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Saturday March 30, 2019
Richard Mirsky, Scott Damgaard
https://www.facebook.com/events/320373655252603/
The great Richard D Mirsky and his band are playing the opening set before my band tomorrow night (Saturday, March 30th at Club Bohemia - downstairs from the Cantab in Central Square, Cambridge).
I've been a huge fan of Richard's work for over 20 years now. We have played shows together, recorded together and been in bands together. His new album, "Creepy Older Guy" is awesome, and so is his previous album, "Mommy, What's A Mirsky?" If I were you I'd make sure I got down to Club Bohemia early Saturday night to catch Richard and his band's opening set at 9:00 PM. He doesn't do this often, so it's a great and rare opportunity! After Richard's set, my band, featuring Bilgehan Tuncer, Jim Bouchard and Gary Robley will be rocking out for the rest of the night, completely inspired by Richard's set, I am certain! Get a group of friends together and come on down or just show up yerself, you won't regret it!
More Events at Club Bohemia
SUNDAY March 31, 2019
Dedham Record Expo
LILY BLACK MAY 17
Friday Night March 29 THE JEB BUSH ORCHESTRA with CITRVS
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JBO and CITRVS at Club Bohemia in Cambridge!
21+
$10 cover
Citrus @ 10pm
JBO @ 11pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/538103226711717/
Ruby Starr SCENE STEALER
https://www.allmusic.com/album/scene-stealer-mw0000955179
REVIEW By Joe Viglione, AMG
https://www.allmusic.com/album/scene-stealer-mw0000955179
The late Ruby Starr, born Constance Mierzwiak, was a "de facto" member of Black Oak Arkansas and sang on their Top 25 hit "Jim Dandy" in 1974. This is an excellent collection of songs, many written by keyboard player Marius Penczner, displaying Starr's vocal range and dominating personality. Far more commercial than Black Oak Arkansas, that band and their lead singer, Jim "Dandy" Mangrum, appear on "Fistful of Love" -- a fun and disciplined performance. You can't really call her version of "Be My Baby" reggae, but you can say it is one of the more interesting takes on the song, with Andrew Love of the Memphis Horns slipping in a wonderful sax at the end of it. "Drift Away," a Penczner original, has the band emulating early Deep Purple, especially the songwriter's keyboard riffs. "Mass Transit" is an interesting instrumental, but what is it doing on an all-too-short album by a vocalist? There are six words in the song, which Starr cameos several times; it's funky stuff that adds to the intrigue, but more activity from the star of the show would have been preferred. "Mass Transit" is one of the best sounding tracks on the record, the band no doubt showing off, but this lady can sing and should've been given an equal chance to vamp. "Maybe I'm Amazed" is a wonderful opening for this album, with Starr -- Ruby, not Ringo -- possessing that Kim Carnes/Bonnie Tyler rasp, giving the woman's point of view. She gives the McCartney classic a gospel feel without the help of a choir or additional vocalists. Impressive. Penczner proves to be a formidable writer; "Morning Glory" is a solid pop tune, and a nice break before the heavy "That's It," the only tune on the disc co-written by Starr. She works well with Penczner, and her overpowering voice makes it feel like she's co-written the rest of his originals. "I'll Meet You Halfway" changing moods again, giving the band a chance to be dramatic, and letting Starr soar. "Love On Ice" brings the album back to heavy pop with more of that Deep Purple keyboard sound, only a little more up-tempo. Scene Stealer is a complete and varied recording by an artist who should have made a bigger impact on rock & roll.
http://60-70rock.blogspot.com/2016/04/ruby-starr-scene-stealer-vinyl-rip-1976.html
Ruby Starr - Wikipedia
Ruby Starr, born Constance Henrietta Mierzwiak
in Toledo, Ohio (November 30, 1949 - January 14, 1995), was a rock
singer and recording artist who attained national prominence in the
1970s and 1980s, including for her work with Black Oak Arkansas.
_____________________________Wow, the good people at Angel Air re-released Maggie Bell
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Angel-Air-Records-Queen-of-the-Night-/173611831970
Facebook won't allow me to publish a Google blog because it goes against their "community standards" - oh please, Maggie Bell review here:
http://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2018/11/maggie-bell-queen-of-night-1974-uk.html
AllMusic:
https://www.allmusic.com/album/queen-of-the-night-mw0000688724
Saw her at the Music Hall back in the day
http://southernbluesrock.blogspot.com/2010/06/maggie-bell-1974-queen-of-night.htm
Genre: Blues
Rate: 320 kbps CBR / 44100
Time: 00:41:27
Size: 94,81 MB
Review by Joe Viglione
Producer Jerry Wexler puts the earthy vocals of Maggie Bell in a beautiful setting here. She stretches John Prine's "Souvenirs" to the max with Steve Gadd ably assisting by splashing the drums as deep as Bell's vocals. Her uptempo version of J.J. Cale's "After Midnight" is more captivating than Eric Clapton's; she oozes that Etta James sexuality while Reggie Young throws some tasty guitar into the semi-calypso groove. Bell's identity is unique on much of the material, but a couple of tunes have her paying tribute to some of her sisters.
The title track, "Queen of the Night," is drenched in gorgeous harmonies by the Sweet Inspirations and is pure Genya Ravan, but conversely, the cover of "A Woman Left Lonely," embraced totally by Janis Joplin on Pearl, is a sweet vocal and totally alien to how Joplin ripped the song to shreds so wonderfully. It works on an entirely different level on Queen of the Night -- Bell's voice is an instrument that slips into different styles on a moment's notice. She takes the fun but silly Ringo Starr/Vini Poncia number five hit from the same year and gives it some style, then turns around with Deadric Malone's "As the Years Go Passing By" and delivers another brand of quality sound. Cornell Dupree's fabulous guitar leads cook in the background -- the frosting on the cake for "As the Years Go Passing By." Intense and beautiful, it is the real sleeper here. While Merry Clayton was singing backup on Ringo Starr's "Oh My My" and ex-Black Oak Arkansas Ruby Starr would track Paul McCartney's "Maybe I'm Amazed," Bell broke through her Stone the Crows image to cover a range of ideas, giving even David Clayton Thomas some respectability, taking his original "Yesterday's Music" to new heights with a Bonnie Bramlett-style touch of gospel.
From Will Jennings to Carole Bayer Sager and Peter Allen, Bell's Queen of the Night is a stunningly marvelous mix of blues, pop, soul, and Southern rock. "We Had It All" builds with a smoldering tension that gives Bell a platform for her inspired phrasings. Sager must've been over the top when she first heard this version of "The Other Side." This is music straight from the heart, which concludes with "Trade Winds," piano, drums, and Bell's voice tapering off like the end of a great set at some intimate nightclub. This is an extraordinary creation worth pulling out when you want to appreciate a fine wine like Queen of the Night.
Tracklist:
01 - Caddo Queen 03:37
02 - A Woman Left Lonely 03:54
03 - Souvenirs 05:33
04 - After Midnight 02:35
05 - Queen Of The Night 04:02
06 - Oh My My 02:56
07 - As The Years Go Passing By 04:21
08 - Yesterday's Music 03:27
09 - We Had It All 02:55
10 - The Other Side 02:53
11 - Trade Winds 05:14
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