The Unwieldies and the Devil's Duo at Cemetery Pulp, Saturday March 4, 2023

 

I always dig having the chance to play at my fave store in town, Cemetery Pulp, since it's on the other side of town and I can't normally find an excuse to drive all that way, otherwise! Every time I have to pick up a few comics/graphic novels (more on those later) and always dig their fab selection of oddities. And, it's just nice to see Erin and Chris again!

The Devil's Duo opened the night at the early hour of 6:00 pm and immediately had some technical issues with Lou (Lucifer), our drum machine and its amp, but we persevered regardless and had some fun with our set of old-timey blues and murder ballads mixed with the likes of Tom Waits and Nick Cave. Our new cover of the 2 Man Gentlemen Band's "I Can Get Drunk (And I Can Sing Songs)" went over well and we got a few folks singing along with the catchy chorus and our closing number, the Pine Hill Haints' "Rattle Them Bones" was especially appropriate in the setting (if you know, you know) and also got some audience interaction, which was nice. 

We do have new stickers with artwork from our pal Jw, so make sure that you make it out to the Founder's Club on Saturday March 25 for our show with the Psyatics and Bear Supply to pick some up!

(Devil's Duo pix by Rob Bell - thanks man!)

Our good friends, the Unwieldies, joined us for this eve - in fact, they set up the night - and Rob'n'Dani (bass'n'guitar'n'vocals) were backed more than ably by long-timer Jack on violin and Richard on dobro - Eric (banjo) couldn't make it this time out, unfortunately. Their set of acoustic, alt-country/folk/ Unwieldy-music was a mix of older numbers - including one of the first songs that Dani wrote, so she said, which is one of my faves of theirs - and brand new tunes from their upcoming album, which also includes a new fave. The music is always top-notch and I love the mixture of Dani's sweet tones and Rob's growly-yet-tuneful vocals as they duet and harmonize in ever-more-creative ways. You know I love these guys - as musicians and peeps - but if you dig well-written acoustic sounds, you will certainly dig them! 

Once again, a big thank you to Cemetery Pulp for hosting a fun night and we hope to return soon!