Sunday! Slick Andrews & 3CD, and Jinxed!

Folks, we had a nice holiday weekend over the Fourth of July and some folks were lucky enough to have a four-day work week this week, but it still felt awful long and hot. If you are like me, then you are probably ready for another weekend. There is always something to do in our fair city- lots of great local music and all kinds of venues to see 'em at. That Averys and I would like to invite you to our show this Sunday at The Shrunken Head in Victorian Village.

We are privileged to invite back two acts who have turned in robust and entertaining shows for you at previous Round Ups. Our duet act this month is Jinxed. You know Savannah from the Song Birds. They came out and sang for you last month, and sounded excellent as always. Bart is the lead vocalist and bass player from Third Degree Sideburn, a local Rockabilly institution with hundreds of shows under their belt. Third Degree will be out to play The Round Up n October, I believe is when we have them. As Jinxed, Savannah and Bart play a whole range of classic old songs from all the great Country Acts. They get extra credit, too, for doing some Everly Brothers, who were much more influential in the world of Country Music than some folks realize, and also for covering a song from "Walk Hard". good ol' Dewey Cox.....

Now, for genuine firepower, we have recruited one of our favorite acts, Slick City and The 3C Drifters. This band is the real deal, and an act that all us musicians can learn a thing or two from. They know all the classics, but they will also play you juicy deep cuts and B-Sides that you've never heard before. When last we hosted Slick and the boys, they came out as a powerhouse three piece, with Slick singing and playing rhythm, old Howard "Hi-Watt" Montgomery slapping that doghouse bass, and Rob Thomas (also of the Odd Job Millionaires and Matt Monta and The Smoking Guns) busting some super-twangy leads. This time around, I understand that they are bringing a drummer and a steel player, so you may see Ol' Slim sweat the competition a little bit! You will get old Honky Tonk and straight-up Rockabilly from this tight, professional band. Slick Andrews and The 3C Drifters get the Averys' Sartorial Seal Of Approval for wearing Western Wear with matching shirts and appropriate headgear.

As always, The Averys and I will be on hand to open the show with a set of our own classic covers and Averys originals. Then we'll close up the night with another set. They are both really good sets, but we secretly put the best songs in the second set, just so you know. but the first set is still good. You don't want to miss that. Rich taught us "Steel Guitar Rag" and that will be something you won't want to miss. Plus, Jake wrote a bridge to "Rear View Mirror", which we played last month but it didn't have the bridge. That's turning into a pretty good song. I kind of wished we had recorded it for the record.... So you can see we are always working on new material for you, the loyal and true Traditional Country Music Lover.

I am contractually obliged to tell you all that:
1) this is a free show
2) we will have our DJ Boots Massing spinning real vinyl classics between sets
3) you can win prizes when you play the Classic country Trivia Game (emceed by Papa Ox), and I am bringing some Ranch Party Round Up Brand BBQ sauce that will be some prizes
4) there is ample free parking and also The Shrunken Head has dynamite pizzas now and an awesome selection of beers and all the whiskey you would care to buy me (but there is also a real good taco truck across the street and Andreas said that is the only outside food you can bring in, so if you like tacos you have that going for you....)
5) .....and I guess that is it. So don't miss it.

Slim White and The Averys

present

The Ranch Party Round Up

featuring

Slick Andrews and The 3C Drifters

with

Jinxed

and

Slim White and The Averys
Sunday, July 10, 5-9 PM

at

The Shrunken Head

251 W 5th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

www.theshrunkenhead.net