Frank gets himself a pair of tickets to see Tish Hinojosa at the Narrows on Thursday night.
Musings:
...Friday night Larry Hoppen of the group Orleans will make his first visit to the Narrows. This is a reunion of sorts between Mr. Hoppen and your lowly, humble blogger. Twenty-six years ago I interviewed Larry when I was a DJ at a radio station in Poughkeepsie, New York. Orleans' comeback record "Love Takes Time" had just been released.
...John R. dropped your humble blogger a note via email regarding the possibility of booking the legendary Al K
ooper, the guy whose accidental organ became Bob Dylan's new sound back in the 1960s (that's Al sitting at the organ in the photo). Al, if memory serves, actually founded legendary jazz/rockers Blood, Sweat and Tears, singing for them before David Clayton Thomas came aboard and Al went bye bye. He later discovered Lynyrd Skynyrd and had many other projects. John R. says Al now lives in Somerville....John R. also suggested Jon Pousette-Dart. While your humble blogger never met Mr. Pousette-Dart, I used to play his music on my radio show on Boston College's radio station, WZBC. I also saw the Pousette-Dart Band at Boston College in the mid to late 1970s. Never could understood the hypen in his name, but loved his music anyhow.
...If you have a suggestion for a booking, leave a comment or you can email me at slouishug@comcast.net. Remember, we can only hold a few hundred people, so we don't have the capacity to do a show with Emmylou Harris or the Dixie Chicks. Plus, frankly, we're more interested in up-and-coming artists than established superstars (though we, too, love it when Richie Havens, Livingston Taylor, Roger McGuinn and the like play the Narrows). Also, if your company would like to underwrite a show (i.e. put up a couple thousand to cover the nut), we'd be more than happy to talk. Remember, we're all volunteer and don't have a liquor license. Ticket sales and grants are pretty much our bread-and-butter.
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