[Dixielandjazz] Is New Orleans Jazz coming back?

[Gluetje1 at aol.com]

I only know Loose Marbles via YouTube--but really enjoyed those.  Made  a 400 
mile round trip to see The Asylum Street Spankers after watching them on  
YouTube.  They opened with a known high energy OKUM number--(it might  have been 
"Yes Sir, That's My Baby") to the roar of a young mid-aged crowd in a  
well-known biker's bar.  Wammo, co--leader of the group writes almost  all their 
stuff and says he intentionally tries to write music that "sounds like  other 
music" (that sells).  Even before I knew they got their start in  Austin in a bar 
on Asylum Street I took it that a big part of their roots was  Western Swing.  
And Christina Marrs, the other leader-writer----her live  blues renditions 
all time memorable for me.  But then there were no weak  members in the group 
the evening I saw them.  Would make another drive like  that to see them in a 
minute.
 
  Just found one video of Sick's Pack on YouTube, listed for  about a 
minute--nothing struck me as anything but heavy metal so shut it  down.
Ginny
 
 
In a message dated 3/23/2008 9:49:56 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
barbonestreet at earthlink.net writes:

Could  this be a trend? There are many other bands flirting around the   
edges of OKOM, such as Sick's Pack, Loose Marbles and The Asylum   
Street Spankers.
Cheers,
Steve  Barbone





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