Hello Deadheadland – got some new music, from what might be an unexpected source for many: Greg Ginn, leader of the iconic punk band Black Flag. Many of you know Greg has always been on the bus, even when he and Henry Rollinswe’re getting in the van ! Well his current music is infused with psychedelic roots, while still coming at you from a new direction. He is touring extensively – go see him when he is near you! Tonight his band plays in Huntington Beach, California, and tommorow (4/1) in L.A. at Molly Malones. Their tour continues across the country, into the middle and then the east coast. See all the dates at the end of this post, and on www.gregginn.com or myspace.com/txcorrugators.
Greg Ginn’s music today is right in line with bands/artists from the roots as in Grateful Dead, Tea Leaf Green, Delta Nove’, Railroad Earth, etc. Ginn began in 1976 and hasn’t stopped since! Over the past two years, Ginn has performed 200+ dates while steadily touring across the US promoting both groups and last year’s CD release of JAMBANG’s “Connecting” and Greg Ginn & The Taylor Texas Corrugators’ “The Goof Off Experts.”
Greg Ginn & the Taylor Texas Corrugators are an instrumental group that incorporates many styles into their music. Rock/jazz/country/blues/latin/psychedelia all find their way into the mix. On the two studio recordings (Bent Edge released in 2007, and Goof Off Experts released in 2008), Greg plays all of the instruments except drums. Live, the Corrugators are quite a different proposition. Playing about 150 shows (most of them opening for JAMBANG) in the last year, the group played 100% improvised sets. On this tour, look for the Corrugators to introduce some sound loops into a portion of the set at times. For the tours Ginn is playing bass/guitar and has enlisted JAMBANG member Gary Piazza on guitar, and New Moonson’s Sean Hutchinson on drums.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byh1evFvXaE
Recently in the press:
“The sound of guitarist Greg Ginn, for those who have heard him, is instantly familiar. That is, unless you can find another guitarist who manages to meld a nasty, gutbucket blues tone with rock edge and jazz thoughtfulness. We won’t wait while you look. ”
– Kevin Williams, Chicago Tribune (Mar 27, 2009)
“Greg Ginn is complicated — and misunderstood…”
– Ryan Ritchie, LA Weekly (Jul 01, 2008)
“When most people think of Greg Ginn, bands like The Grateful Dead, Disco Biscuits or Eoto aren’t necessarily the first things that come to mind…”
– Daily Gazette in Albany (Apr 06, 2009)
Tour Dates:
Mar 30 2010 8:00P Muddy Waters Cafe’ w/ Cat OK
Santa Barbara, California
Mar 31 2010 8:00P Blue Cafe’ HB w/ Desperate Strangers
Huntington Beach, California
Apr 1 2010 8:00P Molly Malone’s w/ King Washington
Los Angeles, California
Apr 2 2010 9:00P Freakin Frog w/ Jazz Night
Las Vegas, Nevada
Apr 3 2010 9:00P Burt’s Tiki Lounge w/ Free Press
Salt Lake City, Utah
Apr 4 2010 8:00P Hi-Dive w/ Nightshark and SuperCollider
Denver, Colorado
Apr 5 2010 7:00P Bourbon Theater w/ SFS and Tempo
Lincoln, Nebraska
Apr 6 2010 6:00P The Guitar Syndicate Instore & Signing
Kansas City, Missouri
Apr 6 2010 9:00P Record Bar w/ TBA
Kansas City, Missouri
Apr 7 2010 7:30P Felix’s Restaurant w/ Hot Toddy
St. Louis, Missouri
Apr 8 2010 8:00P Vollrath w/ Losanti and Kingsley Street Band
Indianapolis, Indiana
Apr 9 2010 8:30P Derby City Espresso w/ Bill Zinc and R. Keenan Lawler, Joee Conroy & Cosmologial Constant and GNUMA
Louisville, Kentucky
Apr 11 2010 9:00P Empty Glass w/ TBA
Charleston, West Virginia
Apr 13 2010 8:00P The Cakeshop w/ CSC Funk Band and Malkuth
New York, New York
Apr 14 2010 8:00P Kung Fu Necktie w/ CSC Funk Band
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 15 2010 8:00P Floristree w/ CSC Funk Band and Crazy Dreams Band
Baltimore, Maryland
Apr 16 2010 8:00P Balliceaux w/ CSC Funk Band
Richmond, Virginia
Apr 17 2010 8:00P The Southern w/ CSC Funk Band
Charlottesville, Virginia
Apr 18 2010 5:00P Velvet Lounge w/ CSC Funk Band
WASHINGTON, Washington DC
Apr 19 2010 8:00P Issue Project Room w/ CSC Funk Band
Brooklyn, New York
Apr 20 2010 8:00P Zebulon w/ CSC Funk Band and Cinema, Cinema
Brooklyn, New York
Apr 21 2010 8:00P Maxwell’s w/ Cinema, Cinema
Hoboken, New Jersey
Apr 23 2010 7:00P Heirloom Theatre w/ Cinema, Cinema
Danbury, Connecticut
Apr 24 2010 7:00P Plough & Stars w/ Andrea Gillis Band
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Apr 26 2010 8:00P Valentine’s w/ Robo France 29 and Cinema, Cinema
Albany, New York
Apr 27 2010 8:00p wo Boots Bridgeport w/ Cinema, Cinema
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Apr 28 2010 7:30P The Record Collector
Bordentown, New Jersey
Apr 29 2010 8:00P The Camel w/ Hotel X
Richmond, Virginia
Apr 30 2010 10:00P The Cave w/ Brand New Life
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
May 1 2010 6:00P Metropolitan Park Camp Benefit + Global Marijuana March w/ Dot Line Production and Dixie Creepers