08/04/2024
I haven’t been posting much lately about my music business
This weekend I just worked around the house, but last weekend was a fantastic couple for days for my little music act.
First, on Friday 7/26, we had the opportunity to open the show for Joe Buck Yourself at BuzzBin on Kenmore Blvd, in the Kenmore neighborhood of Akron.
In case you don’t know, Joe is an underground music legend from Tennessee who does a mesmerizing one-man band show these days, and I have been asked to open for him a number of times over the last 16 years.
The first time was way back in 2008 at the original Cedars in Youngstown. Joe was the first real legit one-man band that I had ever seen in person and watching him perform once again at Buzzbin the other night made me realize how much he has influenced and inspired what I try to do with my act.
On the surface, I don’t know if he and I stylistically sound much alike, but he does a lot of things that I try to do with tempo, dynamics and timing. Things that you can do somewhat freely as a solo act. Stretching out bars of music to hold a line, coming in sooner than expected on a line, stopping and starting mid-stream. Speeding up and slowing down as you feel where the music wants to go. The old-time blues guys did a lot of this, and I’ve always loved it, and watching how Joe incorporated this into his style is riveting to me. Joe is the real deal.
Also on the Friday bill were the Tenants, who are from the Akron area, and I always love seeing them perform. They write great catchy songs, and their playing and sound are top notch.
On Saturday 7/27, our friends in Chrome Moses asked us to come out to their hometown of Pittsburgh and play a set at the R Bar.
The R Bar is just a super cool little neighborhood bar that is owned by musicians, and all of the clientele seemed to be neighborhood people who just love to hear live music and walk down to their neighborhood joint to hear the sounds.
We loaded up our set list with nothing but our own original songs and the folks seemed to really enjoy what we do.
We stuck around after our set, made some new friends and watched Chrome Moses do their thing. They are also a first-rate group of musicians, they have great songs, TJ, their bass players laid down some fat grooves, and Joe is a very good guitar player and singer with lots of tasteful riffs and phrasing. I especially liked Joes work with the volume k**b roll offs, (I’ve always struggled trying to do that technique)
Mrs. Trent and I hit Primanti Brothers after leaving the R Bar for a late dinner, and then found a truck stop to bed down for the night. We got up on Sunday, ate breakfast at a cool little diner, and meandered our way back to Ohio.
I am always grateful that people want to hear and see what we do and ask us to come out and be a part of their events. I don’t ever take this for granted. Who knew when I first picked up guitar on December 25tth 1980 that I would still be at it 44 years later—and that people would care enough about what I do to ask me to perform my little songs for them.
Thanks for reading if you made it this far
Next Saturday August 10th we will be performing all day long at
the Rockabilly Ruckus
Located at
The Trumbull County Fairgrounds.
899 Everett Hull Rd
Cortland, OH 44410
Which is
A Rockabilly weekend event!! LIVE ROCKABILLY BANDS, 1979 & Older Show Vehicles, Kicker-Era Motorcycles, Kicker-Era Motorcycle Show (Sunday), open track for 1979 & Older show vehicles & motorcycles, pinup girl contest, junior greaser contest, vintage fashion show, panel jam charity auction, kids tent with hot wheels track, kids valve cover races, and kids power wheels drag racing, American Motor Drome Co. Wall of Death Motorcycle Thrill show, Ride4Life Motorcycle Stunt Show, food, family and FUN!
Stop out and see us, this event is super cool!
(promo pic just for attention LOL)
