Brand new awesome band! Yay! They have a bunch of working names which I can't remember. They started a little before 10:15 and played a 75 min set with no encore. It looked like another band was next and there was one before them. Each band is a separate and distinct show.
They started off with a Meters song, which is a nice start. They played a lot of covers and a few originals. I think the originals were all written by Joe and they are all great.
They do some funk, some rock, some reggae covers. All instrumental and all good.
I love that Joe and Andy are in the same band. I also love seeing Joe around in a genre I enjoy. Good stuff and I'm looking forward to more!
So, looks like they chose the name Rumble Dogs and here is a video from the show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-riLa1JaWi0&feature=related
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Los Watcheros @ Cubana Social 9/3/11
I couldn't tell when the Cameo show was going to actually happen, so I got there close to the 8:30 listed time just in case. Then I found out it would be more like 10ish. Considering the abundance of music in Williamsburg, it wasn't hard to find something else to keep me occupied. I wandered down to Cubana Social for the good drinks and some Latin jazz.
I enjoyed the quartet. Congas on the stage always makes me happy. Trombone and sax were the horns. There was also an upright bass. The set was a little short, probably about 40 minutes, but perfect to get me back to Cameo at 10.
Saturday 9.3 Los Watcheros Afro-Latin Brass Ensemble
I enjoyed the quartet. Congas on the stage always makes me happy. Trombone and sax were the horns. There was also an upright bass. The set was a little short, probably about 40 minutes, but perfect to get me back to Cameo at 10.
Saturday 9.3 Los Watcheros Afro-Latin Brass Ensemble
Afro-Latin Brass ensemble plays Pan-American Grooves with an emphasis on Cuban and New Orleans rhythms. The group was formed by Trombonist John Speck, seeking to integrate his diverse musical palette honed from touring and recording with artists such as: Jorge Ben Jor, Ricky Martin, Bacilos, Paige McConnell and The Spam Allstars. Expect to hear a Kaleidoscope of Mambo, Funk, Reggae and Cumbia woven together with the magic of Brass.
Featuring: Onel Mulet-Sax/Flute, Jordan Henry-Tuba, Justin Padro-Percussion, John Speck-Trombone/composition
Featuring: Onel Mulet-Sax/Flute, Jordan Henry-Tuba, Justin Padro-Percussion, John Speck-Trombone/composition
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
7 Walkers @ City Winery 9/2/11
At first I had no desire to see them. I figured it was another tired old Dead cover band. Then, as I looked at the listing, I realized with George and Papa Mali and the NOLA influence, it has a lot of potential. Yay for me - it was awesome. They did some Dead songs, the Meters "Just Kissed My Baby", and some originals. I loved it. You could dance if you wanted to. Many people were sitting. At some point I moved up closer and it sounded even better. It was one long set. I'm not quite sure how long, but long enough for me.
This is what a Dead derivative should look like! They took it beyond the Dead, yet gave us some nostalgia tunes as well.
I ran into Curtis in my hood a day or 2 later, and he mentioned that Bill went up to Hill Country afterwards and sat in with Honey Island Swamp Band. I found something about that on their facebook page.
http://www.7walkers.com/band.html
Bill Kreutzmann can barely contain his enthusiasm for
7 Walkers, the former Grateful Dead drummer’s new band with guitarist / vocalist Papa Mali, legendary New Orleans bassist George Porter Jr., and multi-instrumentalist Matt Hubbard.
This is what a Dead derivative should look like! They took it beyond the Dead, yet gave us some nostalgia tunes as well.
I ran into Curtis in my hood a day or 2 later, and he mentioned that Bill went up to Hill Country afterwards and sat in with Honey Island Swamp Band. I found something about that on their facebook page.
http://www.7walkers.com/band.html
Bill Kreutzmann can barely contain his enthusiasm for
7 Walkers, the former Grateful Dead drummer’s new band with guitarist / vocalist Papa Mali, legendary New Orleans bassist George Porter Jr., and multi-instrumentalist Matt Hubbard.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Jon Hebert @ Cornelia St 9/1/11
They never start at 8:30, but I wanted to get there just in case. The last band at The Garage was on set break anyway. It was nice that we were allowed in at 8:30 and they were sound-checking. First we heard a lot of Jen's vocals with everyone else in the background and then we heard a lot of piano. It was very nice and they started the set at a little after 8:45.
I enjoyed it a lot. They were all awesome and I think Jon Hebert is a phenomenal bass player. The only problem was the talkers. There were a couple of people that were brought by their daughter and had no interest in the music. There weren't that many people there and any talking or whispering was too much.
Still, it was a great 75 minute set. They were going into the studio the next day and trying out the material on us.
Thursday, Sep 01 - 8:30PM
JOHN HÉBERT’S RAMBLING CONFESSIONS
John Hébert, bass; Jen Shyu, vocals; Andy Milne, piano; Billy Drummond, drums
I enjoyed it a lot. They were all awesome and I think Jon Hebert is a phenomenal bass player. The only problem was the talkers. There were a couple of people that were brought by their daughter and had no interest in the music. There weren't that many people there and any talking or whispering was too much.
Still, it was a great 75 minute set. They were going into the studio the next day and trying out the material on us.
Thursday, Sep 01 - 8:30PM
JOHN HÉBERT’S RAMBLING CONFESSIONS
John Hébert, bass; Jen Shyu, vocals; Andy Milne, piano; Billy Drummond, drums
Matt Garrison Projection @ The Garage 9/1/11
I needed to kill some time in between the gym class that ended at 7:30 in the West Village and the 8:30 show at Cornelia St. I was wandering around thinking about food, and slowly realizing I was in Greenwich Village and there's lots of jazz around here. I ended up at The Garage for a salad and a good quartet.
I enjoyed it. Sax and piano and I really liked the bass. I don't remember the drums, but that just means the drums weren't bad and didn't blow me away enough to notice him. It might have been the compositions, who knows. It was soprano and also sax, heavy on the soprano while I was there. It was a good "bonus show".
I enjoyed it. Sax and piano and I really liked the bass. I don't remember the drums, but that just means the drums weren't bad and didn't blow me away enough to notice him. It might have been the compositions, who knows. It was soprano and also sax, heavy on the soprano while I was there. It was a good "bonus show".
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Stephane Wrembel @ Pilsener Haus & Biergarten, Hoboken 8/31/11
My first Hoboken music! I have tried to get to Maxwell's ... it just hasn't worked out yet. I now see it's not so far, L to 6th then 3 stops on the PATH. Of course, this new Beergarten is about 1/2 hour walk after that, but it was a nice night and I love to walk. A friend emailed that day to let me know about this no cover show, so I figured why not.
It's a great place to hang out, eat, and drink. That's the draw, so almost no one is interested in the band. About 7 of us were up front enjoying the music. It was great and it wasn't that hard to drown out the loud murmur of talking in the background. It reminded me of Doma only massively bigger.
It turns out the gig pays well. The music is sponsored by one of the beer companies, so that's how it works.
I was very happy with it. The music was excellent!
From Facebook:
It's a great place to hang out, eat, and drink. That's the draw, so almost no one is interested in the band. About 7 of us were up front enjoying the music. It was great and it wasn't that hard to drown out the loud murmur of talking in the background. It reminded me of Doma only massively bigger.
It turns out the gig pays well. The music is sponsored by one of the beer companies, so that's how it works.
I was very happy with it. The music was excellent!
From Facebook:
www.stephanewrembel.com
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Trombones @ University of the Streets 8/30/11
I've been busy at work and didn't get a chance to see what was going on until I got home close to 8pm. When I saw a trombone quartet and who was playing I knew this was where I wanted to be.
Alan Ferber was listed, but Curtis Hasselbring was there instead. He makes me just as happy, so no biggie. I don't think I've ever seen Chris Stover before. He was the leader and composer.
Most of the pieces were compositions. it was pretty good. Often one of them would have the melody and the rest would be "backup" or "rhythm" or something like that. Chris Washburn sometimes played the bass trombone, sometimes the regular trombone.
My favorite was the completely free improvised "lagniappe" piece they did for us right before the last arrangement on their "set list". I use the word "lagniappe", but Chris said they were going to give us "something extra" before the last one. He then started it off using a beer can in the bell of his horn to make interesting crackly and horn sounds.
Good stuff!
CHRIS STOVER
Chris Stover - trombone, compositions, Alan Ferber - trombone, Steve Swell - trombone, Chris Washburne - trombone. $10.
08/30/2011
8:00 pm
Alan Ferber was listed, but Curtis Hasselbring was there instead. He makes me just as happy, so no biggie. I don't think I've ever seen Chris Stover before. He was the leader and composer.
Most of the pieces were compositions. it was pretty good. Often one of them would have the melody and the rest would be "backup" or "rhythm" or something like that. Chris Washburn sometimes played the bass trombone, sometimes the regular trombone.
My favorite was the completely free improvised "lagniappe" piece they did for us right before the last arrangement on their "set list". I use the word "lagniappe", but Chris said they were going to give us "something extra" before the last one. He then started it off using a beer can in the bell of his horn to make interesting crackly and horn sounds.
Good stuff!
CHRIS STOVER
Chris Stover - trombone, compositions, Alan Ferber - trombone, Steve Swell - trombone, Chris Washburne - trombone. $10.
08/30/2011
8:00 pm
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