/ / / - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - My Lovely Lass, my Family, especially Dad(he taught me my first four chords C, Am, F, G7 on an old Harmony semi-hallow body Les Paul styled guitar), Zeppelin, Uli Jon Roth, old Scorpions, Michael Schenker, old UFO, Leo Kottke, Black Sabbath, old Rush, Jimi Hendrix, old Judas Priest, old Iron Maiden, Exodus, Deicide, Dead Can Dance, Cream, Chuck Berry, old Aerosmith, Arthur Smith, old Deep Purple, Michael Hedges, John Fahey, Beatles(when I was a kid-sick to death of them now), Ravi Shankar and any Arabic and Indian folk, Celtic, African, old time mountiain music, bluegrass, jazz, classical, delta and Chicago blues, any ancient folk music from around the world in it's rawest form, anything experimental, Fantomas, Soundgarden, Slayer, Orbital, Steve Vai, Al Dimeola, Forbidden, Allman Bros, Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Soft Machine, Gong, Robbie Basho, Bill Monroe, Annihilator, Carlos Montoya, Zorba the Greek soundtrack, Jeff Beck, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, DRI, Yes, Frank Zappa, Mr. Bungle, The Ventures, Massive Attack, Nile, Secret Chiefs 3, Doc Watson, John McLaughlin and Shakti, Howlin' Wolf, Les Paul, Necrophagist, Morcheeba, Nick Drake, Burt Jansch, Tommy Emmanuell, Suffocation, Kreator, Cactus, Trapeze, Jethro Tull, Steve Morse, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Sylvester Weaver(the original creator of "Guitar Rag"), High On Fire, Skip James, Peter Lang, Django Reinhardt, Spaghetti Westerns(and the soundtracks), Adrian Legg, Davy Graham, Rod Poole, Tony Rice, David Grier, Opeth, Victor Andrada, Marty Christian, Richard Leo Johnson, Bill Pohl, Star Trek-old(and the soundtrack), dinosaurs, Frank Frazetta, Godzilla movies(and the soundtrack), free thinkers, innovators. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music…I get most joy in life out of music."
-Albert Einstein (Thank you, Laura Amy Guinn future Kobetich) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
"My best advice to anyone who wants to raise a happy, mentally healthy child is: Keep him or her as far away from a church as you can."
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"Keep America Beautiful...Burn a Billboard" - Edward Abbey - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
"Religion: when logic overwhelms the mind that is small." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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"Darrin Kobetich is one of those rare treasures in Tarrant County. He plays at great venues around town, has an ever-growing following of loyal and truly addicted fans, but the vast depth of his talent has not yet been realized by the masses which means that if you are going to see him, you had better do it now before fame makes him unavailable. If you ask a fan what kind of music he plays, they will have a hard time answering you. To some it is folk, to some it is bluegrass but with a twist, to some it is acoustic rock and roll. No matter how you define it, it is hypnotic, entrancing, deliciously wicked and if you have a deep appreciation for how quickly fingers can move across a guitar string, it is nearly unfathomable."
-Lisa Gail Barnes, fwsistercities.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
"Darrin's a really disciplined player, but his technique never gets in the way of the human sound in his music (whether he's playing solo acoustic, bluegrass, or metal) -- no matter what the subject of the day is, he leaves a lot of blood on the strings." -Ken Shimamoto, THE STASH DAUBER (Aug 16, 2005) - - - - - - - -
"This is a particularly impressive feat, considering that almost every song I have heard is all instrumental. Some songs sound like what Nick Drake would have sounded like if he had been born in Texas, while other tracks have a stronger Eastern and Indian influence." - "The Ghost", THE GHOST OF BLIND LEMON (Apr 21, 2008) - - - - - - - -
"...containing elements of bluegrass, raga, flamenco, and near eastern musics. once when i walked in on him and percussionist mike padilla in full flight after listening to the world saxophone quartet in the car, some of his chords sounded like horn hits to me..." - Ken Shimamoto, THE STASH DAUBER (Apr 11, 2005) - - - - - - - -
"A veteran thrash metal guitarist of both the Fort Worth and Dallas scenes, Kobetich decided three years ago to concentrate on his original acoustic instrumental work whose influences range as far as Celtic and Appalachian to Turkish and Moroccan." - Jim Fowler, Fort Worth Weekly (Jul 20, 2005) - - - - - - - -
"...the eclectic axe-slinger may have painted his masterpiece...there are all kinds of ways of tapping into the sources of creativity. It sounds as though Darrin was tapped deep into those sources..." - Ken Shimamoto , I Love Fort Worth - - - - - - - -
Check this video shot by Michael Huebner, at Hip Pocket Theater:
Darrin Kobetich - Cotton Mouth
...and this vid from the Legendary Wreck Room of "Graduation Day"...
...and this from West End Pub of "Once In The Blue Moon"...
...and from the Bronx Zoo, Ft. Worth, Bob Will's "Steel Guitar Rag"...
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Carrot people artwork by Mama Rosalie Kobetich - - - - - - - - -
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Busy as hell painting. I did go out there a couple of times, and I was supposed to do the set for Women of Mars, but I got sidetracked by my daughter's wedding. I am coming out tonight to see the Lola's gig. What time will you play?
Yep-people we dont know -it is really awesome -it IS a great song-people really respond to it -I dont know where or whose page it is from but I am pretty happy about it-especially since I felt like I forced the issue! hahee
The video issue I mean-you couldve cared less-you just enjoy playing -I ran into art with latex kurt at Rvethead last night -he is doing well -cool to see him after ALL THESE YEARS!
I just let my two buddies listen to your music and were fuckin wasted and were lovin life . Your music is the shit . When the fuck are you gonna come up to Washington to let us displaced Texans here your magic ??!!! Or do I have to wait till christmas to hear your music when I come home on leave ?
When I play my guitar, I feel that the nature comin near me. The moon, the night, the wind, the day, the time ... . I feel that I can play it with my fingers. or they are already here in this strings.
When I play my guitar, I feel that the nature comin near me. The moon, the night, the wind, the day, the time ... . I feel that I can play it with my fingers. or they are already here in this strings. A big hugs . Rio de Janeiro , Brasil !!!
hey you, i was in white rock coffee this morning... saw you were gonna be there tonight. i have to work until about 11pm, i sooooo wish i could make it in to see you! have a great time...
Doin the day of the dead thing again this year -will have new stuff -not using last years -plus some of it sold anyway -it is October third -the same night as Art Goggle -lol!!!
man, if i'd known i was gonna see you on the trail today, i'd a brought yr cd-r's! i get off at 6:30p thursday so fred's is within the realm of things that are possible. are you gonna play with marty?
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