Rocking out in the dark confines of American Trash
While crowds thronged the beaches of the world and the Olympics thankfully came to a peaceful and safe conclusion, Saints & Sinners have been not-so-quietly going about our business. We’ve been tightening up our repertoire and preparing for to go into the studio in the fall (our favorite season) with some new tunes and a new sound. Drummer Daryl Cozzi has stepped up on lead and backing vocals (check out the Jimmy Reed tune on video below), and longtime bassist Dave Gerstein was in between tours with Doo-Wop legend Joey Dee and ready to rock as usual. The cohesion of this rhythm section is something to hear.
We played in support of some talented bands like The Messy Beds and The Shrimps who also ply their trade assiduously, while occasionally being supported by a no-show. August 13th found us at Desmond’s Tavern, where we brandished our cover of Takin’ Care of Business by BTO, a tune that we do somewhat in the spirit of the Replacements. The ninety-five-degree heat that day did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd. Check out the singalong in the sound file below. A cancellation brought us to American Trash on August 20th. This club is always rumored to be closing but they still pay – classy. We played for over three hours and did twenty-eight songs.
On August 23rd we returned to one of our favorite venues, The Shrine in Harlem. Two sets sounded terrific onstage. We got a warm reaction from the small but attentive crowd. This was the second or third time that the band that was supposed to play before us took a wrong turn in the Bermuda Triangle. A far cry from the time the legendary Fred Thomas opened up (sic) for us. Now, what a night that was! Our last show of the summer was August 30th at Bowery Electric’s Map Room. The sound was terrific as evidenced by the recording we made and The Shrimps entertained us as we cooled off afterwards. Bring on September!
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