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I live in the largest county in the United States with over 10+ million humans all packed into it...add to that there's this silly ass city called Hollyweird where people from all around the world flock to to "get discovered"
A lot of "actors" and a lot of "musicians" all hoping that coming here will allow their dreams of fame and fortune to be filled. Footnote... I didn't come here, I was born here...But I still want a piece of the fame and fortune pie! well at least the fortune part...at this juncture
I play in a pretty damn good cover band but to be honest there are probably 1000 pretty damn good cover bands and another 1000+ decent cover bands here in the LA area.... With that many bands, a band like mine that doesn't go after the small beer bar gigs and doesn't embrace the dance music sets.... to say "we don't get out much" is an understatement... But it's cool ...
So I keep a pulse on what's going on and check out bands when I can....I am going to go watch Crimson Crowbar this saturday night...I've never seen em but in watching their videos I have become a fan...and that is a rare thing ...Most of us old rockers who rocked LA in the 70's still play in some kind of band and many of my old bro's are great players but I find it hard to get off my ass and go support them when I can be sitting on my couch with a bowl of ice cream, my super model trophy wife watching CSI, Blackish or Bluebloods...
So I just thought I'd share what I think is an exceptional guitarist and entertainer with y'all...His name is Dave Shelton and he runs the band Crimson Crowbar....I don't know exactly why but I think this guy is really special...like from a guitar playing thing REALLY good...but I don't play guitar I play keys so my opinion is from a audience perspective not as a fellow guitarist... Something magical about this knuckle head...
Here's video of him doing his thing ...This guy switches it up ever gig...I mean he's a hard working mo fo he isn't restricted by his fellow musicians or one genre he has musicians coming from all over timbuktoo to play with him....He's that good and that hard working...You may see him solo or just with this chick that plays the violin or with a full band...(I'll be seeing him with a full band this Saturday) for free BTW just a hole in the wall but this guy is full on doing it locally making a living at it....
Ok enough blah blah blah...I think he's most excellent lemme know whatcha y'all think...
A lot of "actors" and a lot of "musicians" all hoping that coming here will allow their dreams of fame and fortune to be filled. Footnote... I didn't come here, I was born here...But I still want a piece of the fame and fortune pie! well at least the fortune part...at this juncture
I play in a pretty damn good cover band but to be honest there are probably 1000 pretty damn good cover bands and another 1000+ decent cover bands here in the LA area.... With that many bands, a band like mine that doesn't go after the small beer bar gigs and doesn't embrace the dance music sets.... to say "we don't get out much" is an understatement... But it's cool ...
So I keep a pulse on what's going on and check out bands when I can....I am going to go watch Crimson Crowbar this saturday night...I've never seen em but in watching their videos I have become a fan...and that is a rare thing ...Most of us old rockers who rocked LA in the 70's still play in some kind of band and many of my old bro's are great players but I find it hard to get off my ass and go support them when I can be sitting on my couch with a bowl of ice cream, my super model trophy wife watching CSI, Blackish or Bluebloods...
So I just thought I'd share what I think is an exceptional guitarist and entertainer with y'all...His name is Dave Shelton and he runs the band Crimson Crowbar....I don't know exactly why but I think this guy is really special...like from a guitar playing thing REALLY good...but I don't play guitar I play keys so my opinion is from a audience perspective not as a fellow guitarist... Something magical about this knuckle head...
Here's video of him doing his thing ...This guy switches it up ever gig...I mean he's a hard working mo fo he isn't restricted by his fellow musicians or one genre he has musicians coming from all over timbuktoo to play with him....He's that good and that hard working...You may see him solo or just with this chick that plays the violin or with a full band...(I'll be seeing him with a full band this Saturday) for free BTW just a hole in the wall but this guy is full on doing it locally making a living at it....
Ok enough blah blah blah...I think he's most excellent lemme know whatcha y'all think...
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