Thanks to everyone who came out for St Patrick's. It is, however, a holiday that celebrates nationalism, and I'm not Irish, so it doesn't take me long to move on...The remainder of the week:
Wednesday: From Portland, Oregon...Carrie Clark returns to the Raven. A growing favorite here, and so good we billed her with Mark Olson. She sounds a little like the Cowboy Junkies meet Merle Haggard meet Neko Case in Patsy Cline's sepia-toned jukebox. Also, from Seattle, Washington, Camille Bloom will be opening the show sounding a bit more like Shawn Colvin meets Patty Griffin meets Elvis Costello. 8pm
Thursday: Jonathon Best has played here with more bands than you can count on both hands, but none showcase his talents better than Jonathon, alone with a keyboard, a host of household appliances, and a looping machine. 8pm
Friday: Local band Big Daddy D and The Dynamites recently won the title of "Arizona's Best Blues Band," and was sent to Memphis for the national competition. It's hard to compete with the best of Illinois, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee and Michigan when it comes to the blues, but no matter, guitarist Freddy Cisneros has already played with some of the most legendary players you can think of. There may be better blues bands in the Mississippi Delta, but not much better. Come see why these guys are great. 8pm
Saturday: Long Live Logos return for a night of fusion idie-funk in the stylings of Grandmaster Flash meets Bright Eyes. Local band Madison County shares the bill. This promises to be a fun night. 8pm
Your Album Of The Week: R.E.M. is inarguably the biggest band to come out of Georgia in the 1980's, but there was another band, critically praised, but tragically overlooked and forgotten. Guadalcanal Diary was similar to REM in musical stylings, but lyrically, much more literary and decipherable. Their first album, "Walking In The Shadow Of The Big Man" is a masterpiece of 80's southern college guitar-driven jangle-pop.
Until Again
Raven
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