Currently on Tour
The
thickfreakness LP is finally back in stock, and in honor of this, the Keys are playing a show tomorrow
in Pittsburg. Or maybe, because it's Valentine's Day...those of you in the Pittsburg area, they'll be playing at
the 31st Street Tavern, so go check that out. Other Black Keys dates:
February 28th - Boulder Theater in Boulder, CO
March 16th - The Dame in Lexington, KY
March 17th - Hi Tone in Memphis, TN
March 18th - Juanita's in Little Rock, AR
Kenny Brown's taking a break from the Juke Joint Caravan to play a couple dates this weekend. He'll be at the House of Blues in Chicago tonight, and then on to Columbus for Valentine's Day at the New Port Music Hall. In addition, The Old Auburn Ale House in Auburn will be hosting Paul "Wine" Jones tommorrow night.
And speaking of the Juke Joint Caravan, a bunch of dates have just been added:
February 29th in Philadelphia, PA at the North Star Bar
March 1st in Northampton, MA at the Iron Horse Music Hall
March 2nd in New York, NY at the Mercury Lounge
March 3rd in Cambridge, MA at TT the Bear's Place
March 4th in Rochester, NY at the Montage Grill
March 5th in Pittsburgh, PA at the Rex Theatre
March 6th in Cleveland, OH at the Beachland Ballroom
March 8th in Milwaukee, WI at the Shank Hall
March 10th in Indianapolis, IN at The Patio
March 11th in Detroit, MI at the Magic Bag Theatre
March 12th in Chicago, IL at the House of Blues
Some of the newer Fat Possum additions will be playing over the weekend, also. Thee Shams will play tomorrow night at the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio. If you're in the area, you have to go check them out.
The real surprise is that Bob Log III is touring for the first time in several...days. He'll be visiting around 10 countries between now and the 1st of June. Click here to see all the dates
Charles Caldwell - Remember Me
Click here to order for only $13.00Sample Remember Me:
1.Hadn't I Been Good To You
2.I Know I Done You Wrong
3.Remember Me
Once or twice a week Charles would meet us at the studio after work. We got to know each other at these sessions. Eighteen months after the day we met, Charles would qualify for full pension benefits, and by then I hoped he would be ready to go out on a short tour. His voice was great, and he could play his ass off.
But in October of last year, Charles fell ill. Charles said he had some pancreatic cancer and was going to the hospital to get cured. The real problem of course was money: he'd had to quit work, and the notes on his truck and his wife's car were due. He wasn't drawing a paycheck, wasn't in the state system to receive disability, wasn't sure what would happen to his pension, and the pharmacy bills alone had wiped out his savings. So we gave what we could and told him to 'hang in there' and all the other stuff you say to people in these situations and to call or come by whenever he felt like it.
In the beginning there were many nights Charles couldn't sleep because of pain in his stomach. He'd play his guitar until morning then have his wife drive him over here, and record until he was tired and finally able to sleep. Remember Me are the results of these sessions.
Charles died in September of 2003 and is survived by his wife, Coralee, five daughters and fourteen grandchildren.