A long time ago, as a junior in high school and in an enhanced state, I saw The Who’s documentary The Kids Are Alright. It was a midnight showing on a big screen, with good sound and a rowdy crowd, and this segment of the movie changed my life: (more…)
Took me a while, but I think I’ve finally fixed the comments function on this site. I know I lost a few recently, sadly, so if you left a comment and still don’t see it here… feel free to re-post. Oy.
Curtis Bumpy will uncork another fine vintage of Le Groove, this time serving it up at the Boom Boom Room in San Francisco this Saturday. Come on down and shake off those pre-holiday heebie jeebies with the Bumpy people. We’ll be working some new blends, cooked up in the Bumpy Kitchen and pumped out through the Bumpy Filter. We’re on at 9:30, followed by The Estate.
Curtis Bumpy.
Saturday, December 20, 2008.
The Boom Boom Room.
1601 Fillmore St, The Citay.
Commencing at 9:30PM, one 90 min set. $10.
Ever since I picked up this Mesa/Boogie Lone Star of mine in Sept. ’07, I’ve surprised even myself with the level of geekery I indulge in over it.
I just noticed that links to the Smooth & Nasty songs were all broken… I fixed them. The downloads page is all good now. Sorry about that. Have at it.
Curtis Bumpy has home field advantage, and will use it to lay down layer after layer of the greasy funky stuff. This time we’ll be joined by Paige Weber (Message of Love, Van Gogh’s Daughter), Latrice Barnett (Five Point Plan), and David James (The Coup, Spearhead) on vocals, and you never know who else.
Curtis Bumpy.
Downtown Berkeley Music Festival.
Saturday August 23, 2008.
Jupiter Brewing Co., downtown Berkeley.
Commencing at 8, 3 sets.
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Curtis Bumpy shakes up the Jupiter once more on Friday the 6th, the same night that Fishbone rocks the Shattuck Down Low (w/the Uptones and Sun House), making downtown Berkeley the place to be that night. This time we will be joined by Eric Garland on drums and Joshi Marshall on saxophone, along with Paige Weber and perhaps some more friends on vocals.
Curtis Bumpy
Friday June 6, 2008.
Jupiter Brewing Co., downtown Berkeley.
Commencing at 8, 3 sets.
It’s hilarious and ironic, though. Imagine my bemusement: having had this fantasy for years that one day I’d be called (by, I don’t know, whoever makes those calls) to play in James Brown’s band… and then discovering one day that James Brown’s band did, in fact, fill that slot toward the end with some other blond white-boy guitarist named Damon Wood.
Would it… drive you nuts? Make you quietly giggle with the delusional certainty that the universe has played a very small and personal prank on you? Does the universe use The Google? Or does it just punish you for running one too many vanity searches?
What are the odds? Apparently, 100%.
Oh well. At least Prince is still around… and I’ll bet he’s desperate for my help! Anyway, I’ve been meaning to clear that up for a while. I’m sure the music world will breathe a huge collective sigh of relief.
So, Damon: right on, bro! I mean, the other Damon.
The Bay Area’s Chrissiest Pretenders tribute band will be playing at Kensington Circus Pub this Saturday night, May 3. Family-friendly, in fact it’s practically family-required. I love the Circus. It’s the best place in the East Bay to bump into those friends of yours who just had kids in the last couple of years, who are desperate to get out of the house and have a beer in public but can’t get a babysitter. At least one of my kids will be there.
Message of Love will commence rocking at 9:00.
Kensington Circus Pub
389 Colusa Avenue
Kensington, CA 94707
Wednesday, April 16, I’ll be playing a get-your-act-together show at Jupiter with my new outfit, Curtis Bumpy. 2 sets of good times, with Keith, Jan, Ag, Josh, Jordan, and maybe some other familiar faces.
Curtis Bumpy
Wednesday, April 16, 2008.
Jupiter Brewing Co., downtown Berkeley.
Commencing at 8, 2 sets.