Was idly perusing the Cafe Nine music schedule and was suddenly slapped in the face by the Saturday, November 22nd posting for GO KAT GO! presents The Blasters; w/ Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles • I would buy advance tickets for this one if I were you • tickets available onlineSarah Borges and the Broken Singles will be there with new lead guitarist Lyle Brewer showing off songs from their album-in-progress. This will be the 8th visit to the Musicians' Living Room, and may be the hottest ticket.
From Wikipedia: The Blasters are a rock and roll music group formed in 1979 in Downey, California by brothers Phil Alvin (vocals and guitar) and Dave Alvin (guitar), with bass guitarist John Bazz and drummer Bill Bateman. Phil Alvin explained the origin of the band's name: "I thought Joe Turner’s backup band on Atlantic records – I had these 78s – I thought they were the Blues Blasters. That ends up it was Jimmy McCracklin. I just took the 'Blues' off and Joe finally told me, that’s Jimmy McCracklin’s name, but you tell ‘im I gave you permission to steal it." Their self-described "American Music" was a blend of blues music, rockabilly, early rock and roll, punk rock, mountain music, and rhythm and blues. They have a devoted fan base and have received largely positive critical reviews, but have earned only limited mainstream success. Critic Mark Deming wrote of them, "the Blasters displayed a wide-ranging musical diversity [and] were a supremely tight and tasteful band with enough fire, smarts, and passion for two or three groups.
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