I’m Back
* Cato Salsa Experience and The Thing with Joe McPhee: Sounds Like A Sandwich (3.0 mb) | Whole Lotta Love (10.0 mb)
From Sounds Like A Sandwich : Smalltown Superjazz : STSJ103CD
Well, after a whirlwind two weeks off, I’m back in the saddle again. It’s been a weird two weeks, and even though I’ve on a break from school and this site, I’ve been super busy. I guess moving, unpacking, tearing down walls (literally) and traveling tends to make time fly. Had an awesome trip to the Big Apple which, strangely enough, I’m growing to like more and more. The trip consisted of eating way too much great food, buying too many CDs and hanging out with friends both old and new.
At any rate, before all of this happened, I got a chance to see garage jazz supergroup, The Thing (look here) play, and they blew my ass away. They’re an absolutely amazing group that play with incredible ferocity and energy.
It had been awhile since I’d heard any news about The Thing, so it really surprised me when I saw that they had collaborated with the Cato Salsa Experience and Joe McPhee. I don’t really know too much about Cato Salsa, but I couldn’t imagine how everything would fit together. So, I decided to buy one of their albums. And all I can really say is…WOW!!! These guys manage to seamlessly blend garage rock and fire jazz into one amazing whole.
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p.s. Happy Mothers Day
