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If you’re a Northeast-based fan of the gobsmackingly excellent Bonerama and its brass-based approach to funk, rock & R&B, October’s your month.
[Photo by Dave Vann]
The New Orleans trombone brigade will be spending almost the entire four-week stretch playing in Northeastern markets, from Baltimore to Maine, including three weekly residencies: four Thursdays (Oct. 1, 8, 15 and 22) at Club Metronome in Burlington, Vt., four Fridays (Oct. 2, 9, 16 and 23) at Sullivan Hall in New York, and three Wednesdays (Oct. 14, 21 and 28) at Johnny D’s in Somerville, MA. This is a big-bonin’ deal.
Though founding ‘bonists Mark Mullins and Craig Klein still anchor the lineup, Bonerama’s changed a bit from its horn-heavy beginnings, and in the past year made a seismic adjustment to its sound, beginning to use an electric bass instead of a sousaphone on the low end. In addition to Mullins and Klein, the October touring lineup includes trombonist Greg Hicks, organist Joe Ashlar, guitarist Bert Cotton, drummer Eric Bolivar, and bassist Nori Naraoka.
Hidden Track caught up with Mullins to find the band busier than ever – and the residencies are only the tip of the tentacle. It has a new EP on the way – check out a meaty When the Levee Breaks – and is also launching a new fan donation service, the Boner Donor program, that offers exclusive content and even an opportunity to go on the road with the band based on tiered donation levels. As Mullins suggested, it’s all part of evolution.
HIDDEN TRACK: Those of us in the Northeast are going to be seeing a lot of you in October, and that’s awesome. Why the residencies and why now?
MARK MULLINS: It’s a nice problem to have. People are always pulling on us, asking when are you coming to the west coast, or Colorado, or New York, or whatever. And when we pass through those places it might be once or twice a year. So, instead of visiting a place and taking off, we’ve got like two years’ worth of NYC, Vermont and Boston appearances crammed into October. I do the setlists, and I’m a big fan of keeping things interesting and progressing, and to be able to use that creatively in a one month period and really mix it up, well it’s very exciting for us. It’s going to allow us to reach a whole new bunch of fans I think.
READ ON for more of Chad’s chat with Mark of Bonerama…
Will It Go Round In Circles first appeared on the 1972 Billy Preston album Music Is My Life. The track would then be issued as a single the following year and eventually hit #1 on the Billboard Top Singles chart.
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Band From TV: Band From TV makes their second Cover Wars appearance this week, they previously were featured in the You Can’t Always Get What You Want edition back in July. As we mentioned then, this is a group made up of professional actors and all of their proceeds go directly to charity – pretty cool. Source: Hoggin All The Covers
[audio:https://glidemag.wpengine.com/hiddentrack/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/bandfromtvcircles.mp3]READ ON for the scoop on the rest of this week’s contestants…
We’ve finally reached the end of our Phish Joy Box giveaway and we’d like to thank everybody for participating. The answers you’ve provided have been stellar and in a few
Ween – Backstage > Reggae Junkie Jew
Words: Alex Wolff
Photos: Jason Woodside
In the moments leading up to Umphrey’s McGee’s triumphant return to Arizona, it would seem as though most of those in attendance were as excited as the band. It showed in both the music and the way the crowd responded to their first Arizona show in almost four years. A surprising amount of fans had seen Umphrey’s before, and the band ensured that any first timers would be eager for a return visit.
The band wasted little time as they got to work with a 13 minute rendition of Nemo. This song set the tone for the night with a dark and moody, yet playful jam led by guitarist Jake Cinninger. Using various hand signals the band is able to craft exceptionally precise improvisation, and from the beginning of the night it was clear that the improvisation would be spot on in Tucson. The momentum kept going strong with a sequence of tightly executed songs that included the elusive Soul Food 2. The highlight of the set was an impeccable FF. This song included two searing dub jams, and a flawless segue into Push The Pig before wrapping up the set with their cover of Flock Of Seagull’s I Ran.
If there was uncertainty as to whether the second set would carry the momentum of the first, it did not last long. An exploratory, and unfinished, version of The Crooked One picked things up right where they left off. The second set saw heaps of improvisation, and particularly gorgeous playing from guitarist Brendan Bayliss. In both Dump City as well as Example 1, they maintained the overall mood that they set with Nemo and both songs featured some incredibly soulful jamming. Several times throughout the evening keyboardist Joel Cummins and bassist Ryan Stasik both took the lead in improvisation, conducting the band and guiding the flow of the jam.
READ ON for more of Alex’s thoughts and Jason’s photos…
Then there are CDs worthy of more listening, and a precious few worthy of joining my regular playlist. Nitin Sawhney’s new release, London Undersound, is one of those albums. It is a masterpiece.
Nathan Moore, based out of Staunton, Virginia, has been producing some of the more magical “neo- folk” albums of the last 10 years. At times he has expanded his sound out from a lone songwriter to a full band sound; the best example of this can be found on his album from last year You Yeah Smokin’ Hot. However with Folk Singer, Moore returns to his roots with something that sucks you into his personal thoughts and reflections in a way that is truly cry-in-your-beer beautiful.
