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Flanfire (Duggan Flanakin) is bringing LIFE to Austin music -- and telling the world how sweet it is!
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Jonny Sanchez Rules! (But So Does Ricky Stein!)
Ricky Stein live at the Hole in the Wall -- Jon Sanchez at Ruta Maya (both during September 2006!)
Will wonders never cease? Flanfire at EMOS!!!!! (after Momo's earlier in the evening). What a price to pay (actually only seven dollars plus five dollars earlier) to see Jon Sanchez shine in two performances in one evening ... and to hang out with beautiful women like Hollie Thomas, Stefanie Fix, and (earlier at Momo's) Sasha Ortiz and her pal Gracia. And on top of all that getting the news that Ricky Stein (with full band) will be opening for Alejandro Escovedo next week (12-28) at Antone's AND that my pals Phil Brown and Will Taylor are hooking up for what may be the most widely covered Jimi Hendrix tribute in Austin history.
Just another night at the office -- after a scrumptious dinner at the Triumph Cafe (where you can Christmas shop, get great coffee, and fill your belly with great food all in one place). My wife reminds EVERYONE just how much fun the Triumph can be -- especially on days warm enough to sit out on the backyard patio.
I have known Ricky Stein as a journalist and band leader but had never seen his solo work until last night -- and after watching his strong set in which the only non-original was a tender cover of "Julia," John Lennon's paean to his mother, I am even more convinced that this young man has a bright future. Ricky (whose dad was in the audience) opened with "Two to Fall" and "Strange Sense of Humor," offered up a "Talking Music Industry Blues" which includes a fictional show in Seguin in which he opened for a band of 11-year-old's, and after several more songs for a small but enthralled audience, closed with "We're Gonna Make It," "Sunrise," and "Those Were My Crazy Days" -- songs we are used to hearing with his full band.
Our little group stuck around for about six or seven songs by the wonderful "Band of Heathens" that included a powerful tale of betrayal by Colin Brooks about a hanging tree and an unfaithful preacher's wife and Ed Jurdi trading off verses on Brian Keane's "I Ain't Even Lonely," the title cut from Brian's solo album. Okay -- I was enjoying the Heathens so much that I missed nearly all of the opening set at Emo's by Crawling with Kings -- but MAYBE I will be able to make that up on Friday by checking out their show at The MOHAWK with the Zookeeper (whose work ought not be ignored!!!!).
I had, however, missed last Friday's Parish show with Ian Moore and Future Clouds and Radar, so it was a thrill to get to see Robert Harrison's great new montage of musical mania in a full-length show [see my review of their debut show at Ego's a while back!]. Watching this band (and you HAVE TO WATCH! to get the full impact) is a little like a three-ring circus but much more like one of those baby toys with six or seven different activities all going on at once! Folks like Craig Marshall and Shane Bartell (and many others) were in the house to catch Robert's (remember his Cotton Mather daze!) rousing revue ... just imagine how this guy must entertain his (and anyone else's) kid if he can be this creative with an older, typically less awestruck generation.
But I digress. Future Clouds starts with Nina Singh and her John Bonham-like two-fisted pounding (and of course more sensitive chops as appropriate) of her drum kit (huffing and puffing to achieve maximum energy output to drive the band) ... and Josh Gravelin (sometimes Lurch-like but without the grimace) on bass. Robert shares guitar riffs with Jon Sanchez (who indeed dips into his bag of tricks to fuel this psychedelic Pepper-like dream band), while ethereal keyboardist Hollie Thomas and Renaissance Man Kullen Fuchs (who plays everything from trumpet to tambourine) add the color. Another image that comes to mind is the juggler who is spinning plates from one hand and a foot while throwing four bowling pins with his other hand and maybe even keeping his head and tongue busy with additional distractions (attractions). And yet this collage of craziness really works .. a tribute to Robert's zany creativity.
The ONLY band with which I can even try to compare Future Clouds and Radar is Tom Rapp's Pearls Before Swine ...and for those who do not remember or are just too young, it has been said of PBS's second album "Baklava" that it was "the psychedelic-political-folk-rock Alpha and Omega by which all others are measured." Songs include "Where's My Drink?," "Drugstore Bust," and "Our Time" -- but I will wait until the CD makes its debut sometime in March to even TRY to tell you details about them -- I'm still too much enjoying the ride! Oh, yeah -- the band will be at EGO's on New Year's Eve!
AND YET! AND YET! Not to be outdone, Jon Sanchez and John Leon (pedal steel) REALLY BROUGHT IT last night with the Summer Wardrobe set -- which featured their fog machine in full regalia, Jon and John's psychefifties full rich sounds (Jonny even threw in a little Shoo-bop Shoo-wop from "I Only Have Eyes for You" into the mix), and the rhythm section (George Duron on drums, Marty Hobratschk on bass) was full on as usual. For details on this show, see my review of the CD release a while back .. September 24, 2006 issue -- http://flanfire.blogspot.com has the story AND the amazing photo of Jonny apologizing to all women for "All the Lovers I Have Wronged."
Just another night at the office -- after a scrumptious dinner at the Triumph Cafe (where you can Christmas shop, get great coffee, and fill your belly with great food all in one place). My wife reminds EVERYONE just how much fun the Triumph can be -- especially on days warm enough to sit out on the backyard patio.
I have known Ricky Stein as a journalist and band leader but had never seen his solo work until last night -- and after watching his strong set in which the only non-original was a tender cover of "Julia," John Lennon's paean to his mother, I am even more convinced that this young man has a bright future. Ricky (whose dad was in the audience) opened with "Two to Fall" and "Strange Sense of Humor," offered up a "Talking Music Industry Blues" which includes a fictional show in Seguin in which he opened for a band of 11-year-old's, and after several more songs for a small but enthralled audience, closed with "We're Gonna Make It," "Sunrise," and "Those Were My Crazy Days" -- songs we are used to hearing with his full band.
Our little group stuck around for about six or seven songs by the wonderful "Band of Heathens" that included a powerful tale of betrayal by Colin Brooks about a hanging tree and an unfaithful preacher's wife and Ed Jurdi trading off verses on Brian Keane's "I Ain't Even Lonely," the title cut from Brian's solo album. Okay -- I was enjoying the Heathens so much that I missed nearly all of the opening set at Emo's by Crawling with Kings -- but MAYBE I will be able to make that up on Friday by checking out their show at The MOHAWK with the Zookeeper (whose work ought not be ignored!!!!).
I had, however, missed last Friday's Parish show with Ian Moore and Future Clouds and Radar, so it was a thrill to get to see Robert Harrison's great new montage of musical mania in a full-length show [see my review of their debut show at Ego's a while back!]. Watching this band (and you HAVE TO WATCH! to get the full impact) is a little like a three-ring circus but much more like one of those baby toys with six or seven different activities all going on at once! Folks like Craig Marshall and Shane Bartell (and many others) were in the house to catch Robert's (remember his Cotton Mather daze!) rousing revue ... just imagine how this guy must entertain his (and anyone else's) kid if he can be this creative with an older, typically less awestruck generation.
But I digress. Future Clouds starts with Nina Singh and her John Bonham-like two-fisted pounding (and of course more sensitive chops as appropriate) of her drum kit (huffing and puffing to achieve maximum energy output to drive the band) ... and Josh Gravelin (sometimes Lurch-like but without the grimace) on bass. Robert shares guitar riffs with Jon Sanchez (who indeed dips into his bag of tricks to fuel this psychedelic Pepper-like dream band), while ethereal keyboardist Hollie Thomas and Renaissance Man Kullen Fuchs (who plays everything from trumpet to tambourine) add the color. Another image that comes to mind is the juggler who is spinning plates from one hand and a foot while throwing four bowling pins with his other hand and maybe even keeping his head and tongue busy with additional distractions (attractions). And yet this collage of craziness really works .. a tribute to Robert's zany creativity.
The ONLY band with which I can even try to compare Future Clouds and Radar is Tom Rapp's Pearls Before Swine ...and for those who do not remember or are just too young, it has been said of PBS's second album "Baklava" that it was "the psychedelic-political-folk-rock Alpha and Omega by which all others are measured." Songs include "Where's My Drink?," "Drugstore Bust," and "Our Time" -- but I will wait until the CD makes its debut sometime in March to even TRY to tell you details about them -- I'm still too much enjoying the ride! Oh, yeah -- the band will be at EGO's on New Year's Eve!
AND YET! AND YET! Not to be outdone, Jon Sanchez and John Leon (pedal steel) REALLY BROUGHT IT last night with the Summer Wardrobe set -- which featured their fog machine in full regalia, Jon and John's psychefifties full rich sounds (Jonny even threw in a little Shoo-bop Shoo-wop from "I Only Have Eyes for You" into the mix), and the rhythm section (George Duron on drums, Marty Hobratschk on bass) was full on as usual. For details on this show, see my review of the CD release a while back .. September 24, 2006 issue -- http://flanfire.blogspot.com has the story AND the amazing photo of Jonny apologizing to all women for "All the Lovers I Have Wronged."
ONE FINAL REMINDER!!!!! DECEMBER 21 AT 7 PM AT WOODY'S SOUTH -- NATALIE ZOE WITH PHIL BROWN, PAT MASTOLETTO, LAURA MORDECAI AND SELTON COLE!!!!!! And I do believe that Miss Zoe may be sporting a new toy this evening (not to mention a smile wider than EVER!). But you would, too, if you were having THIS MUCH FUN!!!
