Slim Harpo

Brooklyn Show Announced

Hey. Man. We agreed to do a loft party show this coming saturday at 470 Flushing here in Brooklyn. Everyone has been writing in and coming up to us and asking when we were playing NYC again, so we took it. I have been preaching to April about how I only want to play with my friends lately, so this is it.

My old Seattle friend Paul plays in the band Dead Doctors. They are last out of the two bands.

This will be fucking raw and awesome. We havent played here since January. We will have copies of our LP available after our set.

Dog Days

I have been learning Delta Blues Slide and Aprils van just got towed. The man really sucks. I have been working for almost 20 years and I know I dont like working for someone else. I guess I knew it all along.

Anyway, on the table..and in HEAVY rotation: Big Joe Williams, Fred McDowell, Slim Harpo, Elmore James, J.B. Lenoir, John Lee Hooker (check: "Leave My Wife Alone"), Elmo Williams etc...

After the UK tour, I`m waiting for my next move.

Promises Promises

Tombs/Planks/Blx Split

I just got a listen to the test pressing of the Tombs/Planks/Blx split for the UK tour. Im really happy.

Its a 12" tour vinyl, 300 copies only available on the UK tour we all are up for in September. Tombs invited April and I over to their space and we contributed vocals and "electronics" to a couple of songs and a little filler in between songs. It was super extra cool to work w those guys as they are super awesome buddies of ours and just plain talented. Good company.

The whole session lasted for one late sunday night and was totally painless. When we were done I thought to myself, "thats it"?..soo easy and natural. April fronted the vocals on the song "Cheval Noir"...its one of my favorite performances she has given since I have been working with her.

Mike told me, (Mike Hill of Tombs), that there will also be a download card included in the vinyl. Yeah, those guys fuckin rule and such.

The heat here is making me really really crazy. Sorry to anyone I have been in contact with in the last couple of days.

Hotels

Sometimes I think it would be really great to live in hotels. Permanently. I kind of did for a while, here and there, but its not the same. Its kind of romantic if you think about it. The most generic place off of Interstate whatever.. You could get take out from the local joint or there is also old Domino`s...they are always adding this or that to their menu.
Grab a swim in the morning and put the white towels in the tub. Nod to the ladies whom are making the room service rounds so early in the a.m. .. "I`ll be back later guys, don`t worry about my room".. I might say.
Yeah, it`s that hot here in old NYC today.

New EP suchlike

Hello world. I booked some time to put the finishing touches on a new EP (BLX) I have been thinking about for the last 10,000 miles or so. We have been using the Korg a lot lately and I have found some new/old sounds to drag out of the drum rig. I suppose they will tell us what it sounds like once it is released. I never know.

I promise all of this stuff will get out this year!! Thanks for asking!!

Some dates are coming in for the UK/Europe tour this sept.

Oh yeah, we are getting married in june!!! (chirp chirp bark bark purr purr)... so you cant have sex with us now. ever.

Carson and I are going to Prospect park on sunday after some more suit and formal shopping for the wedding. You should come. Its much friendlier when you are around.

There is this really cool video thing about BLX coming up we are excited about. You will know about it when it air`s. airs. aires. etc.

Everything seems slow to me. Drifting. Floating along. I crash up against it.... like getting a tooth pulled. April could probably word it better. She usually does.

Be good to yourself this week ok?