Archive for February, 2011

pretty good gig #17 with Rob Platner, songwriter, guitarist, leader of Jango Monkey, February 11, 2011

Friday, February 11th, 2011

Rob Platner is the leader of Jango Monkey, a classic rock style, original band with plenty of improvisation. He talks about his songwriting and leading a band. Jango Monkey’s new album is called Magic Whoosh and can be previewed at the Magic Whoosh site. You can listen to the entire album for free or name your own price to download it or order a physical CD. Big things are coming up for Jango Monkey including an appearance at Floyd Fest this summer.

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pretty good gig # 16 with Beth Wood, singer/songwriter, February 2, 2011

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

Beth Wood lights up a room when she performs. She’s an amazing singer songwriter and has a magical charisma that draws you in. We talked about different tunings she uses, festivals and a number of artists:
Shawn Colvin
Chris Whitley
The Kerrville Folk Festival
Song School
Sisters Folk Festival.
David Wilcox
John Hiatt
Beth Nielsen Chapman
Todd Snider
Jimmy Webb’s Tunesmith

We also talked about her background, approach to writing, and musical background.
It sounded like my dog barking, but in fact it was somebody’s dog in Eugene, OR!

Her new record is called The Weather Inside. Check her out at bethwoodmusic.com

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pretty good gig #15 with John Walsh, musician, store owner, February, 1, 2011

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

John Walsh talks about owning a neighborhood music store. We have known each other for a long time and had a quite animated discussion about gigs, students and various experiences. Apologies for sound quality, but I’m pretty sure you’ll forget about it pretty quickly. The laughter through the show is very reminiscent of Car Talk. You don’t have to know much about the subject to enjoy the show! We had a blast!

Paulding Music Center
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