telecaster wizard, jim campilongo played the early show tonight. i've never seen a guy control an electric guitar and force it to his will the way he does. effortless behind-the-nut harmonic bends, bizzaro chords and TONE up the wazoo. when you see a guy manipulating an instrument with this kind of effortless control and dexterity, you know why the music press has called him "an american treasure." drawing influences from other telecaster gurus such as jimmy bryant, danny gatton, jimmie rivers and god-knows-where psychedelic influences, he conjures up sounds you might think only possible with a massive effects pedal board. campilongo, however, makes it all look effortless with his vintage tele and matching '60s era princeton amp. he plays every monday night at the living room on the lower east side. you may have seen him backing up norah jones or one of my favorite bands, cake.
from the left: jimmie rivers and jim campilongo:
the late show was western swing whiz, smokey hormel. you may know him from his work with tom waits or beck. he's an incredibly diverse musician. as a young picker, he learned western swing-style guitar from none other than jimmy wyble, one of bob wills famed guitar slingers. folks... bob wills is western swing and through a multi-decade career, he featured a number of ground breaking instrumentalists, most notably his guitar players. we've seen smokey a number of times and he is just a dynamite musician leading a cracker jack outfit: upright bass, drums, clarinet and steel guitar. smokey throws western swing classics into the modern world and the crowd loves it! btw- dig the unusual gretsch he's playing here... momma!
these are just two of the many great musicians playing on a regular basis here in brooklyn. if you live in the area, you owe yourself to check out these increidible guitarists!
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Holy smoke, Campilongo and Jimmy Rivers on the same stage?
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