A few live shows worth seeing in our area:
Bill Evans, banjo virtuoso, will perform at 7:30 tonight in a benefit for the Contra Costa Food Bank at the 2nd Saturday Concert Series, 260 Walnut Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA. Tickets are $12 at the door. On Feb. 11 Jim Nunally and Dix Bruce will perform in the series. Samples of his music:
Martinez's own Hopeful Romantics play at 8 p.m. tonight Upstairs at the First Street Cafe, 440 First Street, Benicia, CA, at 8 p.m. No cover charge and a great Americana band! Samples of their music:
T-Shirt Tuxedo, with our younger grandson, Norris Turnnidge, plays at a 6 to 10 p.m. rock show at Devil's Lounge, next door to Toot's Tavern, 627 2nd Avenue, Crockett, CA. Tickets are $5. Also playing will be Back Door Bang and Only for Tomorrow.
Sample of T-Shirt Tuxedo:
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The Blues Foundation's nominees for the 33rd Blues Music Awards:
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And this very instructive vid on white spirituals and black spirituals:
Today's featured artist, one of the most astounding flatpickers on the planet, David Grier, here talking about playing and playing Beaumont Rag:
Be sure to check out the links down the right side of the page, including the other artists!
Hot band, with David ... Old Dangerfield:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
More David Grier, with Luke Munday:
Roy Curry, David Grier, Clay Hess and Justin Carbone at the IBMA guitar workshop 2008 in Nashville:
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Not too shabby pickin' here by Ricky Skaggs and Albert Lee:
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Another fine flatpicker, Robert Bowlin:
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And from Betsy Rome on the flatpicking guitar e-mail list:
For those of you who are unfamiliar with Bob Harris, besides being a great
recording engineer, he was Vassar Clements' playing partner for the last
years of Vassar's life. Bob gets great tone, clarity & speed out of a
guitar. Here he is at Grey Fox masters guitar workshop in 2010, "New
Camptown Races" with Josh Williams and Tony Watt:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Here he is with Vassar, in Bob's studio. Guitar enters around 1:50:http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Also, in the holiday spirit, here's a video he wrote with his wife, singerLucy Clark, "Jersey Bada Bing Christmas", a hilarious send-up, New Jersey-style:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
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recording engineer, he was Vassar Clements' playing partner for the last
years of Vassar's life. Bob gets great tone, clarity & speed out of a
guitar. Here he is at Grey Fox masters guitar workshop in 2010, "New
Camptown Races" with Josh Williams and Tony Watt:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Here he is with Vassar, in Bob's studio. Guitar enters around 1:50:http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Also, in the holiday spirit, here's a video he wrote with his wife, singerLucy Clark, "Jersey Bada Bing Christmas", a hilarious send-up, New Jersey-style:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
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Here's Bryan Kimsey's vid of a Martin guitar "before" he modifies it ... I'll try to remember to post the follow-up "after" vid when he posts it after completing the work:
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Last but not least, this article by David Thom in Bluegrass Today on fiddler/mandolinist Ed Neff, with a video link:
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Two new live music venues will be opening in Marin County. First, Sweetwater Music Hall:
And, Terrapin Crossroads:
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GONE BUT NOT FORGOT:
Tom Ardolino, NRBQ drummer, 56:
Alex Weissenberg, fire-and-ice pianist, 82:
Ruth Fernandez, Puerto Rico singer and senator, 92:
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That's all for this week, keep on Musicking (and GO NINERS!),
Bob Loomis
In Loving Memory of Shannon Christine Loomis, 1967-2010
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