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Thank you to all our friends for stopping by the Abita stage last night at FQF and to the thousands of casual bystanders who wanted to learn more about what a Bonerama is. Well, now you know. We hope you found at least a little something to smile and feel good about. -Cause that’s what we are about. -mm
Bonerama plays “Folly” at the Jammin’ On Julia festival in New Orleans, LA on 4/7/2012.
Catch them tonight at French Quarter Fest on the Abita Stage at 7:30PM!
Mark and Craig rock it as Charlie Wooton looks on at Old Rock House in St. Louis, MO on 2/12/2012 (photo by Andy Schiefelbein).
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Two years ago the BP drilling disaster began, killing 11 workers and threatening an ecosystem and the unique communities which rely upon it. Musicians, GRN supporters and community members are reminding you that BP’s oil is still affecting the people and places of the Gulf. Despite this fact, neither BP nor DC have taken adequate steps to protect or restore this precious natural resource.
Take action today at http://healthygulf.org
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It’s Tuesday here at Bonerama HQ, which means it’s time for everyone’s favorite game: Add A Caption! Leave a comment below and add a caption to the photo. Ready? Go!
Here are results from the past two weeks of Add-A-Caption:
Pt. 7
Jenn’s picks:
1) Andrew Abshier: “Spiderbone….spiderbone….friendly neighborood spiderbone…..”
2) Len Nelson: “The trombonist wove a magical web of funky sounds which snared even the most wary Bonerama aficionado.”
3) Louis Dumser: “To sit in for Craig takes great responsibility!”
Max’s picks:
1) Louis Dumser: “To sit in for Craig takes great responsibility!”
2) Dan Haines: “Spider Funk spins a nasty web……”
3) PJ Gorman: “Mary Jane, I’ve got a bone for you”
Pt. 8
Jenn’s picks:
1) Storm: “…And so between the evening and the morning of the sixth day God said let man and woman enjoy the sense of sound with a brass wind musical instrument of cylindrical bore, twice bent on itself, having a sliding section that lengthens or shortens it and thus regulates the pitch.
And God saw that everything that he created included that which will at some time in the future be known as the slide trombone, and behold it was very good.”
2) Gary E. Nelson: ”…and the greatest of these is the trombone.”
3) Kevin Rauscher: “God so loved the world that he gave us the trombone that we might know bliss..and so a righteous person shall take his sackbut and his beeper and wait for the call..”
Max’s picks:
1) Rj King: ”Throw me the damn mute & we’ll get down.”
2) Brett Bickley: … “And, on the 8th Day God Created the Trombone and said, ‘Let there be FUNK!’.”
3) Ken Sirulnick: “I have $25, $25, can I get $30..anyone? $30…..”
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Thanks to Nikolaj Lund for this image
Jammin’ On Julia was the 1st annual event that was held on Julia Street. It’s the area of town with lots of art galleries, restaurants and shops. A great part of town that is popping with lots of things going on. There was a whole line up of people playing it from The Tin Men, Marc Stone Band (I played with Marc’s band), Terrance Simien (I sat in with Terrance) and Shamarr Allen’s band. It’s festival season in N.O. and the excitement is in the air. -ck
One Set:
What You See
She’s Hurting
Cabbage Alley
It Don’t Mean Nothing
Louie’s Perch
A Certain Girl
I’m Lost
Close The Door *
West LA Fadeaway *
I Got Loaded *
Folly *
Crosstown Traffic *
Notes:
* with Marc Stone on guitar
- Photo by Margaret Walker
This was the first of 2 shows in one day and it started at 9am. It was a 10k race that starts in the French Quarter & ends at City Park. Every year there is a big stage at the finish line for the runners with food and drink. There were about 22,000 runners and Greg & I wanted to run it, but couldn’t get to the finish line in time to play, unless we ran with the Kenyans, who win it every year. It was a beautiful day and we had a good time playing for the sweaty runners. -ck
One Set:
Less Is Moore
Dee
MR GO
Funky Miracle
Look Out Lonely
The Ocean
Something You Got
Sprung Monkey
You’ve Got A Friend In Me
Dreamboat
The Mouse
Soul On Fire
Baronne
What A Wonderful World
Make A Better World
I’m Walkin’
Helter Skelter
The Bonerama Horns (Mark Mullins, Craig Klein and Greg Hicks) join forces with The Radiators at Michael Arnone’s Crawfish Festival in Augusta, NJ on 6/4/2012 for the Rads tune “Cocktail Music,” a song that Bonerama has since added to their own songbook (Thanks to “liz0923″ for adding this video to YouTube).
This weekend, catch Bonerama in NOLA at the 2012 Jammin’ On Julia festival, performing at 4:30pm on Saturday, April 7th. More details at http://www.jamminonjulia.net. Oh, and Happy Easter and Happy Passover y’all!
