[Dixielandjazz] A new form of amplicication.

[Kent Murdick]

My group, Bordello rhythm, is both figuratively and literally a “gut- 
bucket” band, but I think we reached a new low during the Mobile 
International Beer Festival. We played on the edge of a park just off 
the sidewalk, a place that guaranteed a good flow of walk by traffic. 
Our “gut-bucket” bass player found a grated sewer opening on flat 
ground, put his gut-bucket over the opening and got a fabulous sound 
that could be heard a block away (maybe even all over the city). Just 
thought I’d pass that on to you guys who think those amps and speakers 
are necessary.