Classic Style

Waassup? Not too much too report from the music world. Ok, the new Jeff Beck CD comes out on the 13th. And Record Store Day is the 17th. There's a couple future blogs... Me, I've been taking pictures. Of? Cactus, desert Squirrels, muscle cars, hot rods, Cadillacs, ocotillos, cardinals, light rail trains... a small variety of stuff. Twice a year, they have "Crusin' on Central". Lotsa old cars and such with lotsa people strolling around to look and talk cars. Of course, there was 50's and 60's music being pumped out to the crowd. Seeing all those old cars made me wanna hear some good old hot rod music from people like Link Wray and Duane Eddy.

Speaking of music, there's two long playlists rotating through the week now on the station. I'm working on a third that'll be comprised of mostly stuff never before played on NOTIMEWARP RADIO. That's gonna be cool. 'Til next time... www.notimewarp.com

Have you seen this man?

Well, you should. It's been a while since we heard from Mr. Jimmie Vaughan. After 2001's "Do You Get the Blues", Jimmie was sparsely heard from. A 'Best of' CD here, a couple guitar and/or car show appearances there... He has tended to his late brother Stevie's business affairs since his passing, which in itself is a full time job, I would imagine. But there's good news for all you JV fans out there! According to his website, there's a new album coming this spring as well as a tour! He's got some dates coming up starting April 8 in Satellite Beach, FL and continuing on the east coast through May (with some Texas dates thrown in as well). June takes him to France for a week of European dates before jumpin' back to the States for some shows, including Eric Clapton's Crossroads Festival in Chicago on the 26th. Then it's back to Europe for most of July. There's a buncha holes in those American dates so, if your town's not on the schedule now, there's a chance it could be added later. For those not hip to Jimmie Vaughan, he played with the Fabulous Thunderbirds for most of the 80's before leaving to do "Family Style" with his brother Stevie. After Stevie's death, Jimmie eventually went on to put out a few solo albums, as well as appearing on an assortment of other people's records. It's been quite a while since he's been out there in full force so, this will be some cool stuff to look forward to. www.notimewarp.com

Sparks will fly

Wow! What a great show at the Ikeda Theater in Mesa (Phoenix) last night! The Experience Hendrix 2010 tour rolled through and I was certainly not disappointed! High points included Living Colour's tear through "Crosstown Traffic", Doyle Bramhall II with David Hidalgo on "Who Knows", the first real magical moment of the night with Jonny Lang and Brad Whitford blowing through "Fire", Kenny Wayne Shepherd on "Voodoo Chile/Child", David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas' almost punk-like version of "Can You See Me", then joined by Hubert Sumlin for "Killing Floor" (didn't really move the guitar hero worshippers but the people with soul certainly got it), and an incredibly ripping version of "Foxey Lady" with Joe Satriani backed by Living Colour (Satch and Vernon Reid trading solos?!?!). The show clocked in at a solid 3 hours (no intermission) and pretty much gave everyone their money's worth. www.notimewarp.com

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

More tales from Tumbleweed City

Greetings and Happy New Year everybody! Once again, been a long time since I last posted an entry to the ol' blog. I gots too many hobbies! Try as I might to center them around the music, they do tend to scatter themselves around in every damn direction... But, I guess it is all going alright. Seems as though every new song I add is brand new to the station, with some being brand new themselves. Like 'Cure for Love' from the new David Hidalgo & Louie Perez (Los Lobos, Latin Playboys) CD "The Long Goodbye". They made this available as a download before it's official release this week and I jumped on that day one. Of course, I didn't get around to adding the song until today. That goes back to the hobby overload thingy. Dave & Louie have been performing sporadic dates with David's sons. There's supposed to be a new Latin Playboys album on the way and also the start of writing/recording of the next Los Lobos record. More new stuff, yea! It's been a couple years since they passed through here, although David and Cesar Rosas will be passing through in March as part of the Experience Hendrix tour. That was already sold out the day I heard about it. Joe Satriani, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Jonny Lang, Dave & Cesar... are you kidding? Well, the safari for new music continues. Be sure to tune in to hear what's been captured and prepared for your listening enjoyment! www.notimewarp.com