Lots of Red Devils-related stuff going on this weekend. Let’s jump into it:
‘Can’t Lose Playing the Blues’
The debut solo album from Paul Size, “Can’t Lose Playing the Blues,” is available for pre-order now on Bandcamp. The digital album will be up on March 5; physical CDs will be shipped March 5. Both are at the recommended price of $15.
Based on the little song snippet previews, this promises to be a great blues release. It pairs Size with a small ensemble (featuring Hash Brown and Jeremy Berlin) on a series of tried-and-true, good-for-you blues. (I’ll be most excited for “Universal Rock” and “Sadie.”)
Really intriguing is this nugget from the album summary: “Throughout 16 tracks, the record tells a story with purely improvised acoustic blues and studio banter woven throughout giving the listener a glimpse into the mind and heart of Paul’s musicianship.”
We’ll have a full write-up here on NoFightin.com when the record arrives, and more.
Order now at paulsize.bandcamp.com.
Blue Shadows streaming live from L.A.
The Blue Shadows assemble tonight, Feb. 6, with past and present members reuniting.
The band will be Javier Matos, Bill Bateman and Jonny Ray Bartel (filling in for John Bazz).
If you recall, it was Bateman, Bartel and Dave Alvin, as The Blue Shadows, that in 1988 started the Monday night King King tradition that eventually morphed into The Red Devils.
Tonight’s gig from The Redwood Bar in Los Angeles begins streaming live at 8 p.m. Pacific Time (for our friends in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, that’s 5 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 7).
The show will stream live on Twitch as a “pay what you can show,” and will be available later on YouTube.
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