New Orleans Big Brass Circus Rock Music
Hello All,
Got some good ones coming in:
3.31 Baton Rouge, LA
– Redstar Bar w/ Holy Ghost Tent Revival
4.01 Mobile, AL
– Callaghan’s w/ Holy Ghost Tent Revival
4.02 New Orleans, LA
– Blue Nile – Vol II CD Release Party w/ the Tin Men + Holy Ghost Tent Revival
4.03 Lafayette, LA
– Blue Moon w/ Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band + Holy Ghost Tent Revival
Hope to see y’all there!
At the early age of six, John Adams Estes was blinded in one eye during an unfortunate sandlot baseball incident. He later lost vision in the other eye, allowing him to join the ranks of iconic blind bluesmen such as; Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Willie Johnson, Sonny Terry, and Blind Boy Fuller.
Obviously, Being Blind wasn’t the only Obstacle Sleepy John had to endure. His nickname spurs from his tendency to fall asleep while sitting on a stool or even standing up. These unintentional naps were later diagnosed as Narcolepsy, which is caused by blood pressure irregularity.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ20mW4X2E0
While there are no actual accounts (that I could find) of Sleepy falling asleep on-stage, I’d have to imagine when he was touring around the South playing every night, it happened at some point. Wouldn’t that be a site?
Estes was mentioned in the memoirs of Big Bill Broonzy as having judged a guitar contest in Chicago. Memphis Minnie had just recently moved to town, and found herself in a guitar duel with Big Bill. In a glorious upset Minnie beat Bill Broonzy and became wildly popular in the city’s blues circuit, all thanks to her fellow Tennessean, Sleepy . Whenever Sleepy John and his band were in Chicago they were regularly hired by Al Capone (who was crazy about the blues) and his people to play private parties and events. Now that sounds like a right proper good time to me.
Good times last night at the Blind Mule in Mobile, AL. Thank you to the Howdies, the Blackjacks, and everyone else who came out – that was one rockin’ show.
Make sure and come see us in Mobile again at Callaghan’s on March 5th after the parade – we’ve got some special antics for you next time around.
Shooting a music video for “Mad” next weekend then catch us the following weekend (2/25) at the Spanish Moon in Baton Rouge with Glasgow and the Have-Naughts.
Skip James was a true Blues-man, born and trained in Bentonia, Mississippi. Bentonia is quiet little town outside of the Mississippi Delta with a rich history of producing some of the best Blues guitar players/singers.
While each one was as unique as the next, the 
Blues-men from this town all seemed to play music with an eerie, depressing feel to it, and always in minor keys. Pair that with the Skip James signature three-finger picking guitar style and an array of unique tunings (mostly in open E minor and even down to D minor) and you’ve got the Bentonia “school” of the Blues.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB2POWSnStU&feature=related
-Big Charlie
416 George St. – Show starts at 10pm – Swamp Babies open
Dirty Bourbon River Show & Glasgow playing a free show tonight!
DBRS at 10pm, Glagows & friends will follow – Le Maison – 508 Frenchmen St. – Hope to see you there!
Dirty Bourbon River Show and friends play the Maison on Frenchmen on January 22nd, 2011
This Saturday, January 22nd at La Maison de Music on Frenchmen St (508) – Dirty Bourbon at 10pm, then Glasgow & friends will follow – Show is free
Sadly, after six wild, wonderful, raucous months we will no longer be able to continue as house band for the Big Busk! burlesque night. With increased touring and workloads, we simply and unfortunately do not have enough time to continue.
But hot damn, the memories… such a wonderful and unique rock’n’roll comedia erótica variety hour we have created and experienced… but have no fear – Dirty Bourbon and burlesque come hand in hand, and there will surely be more to come…
Man, last night was wild…
Finished a damn good show with Miss. Rail Co & Holy Ghost Tent Revival then everything swirled into a hazy, smokey whirlwind of bad behavior. Many whiskeys at Cafe P then whisked on over to Snake’n’Jakes – had to show the boys our our world-famous dilapidated drunk’s delicatessen – then somebody found a fuck ton of chicken – things started getting spotty – someone kicked down the door – think it was Patrick – don’t know how I got to my lady’s house as the sun came up ~
… man, last night was wild.
~ Noah
Dirty Bourbon River Show 
