Bob Dylan, Woody guthrie, Leadbelly, Mississippi John Hurt, Skip James, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Blake, Blind Richard Yates, Big Bill, Charley Patton, Robert Johnson, Haywire Mac, Hank Williams Sr, Jimmy Rodgers, subway preformers, hoboes, wanderers, old folk, old blues, sailors, women, train hopping, Western Europe 1939-1945.
Matt Frank. American poet warlord/ surgeon/minstrel/outsider. Plays raw music that sounds like it came from a hobo jungle in the 1930's about women, moonshining, traveling, and nonsense. Probably seduced your grandma back when she was young. Most of his influence comes from early Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, and delta blues singers. Plays anywhere especially when drunk in the rain. His mind is filled with sepia toned images and trains, no good towns and bad luck tales. He just had the misofrtune of being born in the wrong part of the century. - ROBO SCIENCE ZINE
**** Matt Frank plays actual music for human beings. He does not play folk-punk and thinks that particular style should not exist. Matt Frank is crazy and hates everything. Matt Frank reads out of date medical textbooks and pratices medicine without a license. He disappears musically (and physically) sometimes. Matt Frank is into small NY towns no one has ever heard of and their histories. Matt Frank is convinced everyone is out to get him.
"Ticklin' The Strings" by Sweet Hollywaiians
Amazing Japanese hot string band playing 1920's, 30's, 40's style hawaiian, swing, calypso, blues, italian music and originals,featuring vintage instruments.3 songs with Robert Armstrong and Tony Marcus(from Robert Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders)
"The Sweet Hollywaiians have probably the best feel for this 20's music of any string band working today. They manage the rare feat of sounding relaxed even when their playing is hot, are top notch musicians with tasteful arrangements and a full, rich, warm sound.Plus, they have a nice gamut of tunes, from King Nawahi to Giovanni Vicari to Bobby Leecan. See them live, if you can, for an unforgettable experience. If you can't, buy their Cds!" ~ Terry Zwigoff
I would like to suggest a monthly gathering during which we watch WWII movies, I would also like it to be part of monthly-WWII-movie-watching-club's charter that that new one with tom cruise will not be involved at any time. get back to me about this.
WE ARE VERY SAD... WE DON'T HAVE WORDS TO SAY ANYMORE... OUR SINGER AND DOBRO PLAYER ENRICO MICHELETTI IS DEAD. GOODBYE ENRICO KEEP THE BLUES ALIVE WHEREVER YOU ARE!!!!
