Upcoming Events
Saturday, April 9, 2005
Little
Charlie & the Nightcats
also
appearing Life at the Top
SLO Vets Hall 801
Grand Avenue 8PM
Members $15 / General
Admission $17
May
14: Walter Trout and the Radicals
September
24: Cafe R&B
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Upcoming Events Saturday, April 9, 2005 Little
Charlie & the Nightcats
SLO Vets Hall 801
Grand Avenue 8PM
May
14: Walter Trout and the Radicals
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BLUES
REVIEW
The San Luis Obispo
Blues Society welcomes Little Charlie & the Nightcats on Saturday,
April 9, 2005. Life at the Top will be opening the show. The
show starts at 8:00 pm at the San Luis Obispo Vets Hall, 801 Grand Avenue.
Tickets are $15 for Blues Society members and $17 for the general public.
All tickets are sold at the door. 21 and over please. Buy a
membership for $10 at the door and get $2 off admission for a year of shows.
For more information, call 805/541-7930.
LITTLE
CHARLIE & THE NIGHTCATS
For the last 30 years, Little Charlie and the Nightcats have been dazzling
audiences with their creative mixture of West Coast jump and Chicago blues.
The team of guitarist Charlie Baty and harmonicist / vocalist / songwriter
Rick Estrin combine technical brilliance with loads of fun. A Nightcats
performance has the audience racing to the dance floor, laughing at the
lyrics (with songs like “Money must think I’m dead”), and reveling in the
band’s famous theatrics.
Little Charlie and the Nightcats was formed in Sacramento in the 1980s. They quickly came to the attention of Alligator Records, which has produced six studio albums, a live album, and a greatest hits CD. Their recent release (“That’s Big!”, 2002) continues their tradition of tongue-in-cheek storytelling in original songs that range from roots-oriented blues to jazz-flavored jump. “Rick Estrin sings and writes songs like the brightest wise guy in all bluesland and blows harmonica as if he learned at the knee of Little Walter,” raves Down Beat. Guitar World declares, “Baty's straight blues playing is eye-popping...he stretches solos to the breaking point, skittering on the edge, where one wrong note will bring the whole thing crashing down.” Rounding out the Nightcats are Bay area veterans drummer Jay Hansen and bassist Lorenzo Farrell.
“Rollicking, super-cool, jazzy and hip...satirical, sharp lyrics and killer guitar and harp solos. It just doesn't get any better then this.” - Blues Revue.
“Powerful...outrageous...wonderful....Baty's immediately recognizable
guitar style and Estrin's uniquely twisted and humorous lyrical vision
[make] Little Charlie and the Nightcats one of the most successful proponents
of the blues/swing /rock/jazz synthesis so popular today.” - Living Blues.
LIFE
AT THE TOP
Life at the Top
is a five-piece band comprised of long time Central Coast performers, with
musical influences ranging from the legendary Albert Collins to contemporary
blues artists such as Debbie Davies and Tommy Castro, as well as crossover
performers such as Jimi Hendrix and the Allman Brothers. The band
includes Karen Wilkins on vocals and keyboard, Guitar Slim on guitar and
vocals, Dudley Dean on guitar and vocals, Dan McPherson on bass and vocals,
and Ralph Liddle on drums. Their high-energy performance was a hit
at the blues show last year, so dancers are urged to be prompt.
VOLUNTEER
Your Blues Society is run entirely by
volunteers. Besides a sense of accomplishment, volunteers get into the
shows for free and receive a couple free drink tickets. We could
use your help, so call 541-7930 (our voice mail number) or e-mail the volunteer
coordinator at sloblues@slonet.org and volunteer to work a shift at the
show.
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