Friday, June 16, 2006

jamie mclean band: the dirty quartet

most people will know jamie mclean from his stint as the guitar player in the dirty dozen brass band, but jamie's working on changing that reputation. fronting his own band this evening at the windjammer, jamie & co. [derek layes (bass), jon solo (organ, keys) and younger brother carter mclean (drums)] tore through a power-packed set of original material from this time around ("home movies", " innocence lost"), newer originals such as "cherry tree" that will appear on the band's yet-to-be released 2007 sophomore effort, and even a rod stewart cover to boot.

the jamie mclean band will be back tuesday june 20th at the charleston pour house performing an acoustic set as opener for the subdudes. in the meantime, click here to view jamie's cutting session with soulive at the higher ground (allow 90 seconds for quicktime video to load).

Friday, June 02, 2006

tishamingo: stripped

cameron & jess - guitarists cameron williams (pictured right) and jess franklin (left) are known best as the frontmen of athens ga southern-rock band tishamingo; their gritty dual-guitar approach is reminiscent of the allman brothers’ bluesy jams. catch this duo in a rare acoustic setting at the brick (213-b east bay street) at 9 pm wednesday june 7.