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AUGIE MEYERS (OF THE TEXAS TORNADOS) & THE BANDOLEROS / HARD ROAD - Friday September 13, at Cafe Nine
Fernando Pinto Presents: Augie Meyers and the Bandoleros / Hard Road
Friday September 13, at Cafe Nine, New Haven
Tickets $20. Advance $25. At the door
Doors open at 8pm showtime 9pm
Augie Meyers and the Bandoleros
Augie Meyers is a Tex-Mex Star, his style and Vox Continental has become one of music's most distinctive keyboard sounds around. Augie Meyers is a lock on the Top 10 All-Time Rock & Roll Keyboard Riffs, boasting a career only a few can match. Ever since his Vox organ on the Sir Douglas Quintet's "She's About a Mover" Mendocino"and "Nuevo Laredo" hit with Texas twang to his Grammy-winning work with the hugely successful supergroup known as the Texas Tornados, with Doug Sahm, Flaco Jimenez, and Freddy Fender known worldwide as the creators of South Texas sound.
Meyers has stood on a Hall of Fame lifetime as the godfather of San Antonio rock, poster child for staying and playing on the Alamo City's home team in the Texas league white boy, vato, soul man, musician. His career has crisscrossed cultural boundaries for decades. He looms large not only in the musical back pages of San Antonio, but of Austin, San Francisco, Scandinavia, and points in between. His potent stew of rock, blues, country, and conjunto is at once distinct and distinguished. Along the way, he's written songs like "Hey Baby Kep Pa So" that stand as anthems to the nowhere-but-Texas Lone Star attitude.
Augie can be heard as well as on landmark albums by Bob Dylan (Time Out of Mind and Love and Theft) and John Hammond (Wicked Grin). Echoes of the Meyers' style and sound can be heard in the music of the Doors, the Kinks, the Animals as well as the Beatles just to name a few. An im- pact that is still being felt in rock 'n' roll today.
Videos:
Hey Baby Kep Pa So - https://youtu.be/4tXhAYl173U
Mendocino - https://youtu.be/aZOC3En5uUk
Live on Letterman: https://youtu.be/2FW6zF_dgww
Quote from Bob Dylan:
"Augie's my man. He's like an intellectual who goes fishing using bookworms. Seriously though, he's the shining example of a musician, Vox player or otherwise, who can break the code. His playing speaks volumes. Speaks in tongue actually. He can bring a song, certainly any one of mine, into the real world. I've loved his playing going all the way back to the Sir Doug days when he was featured and dominant. What makes him so great is that internally speaking, he's the master of syncopation and timing. And this is something that cannot be taught. If you need someone to get you through the shipping lanes and there's no detours, Augie will get you right straight through....Augie's your man."
Quote from John Hammond:
"Augie is one of the gems of the universe and is one of the greatest musicians that I've had the honor of working with. His musical instincts are impeccable, he's just a natural."
The Bandoleros
http://www.frankcarillo.com
The Bandoleros are led by Frank Carillo the epitome of the "musician's musician." Throughout his career, his craftsmanship as a gifted world-class guitar player, electrifying stage performances, memorable prolific songwriting and his warm and affable persona have allowed him to make an indelible mark on the international music scene.
In 1972 and 1973 respectively, Frank traveled to England to add his distinctive guitar sound and style to Peter Frampton's Wind of Change and Frampton's Camel albums for A&M Records.
In 1973, he formed Doc Holiday which recorded its first album at Olympic Studios in England for Metromedia Records. The album was produced by Chris Kimsey, who had just finished recording the Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers album at Olympic. Kimsey obtained permission for the band to use the Stones' equipment to record their album. As if using the Stones' equipment wasn't enough, the members of Led Zeppelin, who were mixing their Houses of the Holy album in the adjoining studio, became fast friends, which culminated one night in an unforgettable Led Zeppelin - Doc Holiday jam session at Olympic.
Arriving back in England in 1974, he recorded French superstar Johnny Hallyday's album "Insolitudes." Frank penned the title track "La Solitude" which was a multi- platinum smash hit throughout Europe.
In 1978, Carillo released his first album for Atlantic Records, Rings Around the Moon, which included backing vocals by Yvonne Elliman, who had a tremendous hit with her performance on the Jesus Christ Superstar album singing "I Don't Know How To Love Him" and as a member of Eric Clapton's band singing backing vocals on the hit, "I Shot the Sheriff." Just prior to the release of Rings Around the Moon, Led Zeppelin had requested that Carillo be their opening act for a forthcoming North American tour, the first time Led Zeppelin used an opening act for a North American stadium-size tour. The tour was cancelled when, tragically, Robert Plant's son died.
Carillo toured extensively throughout 1978 and 1979, playing with such acts as the J. Geils Band, Cheap Trick, Van Halen and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. During a break in touring late in 1978, Frank found time to collaborate with Carly Simon, co-writing the song, "Pure Sin." Frank played guitar on the track, which was produced by world-renowned producer Arif Mardin for Carly's Spy album. The second Carillo album, Street of Dreams, was released on Atlantic in 1979 and also had another luminary doing backing vocals: Michael Bolton. After the release of this album, Frank embarked on a 64-show U.S.A. tour opening for Bad Company. Playing to sold-out audiences in major areas across America, Carillo stunned the critics and fans with electrifying shows that received rave reviews throughout the United States, with standing ovations and encores occurring at every show. The tour culminated in San Antonio, Texas, when after Bad Company's show, Carillo and Bad Company came out on stage and jammed, rocking the roof off the building! In 1986, Frank began writing and producing sessions with famed British model, actress, and singer Twiggy while she was in New York performing in a Broadway play. These sessions once again brought Frank and Carly Simon together, performing backing vocals on the Twiggy recordings.
+ Hard Road
https://www.facebook.com/HardRoadMusic/
Steve Mednick, Tony Casagrande and the late Chip Damiani (of the Remains) formed Hard Road in July of 2009. Joe Sciortino and Al Bartozzi joined the band in 2011 and 2015, respectively. Len Kaczmarek made his appearance earlier this year. Emma Casagrande has been opening for and singing with Hard Road for many years. The band features a hard driving rhythm section that was anchored by Chip until his untimely passing in 2014 and endures, propelled by Al, on drums, and Joe, on the bass guitar.They have also appeared in a PBS documentary on middle aged garage bands.
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250 State St.
New Haven CT, CT 06510
United States
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