Spare Rib & The Bluegrass Sauce have been sneaking off to John Brown's studio, whenever they can, to work on their latest album.  So far four tracks have been recorded:  "Mountain Song", "Shootin' Fish in a Barrel", "Song for Odessa", and "Goin' Down".

Many more songs to be recorded in the near future, and hopefully a finished album by Spring 2010.

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If you haven't had a chance to pick up a copy of Spare Rib & The Bluegrass Sauce's debut CD, "Mountain Air Waves", then head on over to CDbaby!

http://cdbaby.com/cd/srtbs

also available as an MP3 download of the entire album.

(also, soon to be available on iTunes and elsewhere).

Proclaim your love for the Bluegrass Sauce by buying a t-shirt today!

SRBS Online Merch Store @ CafePress.com

( http://cafepress.com/bbqgrass )

Awwww YEAH!!!

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=490781

SPARE RIB & THE BLUEGRASS SAUCE

Mountain Air Waves

(Self-released)

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According to Wikipedia.org (user generated, sure, but still probably very accurate in this case), bluegrass music started sometime in the 1940s—"sometime after World War II, but no earlier." The genre has had decades and no less than three "waves" to shift and morph, yet most modern bluegrass maintains a classic, string-heavy, harmonious sound; it is, perhaps, one of the purest genres in modern music (read: boys with bad haircuts and styled-to-death outfits have not turned it into watered-down drivel).

For example, local group Spare Rib & the Bluegrass Sauce's Mountain Air Waves, an album of original material and one wonderfully odd cover of Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child o' Mine." Even though it's 2008, the quintet—Sean "Rib" Horst, Hunter Hendrickson, Emmitt Prichard, Alice Boytz, and John Brown—delightfully capture all the same vibrancy that made their finger-pluckin' forefathers classic.

The percussionless sound is familiar, but Spare Rib & Co. do it well—playful layers of fiddle, banjo, and mandolin are heightened by memorable choruses that burst with three-, four-, even five-person harmonies.

And as for that Guns N' Roses cover, well, there are fiddles instead of guitars, straw hats instead of do-rags, and denim overalls instead of leather pants. I can honestly say I've never heard anything like it, and I mean that as the highest compliment. MEGAN SELING

Spare Rib & the Bluegrass Sauce play Sat Jan 26 at the Foggy Goggle Bar at Stevens Pass, 6 pm. Visit their website at www.myspace.com/bbqgrass.

by Megan Seling @ The Stranger

Hosted By: Spare Rib & The Bluegrass Sauce
When: Saturday Jan 26, 2008
at 6:00 PM
Where: Foggy Goggle @ Stevens Pass Ski Resort
Summit Stevens Pass, US Hwy 2
Skykomish, WA 98288
United States
Description:
Spare Rib & The Bluegrass Sauce will also have a special guest, local artist Pat Woods, who will be painting live while the band plays on!

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Happy 2008 friends and fans!  It has been awhile since
we have all been up on the mountain slipping and
sliding, picking and grinning, dancing and drinking
and singing our songs.  So let us wait no longer,
winter season is here and so are we. 

SPARE RIB and the BLUEGRASS SAUCE will be performing
live

Sat Jan 26th The Foggy Google Steven's Pass, WA 6-10
PM
    with live painting by Pat Woods
http://www.artbypatrickwoods.com
Sat Feb 16th The Whistling Post Skykomish, WA 9-1 PM
Sat Mar 15th The Foggy Goggle Steven's Pass,WA 6-10 PM


We REALLY hope you'll come support us and enjoy what
is quickly becoming our favorite winter tradition.
Snow, Shenanigans and Sauce! These venues tend to be
exceptionally rowdy and always hit the pleasure zone.
So wax those skis, shine those shoes and get your butt
outta the city and on to that mountain dance floor!

Have you been wondering why you haven't got any Spare
Rib Spam lately? It has been months since our last
live performance.  But we have been working diligently
recording our first "real" album at Paradise Studios
in Index.  We can't wait to share it with you!  Well
actually you will have to wait.  Just another month of
mixing and production and then we'll put together a CD
release party, so stay tuned....

Also keep a look out for a review on us in the
Stranger next week.  Hope they like us!

Much Love,
SRBS

Over the weekend, Spare Rib & The Bluegrass Sauce wrapped up the final recording session at Paradise Sound in lovely Index, WA.  Sound Engineer Extrodnaire,  Pat Sample has done a wounderful job capturing the sound of the "Sauce" at his amazing recording studio nestled up in the mountains of Skykomish Valley.  Next are the mixing/producing/mastering sessions with Pat.  Thats where the real magic happens!  We're hoping to have our debut 13-song album out by March, so keep checking back to see when our CD Release Party is gonna happen.

Here's the track list:

01 - Thief (in the White House) - an original by Sean "Spare Rib" Horst
02 - Up and Down - an original by Sean "Spare Rib" Horst
03 - Jackelope - an original by Hunter Hendrickson
04 - Sweet Child O Mine - cover of Guns 'n Roses tune (which was written by the bassist in White Snake!)
05 - Opening My Heart - an original by Emmett Prichard
06 - June Apple - a traditional song
07 - The Soul Never Dies - an original by Sean "Spare Rib" Horst (was part 1 of Belly of Big Blue Whale, but we split the song in half and renamed it)
08 - Stars In Your Eyes - an original by Sean "Spare Rib" Horst (part 2 of Belly)
09 - Naiad - an original by John Brown
10 - How Mountain Girls Can Love - cover of a Stanley Brothers classic
11 - Lonesome Fiddle Blues - a traditional song
12 - Wagon of Steel - an original by Emmett Prichard
13 - Shine the Light - an original by Sean "Spare Rib" Horst


Cheers,

johnbrown

Spare Rib & The Bluegrass Sauce's washtub bassist, Rev. JohnBrown, will be debuting his newest side project, a live improv TripHop band, at the following event:

SPY AUDIO/VISUAL SPECTACULAR     

3 ROOMS, 16 DJs, 29 Artisits, Infinite Possibilities

An indescribable event saturated with music, art, and ambition. This is the maiden voyage of SPY, a monthly gala exhibiting brilliant local artists from all mediums and the largest and most diverse collection of DJs ever to grace the Seattle night. Highlights include the only dancefloor around with a perimeter of moving animatronic robots and a hot tub at the center. An outdoor, heated and illuminated by bonfire stage featuring live trip hop, hip hop, and burlesque, and a gallery nightclub featuring animation, film and photographic art.
Tickets are only 5 bucks presale at www.myspace.com/spyspectacular or 10 at the door. The party goes until dawn.

more info here:

www.myspace.com/spyspectacular


Hosted By: JohnBrown
When: Saturday Jan 27, 2007
at 8:00 PM
Where: Little Red Studio
1506 Franklin Ave E.
Seattle, WA 98101
United States


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Hosted By: Spare Rib & The Bluegrass Sauce
When: Saturday Jan 20, 2007
at 6:00 PM
Where: Foggy Goggle Bar @ Stevens Pass
Highway 2
Stevens Pass, WA 98288
United States
Description:
Spare Rib & The Bluegrass Sauce

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Hosted By: Spare Rib & The Bluegrass Sauce
When: Saturday Dec 09, 2006
at 8:00 PM
Where: Whistling Post Tavern
116 Railroad Ave E
Skykomish, WA 98288
US
Description:
Spare Rib & The Bluegrass Sauce

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