Phil gets hickory smoked
Ministry Crony Phil has got himself a new band. It seems the old band succumbed to a population exposion. So the new band isn't power pop with wicked female vocals. Instead, Phil has maneuvered his way into a folky-rocky type band with wicked female vocals. Which means that Phil is now halfway to being assimilated by the DC bluegrass borg collective that ate my wife.
The Fragments are no more, long live The Hickories. It seems that Phil can't lose for winning. One band stuffed full of talented musicians sucks the gas pipe and decides to pay attention to real life, so he instantly finds another band stuffed full of talented musicians. For old time's sake, give a listen to a Fragments tune, then go listen to two of the new bits, over here. I'm sure Phil will let me know when they're playing out, because I asked him to. And then I will let you know, and if you're near the nation's capitol, you can go see them in person, like me.
[wik] Looking at the new band's website, I see that they link to Amy, who is one of the singers in my wife's band, Dead Men's Hollow. It's a small fricken world, I tell ya.
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Muchas gracias for the plug!
Muchas gracias for the plug! ([Homer]"That means 'thank you!'"[/Homer])
As it happens, we'll be playing at the National Cherry Blossom Festival on April 1, so you can catch us in an outdoor, family-friendly venue. We've also got shows coming up in Fairfax, Baltimore, and New York.
Let me just say I am stoked beyond belief to be joining this band. They've really got their stuff together on the gigs/promotion/press front, and there's a wealth of songwriting and vocal talent going on. I'm looking forward to a lot of good stuff from this band.
Perhaps, just maybe, we and DMH will show up on a bill together . . . ?
Well, I never go out of my
Well, I never go out of my way to find folk or bluegrass, so it always amazes me when I hear songs from or near the genre and really, really like them.
You'd think it would become less amazing the more often it happens, but there you have it.
I'm no music critic (I happily leave that to Johno) but both of the songs at myspace.com strike me as quite well done. Delicious female harmonies, indeed, on well crafted songs played by talented musicians.
I've leeched them into my collection, to hold me over until the CD arrives.
For what it's worth, my copy
For what it's worth, my copy of the CD arrived yesterday, and I'm glad I burnt it to my library,
because otherwise, I'd probably have worn the disc out by now.
Each of the other three tracks is as good as the two provided at the site, and they redefine "easy listening", but in a good way.