People often ask me to recommend new music. They ask, I presume, because radio sucks now, and because, as a musician, I must have my fingers on the pulse of the underground. Unfortunately, my few musical discoveries have been more or less serendipitous, or else the artists that I do like are not accessible to the average non-musician. (My mom once said of a frenetic Coltrane solo, “That sounds like a bunch of noise.” “Of course,” I replied.)
But here is a brand new band, whom I haven’t ever heard, yet who I know will destroy every other band in their path. Called The Dragonflys (yes, spelled thus), the band features Jimmy Herring on guitar and Rob Barraco on keys, both of The Dead and many other bands. I have waxed rhapsodic about Jimmy Herring before, so I’ll neglect to do so again. But this weekend’s show at The State Theater is going to be an amazing set, and I’ll stake a pile of cash on that without having listened to a single Dragonflys track.
Dragonflys. The State. Sunday. 8:30pm. I encourage both of my readers to attend.
Re: I thought just helped out with this
Of course, Billy Harvey is an inspiration to us all! See you Sunday…
Re: Who me?
Heh. Seriously Doug, you should go if you have nothing else to do. $13 at the door. I don’t expect a huge crowd. I’ll either be near the bar or near the stage, or walking between the two.
Re: Who me?
I just might come out — I’m not familiar with any of the artists, but I enjoy good music. It’s not in any risk of selling out I assume?