Fowler returns from the Bahamas just in time for a WMNF (88.5)-sponsored CD release party Saturday at Skipper’s Smokehouse in Tampa. “Devil Got His Way,” his second album for the prestigious Blind Pig Records, came out Jan. 18. It has already received glowing reviews from top Americana publication No Depression and daily newspapers such as the Pittsburgh Post Gazette and Philadelphia Daily News. Many of the songs on “Devil Got His Way” were written in Bradenton Beach.
Kach plays Hammond B-3 organ and sings with Dickey Betts and Great Southern. He's also performed with Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes and toured nationally with Molly Hatchet. When not playing with a Southern rock hero, the Sarasota resident fronts his own act the Michael Kach Group
Mike Kach
I've witnessed Kach singing and playing organ — he excels at both — on the Allman Brother’s Band favorite “Statesboro Blues” while performing with Betts.
Fowler used to wow crowds with a fiery rendition of the ABB epic classic “Whipping Post.” Could we hear some Allman Brothers songs Monday?
“That’s up to (Kach), but I’d be up for it, for sure,” Fowler said.
Expect to hear the Bradenton Beach resident perform songs off "Devil Got His Way" tonight.
"Sugar Shack Mondays" Jan. 3, 2011/Photo by Tracy May
Here's how "Sugar Shack Mondays" operates:
Fowler and I introduce Kach, who then plays with his band for about an hour.
Following the performance, I interview Kach and throw a few questions at my friend Fowler, who I've known now for about a decade.
That’s when the webcast ends.
But not the event, which, incidentally, is free.
After the cameras are turned off, the Damon Fowler Group performs a few songs and then jams with Kach and perhaps some other musicians who have been invited in advance. Last week, in addition to special guest JP Soars, longtime Fowler performing and songwriting collaborator Ed Wright joined the jam.
Damon Fowler's "Sugar Shack Mondays" Jan. 3 with special guest JP Soars
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"On Sunday afternoons when I was young, the whole family would get together and play and sing," Damon Fowler said in a release issued today. "I thought that's what all families did on Sunday. It never occurred to me that music was not part of the fabric of daily life for everyone."
Fowler, a national touring artist signed to the highly respected blues label Blind Pig, will bring his spirit of family music gathering to Ace's in Bradenton by hosting "Sugar Shack Mondays" starting January 3.
"Since the release of Damon's CD, 'Sugar Shack,' then Damon moving to Bradenton Beach, I thought it would be cool to name a night or series after both Damon and the CD," said owner of Ace's Renee Bennett. "Then coincidentally I ran into Damon on the beach. After a few creative moments the idea evolved and now we are on our way to a very special event with many of Damon's friends."
Damon Fowler (right) and Wade Tatangelo at music writer's Tampa place Jan. 2009.
Fowler's vision includes broadcasting the regular Monday night series as an online webcast. In addition to the live show, Wade Tatangelo, music writer with the Bradenton Herald, will conduct interviews with the guest acts, reads the publicity release.
Fowler and band mates Chuck Riley (bass) and James "Big Country" McKnight recently finished recording "Devil Got His Way." It will be released Jan. 18 by Blind Pig Records.
Damon Fowler's "Devil Got His Way" will be released Jan. 18 on esteemed national label Blind Pig Records.
PUBLICITY PHOTO Damon Folwer
It's the highly anticipated followup to the Anna Maria Island resident's 2009 Blind Pig debut "Sugar Shack," which reached No. 12 on Billboard's Top Blues album chart.
"The record company and I are very excited about this," Fowler said. "It really captures where I'm at right now."
Here's the track listing:
1. "We've Got A Good Thing"
2. "Devil Got His Way"
3. "After The Rain"
4. "Tight Rope"
5. "28 Degrees"
6. "Fruit Stand Lady"
7. "Cypress In The Pines"
8. "Don't Call Me"
9. "Once In Awhile"
10. "You Go Your Way"
11. "American Dream"
12. "Happy Hour"
Stay tuned for more details regarding the album, record release party, video shoot, webcasts and many more Fowler happenings in 2011.
Full disclosure: I co-wrote the song "Happy Hour" with Fowler and Ed Wright.
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