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| From | "Jim Cox" <jhcox@attbi.com> |
| Subject | Re: WC & The Dairy Kings: propane or natural gas? (*) |
| Date | Sat, 8 Mar 2003 13:45:50 -0800 |
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Nice post, Michael. Count me among the big fans of Walter & the guys. I
was down in the Bay Area last weekend (from Seattle) and opted for the
Saturday night show at the Stork Club in Oakland. Yep, that was the one
that Walter had to cancel because his voice quit on him. No one's fault, of
course, but it sure was disappointing to have the cancellation. I really
should have rallied my friends for the Friday night show, but who knew? I'm
glad you guys had a great time.
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Coxe" <michael@audities.net>
To: "Audities-List" <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 12:53 PM
Subject: WC & The Dairy Kings: propane or natural gas? (*)
> Should have written this last weekend but I was having too much
> fun, so better late than never. Last Friday night Christy & I drove
> across the Golden Gate to catch up with our dear friends Walter,
> Mike, Henry & Steve (& newbee Wyman) at a wonderful but mostly
> empty club in San Rafael. These folks are better know as Walter
> Clevenger & The Dairy Kings, the best Bakersfield-inspired powerpop
> band there ever was.
>
> The band was in top form, and though Walter's developing cold would
> cause cancellation of their Saturday night show, his voice held
> strong and a good time was had by all. They played a mixture of old
> & new - the new stuff fit right in, I love Radio Sea - with a
> smattering of covers, including Paperback Writer, a great Tom T
> Hall tune & 2 Nick Lowes. Half a Boy & Half a Man, with Wyman's
> inspired Augie Myers-esque keyboard fills was a highlight for me.
> And I want to give a shout out for Mike Fernandez. When Audities
> drummer threads come up, my thoughts always turn to Mike, the
> Dairy Kings answer to Terry Williams.
>
> The Spinning Jennies were the other band that night. I hadn't heard
> their newer stuff, tho as Bash, Borack & others have previously
> stated, it's their best yet. Jeff's songsmithing has risen to a new
> level.
>
> Btw, the people who ran the club were stunned by the Dairy Kings
> performance, saying that if they'd known what was in store could
> have filled the club with regulars. Christy even gave the booker
> our "Love Songs..." cd. Too little, to late dept but this is what
> I've been saying all along, that the Dairy Kings could play
> small/midsize-town clubs with more mainstream patrons, all up &
> down the California coast. Places like Big Sur, Monterey, Morgan
> Hill, Marin Co, Petaluma, Napa, Clear Lake and the northern coastal
> towns would kill for a band like the Dairy Kings. Hey Walter, you
> guys are too good for this powerpop scene - get a booking agent who
> knows how place you in the right spots, cause you guys kick ass in
> just the right dance hall way!!
>
> *** The Dairy Kings have a new EP called "Around The Corner..."
> available now via your favorite audities sales outlet, or via
> walterclevenger.com. It includes 3 songs from the upcoming new
> Dairy Kings release, 3 songs from Walter's solo country album and 2
> songs from a in-the-works covers record. Mikee & Christy like it.
>
> Also, they bought back from Ray the remaining copies of "Love Songs
> To Myself", available on their website. Unfortunately "The Man With
> The X-ray Eyes" is sold out.
>
> Well there you go,
>
> - michael
>
>
> (*) don't get Steve Bancroft wound up, We had the band over for a
> very impromptu BBQ on a beautiful SF Saturday afternoon, with all
> of us in stitches much of the time, exchanging stories, many of a
> oh-so SF socially incorrect nature. Tales of the North Carolina
> Sparklefest trip gave up the subject tagline.
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