Oteil & The Peacemakers in St. Louis!

Dr. Cheese · #1 01-18-2007, 10:06 PM

Oteil & the Peacemakers will be at Harah's St. Louis Casino and Hotel February 8 at 9. The cool thing is that there is no cover charge!

This would be a great time for area TB'ers to meet and say hello.

I am putting this one in the Palmpilot for sure!

lefty007 · #2 01-19-2007, 07:14 AM

Nice. I caught them last year when they came to South Florida. Awesome show!

Bruce Lindfield · #3 01-19-2007, 07:20 AM

Where's "Gerry" .....

peteroberts · #4 01-20-2007, 12:33 AM

yeah, you'd better go see them if you're in the area...GREAT playing!!!
BTW, it's the Peacemakers

Dr. Cheese · #5 01-20-2007, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by peteroberts

yeah, you'd better go see them if you're in the area...GREAT playing!!!
BTW, it's the Peacemakers

OOPS! That for the correction. I am really looking forward to seeing Oteil Burbridge. That man can play chords on bass like nobody's business!

peteroberts · #6 01-20-2007, 01:02 PM

that's not all he can do...you'll be amazed
some of the fastest playing I've ever seen live too.
great soloist, great technique, great groove...
well, you get the idea.

gkbass13 · #7 01-20-2007, 01:11 PM

i saw them in troy ny a couple years ago in a small jazz club. he sat at the table next to me while the opening band was playing. i was in awe. hands down my favorite player i have seen live...and he leads the band amazingly as well. definitely go see him if you can!

edmidlifecrisis · #8 01-22-2007, 09:31 PM

Hello, all

I saw them last month at the Bamboo Room in Lake Worth Florida. Small intimate bar/club, great show. He is a really great singer, too. Gave his all to a small crowd.

If you come to South Florida, the Bamboo Room is a great venue. It's a blues bar with great national acts. I recently saw Sue Foley, and Duke Robillard there, too. Late night shows, cool mixed drinks, and draft beers, great music, how can ya beat it?

edmidlifecrisis

Al Caldwell · #9 01-23-2007, 03:54 AM

I'll be there!! Thanks Dr.Cheese for the info!! I haven't seen him since The Aqurian Rescue days!! :-) I love the way he plays!! truly a great musician!!

**KJung** · #10 01-23-2007, 06:38 AM

Count me in if you guys head down there on the 9th. I'll be in St. Louis for a gig on that Saturday.

Al... hope to run into you... it's been a long time!

Ken

Al Caldwell · #11 01-23-2007, 08:57 AM

It will great to see you as well!!

Dr. Cheese · #12 01-23-2007, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Al Caldwell

I'll be there!! Thanks Dr.Cheese for the info!! I haven't seen him since The Aqurian Rescue days!! :-) I love the way he plays!! truly a great musician!!

Glad to be helpful Al. Between you and KJung, I know who will be the worst player in the house by far that night - me!

Planet Boulder · #13 01-25-2007, 12:23 PM

Oteil is mind-blowing, simply put. I can't think of any current bassists whom I like more (there are a couple whom I like just as much, such as Vic Wooten and Tom Kennedy).

I have to give him special credit for the manner in which he transformed his playing style to suit the Allmans. I saw him with the Allmans on his first tour with them and I thought he was a poor fit. At that time, he sounded more like "ABB+ Oteil" and it just wasn't working. Saw them with him a year later and it was a COMPLETELY different story! He was channeling Berry Oakley! He even switched basses to get Berry's tone.

He is a great person and an amazing musician. He's one of the musicians whom I'd like to meet most.

peteroberts · #14 01-26-2007, 07:24 PM

what I don't get...
why is he playing a Fender? The Tractor was an EB-0, wasn't it? (albeit a mutated one)

Dr. Cheese · #15 01-26-2007, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by peteroberts

what I don't get...
why is he playing a Fender? The Tractor was an EB-0, wasn't it? (albeit a mutated one)

The tractor was a Jazz with an EB-O or Guild (Darkstar) pickup in the neck position.