Something I Learned Today: Oct. 4, 2016

Something I Learned Today: Oct. 4, 2016

This may or may not work.  It dawned on me that I come across new stuff all the time that I want to share with people.  Not necessarily political stuff, but new discoveries that (I think) deserve greater attention. So this is the start (and perhaps the end) of an infrequent series called "Something I Learned Today".

‘Bulo Brings the Blues to Arden!

This may be the best blues bill I've ever booked. Joe Louis Walker brings his band to the Arden Gild Hall on Thursday, October 13 at 8 pm.  The so-called opener, Bob Malone, is also not to be missed. JLW is the reigning Blues Music Awards Male Contemporary Blues Performer of the Year and is an inductee into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame. A true triple threat--axeman, singer, and songwriter. Here is a tiny taste of what you can expect:
R. I. P. Stanley ‘Buckwheat Zydeco’ Dural

R. I. P. Stanley ‘Buckwheat Zydeco’ Dural

One of America's greatest musical ambassadors has died.  Stanley Dural, who helped propel zydeco into the public consciousness, has passed at the age of 68.  He once told me that his goal was to pass this great Creole music (do not call it 'Cajun') down from generation to generation.  And, with his family-friendly shows, he, along with his band known collectively as Buckwheat Zydeco, accomplished just that.
‘Bulo To Appear On WHYY-TV

‘Bulo To Appear On WHYY-TV

Yes, I'm trying a new medium.  Or, to be accurate, they're trying me. I sure know how to secure non-monetized gigs.  Even went out and bought two shirts and two ties and, for the first time ever, had my shirts TAILORED. In order, of course, to highlight my 42-inch biceps.  Sorry, ladies, I'm taken. We taped a segment on the Lieutenant Governor's race. About seven minutes long, although who knows how much usable tape they'll be able to  salvage.  It will first appear this Friday at 5:30 p.m. on WHYY TV, and will then also be shown over the weekend.  In addition, you will be able to find it at whyy.org. once it airs.  And who knows, maybe we'll even post it here. Gotta say it was a fun segment.  They took away my cheat sheet so I had to do it all from memory,  but I generally survived and actually enjoyed it. Even threw in a few laugh lines.  They can take me off the radio, but they can't take the radio out of me. BTW, no makeup. You can't improve on perfection.
What It Means

What It Means

Some may say Drive-By Truckers are the best Southern rock'n roll band since Lynyrd Skynyrd, but that is an incredible disservice to the Truckers, since they are probably the most important American rock'n roll band over the last 15 years. They are coming out with a new album in September called American Band. Their second single is What It Means, an examination of US society today.