Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Written by Dege Legg
ASTRONAUT GYPSY ROCK
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on; Baton Rouge's Gypsy Space Caravan is coming town. If you like your jam with everything thrown in the pot and souffléd around in there, this might be your band. Mixing super collider classical, experimental rock, indie jazz, freeze dried elevator schmaltz, Gore-Tex funk, spaghetti western string theory, and more, Gypsy Space Caravan bring the instrumental party people jam to Artmosphere on July 29.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Written by Dege Legg
ASTRONAUT GYPSY ROCK
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on; Baton Rouge's Gypsy Space Caravan is coming town. If you like your jam with everything thrown in the pot and souffléd around in there, this might be your band. Mixing super collider classical, experimental rock, indie jazz, freeze dried elevator schmaltz, Gore-Tex funk, spaghetti western string theory, and more, Gypsy Space Caravan bring the instrumental party people jam to Artmosphere on July 29.
HORACE
Horace Trahan & the Ossun Express rock Grant Street on July 30. Horace brings the foot-stomping, head-bomping quasi Cajun-Creole Zydecology to the party. He never disappoints; that's why he's from Ossun. They don't play around up there.
SPECKLER BIRDS
The Specklers are back, banging around, doing their roto-roots, mod-twang Americana rock. They're not reinventing the wheel just tightening up the spokes and putting a new tire on it but it is good stuff. The Picardy Birds and piano-driven, gelatinous funk, indie pop band with a killer singer in Emelie Guidry. If you like groove rock with some southern noir peppered on the rock & roll Rueben sandwich, you'll dig The Botanist. All three bands play Artmosphere on July 31.
PASA PARTY
PASA likes to throw parties. Celebrating their 21st anniversary as an arts and entertainment provider to Acadiana, they throw down with "99 reasons to Party," from 7-9 p.m. at The Office on July 29. DJ Otto will be spinning music.
SUNDAY MORNING HEADCOUNT
Like a lot of bands who've got the "hunger," Birdman, Shane, and the dudes from Sunday Morning Headcount want to get out on the road and rock schlitz for the chicks, the glory, the power, and the pain. Especially the pain. And the chicks! And the glory. They've been playing around town for a couple years with their chain mail mix of modern rock and pop hooks and contemporary crunch. They need to make a few bucks to fund that tour, so they're doing a series of shows this month. Go check them out at any of these bars: July 31 at Route 92, Aug. 7 at Artmosphere, Aug. 13 at The Station, and Aug. 27 at Gloria's.
BIEBERIZING
Man, what a weird trip it must be being this kid. You may hate teen pop, but what the hell? It can't all be blackened death metal, dudes. At least not for the preteens. Not just another rich kid from the burbs chewing Pop Rocks and sucking soda pop. Bieber was raised by a young, single mother, who worked a series of low paying jobs. He eventually taught himself to play piano, drums, guitar, and the horn. Then BOOM. There he is. Justin Bieber plays the Cajundome on Aug. 1.
ETC
Sam Rey plays Artmosphere on July 28Greenlight Caravan and the Jim Magee Trio play Artmosphere on July 30Outta Line goes OFF on July 31 at Dewey'sJamie Bergeron & the Kickin' Cajuns at Cowboys on July 30.
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POSTHASTE WITH KEITH BLAIR
Keith Blair is everywhere! Facebook, Blue Moon, Grant Street. Artmosphere. The parking lot. Home Depot. St. John's Cathedral. A Porto-Jon. Kart Ranch. Omnipresent. There's nothing else to be said, other than the fact his smoking, blues-saturated guitar playing has been gracing Lafayette clubs for over a decade. He's got the chrome twang and molecular heat of the devil in his bones. Keith Blair lights it on fire at the Blue Moon on July 29.
Life story of Keith Blair in 7 words...more or less. Music, Love, Friend, Hard, Wonderful, inspiring, Surprising
Best gig ever? Slim's in San Francisco, met and hung out with Huey Lewis and Bonnie Raitt.
Most underrated guitar player ever? Prince
If you were to choose an alternate trade, what would it be? Graphic designer or super hero, either one of those.
Name one thing nobody knows about Keith Blair? I'm scared to death of snakes
It's a Saturday night in Lafayette and you're playing. How do you get into the Keith Blair persona? Yoga? Karate kicks? Deep squat thrusts? Vibrating belts? Muscle Stimulating Electrodes? Heineken helps.
What is the most important thing you've learned about the music industry? Stay true to what you feel and don't take it too seriously.
What is one thing you never do in Texas while wearing a dress? Cross the border into Mexico.
How resistant is the average person to Keith Blair Hypnosis? Well everyone knows I'm full of sh*t, so I'd say pretty resistant.
Jim Morrison claimed to have the spirit of an Indian Shaman living inside his "fragile, eggshell mind." What lives inside of Keith Blair? Rice & Gravy
Do you ever experience "missing time" - a trait common among UFO abductees? No, but I did miss a flight in Las Vegas once and that wasn't cool.
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I****f Keith Blair were forced to invent his own style of martial arts, what would it be called?** Since Cobra Kai is taken, I'd call it "Rock'em Sockarate".