Matt "Sweet Lips" Downing (Jim and Jennie and the Pinetops, Hunger Mountain Boys)-National & harmony tenor guitars Upright Bass, Vocals
"Sauerkraut" Seth Travins-upright bass ,guitar, Vocals
Lukas Schwartz ( Limberjack County)-fiddle, and Vocals
Miss Julia Gottlieb-Singer, Piano
lots of dudes-Drums
Lyon Graulty-Clarinet
Kip Beacco - Clarinet
Teddy T. Weber (Hunger Mountain Boys)-cornet, Rickenbacker steel guitar,magnatone lap steel
with a cast of guest artists at our live shows.
Influences
Hot Swing!!!Jimmie Rogers and Louis Armstrong, Spike Jones, The Three Suns, Engelbert Humperdink, Oscar Aleman , Django Rienhardt and the Quintet of the hot club of france,the Boswell sisters,Our Selves! R.Crumb & his cheap suit serenaders, jimmie rivers and the cherokees, vance terry,the hoosier hotshots,chet atkins,ellington, herb alpbert, The light crust dough boys, The Dorsey Bros. Sol Hu'uppi , The Skatalites, Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald. JAKE JENKINS!Gabor Szabo, Astrid Gilberto, Tom Waits ,Ray Brown, Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys, Chris Scruggs, Scott Clark, Bob Wills, Milton Brown, Biz Markie,Count Basie, Screamin Jay Hawkins, Loretta Lynn before she went to Nashville, Ernest Tubb, Hasil Atkins,Karen Dalton, Larry Adler, Nina Simone, Billie Skaliday, Hank Thompson, Merle Travis,Marxs Bros. Elvis Presley, and The KING Jimmie Martin!
What began as a bluegrass band, containing members of Jim&Jennie&thePinetops and The Hunger Mountain Boys, eventually morphed into something entirely different. A few line-up changes, a few years, and a few too many influences of everything from 20's and 30's swing jazz to 80's underground pop have led this band down to an eclectic cross-roads. Enter the voice of Julia Gottlieb in 2006 and the Boys self-penned songs, particularly that of bassist Sauerkraut S. Travins, and you have the beginnings of the real Blue Ribbon Boys. With frequent guest horn players this 5 to 8 piece band falls somewhere on the country-jazz-noir side of western swing and Billie Holliday. And to make matters even worse for you music labelers and critics alike, Julia has been known to sing in Spanish, the Boys frequently belt out unison singing in Yiddish and German, and the cover songs stretch as far as Daniel Johnston to the classic catalog of Dorothy Fields & Jimmy Mchugh. Shows tend to swing from loud, raucous and rowdy to sweet smooth and sultry, sometimes within a song. Julia Gottlieb, a superb jazz vocalist by herself, continues to gig solo in New York and L.A., just as The Blue Ribbon Boys, comprised mostly of full-time internationally touring musicians, continue to do their own spirited rowdy dance shows.
"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
The Slackers Booze Cruise Comes to Boston for the first time a week from Friday!!
Hop on a boat around Boston Harbor and party with us!
Click on the flyer to get your tickets, you won't want to miss it!
Friday June 26 21+
Boards 7:15, Departs 8pm Sharp, Returns 11pm $25
The Slackers
Destroy Babylon
Aboard the Mass Bay Lines MV New Boston Rowes Wharf (Behind the Boston Harbor Hotel)
Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane.To those who don't know me, I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too! Ruby Jane
The Slackers Booze Cruise Comes to Boston for the first time! Hop on a boat around Boston Harbor and party with us!
Click on the flyer to get your tickets, you won't want to miss it!
Friday June 26 21+ Boards 7:15, Departs 8pm Sharp, Returns 11pm $25
The Slackers and Destroy Babylon - Concert Cruise!
Aboard the Mass Bay Lines MV New Boston
Rowes Wharf (Behind the Boston Harbor Hotel)
Hey, It's Dave Clupper. If I haven't told you thank you for your support yet, thank you! Check out the video below for a live clip shot from Downtown Tulsa with my daughter Ellen. Also, stop by my profile and enjoy a majority of my new record "Letting Go" released earlier this month. If you want to own a copy, look for the Buy Now Button on my profile or to just own a track, visit iTunes by clicking here. Talk soon!
ooh! the philmont pub on the 28th! i hope to get to that one, i haven't a) been there in a looong time, and b) seen you guys in in even longer amount of time!!!
