stormy Weather, first recorded by Ethel Waters in 1933.

So sad.

TP in bw.

Manhunt.

Road trips.
Road maps.

Gay spray?!

Big weather.

Anamika’s art.

House for sale.

George noticed.

The Soccer Team.

Song of the Static.

The $1,800 lesson.

The anti-concession.

Nepetalactone + cats.

Isometric NYC [via Nav Tour].

MOBOT [via Thompson, blog].

Some people get all the credit.

Somewhere on Latrobe Street.

A lot of drama in a little suburb.

Veering left [via Memo Of The Air].

Huang Yung-Fu, the village painter.

A Daily Cloud [via Everlasting Blört.]

[Image at top: Cropped and modified image of cover art of the May 1939 issue of Fantastic Adventures, found in here.]

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

Saturday Matinee – Amani Burnham, Robben Ford (w/ The Frankfurt Radio Big Band) & Chicago

Guitarist and vocalist Amani Burnham, backed by an unnamed power duo, recorded his first album entitled Roots & Wings (released this year). Born in Ethiopia, Burnham began his career in 2023 on social media, with 250,000 followers and nearly 30 million cumulative views on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook).

Robben Ford, backed by The Frankfurt Radio Big Band, cover Howie Casey & The Seniors 1962 classic. Ford was named one of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century” by Musician magazine (and has one hell of a resume).

Chicago, the self-described rock and roll band with horns, released 25 or 6 to 4 as a single in 1970. It peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 6 on the Cash Box Top 100 charts. The title is about writing a song in the wee hours of the morning –  25 or 26 minutes before 4 am.

I hear that the world championship to determine which country has the best association football team is underway. I think it’s called FIFI or FAFO or something, I don’t really follow it much, so I’ll be on the porch tomorrow instead. See you there.