JohnO Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Magic Christian played shows last weekend in San Francisco and San Jose, with another new rhythm section....Chris Von Sneidern on bass/backing vocals(!) and Prairie Prince on drums. Per Cyril Jordan, Eddie Munoz (Plimsouls) and Clem Burke (Blondie), their rhythm section for the past 3 years plus, are out. (Clem's currently playing with Hugh Cornwell of The Stranglers. Prairie was MC's original drummer back in '04-'06)Very intriguing possibilities with Chris VS now in the band. I understand he sang one verse of "I Saw Her Standing There" each show last week, and combined with Cyril/Paul Kopf for even better Beatles-esque harmonies. He also, needless to say, is a great songwriter, with a wealth of killer solo material the band could use if it chooses to. (Chris has a new album in the can that should be released soon.) Interested in seeing how this new version of the band plays out.P.S. A sad state of the current affairs of music in this country, where the creators of (per Popdude's book "Shake Some Action") the #6 and 23 all-time best power pop albums (CVS's "Big White Lies" and the Flamin' Groovies' "Shake Some Action", respectively) have trouble getting decent-paying gigs and/or record labels...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Nivan Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Thanks, John. Was wondering what was up. Any chance they're doing SFO on 3/26-8, when I'll be out there?"K" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnO Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 Keith - I talked to Cyril about 3 weeks ago, and asked him if Magic Christian was doing any more upcoming shows. He said that after the 3/12 and 3/13 shows, he and Roy Loney would be going into intense rehearsals for their April shows with The A-Bones in Europe (billed at one fest in England as The Flamin' Groovies). Roy, Cyril & The 'Bones will be doing 1 warmup gig in NYC (Bell House in Brooklyn) on April 21, then flying to England. He promised more Magic Christian shows later this year, but specified no dates or venues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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