{"id":742,"date":"2016-07-23T12:51:15","date_gmt":"2016-07-23T16:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/?p=742"},"modified":"2016-11-09T01:11:50","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T06:11:50","slug":"new-release-roundup-music-from-ruby-dee-and-the-snakehandlers-breanna-barbara-and-comedy-from-hari-kondabolu-pat-brown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/2016\/07\/23\/new-release-roundup-music-from-ruby-dee-and-the-snakehandlers-breanna-barbara-and-comedy-from-hari-kondabolu-pat-brown\/","title":{"rendered":"New Release Roundup: Music from Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers, Breanna Barbara and Comedy from Hari Kondabolu, Pat Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"

MUSIC <\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Ruby Dee and the Snakehandelers<\/a> \u2013 Little Black Heart<\/em>
\nIn a genre like rockabilly, which can seem a little cookie-cutter at times, it\u2019s the bands that stand out are the ones that get the details right. Frank Zappa used to call it putting the eyebrows on. Dee and her band do it right. She gets the vocal pops on \u201cCan You Spare A Match?\u201d and the sneer on \u201cPut You Down.\u201d Dylan Cavaliere keeps the upright ass thumping, guitarist Jorge Harada knows how to use slapback and play all those double-string popping leads, and Scott L. French can drive the whole thing from the drum throne. They also don\u2019t forget the central element in rockabilly \u2013 fun. Get everybody dancing and laughing. There is \u201cAll Knocked Up,\u201d a tale of a homecoming queen in wonderfully poor taste. It would have been a perfect fit for the soundtrack of John Waters\u2019 Cry Baby. And the final kiss off, \u201cYou Underwhelm Me.\u201d You won\u2019t get a better workout than laughing while shaking your ass.
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