Not WHAT Fest???


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Today I journeyed to Downtown Music, a real punk club in downtown Little Rock to see a band called Reagan's Polyp. They started in 1992 or so playing 15 second songs of noise. Most of the members were my friends including Sterno, Mark Beshirs, and Matthew Johnson. They've been together for all these years and they just keep getting better. Progressive improv with a Zappa attitude. Anyway, there were excellent, this time playing with just a bassist (Jake), Matthew on drums along with Sly (formerly of the Cosmic Giggle Factory and other LR bands) also on drums and special guest TC of TC and the Eddies.

The dual drummer setup was truly awe inspiring, Sly often stopped playing completely, just as a guitarist or saxophone player would when improvising. The two of them together was better than any dual drummer gig I have yet witnessed. Both Matthew and Sterno invited me to join Sly and Jake in a new dual drummer, dual bassist instrumental metal band. I readily accepted their offer.

Brook Caruthers was also there and he brought along a dual cd set of the 2004 NotFest show from March of 2004, featuring me and cardboard as well as other LR artists. I played this gig just days after moving back to LR after being in Austin for 12 years. It was a sort of 'homecoming party' and it was a lot of fun. The artwork on the cd is awesome, Brooks really put a lot of time and effort into it. You can check it out on my notfest 04 web page:

http://www.jagshouse.com/music/notfest04/notfest04.html

Listen to some truly warped blues by yours truly and order the cd and support some experimental little rock improvisational entertainment.

Posted: Mon - February 14, 2005 at 12:31 AM        

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