ohio
04-24-2007, 11:39 PM
I can't find the thread where we were discussing, but I have some more info. This was passed along to me today:
"Billed as Lowrider Band, these cats were the core players of War, a
group of unparalleled skill in the art of meld-and-amaze musicality,
and their singular soul/funk/lLatin/R&B jamology not only represents
flat-out genius, it's also guaranteed to positively dazzle." (Jonny
Whiteside/LA Weekly)
LOWRIDER BAND featuring the writers and performers of: "The World is a
Ghetto", "Low Rider",
"Cisco Kid", "Why Can't We Be Friends"...
LEE OSKAR (harmonica), HAROLD BROWN (drums/vocals), B.B. DICKERSON
(bass/vocals) and HOWARD SCOTT (guitar/vocals) with
LANCE ELLIS (saxophone), KEITH VINET (keyboards), CHUK BARBER
(percussion)
SUN., APRIL 29, 2007 RAY'S BOOM BOOM ROOM, 508 Frenchman, New Orleans,
LA
10pm
"Once Upon a Time in The West," there was a septet out of South
Central Los Angeles that was not afraid to inhale - to soak up the
vibrations and the multi-cultural make-up of its surrounding
community. Like a mirror held up to the light, they refracted the
sensual and joyful lopes of the Latin diaspora, the earthy blues of
the Black Experience, the rootsy fruit of the Afro-Cuban contingent
and (via their Danish soul mate on harmonica) the enchanting melodies
of a not-so-distant promised land.
Bound by brotherhood and sense of purpose, these men hand-crafted a
conscience-scalding musical melting pot, churning out worldwide `70s
million-sellers such as "The World is a Ghetto," "Slippin' into
Darkness," "The Cisco Kid" and the anthem "Why Can't We Be Friends."
Their albums were jazz-soaked travelogue soundtracks that reacquainted
listeners with the four cornered rooms of their minds, teasing their
imaginations with tales of outlaws and senoritas from the River Niger
to Far Out places in space.
Their songs sprang from communal jams in which seeds and stems were
sown into soul symphonies. And each member contributed his singular
element to its essence: the crack cadences of Harold Brown's trap
drums, the winding bass lines of B.B. Dickerson, the taproot sting of
Howard Scott's wicked guitar, the soaring solos and peppery tandem
lines of Charles Miller's saxophones and flutes and Lee Oskar's tangy
harmonica, the ancient mystic rumblings of Papa Dee Allen's congas and
timbales, and the rhapsodic tapestry of Lonnie Jordan's keyboards.
Ruthlessly, time has taken its toll on this musical Magnificent Seven.
Miller and Allen transitioned to the next life. Meanwhile, Jordan
tours with an army of recruits under "the name" that is recognized the
world over. However, it is the remaining quartet of S.O.B.s - Scott,
Oskar, Brown and Dickerson - which harnesses the true essence that the
band has long represented - the unity, the harmony and the righteous
fury that was at such ironic odds with "the (3-letter) name" they were
saddled with for so long.
Reborn as "The Original Lowriders", now LOWRIDER BAND (with new
members Lance Ellis on sax, Keith Vinet on keyboards and Chuk Barber
on percussion), the funkiest jam band in the galaxy is riding back
into town in a drop top Caddy and on a mission: to stake their
rightful claim as the indisputable authorities of authentic All Day
Music.
So go ahead: "Make their day!" Flash three fingers and a smile... and
exhale. The Original Lowriders have made it back home to ³get way down
funky and boogie a while...jus' a lil' bit!²
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO ARRRANGE AN INTERVIEW PLEASE CONTACT:
Karen Leipziger/KL Productions
"Billed as Lowrider Band, these cats were the core players of War, a
group of unparalleled skill in the art of meld-and-amaze musicality,
and their singular soul/funk/lLatin/R&B jamology not only represents
flat-out genius, it's also guaranteed to positively dazzle." (Jonny
Whiteside/LA Weekly)
LOWRIDER BAND featuring the writers and performers of: "The World is a
Ghetto", "Low Rider",
"Cisco Kid", "Why Can't We Be Friends"...
LEE OSKAR (harmonica), HAROLD BROWN (drums/vocals), B.B. DICKERSON
(bass/vocals) and HOWARD SCOTT (guitar/vocals) with
LANCE ELLIS (saxophone), KEITH VINET (keyboards), CHUK BARBER
(percussion)
SUN., APRIL 29, 2007 RAY'S BOOM BOOM ROOM, 508 Frenchman, New Orleans,
LA
10pm
"Once Upon a Time in The West," there was a septet out of South
Central Los Angeles that was not afraid to inhale - to soak up the
vibrations and the multi-cultural make-up of its surrounding
community. Like a mirror held up to the light, they refracted the
sensual and joyful lopes of the Latin diaspora, the earthy blues of
the Black Experience, the rootsy fruit of the Afro-Cuban contingent
and (via their Danish soul mate on harmonica) the enchanting melodies
of a not-so-distant promised land.
Bound by brotherhood and sense of purpose, these men hand-crafted a
conscience-scalding musical melting pot, churning out worldwide `70s
million-sellers such as "The World is a Ghetto," "Slippin' into
Darkness," "The Cisco Kid" and the anthem "Why Can't We Be Friends."
Their albums were jazz-soaked travelogue soundtracks that reacquainted
listeners with the four cornered rooms of their minds, teasing their
imaginations with tales of outlaws and senoritas from the River Niger
to Far Out places in space.
Their songs sprang from communal jams in which seeds and stems were
sown into soul symphonies. And each member contributed his singular
element to its essence: the crack cadences of Harold Brown's trap
drums, the winding bass lines of B.B. Dickerson, the taproot sting of
Howard Scott's wicked guitar, the soaring solos and peppery tandem
lines of Charles Miller's saxophones and flutes and Lee Oskar's tangy
harmonica, the ancient mystic rumblings of Papa Dee Allen's congas and
timbales, and the rhapsodic tapestry of Lonnie Jordan's keyboards.
Ruthlessly, time has taken its toll on this musical Magnificent Seven.
Miller and Allen transitioned to the next life. Meanwhile, Jordan
tours with an army of recruits under "the name" that is recognized the
world over. However, it is the remaining quartet of S.O.B.s - Scott,
Oskar, Brown and Dickerson - which harnesses the true essence that the
band has long represented - the unity, the harmony and the righteous
fury that was at such ironic odds with "the (3-letter) name" they were
saddled with for so long.
Reborn as "The Original Lowriders", now LOWRIDER BAND (with new
members Lance Ellis on sax, Keith Vinet on keyboards and Chuk Barber
on percussion), the funkiest jam band in the galaxy is riding back
into town in a drop top Caddy and on a mission: to stake their
rightful claim as the indisputable authorities of authentic All Day
Music.
So go ahead: "Make their day!" Flash three fingers and a smile... and
exhale. The Original Lowriders have made it back home to ³get way down
funky and boogie a while...jus' a lil' bit!²
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO ARRRANGE AN INTERVIEW PLEASE CONTACT:
Karen Leipziger/KL Productions