This has been a good week end! I saw a great blues/rock band at Porters last night and an absolutely SUPERB 50s/60s retro-rock rockabilly band at Duke's : Rick Lindy and The Wild Ones . This is one of the best bands I have ever seen at Duke's and I certainly hope they come back!
This is one hell of a great band. The vocals are GREAT and .... I have to say it ... almost beautiful! Lindy sings in tune even in some difficult passages and registers. I was impressed to say the least. But it doesn't stop there. The Telecaster player was very good and the drums/bass guitar team was tight and seamless.
I had to leave Dukes for a short time but had to come back to catch some more. It was a terrible night out weather-wise and I know how it is to play to a very small audience on nights like this. But even so, they presented themselves like the professionals they are.
Check out the band's web site and look at the experience this band has and keep the name of this band in mind. Your assignment is to see Rick Lindy and The Wild Ones the very next time you have the chance!
http://www.thewildonesband.net/
Showing posts with label Duke's Alehouse. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 29, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Goin' South - Duke's Alehouse, Crystal Lake, 2.21.09
What a night! After getting me a fresh hit of Hans and the Hormones at Wool Street in Cary, I stopped at Duke's Alehouse and there was Goin' South, another very good local area band. I really didn't know who was going to be there but I was very happy to see that Goin' South was.
As just a brief departure, Duke's Alehouse is still Duke O'Brien's .. especially last night. It closed very shortly there a while back to re-groove and re-define itself but it looks to me like "it didn't take". I'm sure it will get beat up by inconsiderate people. It won't smell exactly the same but you can always get a lung full or two of carcinogens as you're entering the place.
Anyway. I really like Goin' South ... always have. It's a southern rock band with very good playing and very good singing. They play all the old southern rock stuff you'd probably ever want to hear and they are professional in their stage act and song selection. I really don't know what else to say except, if you have not had a chance to see these guys, please do yourself a favor and make the effort. http://www.goinsouth.com/index.html
As just a brief departure, Duke's Alehouse is still Duke O'Brien's .. especially last night. It closed very shortly there a while back to re-groove and re-define itself but it looks to me like "it didn't take". I'm sure it will get beat up by inconsiderate people. It won't smell exactly the same but you can always get a lung full or two of carcinogens as you're entering the place.
Anyway. I really like Goin' South ... always have. It's a southern rock band with very good playing and very good singing. They play all the old southern rock stuff you'd probably ever want to hear and they are professional in their stage act and song selection. I really don't know what else to say except, if you have not had a chance to see these guys, please do yourself a favor and make the effort. http://www.goinsouth.com/index.html
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Murph - Duke's Alehouse 9.12.08
Sorry about being "off-line" here for a while but my schedule was very busy as well and I just didn't have much time to see other bands!
Duke's Alehouse and Kitchen. The "old" Duke O'Brien's. This was the first time I was there and it is the same yet very cleaned up. In the era of the post-smoking-ban, Duke's did a good thing cleaning the place up. They did a great job. Great looking floors and some new colors. The extension on the stage has been removed and the stage was refinished. No house big PA system any longer so the loud rowdy band era is over.
That's OK however. Although it's too bad downtown has lost a band venue, it's sticking to having live entertainment in the form of singles and duos and maybe trios. They kept live entertainment there and I absolutely applaud them for that. The place looks great!
Now to Murph. I have not heard of him and unfortunately could not locate a web site for him so if anyone out there knows of a web site for him, please let me know and I'll revise this blog to include it.
Murph is good. He is a single-act acoustic guitar player with no accompaniment except for his trusty Performer vocal harmonizer. I love those harmonizers but it can be a little disconcerting to go somewhere to see an acoustic guitar act and when the performer sings, you hear three or four people. However, I don't think the average audience really cares.
He played a lot of great songs and he's a good guitarist. He's young and plays the songs the 20-somethings relate to and sprinkles in the classic rock. I liked him. He has a very pleasant-sounding voice (when not overlaid with three processed harmonies) and he sings very well in-tune. I liked him. I think you should see him.
I also think you should see him next time he's at Duke's Alehouse so the place can be a little busier and they keep the entertainment there. There was not a lot of people there but I don't think that speaks for Murph's performance. Most places I've been playing at are suffering from diminished crowds and I think it's just a sign of the crap economy.
Help out Duke's and go there. You'll be pleasantly surprised at how nice it is in there now and I hear the food is great! And please check out the entertainment because you know ... I'm all about the entertainment ... be it bands or singles. As long as it's live music ....
Duke's Alehouse and Kitchen. The "old" Duke O'Brien's. This was the first time I was there and it is the same yet very cleaned up. In the era of the post-smoking-ban, Duke's did a good thing cleaning the place up. They did a great job. Great looking floors and some new colors. The extension on the stage has been removed and the stage was refinished. No house big PA system any longer so the loud rowdy band era is over.
That's OK however. Although it's too bad downtown has lost a band venue, it's sticking to having live entertainment in the form of singles and duos and maybe trios. They kept live entertainment there and I absolutely applaud them for that. The place looks great!
Now to Murph. I have not heard of him and unfortunately could not locate a web site for him so if anyone out there knows of a web site for him, please let me know and I'll revise this blog to include it.
Murph is good. He is a single-act acoustic guitar player with no accompaniment except for his trusty Performer vocal harmonizer. I love those harmonizers but it can be a little disconcerting to go somewhere to see an acoustic guitar act and when the performer sings, you hear three or four people. However, I don't think the average audience really cares.
He played a lot of great songs and he's a good guitarist. He's young and plays the songs the 20-somethings relate to and sprinkles in the classic rock. I liked him. He has a very pleasant-sounding voice (when not overlaid with three processed harmonies) and he sings very well in-tune. I liked him. I think you should see him.
I also think you should see him next time he's at Duke's Alehouse so the place can be a little busier and they keep the entertainment there. There was not a lot of people there but I don't think that speaks for Murph's performance. Most places I've been playing at are suffering from diminished crowds and I think it's just a sign of the crap economy.
Help out Duke's and go there. You'll be pleasantly surprised at how nice it is in there now and I hear the food is great! And please check out the entertainment because you know ... I'm all about the entertainment ... be it bands or singles. As long as it's live music ....
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