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Watch Drive-By Truckers' Jay Gonzalez Play His 'Acoustic Keytar'
Local musician Jay Gonzalez is a multi-talented fella—this much we know from his 2012 album Mess of Happiness, a headstrong blend of '70s AM Gold and rainbow-hued psych-pop, not to mention his instrument-swapping work with the Drive-By Truckers.
But who knew he would take it this far? In the video after the jump, you can watch Gonzalez play "Dios te Bendiga," Mess' striking instrumental closer, on what he calls his "acoustic keytar": a Casio keyboard attached to an acoustic guitar. Dude pulls it off beautifully, of course.
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Watch a New Video from Don Chambers
Local songwriter Don Chambers has a new album coming out Apr. 1. Chambers describes Disquietude as "the ugly bastard companion" to last year's A Sudden Loss of Elevation, which was a stripped-down acoustic affair (check out the Flagpole premiere of "Three Steps Down," a plaintive tune from that album, here).
Chambers has delved into more experimental territory in general of late, working with Lucas Kane on a noise/drone project, The 19th Brood (Kane contributes to the new record, as does the Olivia Tremor Control's Eric Harris and longtime collaborator John Barner), so it's unsurprising that Disquietude's first single, "Which One is Worse," is more mysterious than his recent solo work.
Watch the video after the jump.
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Chillin' the Most with Packway Handle Band: Day Three
Editor's note: Local bluegrass group Packway Handle Band is currently sailing the high seas on Kid Rock's Chillin' the Most cruise. Thankfully for us, they'll be blogging about their experiences all week long.
Michael Paynter: It was a long day. Started out with too much breakfast and too much coffee. Then I headed to downtown Key West. Hit up a few souvenir shops and then found Sloppy Joe's, what looked to me like a good representation of the town. Had a local beer and then found an outdoor patio where I was able to witness a few groups of pub crawlers. We were told Key West has more bars per capita than Manhattan, and I believe it. One lady exclaimed, “This is so much fun! I’m so wasted!” It sounded like the pub crawling was working. Got back to the ship and ventured onto the pool deck for a Piña Colada and buckets—yes, plural—of beers. Way too much time in the sun breaking it down to miscellaneous party hits. Opted not to take a nap and push through to the evening. We started up playing in the elevator and then moved on to specific cabins. At one point, Zach was lying on the bed with his bass while we played a Peaches song.
More after the jump.
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Chillin' the Most with Packway Handle Band: Day Two
Editor's note: Local bluegrass group Packway Handle Band is currently sailing the high seas on Kid Rock's Chillin' the Most cruise. Thankfully for us, they'll be blogging about their experiences all week long.
Tom Baker: Don’t worry. I’m alive. I somehow missed day one of the blog, but I think others have covered the basics. The cruise is mostly what you would expect: drunk and loud. Lots of hamburgers and Bud Light and Skynyrd covers. I’ve never heard the word “motherfucker” used in greater frequency. I was surprised that we are among the youngest people on the boat. We are major outliers in terms of body mass index. I am one of the few people not yet seriously sunburned.
Day one was great. We played music in random corridors and stairwells and elevators. People LOVED it. Near the end of our “set” on day two, one of the organizers came up to our tour manager and said, “Hey, these guys want to hear you up here.” We followed him into a suite, where Kid Rock greeted us with a big smile and said, “Hey, I’m Bob.”
More after the jump.
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Flagpole Premieres!: Ruby the RabbitFoot, 'The Shelf'
Photo Credit: Lindsay Chmura
Folks who only know local songstress Ruby Kendrick—a.k.a. Ruby the RabbitFoot—from her 2012 debut, No Weight No Chain, will no doubt be surprised by New as Dew, the songwriter's upcoming Normaltown Records release, which displays a marked degree of maturity compared to its predecessor.
Back in January, we shared a taste of the new album in "Ways," the record's first single and video. Now, we're happy to premiere "The Shelf," the melodic, energetic second track fromNew as Dew. The song features a trenchant lyrical turn and a killer chorus that calls to mind the best of '90s alt-pop, and serves as a prime example of Kendrick's creative metamorphosis.
Stream it after the jump.
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Chillin' the Most with Packway Handle Band: Day One
Editor's note: Local bluegrass group Packway Handle Band is currently sailing the high seas onKid Rock's Chillin' the Most cruise. Thankfully for us, they'll be blogging about their experiences all week long.
Day One: Monday, Mar. 3
Josh Erwin: "Traditional absurdist experience" was a term coined by Flagpole many years back explaining Packway Handle Band’s sound. Anyway, to us, that’s the appealing part of playing the Kid Rock Cruise. Any gig that could be ridiculous—we want first dibs and front row seats.
More after the jump.
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Win Tickets: NRBQ Plays Melting Point for Mardi Gras
Legendary genre-hopping party band NRBQ plays the Melting Point tomorrow (Tuesday, Mar. 4) for a Fat Tuesday party, and we've got a pair of tickets to give away. To win, tell us in the comments after the jump why YOU deserve to go for free. We'll choose a winner Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
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