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Tonight! Our 200th Show!

dirtybourbonrivershow — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 18:25:19 +0000

Tonight marks the Dirty Bourbon River Show’s 200th show. It’s gonna be a special one; we’re playing a co-bill with our dear friends the Howdies. Ever heard of them?

The Howdies are a 4 piece dark bluesrock outfit tinged with rockabilly, punk, and the sounds of spaghetti westerns. They are 100% Louisiana made with 100% pure lightning, and we have done many shows with them in multiple cities/states before. Dig it:

Show starts at 8pm sharp at the Blue Moon Saloon in Lafayette, LA. IT’S GONNA BE A FUCKING PARTY.

200 Shows. Dig it:

Jimmie Was A Bum Leader

dirtybourbonrivershow — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 11:17:54 +0000

Started With Three Girls to Cemetery and All Got Lost.

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Three little black-eyed girls, who could not have been over 6 years old, all garbed in white dresses, in harmony with Easter, were found near Twelfth and Washington streets yesterday afternoon by Sergeant James Jadwin. The officer’s attention was first attracted when he noticed that the fourth member of the company, a boy about 8 years old, was crying.

“We’re all lost,” he managed to tell the officer.

“Yes, we are lost,” said the older of the three girls. “We live way over by Fifth and Harrison streets. We were going to the graveyard to put flowers on the graves, but Jimmie don’t know the way.”

Sergeant Jadwin surmised at once that they were Italian children, though it would have been impossible to have told by their manner of speech. Jimmie cried until the quartette reached the station, where he recognized the locality. The children were soon surrounded by the officers, who were more than amused by the oldest girl’s plain English, and her denunciation of Jimmie.

“He told us he would take us to the graveyard,” she said, her black eyes snapping. “Then he took us away and away,” and she dramatized the description by motioning with the hands the direction which they had taken. “Then, he’s a cry-baby, too,” she continued, “for as soon as he saw he was lost, he began to cry.”

“Can you write your name?” asked James Cummings, the telephone man.

In answer, the child took the officer’s pencil, and, with childish scrawl which was perfectly legible, she wrote the names of the three others, as well as her own name.

“Maggie Saoa” was her own name, she said, as she showed her skill to the officer. Her two companions, she said, were her cousins, Marie and Josie Saoa, who all lived in the same flat at 532 Harrison street. The boy was identified as James Scarcello, who lives at 536 Harrison street. Thee children were taken home by the wagon driver.

~ Kansas City Journal, April 12, 1909

Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band

dirtybourbonrivershow — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 08:23:51 +0000

The Bonzo Dog Doo Wha? Band… yes, the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band ~ It’ll spin you round ladies and gents, put a real dent in your sensibilities. Step right up, sip on this silly juice:

Was tipped off to these wild folk by Bob Boilen of NPR’s All Songs Considered, and they have had a smile on my face for the last few hours now. Friends of Sgt. Pepper and the Flying Circus, the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band are all about The Show. Feeling down? This’ll spike up that frown:

Hope you enjoy! ~ Noah

100 Dirty Bourbon River Show Shows!

dirtybourbonrivershow — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 06:49:44 +0000

Was going over some of our Dirty Bourbon records today, and I noticed that our show at the Red Star Bar w/ Holy Ghost Tent Revival 2 Thursdays ago was our 100th show!

Can you believe it? One hundred Dirty Bourbon River Show Shows. Check it out:

51   06.08.10 New Orleans, LA – Wolf’s Den – Big Busk! w/ Izzy & the Kesstronics
52   06.22.10 New Orleans, LA – Wolf’s Den – Big Busk!
53   06.29.10 New Orleans, LA – Wolf’s Den – Big Busk!
54   07.03.10 New Orleans, LA – Banks St. Bar w/ Debauche & B-day Burlesque
55   07.04.10 New Orleans, LA – House Party w/ Izzy & the Kesstronics
56   07.10.10 Lafayette, LA – Artmosphere w/ the Howdies
57   07.12.10 New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jack’s w/ Bob Log III & Molly Gene
58   07.15.10 New Orleans, LA – Neutral Ground w/ Glasgow
59   07.20.10 New Orleans, LA – Wolf’s Den – Big Busk!
60   07.27.10 New Orleans, LA – Wolf’s Den – Big Busk!
61   08.01.10 New Orleans, LA – Big Top w/ Holy Ghost Tent Revival
62   08.03.10 New Orleans, LA – Wolf’s Den – Big Busk!
63   08.10.10 New Orleans, LA – Wolf’s Den – Big Busk!
64   08.17.10 New Orleans, LA – Wolf’s Den – Big Busk!
65   08.24.10 New Orleans, LA – Wolf’s Den – Big Busk!
66   08.31.10 New Orleans, LA – Wolf’s Den – Big Busk!
67   09.05.10 New Orleans, LA – House Party w/ Blue Party & Booty Trove
68   09.07.10 New Orleans, LA – Wolf’s Den – Big Busk!
69   09.14.10 New Orleans, LA – Wolf’s Den – Big Busk!
70   09.18.10 Jackson, MS – Ole Tavern w/ Glasgow
71   09.21.10 New Orleans, LA – Wolf’s Den – Big Busk!
72   09.25.10 New Orleans, LA – Big Top w/ Helen Gillet
73   09.28.10 New Orleans, LA – Wolf’s Den – Big Busk! w/ Tankus the Henge
74   10.05.10 New Orleans, LA – Wolf’s Den – Big Busk!
75   10.08.10 New Orleans, LA – Big Top
76   10.12.10 New Orleans, LA – Wolf’s Den – Big Busk!
77   10.16.10 New Orleans, LA – Howlin’ Wolf – Warehousefest
78   10.19.10 New Orleans, LA – Wolf’s Den – Big Busk!
79   10.22.10 Jackson, MS – Jacktoberfest
80   10.27.10 Hampton, VA – The Taphouse w/ Holy Ghost Tent Revival (HGTR)
81   10.28.10 Roanoke, VA – Awful Arthur’s w/ HGTR
82   10.29.10 New Bern, NC – Issac Taylor Courtyard w/ HGTR
83   10.30.10  Wilmington, NC – Take The Lake Festival w/ HGTR
84   10.31.10  Charleston, SC – Tin Roof w/ HGTR, Megan Jean & the KFB
85   11.02.10  New Orleans, LA – Wolf’s Den w/ Big Busk!
86   11.05.10 New Orleans, LA – Blue Nile w/ Debauche & New Grass
87   11.09.10  New Orleans, LA – Wolf’s Den w/ Big Busk!
88   11.16.10  New Orleans, LA – Wolf’s Den w/ Big Busk!
89   11.23.10  New Orleans, LA – Wolf’s Den w/ Big Busk!
90   11.30.10  New Orleans, LA – Wolf’s Den w/ Big Busk!
91   01.08.11 Mobile, AL – Callaghan’s w/ HGTR
92   01.09.11 New Orleans, LA – Cafe Prytania w/ HGTR & Miss. Rail Company
93   01.22.11 New Orleans, LA – Le Maison w/ Glasgow
94   02.05.11 Jackson, MS – Ole Tavern w/ Swamp Babies
95   02.12.11 Mobile, AL – Blind Mule w/ Howdies & Blackjacks
96   02.25.11 Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon w/ Glasgow & the Have-Naughts
97   03.05.11 Mobile, AL – Callaghan’s
98   03.18.11 Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon w/ Gypsy Space Caravan & H-N’s
99   03.19.11 Jackson, MS – St. Paddy’s Day Fest w/ E. Company & Friends
100 03.31.11 Red Stick, LA – Red Star Bar w/ Holy Ghost Tent Revival

And then, tack on the rest of that weekend:

101 04.01.11 Mobile, AL – Callaghan’s w/ Holy Ghost Tent Revival
102 04.02.11 New Orleans, LA – Vol II CD Release Party w/ HGTR & the Tin Men
103 04.03.11 Lafayette, LA – Blue Moon Saloon w/ HGTR & Chubby Carrier

And we arrive at the present.

Just added another April show to the calender today (we were hoping to take the rest of this month off, but how could we say no to burlesque, bananas, fire, candy, cannons & possibly a moonbounce?):

104 04.21.11 New Orleans, LA – TUCP Party w/ Y△CHT & Crazy Shit

And we’ve got a boatload of amazing shows coming up this May (and all through Spring into June too, check the sidebar!):

105 05.05.11 New Orleans, LA – Cafe Prytania – Cinco De Mayo Jazz Fest Show w/ Glasgow, Vox & the Hound, Raffles, Prizes, Special Guests & More!
106 05.19.11 Tuscaloosa, AL – Egan’s Bar
107 05.20.11 Atlanta, GA – 529 w/ Blair Crimmins & the Hookers + Lillie
108 05.21.11 Gainsville, GA – Monkey Barrel w/ Holy Ghost Tent Revival
109 05.22.11 Birmingham, AL – The Nick
110 05.24-31.11 ______, NC – Top Secret Party w/ Holy Ghost Tent Revival

Man, that’s a lot of shows. What a long way we’ve come.

And what a long way to go…

See you at the next Dirty Bourbon River Show Show.

~ Noah

Greek Has Awakened Only Once in 35 Days

dirtybourbonrivershow — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:51:44 +0000

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LONG-DISTANCE SLEEPER PUZZLES HOSPITAL PHYSICIANS.

With Organs of Body Apparently in

Normal Condition, Every Ef-

fort to Arouse Carolmas

Has Failed.

GEORGE CAROLMAS, THE SOUND SLEEPER OF THE GENERAL HOSPITAL

Lying on a cot in the insane ward at the general hospital, George Carolmas, a subject of the king of Greece, has for thirty-five days been asleep without interruption except for one day last week. Before being removed from his rooming house, 15 West Fifth street, on March 12, he has slept for four days.

Carolmas came to America from his home in Athens, about eight months ago. He worked on the railroad as a track layer after arriving in Missouri. Like most of the thrifty foreigners, Carolmas saved most of his wages and horded it for the proverbial rainy day. In some way which has not been satisfactorily explained he lost his little savings and brooded over his misfortune.

The Greeks who knew him were aware that Carolmas was brooding over his loss, but little attention was paid until March 8. That morning Carolmas failed to get up and go to work. His landlord knocked on the door of his room several times during the day to awaken him, but failed to receive any response. In the afternoon he entered the room and discovered that his roomer was sound asleep and that speaking to him or shaking him would not waken him. Becoming frightened the Greek landlord summoned Dr. George Ringel of the emergency hospital.

~ From the Kansas City Journal, April 13, 1909