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).

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.

hi. this is lee barbour.

if you haven't had the chance to check out lee barbour in his various guises and ensembles, then you, my friend, have been missing out. catch lee regularly on tuesday nights at f.i.g. with gradual lean featuring kevin hamilton and quentin baxter. his newest and most adventurous project to date is called the easy way to quit smoking featuring ron wiltrout. you can catch lee tonight in rare rock form at the music farm with cary ann hearst.

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