One time, one night...

OK, two times. Checked out the Los Lobos shows at the Compound Grill in Phoenix this past Saturday. Wow! What a great coupla shows! I thought the first show was the best LL show I've ever seen. Just the continual round houses starting with Dream in Blue, into Down by the River, Are You Experienced, and Kiko and the Lavender Moon... After the first show, they came out to sign autographs, hawk cd's, talk with fans, etc. Didn't get to chat with the whole band like the last time they were in these parts. I planned on catching them after the 2nd show but they didn't look like they were leaving anytime soon and I didn't want to start asking for autographs when I really wasn't supposed to be in the backstage area anyway (I peeked in to say good night to a long time friend of the band I met through their fan forum "The Neighborhood"). I'm really not a big fan of club shows (I hate being around drunks) but this was such a cool gig. GA seating and I walked right in and sat in the 2nd row. Off just to the left of the stage was an elevated table area where Cesar Rosas and Louie Perez were hanging out. Both were ambushed for autographs from a couple of guys who both brought their 'How Will the Wolf Survive' albums and they graciously signed them. Can't wait for 'em to come back! David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas are coming back to Phoenix on March 7 as part of the 'Experience Hendrix' tour. I got my ticket yesterday (amazing since I tried to buy one 3 weeks ago and was told it was sold out). They'll be part of a ridiculously great line up that includes Billy Cox, Joe Satriani, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Jonny Lang, Chris Layton, and Doyle Bramhall II. I have a feelin' this is gonna be sumpin' special. www.notimewarp.com

From the vaults...

...comes a newly released tune from Jimi Hendrix, called "Valleys of Neptune". Jimi started toying with the tune in the summer of 1969. He started working on it at the Hit Factory in NYC in September. He was certainly aware of the tune's potential and recorded a good number of unreleased versions of it over the next 9 months. Despite the effort, he never put together a master take to his satisfaction. As Billy Cox tells it (from "Jimi Hendrix: Sessions") "I loved that song. Jimi spent a lot of time at his apartment trying to tighten it up. He kept adding to his original idea. We almost completed that song at Electric Lady, and if we had, it would have been a monster." You can hear "Valleys of Neptune" on NOTIMEWARP RADIO. The rest of the CD (by the same title) will be released March 9.

In other news, I checked out the Jesse Ed Davis stuff and found a couple tunes that'll fit right into to the NOTIMEWARP groove. It sounded a lot like a combination of many of the people he played with. His singing voice (much maligned for some reason) sounded like a cross between Leon Russell and a smoother voiced Dr John. Good stuff... Lucky me! I get to check out Los Lobos live this weekend, for the first time in 3 years! Can't wait. Rumour has it they've started working on their next record. That's all fer now! www.notimewarp.com

Keeping myself amused...

Howdy! Time to dust off the ol' blog in case somebody comes by to read it! I've been busy adding new stuff and moving out the stale. Gotta stay on top of these playlists or the updating really gets outta hand. Over the past weekend, I've added over 100 songs and fixed up the weekend playlist with only the most recently added stuff. Included in that are 'Mountain Jam' from the Allman Brothers "Fillmore East" (clocking in at 33+ minutes) and 'Autobahn' from Kraftwerk (20+ minutes). I chased down some stuff from Stevie Wonder and Donald Fagen to be added for airplay. I've also got some stuff on my Napster playlist from Jesse Ed Davis to check out. Jesse was a great guitarist of Kiowa decent who played on many great albums during the 60's and 70's. You can find him on albums by John Lennon, Albert King, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, John Trudell, John Lee Hooker, as well as a handful of solo records. In native circles, he was called 'the Indian Eric Clapton'. I'll be giving that stuff a listen soon and get some tracks on the station. That's all for now. Talk to you (myself?) all soon and keep listening! www.notimewarp.com