Oh yeah! Woke up this morning with some great Memphis memories on my mind. Thought I'd relive a bit of 'em right about now...
6 Hands Down at the 2009 IBC
And while we're on the subject of videos, here's an interview done with Rex and I right after we came off the stage at last year's Kalamazoo Blues Festival...
Wow -- I talk alot!
Note to Rex -- Sorry for not letting you get much of a word in edge-wise, bro! You know how chatty I can get.
Am realizing that video of the band is kind of lacking on the web. Hope to be remedying that issue in the not-so-distant future with the purchase of a new video cam. Please stay tuned!
Sing along with a song at top volume in your car today -- you'll feel great about it!
See you soon!
Kev -- 6 Hands Down
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Last weekend / next weekend
Hey, all! Typing at you here to say BIG THANKS to all that came out to hang with us at the Bone Island Grill last Saturday night (2/6). It was great to be back at the B.I.G. after not playing there for a number of months. Having so many of you show up there to join in on all the fun was a huge treat for us, so, THANKS again!
This week will be taking us to a club that we've never played before and we're very excited to check it out. Friday (2/12) we'll be playing at the Mason-Holt Eagles Club. It's always cool for us to play a new venue because it usually offers up the opportunity for us to play in front of a whole new batch of people who may have never seen or heard us before. We're looking forward to the chance to make a bunch of new friends there!
This coming Sunday (2/14) plan on bringing your sweetheart out for some Valentine's Day blues at the 411 Club in Kalamazoo. We'll be playing there as part of a special fundraising series for the Kalamazoo Valley Blues Society to raise money for this year's Kalamazoo Blues Festival. We played in this event last year and had a monster time rockin' the heck outta the good folks of Kalamazoo, and we are very much looking forward to doing it all over again this coming Sunday! Please join us there if you can for some good times for a great cause!
I'll be listening to Buddy Guy and B.B. King songs in my head until I see you all soon!
All the best!
Kev -- 6 Hands Down -- http://www.6handsdown.com --
This week will be taking us to a club that we've never played before and we're very excited to check it out. Friday (2/12) we'll be playing at the Mason-Holt Eagles Club. It's always cool for us to play a new venue because it usually offers up the opportunity for us to play in front of a whole new batch of people who may have never seen or heard us before. We're looking forward to the chance to make a bunch of new friends there!
This coming Sunday (2/14) plan on bringing your sweetheart out for some Valentine's Day blues at the 411 Club in Kalamazoo. We'll be playing there as part of a special fundraising series for the Kalamazoo Valley Blues Society to raise money for this year's Kalamazoo Blues Festival. We played in this event last year and had a monster time rockin' the heck outta the good folks of Kalamazoo, and we are very much looking forward to doing it all over again this coming Sunday! Please join us there if you can for some good times for a great cause!
I'll be listening to Buddy Guy and B.B. King songs in my head until I see you all soon!
All the best!
Kev -- 6 Hands Down -- http://www.6handsdown.com --
Friday, February 5, 2010
The state of things and, you know, whatever...
OK, so, I've said it before here and I'm gonna say it again (and perhaps mean it this time), I will begin really trying to update this blog on a much more regular basis. Yeah, I know, you're snickering and saying that you've heard (read) this before, but I kind of sort of really mean it this time.
That being said, here's what's on my mind lately. I've been back to writing, scribbling, sketching, formulating and piecing together ideas, thoughts, and concepts in my various personal notebooks and journals. What I've found in doing so, is what I know is going to the be the framework and brunt of a brand new 6 Hands Down CD! Along with with sitting down and putting pen or pencil to paper, I've also been working up bits and pieces of music in a very raw, demo format on my 16 track. This is a very, very exciting time for me creatively. I felt as though, for whatever reason, I was a bit stalled on the music front with new ideas. I was actually a bit worried about that concept. But I found that, like any of life's other struggles and barriers, I simply needed to power on through, and I tell you folks, I really, really like what's been starting to happen.
As I said, much of what's been happening is still in the outline, raw scraps and idea stage, but I'm really liking where it's heading. This new material and CD is going to be, as a whole, far deeper into the blues vain. After typing that, I immediately had to ask myself, "what the hell does that mean?". Well, to put it in as simple of terms as I can come up with, I'm hoping that when you finally get a chance to hear the end result, that you'll really "feel" this music in a very, very deep sense. That's my goal.
This is an awesome time in the process. Anything could happen as this all takes shape and that's really ignited a fire under me. It's consuming me and that's a good thing!
I'll keep you posted along the ride!
Please keep checking the website and try and catch some shows if you get a chance. We sure would love to see you there!
Try and smile at somebody today that you never would have thought of smiling at before. That would be a step towards all of us helping to make this world a better place!
All the best to you! Up, up and away!
Kev
-- http://www.6handsdown.com --
That being said, here's what's on my mind lately. I've been back to writing, scribbling, sketching, formulating and piecing together ideas, thoughts, and concepts in my various personal notebooks and journals. What I've found in doing so, is what I know is going to the be the framework and brunt of a brand new 6 Hands Down CD! Along with with sitting down and putting pen or pencil to paper, I've also been working up bits and pieces of music in a very raw, demo format on my 16 track. This is a very, very exciting time for me creatively. I felt as though, for whatever reason, I was a bit stalled on the music front with new ideas. I was actually a bit worried about that concept. But I found that, like any of life's other struggles and barriers, I simply needed to power on through, and I tell you folks, I really, really like what's been starting to happen.
As I said, much of what's been happening is still in the outline, raw scraps and idea stage, but I'm really liking where it's heading. This new material and CD is going to be, as a whole, far deeper into the blues vain. After typing that, I immediately had to ask myself, "what the hell does that mean?". Well, to put it in as simple of terms as I can come up with, I'm hoping that when you finally get a chance to hear the end result, that you'll really "feel" this music in a very, very deep sense. That's my goal.
This is an awesome time in the process. Anything could happen as this all takes shape and that's really ignited a fire under me. It's consuming me and that's a good thing!
I'll keep you posted along the ride!
Please keep checking the website and try and catch some shows if you get a chance. We sure would love to see you there!
Try and smile at somebody today that you never would have thought of smiling at before. That would be a step towards all of us helping to make this world a better place!
All the best to you! Up, up and away!
Kev
-- http://www.6handsdown.com --
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Festivals, festivals, festivals!
Wow! Just got done playin' one heck of a fun festival up in Mt. Pleasant last weekend, taking a mid-week deep breath, and getting ready to do it all over again next weekend at the St. Louis Blues Festival (7/4) and again the following weekend at the Kalamazoo Blues Festival (7/1). Busy times, but good times, man, good times indeed!
For more details (times, dates, etc.) please check our website -- we'd sure love to bump into you at one or all of the great festival appearances we have lined up this summer!
See you real soon!
Kev & 6 Hands Down -- 6 Hands Down
For more details (times, dates, etc.) please check our website -- we'd sure love to bump into you at one or all of the great festival appearances we have lined up this summer!
See you real soon!
Kev & 6 Hands Down -- 6 Hands Down
Monday, June 1, 2009
We done been YouTubed -- Sweet!
A friend found and sent me this link from YouTube. It's a video of us performing our first song on the first night of the 2009 International Blues Challenge on Beale Street in Memphis, TN. What a cool, cool trip down memory lane this is. I hope it looks like we're having a blast playing in this video -- 'cause we TOTALLY were! After 2 great nights at the Rum Boogie Cafe (where this video was shot), we were fortunate enough to make it to the top 10 and perform in the finals on Saturday at the Orpheum Theater. Alas, we did not win, but we sure had one heck of a GREAT experience! I have NO idea who shot this video, but I'm very glad that that person was there to document this wonderful moment in time for the band -- HUGE THANKS!
Kev & 6 Hands Down -- 6 Hands Down
Kev & 6 Hands Down -- 6 Hands Down
Blues in the hot summer!
It’s that grand time of year when we get to move our musical activities to the out-of-doors in the form of festival appearances. We have a bunch of those types of shows going on all summer long, so, please make sure to check our calendar at the 6 Hands Down website for details as they continue to develop.
We love, love, and I mean LOVE playin’ festival gigs. They give us a chance to play nothing but our own music in front of a lot of people who may never have had the chance to see us before. Festivals also give us the chance to catch up with other musicians and friends who, due to all of our crazy schedules, we don’t get to see perform as often enough as we’d like – so that’s way, way cool!
Lookin’ forward to seein’ you all at some festivals this summer! Stop by and say “hi”!
Kev
We love, love, and I mean LOVE playin’ festival gigs. They give us a chance to play nothing but our own music in front of a lot of people who may never have had the chance to see us before. Festivals also give us the chance to catch up with other musicians and friends who, due to all of our crazy schedules, we don’t get to see perform as often enough as we’d like – so that’s way, way cool!
Lookin’ forward to seein’ you all at some festivals this summer! Stop by and say “hi”!
Kev
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
3 Week Eagles Tour
After a great Saturday (3/21) night last week at the Eagles Club in Jackson, we continue our 3 week Eagles Tour this weekend by playing this Friday (3/27) and Saturday (3/28) at the Coldwater Eagles Club. Don't ask me how we've managed to line up nothing but Eagles Clubs for almost a month straight -- I guess that's just how the calendar bounces sometimes -- just a funny, weird twist. The cool thing is that, thus far on this '09 Eagles tour, it's been a total blast. Last weekend at the Jackson Club was a huge success -- at least that's what the happy crowd and staff told us. It was reported to us by the powers-that-be there that it was the best weekend financially and crowd-wise in quite some time -- very cool! Now, as I said, this weekend we're on to what promises to be another fun weekend down in Coldwater. Carl and the rest of the great staff there always show us a good time, so we're really looking forward to it! Come on out and see us if you get a chance -- we'll show you a good time -- promise! Of course, the following Saturday night (4/4) we'll be returning to the Jackson Eagles Club for the final night (for this leg anyway) of the '09 Eagles Tour -- please, please come out for that one too if you can. Sure looking forward to seeing you all soon! As always, thanks for your support.
Kev & 6 Hands Down -- www.6handsdown.com
Kev & 6 Hands Down -- www.6handsdown.com
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