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blackstrap still bass fishing, playing Cramps covers
Well, we've had two different bass-playing madmen sit in with us for two different gigs. And and the gigs went well and they're continuing on in Eliza and Mr Surly's other musical projects. But me and Eliza and Mr Surly had a power lunch at the Blackstrap.org dining hall, and decided to continue our search. So if you, dear reader, also live in these parts, and play bass in these parts, and are liking of what you are hearing on this website, get in touch.
Email us at bassplayer(at)blackstrap.org
In the meantime, we're working on doing our own recording, and some recordings-in-progress will be posted on this website for your advice and abuse. But here's a mono practice take from August. We were contemplating performing as the Cramps at an all-covers show. This is a run through a number by Durham-born Link Wray, which the Cramps refashioned into "Sunglasses After Dark".
Blackstrap - Link's Sunglasses
Hear that? There's no bass! Call us up and insert your thunder.
posted by bendy @ 10/26/2005 12:27:00 AM [permanent link]
We're getting hits on this post because of Link Wray's death. I'm truly sad. He was one of my heros, and I'm still kicking myself that I didn't make it to the Wray/Flat Duo Jets show at the Local 506 about seven years ago. A freind saw him that same time in NYC, and said that Link possesed the skinniest palest set of guitar arms he'd ever seen.
said bendy, at
11/21/2005
Blogger Reverend Frost has posted the songs you'll want to be playing.
Blackstrap is a rockpunk band that was formed in 2002 by several
disgruntled music fans. Some had played in bands for years, some had
never been involved in music. All of us were upset with the
direction the USA was moving. As you can tell, our impact on all that
has been overwhelming.
We broke up in 2004, just before releasing a debut EP. We still feel
bad about messing up 307 Knox Records
like that. We got back together in
2005. We might drive each other crazy again, so no promises.
We're a band that doesn't have many options as far as
money and time and touring and all those other thing that could make a
band be your life. The web is the main way we promote
ourselves. We figured out we should share what meager knowledge we have
obtained.
RESOURCES
or "Promoting Your Music as the Music Industry We Know and Dislike Dies...."
Websites are a lot of work to figure out, and don't work any magic
on their own. Most people who view your website are already going to know you exist.
Just having a website doesn't mean anyone is going to visit. So don't
worry about securing an Internet domain right away. Stick some
music on MySpace,
and then participate in sites that might actually drive interested
listeners to your music. Blackstrap gets more hits from our link
on ncpunkonline.com than from
higher-profile sites where we get lost in the shuffle.
There are advantages to having your own custom built website and
domain name, but it's only as useful to the extent that it gets linked to.
Here are some sites that are important and help to get noticed. They aren't all music sites, specifically. Alot of them require participation. But hey, you wanted to be on stage, right?
JUST HEARD
WEEKLY FAVS
LOOKING AT...
what else?
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