IMSC Ep 52 - Song 2: "The Devil's Bar" by Aaron Earl Short

"Aaron Earl Short: One Man Traveling Front Porch Show – a one-man band performance from a well-seasoned songwriter & storyteller, Dobro slidin’, guitar pickin’, harmonica wailin’ & stomp box stompin’ musician.

"Growing up in the Midwest, Short wrote and played rock and roll, folk, Americana, blues, country and roots, landing where he is today: a music mutt.

"Now emerging with his full solo sound he has recorded his new album, Watchlist. This is Short’s latest collections of personal politically charged songs to be released spring 2017 followed by an album release tour through the summer.

"Performing live is a committed passion that not everyone has the road weary troubadour nature to pursue, but for Short, it is a great fit. Performing live and entertaining audiences is what he is built for. With a large repertoire of cover songs and very relatable likable solo material, he is able to keep his dream of performing alive and well.

"There's a worn and weathered honesty to Aaron Earl Short's pistol-whip songwriting and self-inflicted humor he's developed on stage over the past 20 years. To get to know Short and his music is to get to know a true song man.

"'Aaron's songs are seasoned with hymns that call on the Greg Brown school of Midwestern roots music.' - Todd Partridge, Old School Records

"With the songwriting style of Kris Kristofferson and the musical energy of John Hiatt, he continues to engage and grow audiences of all styles. Through the years of performing, Short has adapted his material to fit into a variety of festivals, venues, bars, coffee shops and street corners."
- from his home page

Lineup:
Aaron Earl Short - guitar, harmonica, vocals

Home page:
http://www.aaronearlshort.com/

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/aaronearlshort/

ReverbNation:
https://www.reverbnation.com/aaronearlshort

To download the podcast, right click on the link below and hit "Save as...":
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Labels: 2010s, 2017, Aaron Earl Short, acoustic, acoustic blues, blues, Des Moines, Des Moines area, Devil's Bar (song), Ep 052, Halloween, Halloween 2017, Halloween music

Ep 2 - Song 1: "The Nihilist" by Dylan Boyle

The first member of my "Board of Trustees" is Dylan Boyle. Dylan has been part of the central Iowa music scene for a few years now. I first met through Lavonne McRoberts and her band Peace, Love, and Stuff, for which plays guitar. Since then, we come to be friends. And when I was working on a Christmas album (that didn't pan out) and this podcast, he was a strong supporter and gung ho on both ideas!

"Music and the need to play guitar became an important part of Dylan Boyle's life after hearing Led Zeppelin in 7th grade. Although deaf in one ear from an early age, the technicality, soul and emotion of early blues rock drove him to pick up an instrument and delve into the mastery of guitar players from Jimi Hendrix to Steve Vai, and most importantly, Iron Maiden.

"While playing guitar in Burlington High School's jazz ensemble, Boyle fell in love with the simplicity and feel of Chicago blues players, leading him to further examine recordings of early blues guitar players and eventually learn to play slide guitar from an obsession with Rory Gallagher.

"When given a chance to play a few songs live with Burlington folk artist Bob Saar, and after seeing Radoslav Lorkovic and Dave Zollo at The Blue Shop - owned by David Hazell, brother to Patrick Hazell of Mother Blues Band fame - Boyle gained an appreciation for Eastern Iowa folk and blues artists and the Hacklebarney sound.'"
- From Dylan's Facebook page

Lineup:
Dylan Boyle - guitars/vocals

Photo by Lucas Moser of Aim for Saturn Photography, and a member of the Iowa Concert Photographers collective, from The Space for Ames 13-hour 5th anniversary show in February of 2013 while performing with Risky Revival.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dylanisblue

ReverbNation: http://www.reverbnation.com/dylanboyle

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/dylanisblue

Intro and Closing - Dylan Boyle

Dylan Boyle is an Iowa artist currently living in Des Moines. He has a blues/psychedelic band called Electric Jury. He also hReas played guitar for the band, Peace, Love, and Stuff, for ages. He's also an accomplished solo artist.

And I'm grateful that he was more than willing to do a theme song for my little podcast!

Lineup
Dylan Boyle - guitarist

Photo by Lucas Moser of Aim for Saturn Photography, and a member of the Iowa Concert Photographerscollective

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/dylanisblue

ReverbNation: http://www.reverbnation.com/dylanboyle

YouTube :https://www.youtube.com/user/dylanisblue

Labels: 2010s, 2014, acoustic, acoustic blues, blues, Des Moines, Des Moines area, Dylan Boyle, Electric Jury,Iowa Music Showcase, Iowa Music Showcase theme song, Peace Love and Stuff