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Zydecopious

After we returned from the dinner party, we put the kids to bed and Kelly stayed put while I went out to join the Dolls and friends for a show by Zydecopious at the Blue Martini. I’m not used to heading out at 10PM but I soon caught up with the crew at the Peace Street R-Line stop and we rode the bus over to Glenwood South.

It didn’t take long for that zydeco music to get our feet moving! We took over the dance floor and had an amazing time! I got the chance to play tambourine on a few songs and even joined the band onstage to play the frottoir (the rubboard) on Mystery Train.

Hopefully there’ll be some pictures on the Zydecopious site that I can point to. In the meantime, make plans to see Zydecopious when they play at Seaboard Music June 12th. And bring your dancing shoes!

[Update: 9:37 PM] Here’s a link to the photos from the show.

Bangkok

Bangkok (YouTube [Warning: saucy video!])
Alex Chilton

Here’s a little thing that’s gonna please ya
Just a little town down in Indonesia
Bangkok
Yeah Bangkok

Two slanty eyed men lyin’ in bed
One got his Mauser, the other said
Bangkok
Ooh Bangkok
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Cussin’ In Tongues

Cussin’ In Tongues (YouTube) (band MP3)
Th’Legendary Shack Shakers

Way back yonder where the gravel road ends
Fourth holler over, plum up to the head
On an AC tractor reapin’ reefer on a hill
Got an inverted cross of lights on his grill
Shape-note singin’ ’bout whiskey and sin
With an amplified bible cranked up to ten
He’s a preacher,
He’s a teacher,
He’s a demon in disguise,
Red checkerboard pattern in the whites of his eyes.

And you can tell by the sound of his cussin’ in tongues
It’s best you boys just a-run along.
Best you boys just run on along,
Before the cock crows three times tonight.
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Bringing the Heat

I snuck out on my own Friday night and headed to Carrboro to see the Reverend Horton Heat (a.k.a. “Rev”) play the Cat’s Cradle. Boy was I not disappointed! It was almost the perfect show: tickets were just ten bucks, the opening act was entertaining, Cat’s Cradle is now smoke-free, the beer is reasonably-priced, and Rev. absolutely rocked the house. The only way it could’ve been improved was if Kelly could’ve been there, too, and the asinine mosh pit and the morons populating it had been somewhere else.
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A pirate listens at 40

Kelly and I saw Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band again last night, courtesy of a friend’s comp tickets. Jimmy and the band played Raleigh on their “SummerZcool” tour, and while they did play here last summer, band appearances have become rarer in Raleigh lately. I’ve never understood why this is the case, as Jimmy has consistently sold out here. I admit to wondering what we might have done to upset him.

We rolled into Walnut Creek Amphitheatre around 6:30 with a little time to check out the crazy parking lot scene. There were Parrotheads everywhere and we had to scramble for one of the few parking places left in the lot. I was in awe at the kind of machine Jimmy has built in thirty-plus years of touring. The guy gets little or no airplay and yet he still attracts a huge following of loyal Parrotheads.
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Playing for Change

During the “recess” in last night’s Jimmy Buffett show, I was captivated by a music video shown of various international singers singing Bob Marley’s One Love. Watching these talented, diverse singers perform this beautiful song was powerful and spellbinding, so much so that a minute went by before I noticed Jimmy had quietly wandered back on stage, strumming a ukulele and singing to himself with the video. It’s all part of the Playing for Change foundation.

More of this, please!

Buffett

Oh, more good news today: I scored two tickets to tomorrow night’s Jimmy Buffett concert … and Kelly scored a babysitter for us! This will be my or ninth Buffett show or thereabouts, though I’ve frankly lost count.

Can’t be there? Tune in on Radio Margaritaville

Between Buffett and the upcoming Elvis Costello and Dan Zanes shows, we’ll have seen more shows this year than during the rest of our marriage combined. Apparently it’s okay to still tour in a down economy!