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August 24, 2007

Ken Lyon in Matunuck; '70s mp3s; How Google works; Pats v. Carolina at 8 on CBS; Brady baby details

Photo by Sheila Lennon
Gary Gramolini (partially hidden at far left), John Cafferty, far right, and saxophonist Michael Antunes join Ken Lyon (far left), Don "D.C." Culp, Josh Lyon, Ezra Lyon, Jon Samuels, and John Cafferty during "An Evening with Ken Lyon: A Musical Retrospective" in April at the Stadium Theater, Woonsocket.

After a triumphant reunion in April at Woonsocket's Stadium Theater, Ken Lyon and Tombstone take it to the beach Saturday night, playing the Ocean Mist in Matunuck.

It's a DVD release party, offering a limited edition, double-DVD set documenting that concert, "An Evening with Ken Lyon: A Musical Retrospective." The video spans nearly the entire concert and includes guest spots by musicians from every phase of the Rhode Island bluesman's career including the Celtic Pendragon, The Shoe Fly Orchestra, and original Tombstone members Mark Taber on keyboards and Brenda Mosher Bennett on vocals.

In addition to a special appearance by drummer Michael Quinn after years off stage, this "Class of 2007" concert will include:

Rick Bellaire: Guitar, percussion (FolksTogether)
Don "D.C." Culp: Drums, percussion (Gary Guitar & The Grinders, Foreverly Brothers)
Gary "Guitar" Gramolini: Guitar (John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band)
Josh Lyon: Guitar (Ken's son, formerly of Triton)
Jon Samuels: Bass guitar (Gary Guitar & The Grinders, Foreverly Brothers)
Lori Martin: Vocals (Shoe Fly Orchestra, What's It To U)
Adrian West: Vocals

They sold out their 17-song retrospective CD, "The Best of Ken Lyon Volume 1," but did another pressing, so you can get that now, too.

I wrote a lot about Ken Lyon and Tombstone before and after the April gig -- with tunes, photos and a bit of video. My only complaint was that it's hard to dance in a theater seat, so here's a chance to boogie on the sand, if a summer Saturday night overlooking the ocean with a legend sounds like a memory you'd like to make.

Gary Gramolini's group, Gary Guitar & The Grinders, will open. Show starts around 9 p.m.

Free mp3s: At BigO this week,'70s tunes: Van Morrison, Mechanical Bliss (link fixed) and Neil Young, Chrome Dreams

Noteworthy:

How Google Works at Portfolio.

Holding a Program in Ones Head by Paul Graham. It's about letting any complex idea gestate, actually.

Fearing the Nazis again. Los Angeles Times documents reruns of hell for old Holocaust survivors whose senile dementia includes trips back to their trauma, in living color.

The Patriots play the Carolina Panthers at 8 p.m. on CBS. No photos of the Brady baby yet, but two of the very pregnant Bridget Moynahan, well before Wednesday's Caesarean. In Touch reports that the baby weighed 7 lbs., 14 oz..

The Herald says Jonathan has beaten out William as the likely name for the neonate. (Kraft over Belichick?)

Posted by Sheila Lennon  at 10:05 AM | Permalink