The Boxmasters

+ Billy Bob Thornton, the actor behind so many excellent films (not including Bad Santa), plays good old rockabilly with his group The Boxmasters. Their modern mix is irresistible!

+ Two good records (The Boxmasters and Modbilly) are there for you to know them.

* Listen to Poor house.

Reno’s sparkling ahead honey I thought I’d give you a call.
I’m looking for tomorrow to be sunny in the midst of this snowfall.
I let you and the kids down for way too long now,
I’m hoping to turn our life around if I can just figure out how.

I’m working on a plan to save our home
Keep us outta the poor house, pay off those loans
I’m working on a plan to save our home
Keep us outta the poor house, and I won’t do it stoned.

I’ll sit with the grannies at the nickel machines
and pull handles til my hands are blue
I’ll do just about anything to bring a future home to you
I put down the Pales and liquor
You know I tried to keep a job
I just think this’d be quicker
If I could win a little off the mob

I’m working on a plan to save our home
Keep us outta the poor house, pay off those loans
I’m working on a plan to save our home
Keep us outta the poor house, now that I’m not stoned.

Well my plan didn’t work exactly honey, but I do have a little good news:
I’m not bringing home any money, but I didn’t turn back the booze.
I guess it’s back to the drawing board, ideas are starting to brew
I’m bringing back all I can afford and that’s love to the kids and you.

I’m working on a plan to save our home
Keep us outta the poor house, pay off those loans
I’m working on a plan to save our home
Keep us outta the poor house, and build a house of stone

* Or listen to Turn it over.

+ Great Billy!

Popa Chubby plays rockabilly!

+ The big bluesman shows his master playing rockabilly.


* Listen to Popa Chubby, Race With The Devil.

* Listen to other songs in his space.

Hillbilly Hellcats, speed and compromise

+ The guys are rockin' like nobody else today. Fury, speed and love for rockabilly is what The Hillbilly Hellcats are showing off in their shows today.

+ They will play in Spain, Castellón exactly, in a Big Twin Harley fest, september 12. If you want to be al loro, please, check this out.

+ Please, visit them at their space to listen to some of these excellent songs. They compose all of them.

+ Read an excellent critic at the rockabilly music association web. You'll see, a mixture of Gene Vincent, Reverend Horton, modern lyrics, and good old fashioned rockabilly at full throttle.

* You may want to have a glimpse on some of their excellent songs here.

Robert Gordon & Marco DiMaggio Trio touring Spain

+ Last night we went to Orihuela (Alicante) to hear and see the old rockabilly master Robert Gordon. Dressed with black slacks and shoes, and wearing a nice black shirt with fire flames, the good ol' rocker sang about a dozen songs, including rockabilly boogie, the way I walk, the fool, and fire. The man still has his trademark voice that made irresistible records more than 25 years ago. And also keeps his star statute, as we observed reverential looks both by the local organization (bikers' murcia chapter) and by his backing band. But this is another point. His backing band, I mean.

+ Of course, Mr. Gordon was very nice to everybody. He thanked the audience after each song and finished his act sending them some kisses (even most of the audience was full of bikers, you know, long hairdos and beards, big bellys and all that stuff, but nice guys and girls, music lovers).

+ But, as we were very pleased by Robert's singing, we were more than impressed by his band. The Marco DiMaggio Trio, which you can see at the right of this text. The bassman is on the left, Mattheo, Marco is at Robert's left, and the drummer, also Marco I believe, at the right of the image. The guitarist himself really keeps the show intense, the guy knows very well this style, using the pick (with the thumb and the index finger) and the other three fingers in a very professional way.They also maintained the audience rocking and rolling in the intermezzo Robert Gordon went to have a rest. His voice recalls a bit that of Raul Malo, but his guitar technique is superior. They performed a wonderful full-band version of the Buddy Holly's classic a capella Everyday that you can add to your Holly records as the version he would have recorded if not for the plane crash. A rockabilly version of The Police hit every breath you take did not satisfy as much as the rest of the set, but gave the opportunity the bikers to hug each other, he, he.

+ You better try to see the band in action. In the meantime, check out the following videos:

+ Robert Gordon videos:

*Rockabilly boogie. * The fool. * The way I walk. * Rockabilly boogie.

+ Marco DiMaggio videos:

* Just found out. *Crying, waiting, hoping. * Instrumentals mix.

+ Or listen to these favorites:

* Fire.

+ Long live to rock and roll!

Brian Setzer, keep on swingin'!

WOLFGANG'S BIG NIGHT OUT.

+ Fun title, the man that revived rockabilly in the eighties with The Stray Cats is already rockin' with Mozart.

+ Following the succesful treatment of other previous geniuses such as Chuck Berry, who rolled over Beethoven and told Tchaikovsky the news, Brian Setzer and Orchestra takes on Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus.

+ Check out his space to listen to some of their new swingin' songs, which include rocking samples of the original masters, Amadeus and Ludwig also (take the 5th).

* If you wish, download (for a limited time only) two of these songs: one more night with you and the rocking Beethoven's 5th, Take the 5th.