Blatant plugs from Memphis and beyond
WARNING: SOME TWANG CONTENT You must be pretty darn musically hip to be on this list, or a friend of a friend of a geek somewhere who put you on the list. If you do not wish to receive further notices, please just let me know. If you want to add another friend to the list, let me know ... thanks! Saturday night May 1st at the PH Cafe 1532 Madison THE BREWERS! with dear friends Rick, Joe, and Nancy Apple are playing honky tonk and maybe rockabilly this is a fund raiser for Memphis's best mom BRENDA BREWER who is being forced by Roy, after 14 years of marital bliss, to go on her first trip to Europe for her own gratification there's no cover charge! - - but - - $ donations will be accepted throughout the evening Actually I'm not a writer, but I play one on TV. These are the Blatant Plugs from East Frayser, otherwise known as Raliegh in the burbs of Memphis, Tennessee. No extra charge for type-ohs! One of the indie bands, Big Bad Johns, just booked a gig in Memphis on April 30th at The Map Room. They are playing with Megan Rielly and Jetty Webb. It's so last minute I really don't think we can get any press and thought maybe you could help spread the word. HEY HERE IS SOMETHING COOL the movie I was in with Bridget Fonda and Harvey Keitel is being released to video ON CINEMAX during the month of May. Look for "Finding Graceland" and see all the Memphis Musicians backing up the team in the big show stopping finale!! H HAWWW I love living in Hillbilly Hollywood! (at least right now it ain't too bad, ask me next week after the South End gig) Native Son will have a CD release party at Newby's on Thursday Night, April 29th 9:00 PM. Tell Wayne howdy.. AND THAT SAME NIGHT APRIL 29 at the Black Diamond on Beale is the next Keith Sykes Songwriter Showcase featuring the GRET Earl Randal, along with Wayne Carson (Roger Cook is ill and had to cancell) and Gerry Finney. Hey, EARL IS THE MAN! (Gonna tear that play house down daddy!) Showtime around 8 PM $10 The Scott Sudbury Band and Rubber Soul will be appearing at the Stage Stop May 1st. (AND NO, THEY WILL NOT BE WEARING SPANDEX) This will be the first time these two Great bands have played together. A GREAT time will be had by all. The Cadillac Cowgirl with her Marion Kind (hey, that is the band name of the day, subject to change at the drop of a hat) will play in Clarksdale, Mississippi on May 14th at Court Square May 21 see the The Cadillac Cowgirl with her Marry'n Kind at Kudzu's in Memphis (notice anything different, which ya like best?) In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them to mind their own pints and quarts and settle down. It's where we Get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's. at Huey's Downtown (of course the crowds are always better in midtown) Talkin' about DIANE PRICE and her Boyfriends May 9th, Huey's Downtown 4-7pm; May 23rd-Huey's Midtown 4-7pm; May 30th-Huey's Downtown 4-7pm Though Huey's 19-year Sunday jazz policy has gone the way of the Esso service station, you can still hear a couple of players from the old Midtown Jazz Mobile with Di Anne Price and her Boyfriends Stop by Di Anne's website at: www.DiannePrice.com READ THIS, PRINT THIS OUT THIS THANG IS GETTING JAM PACKED WITH MORE AND MORE BLATANT PLUGS AND NOT JUST MEMPHIS ANYMORE so look close!!! Heavy Blues Chevy is to perform in Union City, TN, Fri , April 30th, and Sat., May 1st, (both 9:pm) at a club called "Shenanigan's". It's the only club there, so it shouldn't be hard to find. They will do thier usual Allmans/ Hendrix/ Trower retro selections along with some of the original material from their new disc ya'll need to go out and buy Also, plans are in the works for a Memphis CD release party soon. Bruce Flett and the BLUEBIRDS will be hitting Memphis 4/30 - 5/1 and playing at The Blues City Cafe. These guys are so much fun and really sound great. Bruce's brother, Buddy Flett, plays killer guitar and they always make the bar crowds crazy. (Buddy wrote two songs that made it on to Johnny Adams' last CD) Paul Wood Trio Mr. Handy's Blues Hall on Beale Street April 30 COMING MAY 5 is the next Nancy Apple Songwriter Night at the SOUTH END. Well, maybe. I am still depressed from the lousy turnout at the last one. SO WHAT IS THE DEAL? Do you want to hear Memphis music or not? I tell ya, if they don't plug this gig in their ads in the weeklys, this very well may be cancelled. (sad look here, e-mails coming my way pleading to continue this lost cause) BUT HEY, YOU CAN STILL GET A DOUBLE DOSE of Nancy Apple and Roy Brewer THAT SAME DAY, WED. MAY 5 at the BROOKS MUSEUM TERRACE from 5:30-7:30. COme on out and have a cocktail in the park with us Hey, I reserve the right to put my stuff all in BOLD CAPS, ok?? (h h) "I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I
Re: Blatant plugs from Memphis and beyond
Nancy! Keep me on this Blatant Plugs list. Great stuff. See you at Twangfest. Can't get to Memphis right now. Deb
Blatant plugs from Memphis and beyond
WARNING: SOME TWANG CONTENT You must be pretty darn musically hip to be on this list, or a friend of a friend of a geek somewhere who put you on the list. If you do not wish to receive further notices, please just let me know. If you want to add another friend to the list, let me know ... thanks! LAST TIME ONLY ONE PERSON ASKED TO BE REMOVED, but I think their shoes were too tight or something. 8 more people signed up for BLATANT PLUGS, so maybe that means a couple of them will start showing up for gigs. Right now we a bunch of folks are getting blatant plugs! (Might count em someday!) READ THIS, PRINT THIS OUT THIS THANG IS GETTING JAM PACKED WITH MORE AND MORE BLATANT PLUGS AND NOT JUST MEMPHIS ANYMORE so look close!!! Several updates are included, so hang onto this to refer to when you are looking for something to do other than Baywatch! (I am trying to organize this by dates for you, but some touring bands are included by band at the end)... SEE JIM ROLL (driving in a backseat near you!) WEVL PLEDGE DRIVE IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW!! Listen to my show "Car Tunes" on Monday and make a pledge. please. VAN DUREN and TOMMY HOEHN are going to be performing LIVE IN THE AIR ROOM. They have a new record out that is cool, and they may even bring a few as pledge incentives.. jes do that thang you do. Pick up the phone and call. In Memphis it is (901) 528-1990 or pledge onlive at www.wevl.org SIGN THE GUEST BOOK TOO!!! GILLIAN WELCH tonight (Sat April 10) at Newby's Delta Joe Sanders is at the Poplar Lounge on Thursday nights, I think. Or atleast that is what I saw printed somewhere. If he is not, they need to have him there. I'd rather watch Joe at the Pop Lounge than just go to the lounge without him... Call first. These are the Blatant Plugs from East Frayser, otherwise known as Raliegh in the burbs of Memphis, Tennessee. No extra charge for type-ohs! Joe Sanders is at the Front Street Deli during Happy Hours on Fridays. Those of us who know Joe, know that the hours are always happy with him around. (Can ya tell I love JOE?) The Riverbluff Clan is at the Poplar Lounge on Friday nights, then at the Hi-Tone on Sunday nights APRIL 20 is the next songwriter night ar JUSTINS! Featuring Justice Natchez, Klaudia Ploderer, and Roy Brewer and ME. Show time is at 7:30 assuming someone does not get lost on the way to the gig!!! "This is a public service announcement - with guitar!'' Joe Strummer Ronnie Dawson is at the Hi-Tone on April 22 THE DAILY PLANET IS STILL DOING AN OPEN MIKE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS THE STAGE STOP (God help us from spandex) is still doing an open acoustic thang on Sunday nights with cheap steaks, and a Band Jam on Tuesday nights. Actually, last time I went to the Stage Stop I did not see any spandex, that was an eighties thing, so get off yer asses and JAM DUDES! The times, they be a changing! at Huey's Downtown (of course the crowds are always better in midtown) Talkin' about DIANE PRICE and her Boyfriends Yes, though Hueys has thrown out their Sunday Jazz Policy after nearly 20 years, you can still hear a couple of members of the Midtown Jazzmobile backing up the Empress of Memphis Barrelhouse Piano at Hueys Downtown on the following Sunday afternoons from 4 - 7 : April 11th April 25th You can expect to hear plenty of sultry blusey numbers from her new cd release, A Good Man is Hard to Find which of course will be shamelessly hawked from the tiny bandstand in the window. ALSO LOOK FOR DI ANNE May 9th, Huey's Downtown 4-7pm; May 23rd-Huey's Midtown 4-7pm; May 30th-Huey's Downtown 4-7pm Though Huey's 19-year Sunday jazz policy has gone the way of the Esso service station, you can still hear a couple of players from the old Midtown Jazz Mobile with Di Anne Price and her Boyfriends Stop by Di Anne's website at: www.DiannePrice.com The Peabody rooftops open TAX DAY! April 15 with Kevin Paige. The Memphis Songwriter Association Silver Anniversary celebration will be held at the Black Diamond on Beale Street on Sunday, April 18 from 2-6 pm. EVERYONE IS INVITED A bunch of songwriter types will be there (imagine that)... some will even play Those that I know of (besides me) include Kim Richardson, Jimmy Davis and Tommy Burroughs and I am sure many more will be plugged as soon as I find out who they are! The Mid-town Rhythm Blues party to benefit Porter Leath Children's Charities is being held at Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects (outdoors, indoors, the courtyard), 1500 Union Ave. on APRIL 24. Kevin Paige hits the stage at 8:30 to get the crowd pumped up and going early, while Southern Lights The Memphis Sound keep it going late with the widest mix of music in the mid-south. Native Son will have a CD release party at Newby's on Thursday Night, April 29th 9:00 PM. Tell Wayne howdy.. AND THAT SAME NIGHT APRIL 29 at the Black Diamond on Beale is the next Keith Sykes Songwriter
