cole blodgett - bass (of Ash in Pensacola)
jason eckerson - mandolin, clarinet (of the Notes and Scratches, Brother Truck, Dallas, Pine Barrons)
bob frech - trumpet, drums
tom mcgettrick - ukelele, banjo (of the Sons of Susan, and Dallas)
tom santiago - guitar
Mar Caribe started when Tom McGettrick (banjo, ukelele) and Tom Santiago (guitar) began trading simple riffs and unfinished songs with one another while sitting on a rooftop underneath an airline flight path. Soon Cole Blodgett (bass) and Jason Eckerson (mandolin, clarinet) joined in with their creative inventions as professionally schooled musicians accelerating the style toward whatever destination it is presently headed. This collaboration yielded a four song demo produced by Crushed Red Records. The four band members continued to write and perform music that combined Spaghetti Western, gypsy jazz, and bluegrass with a mildly tropical twist. As the evolution of the troupe continues Bob Frech (trumpet, drums) has complimented the dynamic and further migrated the sound in a more Southwesterly direction.
Time Out Chicago
Description:
This local quartet plays what could only be called “soundtrack music.” Its repertoire basically sounds like dramatic background music indicating, say, the advent of a gunfight or the main characters' arrival in an exotic small town. And they do it with bluegrass instrumentation; Tom McGettrick's banjo takes all the lead lines. This is an interesting idea that the group should take farther.
Just a last minute reminder that we're playing tonight (Thursday) at Quenchers. Our friends Doc Ellis from St. Louis are opening. Come out for free music and more kinds of beer than you could possibly imagine.
tommy my boy, it's evil. come to our absinthe tasting dinner on wendsday, 7:30, good food, absinthe fountains, stories, mirth....call for reservaions.312 255 0022
Dude... I love It!!! Dig the gypsy/rag thing. Take a trip Nashville and let's make a record! You need to check out a guy named Chris West. You'd dig it. Also, if you haven't already Django Reinhardt. Take care. Give me a buzz sometime.
Thanks for adding Beggars if you have time check our new live video of our song 'Preacher I Have Sinned' on our myspace and BEGGARS pages. You might get a laugh out of it.
