Greetings all;
Please excuse the bulk-mail message here, I'm touching base to let everyone know about an upcoming rock show at the Tractor Tavern featuring the rarely thought of and seldom seen Nick Lowe tribute band THE LOWE BEATS.
The Lowe Beats sprang from the primordial muck of a number of Seattle garage rock combos about, oh, ten years ago, and have maybe five or ten shows since then - but all have been memorable occasions for everyone involved. Who can forget the Bumbershoot gig where "Mr. Rock & Roll" showed up, and conversations overheard in the crowd included, "Who is this?" - "I don't know, I think it's Nick Lowe!"
The reunion-worthy occasion now at hand is the upcoming re-release of Nick's first album, "Jesus Of Cool," by hip indie label Yep Roc Records. The album has long been unavailable and this seemed like a good opportunity to round up the now far-flung members of this crusty ensemble, dust off the chestnuts, and, you know, ROCK once again. And make no mistake, this is a band that ROCKS - not for the faint of heart!
We'll be at the Tractor on Friday, Feb. 22nd, and at Dante's in Portland on Saturday, Feb. 23rd. On the bill in Seattle will be The Cops and The Beltholes - I believe the Tractor is selling advance tix. In Portland we'll be joined by Casey Neill & The Norway Rats and the illustrious Shee Bee Gees (Portland's finest female early Bee Gees cover band!). Hope to see you there, more info below!
Cheers,
- Hugh Jones
In deference to the modern age, a myspace page has been created at: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=323221479
And for that matter, don't miss the stuff on the album reissue here: http://www.myspace.com/jesusofcoolsresurrection
and here: http://yeproc.com/artist_info.php?artistId=54