Holy cow, folks…check this out:
www.reddirtscene.com
There is a downloads section that has some stellar bootlegs on it. A must see! I’m still downloading myself.
Mercy
I just finished completely deleting the entire website and installing the new version of PHP-NUKE, version 7.0. It’s been rough, but I think I’m close to being done. The only thing I have left to do is re-install the pictures module and tweak the newsletter module. The forums have been re-designed to be easier to navigate and a guestbook has been installed there as well. Let me know what you think. We’ll be changing themes as soon as we can find one that we like. I’ve spent the last 6 hours doing this and I’m exhausted. That’s enough for tonight.
Pearl Grey
McKee just made my day. He came to our show last night in JC. We’re sitting in our neighboring offices here at Chivalrous Productions headquarters. I’m playing (what else?) the Great Divide on my computer. He heard it and asked, “is this you, Aaron?” Of course it isn’t, but the moral of the story is that he thought that this live recording of Mr. Devil on the Great Divide’s Absolutely Live: Volume 1 could have been a recording of us from last night. Were we that good? Do I sound that much like McClure when I have the band behind me? I hope so.
Thanks to everyone who braved the elements last night. We had a blast. I’ve added the pictures from the show.
Looking forward to our back-to-back shows in Colby on the 20th and 21st. We’ll be swinging for the bleachers this time around. Then it’s back home(?) to The Page in Hays on the 28th for an official “we’re your hometown band from Hays and we’re gonna blow you away” Ellis County debut.
“Aaron Traffas and Pearl Grey featuring Jimmy Billinger, Johnny Lapka, Mike Kisner and Doc Nelson”
From 20040207 Big Dogg’s, posted by Aaron Traffas on 4/26/2008 (26 items)
- Pearl Grey
- Aaron Traffas
- Jimmy Billinger
- Mike Kisner, Jimmy Billinger
- Jim Billinger, Aaron Traffas, Doc Nelson
- Mike Kisner, Jimmy Billinger
- Aaron
- Aaron and Doc Nelson
- Aaron Traffas
- Jimmy Billinger and Mike Kisner
- Doc Nelson
- Aaron and Doc Nelson
- Mike Kisner and Jim Billinger
- Mike Kisner
- Doc Nelson
- Doc Nelson
- Johnny Lapka
- Mike Kisner, Jimmy Billinger, Johnny Lapka, Aaron Traffas, Doc Nelson
- Mike Kisner, Jimmy Billinger, Johnny Lapka, Aaron Traffas, Doc Nelson
- Mike, Jim, John, Aaron
- Mike Kizzz Kisner
- Doc Nelson
- Johnny Lapka
- Doc Nelson
- Mike Kisner
- Johnny Lapka
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Pete Gile Band debut
I saw Pete and his band play the [Brass] Rail on Friday night. Not a bad show. I got there at 11:30 after practicing with 3/4 of Pearl Grey and the place was pretty full. They were surprisingly good, backing Pete’s performance solidly. The thing that mainly surprised me was that there was no snake or sound man. The sound was run from the stage, leaving more area for patrons.
Thanks fellas for getting me up for “Boys from OK”.
It was quite an entertaining night and I look forward to the next time our schedules don’t conflict and I can go watch them again.
See everyone at Junction City tonight.
Fired again
Batflaps?
Holy bat flaps, grandma. Much has been happening during the last couple of weeks.
We’ve updated the website!
We’ve added new songs!
But who cares?
WE’VE ADDED NEW PEOPLE!!!
Doc Nelson has 27 years of experience. He spent many years in Nashville doing studio work. He also spent a lot of time touring nationally as both a guitarist and bassist, and he’s strong on keyboards as well. His connections and experience in both Nashville and the Texas and Oklahoma music scenes will give us the foothold for which we’ve been looking. Now living in Grantville, he’s looking forward to playing with us as much as he can.
Mike Kisner provides a smooth bluesy complement to Aaron and Doc, while still feeling completely at home doing it Red-Dirt style. Still relatively new to country, we can be sure that he will only get better and better as time goes by. Mike is a lifetime musician. While he was in the military, he and his band played classic rock and blues for Italians in the heart of Italy, and were very successful doing so. He jumped immediately at the chance to play Red Dirt country, and has now made a long-term commitment to both the music style and Pearl Grey. According to Jim, he went cowboy boot shopping last night.
These guys are good. We’re very fortunate to have them on board. You’d better make some serious plans to come to Big Dogg’s in Junction City on Saturday. It’s going to be a hell of a show.
Also, if you get a chance, head to the Brass Rail on Friday night to see the debut of the Jared “Pete” Gile Band. I know I’m going to be there.
Be sure and head back to the Manhattan area on Saturday for the Junction City show.
Did I mention that you should come to the show at Big Dogg’s in Junction City?
In case you didn’t bother to check, the address for the Junction City show is 1001 E 6th St. by the Super 8 Hotel in Junction City, KS.
See you in Junction City.
