The Band. Tom Waits. The Rolling Stones. Leon Russell. J.J Cale. Little Feat. Dr. John. Ray Bradbury. Robert Frost. Edna St. Vincent Millay. Johnny Mercer. Frank Loesser. Dave Frishberg. The Coen Brothers. Doug Norquay, Bob Snider. Maria Muldaur. Sam Cooke. Stax, Stax, Stax. Ann Peebles, Al Green, Willie Mitchell. Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Slim Harpo. That's a random list of some of the artists without whom The Undesirables would not exist as they do. I guess that's what influences are. Beyond being influenced, The Undesirables are inspired by anyone who is honest and on fire, who is saying something real and doing it with conviction and colour. That's a whole other list, ain't it?
DOGHOUSE DREAMS REVIEWED!!
B Borzykowski
NOW Magazine| JUNE 21 - 27, 2007 | VOL. 26 NO. 42
Reviewed this week:
THE UNDESIRABLES Doghouse Dreams (independent) Rating: NNNN
There are intimate records, and then there's Doghouse Dreams by Georgetown, Ontario, duo the Undesirables.
Sean Cotton and Corin Raymond have since moved to Toronto, but this stripped-down disc sounds like it was recorded right on their rural Canadian porch. Combining blues, ragtime and country with touching lyrics about their hometown, this disc is a great summer cottage listen – especially the boozy opener This Town.
While the gritty, Kid Rock-like choruses and infectious harmonies are worth a listen alone, it's the warm production – it sounds like they're playing right in front of you – and simple arrangements that make this a memorable listen.
The Undesirables play Hugh's Room June 23.
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Checking your bookings and was hoping we could catch a show soon, perhaps in Toronto over the summer. Mike and I were musing over the lyrics in "This Town" last evening. Your lyrics are delightful.
Hey, most of those CD's sold well for 5 bucks at my garage sale, the rest are holding up my desk. I look forward to your return to our colony...if we don't all freeze to death here in our +18c winter we have ahead of us, have a great summer boys.
Hey there boys...Lookin like the Big Top Is a go for june 29th...YOu're still in i hope!!Can you drop me a line and remind me what time you can be here by...I have to get the invitations goin.. Wooo Hooo !!!Long Live The Big Top!!!
Hi Guys!! Sounds like Oz is a blast!!Glad to hear you're having fun..Kind of funny we would bump into Cindy.Its a small world!We'll see you in Dover on the 12th...Enjoy the rest of your trip....
oh but your names keep popping up here in Alberta. I love it! Thanks for sending the good songs our way, I'll be doing a feature on Doghouse Dreams on my latenight radio show this coming Wednesday the 23rd, it will start at 11.30pm, so 1.30 chez vous. You can listen online at ckua.com Allo to all, all here is good, Dean is a mean teaching machine, coaching basketball and little miss is almost 3, chatting, singing, cracking jokes, precocious, and the best part of my day. Hope you are well! Salut! Luka
Thanks for the add guys! Sounding great...maybe we'll catch up at the Cameron sometime. I occasionally play there with the Prince Brothers. Cheers, Chris www.chrisantonik.com
-- friggin' love you guys ... i used to hang with you in k-town back in like '92-93 a lot -- saw you at the carribean like, 20 times, maybe -- was yer biggest fan !! (remember ha ha?/) -- johnny
