The Frenetic Cabaret of REALLYSHOOO is Billy Really Makuta - writer and arranger, vocals extrodinaire, keys, piano, accordions, concertina, penny whistle, melodica, harmonica, auto harp, mauiphone, vibes, percussion and Ellen Shooo Brenner - writer, arranger, vocals-torchy, gutsy, sometimes sweet, flute, frottoir(rub board), steel drum, antics and percussion. The Zydeco N' JaZZ is aided by a passing parade of top notch players.
Influences
The ZYDECO greats - Boozoo Chavis, Beau Jocque, Terrence Simien, Keith Frank,The Mighty Sparrow -Ska, Souka, Cape Town sound, Country Swing - Asleep at The Wheel, Bob Wills, Appalachain songs, The Country duo greats - Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner, Lorretta Lynn & Conway Twitty, George Jones & Tammy Wynette. Musical loves of our lives - KID CREOLE & THE COCONUTS, PAPA'S CULTURE, BRAVE COMBO, TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS, the kids in THE LITTLE RASCLES, DEVO and BRECHT. Ellen Shooo's favs are the great ladies of JAZZ & film - HER MAJESTY-BETTY CARTER, Ella, Sarah, Ella Mae Morse, Virginnia Mayo, Anita O'Day, the singer/song writers of the 60's & 70's - Laura Nyro, the GREAT Linda Lewis, Arthur Lee & LOVE, Bonnie Raitt. The good and not the bad musical songs - BYE BYE BIRDIE, FINNIAN'S RAINBOW, CAROUSEL. The 60's girls groups, just say yes to Phill spector. The Saxophone wizards - Charles Lloyd, Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan. Can't leave out the southen gal greats - Irma Thomas, Tracy Nelson, the gals from Antones in Austin, TX. Billy Really loves - In the beginning - Polkas and Hillbilly songs on the car radio from my trips to see relatives in the Coal district of Pennsylvania, Russian singing in church and the Red Army Chorus. Mahler. Peter, Paul & Mary,Yardbirds, Kinks, B.Dylan, Paul Butterfield, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee, Doors, Mothers, Bach big time, the other big B's, The Russian big 5, Keyboardists besides classical- Groove Holms, Jimmy Smith, Brian Auger, Kieth Emerson. All the Cajun and Zydeco accordionsists I have heard. Klezmer! These are just some of who we love and we thank you for all the knowledge and inspiration.
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Sounds Like
NOBODY! REALLY! Click here to buy REALLYSHOOO'z CD.
BUT, We've been told we have the funkiness and energy of a ZYDECO dance hall, the cabaret nature of Brecht, the smokey yet uptempo quaility of a JAZZ club and "Annie Lenox meets Bob Dylan"? "Peter, Paul and Mary (as a duo) on acid", "reminescent of PEARL HARBOR". In the past we've heard mention of THE DOORS and DEVO -wow! AND "Frank Zappa says hello to Gracie Allen". Hello.
READ our influences and if you know who they are then YOU may know where we are coming from, but WE'RE not sure where we are going.
We talk to the audience and we make you get up and dance and our motto is "we think entertainment should be entertaining" - What a concept!
Something for everyone and we mean it!
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Click here to buy REALLYSHOOO'z CD.REALLYSHOOO AKA UN PETIT PEU ZYDECO are described by their fans as " two tons of talent", "my favorite act", " the most fun" - Sun Runner magazine, "FUNNY", "SOPHISTICATED", "BREATH TAKING","THE REAL ISSUE","REALLY COOL","FRANK ZAPPA meets GRACIE ALLEN and PETER PAUL & MARY on acid" "THEY MAKE AIR INTO ART", "WOW!", "HIGH ENERGY", "BRILLIANT","over the top - GOOD!" THIS band is soooo............... good!"BEAUCOUP................................................... ZYDESHOOO","TRES'CHARMANT","QUITE GENIUS". This is just some of the feed back that REALLYSHOOO has received over the years in NYC- LA- Paris, France-Edinburgh, Scotland and in the high and low desert of southern California which they now call home. Mix together a tasty blend of ZYDECO, JaZz, CABARET, POLKA, WORLD MUSIC, FUNK........................................
classic rock and even some country swing in mostly original songs and you've got REALLYSHOOO. REALLYSHOOO offers up cover tunes as well but with very original spins. The original duo is Ellen and Billy from NYC who's first gigs together were at Max's Kansas City, Central Park Bandshell and the first ever rock fest at Irving Plaza. They ventured out to the Edinburgh fringe festival in Scotland for two seasons, played private parties in Paris,France, worked the rock & cabaret circuit in NYC and in LA, hosted open mics in Silver Lake and were regulars on the final season of the original GONG SHOW, performed at the Palm Springs International Film Festival and have entertained kids and their parents in upstate NY-council for the arts, the St.Judes Children's hospital in Memphis, Jemez Springs NM-for reservation families, The River in Rancho Mirage for The Children's Discovery Museum, the Redondo Beach Zyde/Caj Katrina benefit and The Palm springs World Peace Day Fest(co-producers). They have been a fixture in the HI-Desert -Joshua Tree music scene for the past five years having being seen regularly at The Beatnik, The Water Canyon, the hi-des playhouse and Pappy & Harriet's and many, many festivals and benefits many times over: Gram Fest, Rockin' for Joshua Tree, Pioneer Days, Grubstakes, Chuckwalla(co-producers), GreenFest-The Joshua Tree Music Festival kidsville stage being one of their favorites. Adding to the funky, jazzy sound Bill "Church of swing" graces the live show with his trumpet. Bill a world class jazz man has wowed audiences around the world with his mind blowing muted trumpet and magical horn creations. Rounding out the Reallyshooo show they are often backed by the brilliant efforts of Francis Gaskins on flamin' violin, and a rotating rhythm section which has, is and may be at any given time Sam sloneker on conga's, Dennis Mc Dade,Dave "smokin' Slim" Brice, Steve Brown, on kit, Alan Bergman, Kerry Rose and Billy himself on bass with Surprize guests often.
LET'S SWING, LET'S ZYDECO, LET'S DANCE AND LET'S GET JAZZY!!!!!!!!!
Hi there! It would have been nice to actually see you guys in the No Where Now movie, but it was cool that you at least had a song excerpt in there and got your name on the credits. Congrats on that!
This band is composed for top LA muscicians. ** Free for Myspace friends. Arrive before 10pm and bring a copy of the page. ..::::: FREE Salsa lesson 8:30pm Sevilla: 140 Pine Ave Long Beach more info: 818 568 2983
Last year our official Pirates Magazine's tattoo shop "Studio City Tattoo(Ye Olde Tattoo Shoppe) "Cap'n Slappy and Chumbuckets personal tattoo shop and home of Talderoy.They got beat by a TV LAND tattoo Shop to come in second to (And thanks to her for the great exposure to the tattoo industry that her show has given,I'm just saying). Let's show TV Land that pirates rule!!!!! Please click on the link and vote for Studio City Tattoo,it only takes a minute and will help them out alot. Thank you friends
ecco finalmente il singolo ufficiale che per un mese anticiperà il disco.
Una ballata dedicata al principe della musica d'autore italiana...a voi l'arduo compito di riconoscerlo
tra le mie righe.
Un grazie speciale all'amico di sempre che duetta con me: Tony Turco - www.myspace.com/tony.turco
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(Odd Times Records/Egea)
Venerdì 9 OTTOBRE - in tutti i negozi di dischi!!!
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"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
Hey! It is so nice to meet you!!! Thanks for the friendship.
Are you going to make it out for Wagon Wheel Fest in Sept at
Lake Elsinore CA? Hope so! It is going to be a blast! You can click the poster
on my page to get more info on it.
