Lucky me. I got to go to this show! A power trio of one man bands....
Possessed by Paul James, aka Conrad
Has the voice of an angel. It made the little hairs on t he back of my neck stand up. I can see why he chose to put possessed in his one man band moniker, because when he plays it is like he is channeling another force. Something supernatural that is super. He is also,according to mutual friends and acquaintances one of the nicest people ever. I was introduced to him and he told me he recognized me from myspace. He had a good handshake and was genuine. He plays guitar, fiddle and I think some other stringed things with his stomp board and tambourine. He is an old time one man band with some of that old time backwoods religion feel and he rocks. Unfortunately I missed a lot of his set because I was waiting for another angel, my friend Molly who bought me a ticket to the show to arrive.

Scott H. Biram
Ripped it up, tore it down, put it back together again than ripped it up all over again. I borrowed his Cd from someone awhile ago and it was really hard to be an honest person and give it back. All my expectations that he would be fucking awesome were met and exceeded. I was surprised to see the size of his pedal board and how he used them. and he did a badass noise jam at the end of his show with all of his technology. His recordings don't do him justice, and thy are great. Someone told me he puked during his set. I am not sure how I missed that. they said he let out a little puke, kept playing, just slowed down a bit and then sped back up. I did spend a lot of time looking at whatever he is using for his kick drum sound. Was it an electronic drum? With a tambourine around it. It sounded really good and I thought about how much easier it must be to carry around than a big kick drum.
Bob Log III
Well what can I say about Bob Log that hasn't already been said?
I was told by one fan of his at the show that he was "the new Hasil Adkins."
The first tie I saw Bob Log was at a music festival we were both playing at in Tucson AZ. I was agog with excitement Luckily the band that was supposed to play before me was running late, my set was early and a sympathetic bartender let me stow my things and run off right after my show to see Bob Log. I caught his last song "Boob Scotch".. I was entranced with his helmet, his spandex jumpsuit, and his lighted open guitar case. He throws down the rock for sure. After the show I approached his roadie who was breaking down his gear. I told him I am a one woman band who plays accordion, drums and sings at the same time. The roadie ushered me backstage to meet The Log III himself. He was very nice in person. I had brought a Cd to trade. I like to trade CDs. He told me he was out of Cds but would mail me one. Too bad I contacted him not once, but two or three times at different emails to get my copy of the his CD with no response. I guess when you are famous and internationally touring it is harder to keep up with the little people..
Well that could skew any psudeo-impartial review I could write of his show. Of course I am not impartial because I fucking love one man bands.
However my ability to give any meaningful comment on the performance of Bob Log III that night is further impaired thanks to the awesome Arkansas mountain man who told the bartender he was going to buy me my next 10 rounds. I was drinking whiskey and coke. I took it as a challenge. He said I couldn't drink 10 rounds before last call. I got through 8 rounds before he realized that no, I probably was not going to put out. He took it pretty well, considering.
From then on the night was hazy, messy, and I think I was pretty obnoxious. Er..isn't that what going to a rock and roll show is all about?
Bob Log III and Scoot H. Biram are on tour through August. You should definitely check them out if they are coming your way.

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Call the Office London, Ontario
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Jerky's Bar Providence, Rhode Island
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Asbury Lanes Asbury Park, New Jersey
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Mercury Lounge New York, New York
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Southpaw Brooklyn
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IOTA Club & Cafe Arlington, Virginia
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31st Street Pub Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Off Broadway St. Louis, Missouri
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The Echo Los Angeles, California
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Last Exit Phoenix, Arizona
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