A Local Anesthetic Live: Trick Bag, Jen Kearney & the Lost Onion, w/ special guest, Carl Johnson Trio at Gemstones
March 20, 2010 at 8pm to March 21, 2010 at 1am
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Pro guitarist available for blues/R&B gigs
Started Aug 16, 2009
Celebrate the music of New Orleans with Trick Bag!
Started Jul 6, 2009
Mardi Gras celebration in Waltham!
Started Feb 12, 2009
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Grandpa_Erik left a comment for Trick Bag
Now I feel it is the right time to thank you for your friendship and support in 2009. Still busy in studio, still working hard to get something we can call our own stile.
The 30th of december last year it suddenly appear a lighting sceanery on…
Grandpa_Erik left a comment for Trick Bag
Every day we are jumping from one task to another – looking at the watch as a guide. No wonder heart attack is one of the main causes to death. We forget to pause, to look around and to enjoy friendship and family. The world is beautiful…
Grandpa_Erik left a comment for Trick Bag
Just to put you in the right mood:
Have a fantastic blues weekend.
Blues'on. Grandpa_Erik
Heading into Fall in New England with Trick Bag at Jake's Dixie Roadhouse! at Jake's Dixie Roadhouse
October 3, 2009 at 9:30pm to October 4, 2009 at 12:30am
Summer, slight as it was, has come to another long sleep. However, this 2009 New England Fall promises to be a spectacular one, starting with New Orleans-inspired funk with Boston's own Trick Bag grooving the roof in at Jake's Dixie Roadhouse!It's all about the groove with Mike, Mark, Russ, & Squid with some new original tunes and a whole bunch of New Orleans classics for you to bump and groove to! Join Boston's best party crew at Waltham's best southern BBQ join, while we live for the…See More
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Grandpa_Erik left a comment for Trick Bag
Hey, wishing you a fantastic weekend. Look at this video and be prepared. When it looks like it's going in the right direction remember to change from Rock'n Roll to real slow blues. Enjoy. Take care my friend. Blues'on.…
Grandpa_Erik left a comment for Trick Bag
Hey my friend, been very busy the whole week and weekend,so I decided this time to send send you a greeting for the upcoming week. And the best way to start a new week is to listen to some groovy blues. Have a great week. Take care. Much respect.…
Trick Bag replied to Chad Nordhoff's discussion 'Good Work If You Can Get It'
I teach music for my "day job", so I'm still making a living at music, just not necessarily playing it. I teach private lessons, guitar/piano/bass/etc.
Grandpa_Erik left a comment for Trick Bag
Hey, as a weekend greeting I am enclosing the keys to my blues world. It is oil on canvas, painted by my wife. Enjoy! Wishing you a great weekend with a lot of blues. Take care. Blues'on. Grandpa_Erik
(www.jette.biz)
Grandpa_Erik left a comment for Trick Bag
Hi, my weekend greeting this time is puting up a fan exclusive download of the tune “I loved Another Woman” on Reverbnation. You may register by using the widget here. Enjoy. Wishing you a fantastic weekend. Love and respect.…
Pro guitarist available for blues/R&B gigs
Hey, guys. I'm a pro guitarist/teacher looking for more outlets to play the blues. I'm currently running my own New Orleans funk project, but that's a very part-time gig. I'm trained, with tons of live experience, and also write horn charts, professional transcriptions, sing, etc. Something more permanent is desirable, but I'm also more than adept at spur-of-the-moment fill-ins, learn tunes on my own quickly and reliably. I'm looking for projects primarily in the Massachusetts/New Hampshire…See More
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Grandpa_Erik left a comment for Trick Bag
Hey, a little taste from our music. If you like it there is more to hear at my site and I would like to be your friend. If it's not your taste I am sorry to have taken your time. Much respect. Grandpa_Erik
Celebrate the music of New Orleans with Trick Bag!
When: Sat Jul 18 09 09:00 PMWhere: Edgewater Cafe, 155 Washington St, Salem, MA, 01970, USDetails: Incredible food, unique homey ambience and wonderful premium margaritas, with over 46 types of tequila to choose from, the Edgewater Cafe has it all. Trick Bag's first time at the Edgewater; let's show 'em how the funk is done!See More
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Bringing in spring in New England, with Trick Bag and Jake's Dixie Roadhouse! at Jake's Dixie Roadhouse
March 21, 2009 at 10pm to March 22, 2009 at 12am
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Mardi Gras celebration in Waltham!
Boston's finest New Orleans-influenced funk ensemble will be burning down the house with a Mardi Gras celebration at Jake's Dixie Roadhouse on Saturday, Feb. 21! Jake's is the best BBQ joint in the Northeast, and with a mix of special Mardi Gras menu and the groove-oriented music of New Orleans, peppered with like-minded originals from Trick Bag, we have a one-two punch that…See More
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- About Me:
- It's all about the groove. It's always been about the groove, the pocket. You know it, and this quartet knows it. In fact, they've all known it for a long time, even while cutting their teeth working with various ensembles, some of them excellent, some not so good. It's all part of the growth experience, no regrets. Among the better gigs for these four have been the Boston Horns, OGMF, Soul Inspiration, Chubby Checker and Frankie Avalon, Vital Functions, Dr. Awkward, Mamadou Diop, as well as a few Broadway and off-Broadway shows along the way.
Who knows what it takes to bring creative minds together in the right formation? A culmination of influences and experiences, a gelling of attitudes, personality types, a mutual love for the music of New Orleans (and specifically of the New Orleans-born funk pioneers The Meters), an unspoken collective realization that it's all about the groove, the pocket. Immediately upon playing together, it was apparent that this project would be more than a rambling jam band, and far more than just the sum of it's parts. The time had come to cancel any other prospective auditionees, time to put the ear to the ground, and start playing the rhythms and harmonies of the people. Get back to people's basic human desire to feel the rhythm, to sing along with the band, to shake their asses, and get it in their souls.
Far from "a Meters cover band", this group consists of four unique individuals: Mark, Mike, Dave, and Mike. (Upon hearing Dave's playing, the other three waived the unspoken prerequisite that all band members have a name that starts with "M"...) Each of these members brings to the table his own unique interpretation of the New Orleans style of funk that the group focuses on. There are Meters tunes, as well as other staples of the New Orleans sound, along with a peppering of originals that echo the feel-good, tight-yet-loose grooves, and the overall improvisation. Some jazz influence here, some African influence there, a little Miles Davis mixed with some Stevie Wonder, maybe with a little bit of Maceo Parker sitting in with Sly & The Family Stone added to the mix. Would Coltrane approve? How would Frank Zappa feel about it? Would this pass the James Brown test? Mark, Mike, Dave, and Mike, collectively known as Trick Bag would like to think so. It is all about the groove, right?
Living for the groove, giving it up for the pocket. This is the real thing, because, you know, these guys really give a funk about the music. How about you?
- Favorite Blues Artists and Bands
- The Meters, The Neville Bros., Brian Stoltz, Herbie Hancock, Buddy Guy, Robben Ford, Maceo Parker, Ivan Neville, Larry Carlton, Miles Davis, Stanley Clarke, The New Mastersounds, The Yards, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Gatemouth Brown, Wayne Shorter, Albert King, Sonny Landreth, Tab Benoit, Wes Montgomery, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Bruno, Wayne Toups, Galactic, Kenny Neal
- Your Website Address
- http://trickbagmusic.com
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- Artist, Fan
Comment Wall (10 comments)
- At 7:42am on August 24, 2010,
Tom 1960 said… - Hi Trick Bag,
Love to get you on Blindman's Blues Forum! It's the most active blues music forum on the net and I happen to enjoy promoting it. Just GOOGLE it. Over 520,000 posts! Please check us out.
PS Even if now is not the best time to join, could I at least get you to bookmark the site for future reference?
- At 3:12am on July 13, 2010,
Grandpa_Erik said…
- Hey, my summer greeting is a homemade video with The Bluesmates. Hope life is great for you. Have a fantastic summer my friend. Love and respect. Grandpa_Erik
- At 2:09pm on December 19, 2009,
- Now I feel it is the right time to thank you for your friendship and support in 2009. Still busy in studio, still working hard to get something we can call our own stile.
The 30th of december last year it suddenly appear a lighting sceanery on heaven. Luckely I managed to grab a camera and save the image. It was almost like the creator came down in his greatness. With this photo I want to wish you and yours a merry christmas and a happy, new year full of posibilities and great moments.
Peace, love and respect.
- At 4:05am on November 20, 2009,
- Every day we are jumping from one task to another – looking at the watch as a guide. No wonder heart attack is one of the main causes to death. We forget to pause, to look around and to enjoy friendship and family. The world is beautiful – you only have to allow yourself to see it - to experience it. Look at the watch, painted by Jette – given the title “Time is relative”.
(www.jette.biz)
Take care my friend, make time and have a great weekend.
Love and respect. Grandpa_Erik
- At 7:42am on October 9, 2009,
- Just to put you in the right mood:
Have a fantastic blues weekend.
Blues'on. Grandpa_Erik
- At 9:16am on September 24, 2009,
- Hey, wishing you a fantastic weekend. Look at this video and be prepared. When it looks like it's going in the right direction remember to change from Rock'n Roll to real slow blues. Enjoy. Take care my friend. Blues'on. Grandpa_Erik
Find more videos like this on LiveBluesWorld
- At 9:08am on September 14, 2009,
- Hey my friend, been very busy the whole week and weekend,so I decided this time to send send you a greeting for the upcoming week. And the best way to start a new week is to listen to some groovy blues. Have a great week. Take care. Much respect. Grandpa_Erik
- At 6:31am on September 5, 2009,
- Hey, as a weekend greeting I am enclosing the keys to my blues world. It is oil on canvas, painted by my wife. Enjoy! Wishing you a great weekend with a lot of blues. Take care. Blues'on. Grandpa_Erik
(www.jette.biz)
- At 3:01pm on August 22, 2009,
- Hi, my weekend greeting this time is puting up a fan exclusive download of the tune “I loved Another Woman” on Reverbnation. You may register by using the widget here. Enjoy. Wishing you a fantastic weekend. Love and respect. Grandpa_Erik
- At 11:20am on August 16, 2009,
- Hey, a little taste from our music. If you like it there is more to hear at my site and I would like to be your friend. If it's not your taste I am sorry to have taken your time. Much respect. Grandpa_Erik
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