As a touring band, the Ramblers always seem to be on the road. Last month, we were in Taichung at the Jazz Festival. Over the summer, we spent more time on a boat in Tamsui than we did at the riverside in Bitan. For a change of place, our upcoming show will be a down home affair. We're not taking the medicine show to you; we're inviting you to our home-away-from-home -- Bobwundaye.
Date: November 24
Time: 9:30 P.M. (UPDATED)
Venue: Bobwundaye
Address: 77 Heping E. Road, Section 2, Taipei, Taiwan
Cover charge: NT$200
Scratch that information on your wall and clear your schedule. This promises to be a riotous affair.
Truth be told, the Ramblers gather almost every week at Bobwundaye (we call it Bob's), but we keep the security door down almost all the way. Inside, we're working on our music. We are not totally unnoticed, however. A fair number of innocents hear an unexpected blues or swing number in the air as they walk by on the sidewalk and bend down and peer into the darkness to look for the source.
Oddly enough, for as much time as we spend there, we've never had our own public show at Bob's. There was a private show for Dave's family once, and a few times when we shared the evening's stage with other artists, but this Saturday's show will be the first time we bring to bear the full Muddy on this bastion of bohemian basin bars, Bob's. Got carried away with the alliteration there for a moment.
Some call our music jug, others blues, but there's no denying the jazzy swing. You'll hear brass and strings, harp and horn, jug and board, drum and tub, songs old and new (but mostly old), and a tap or two. We'll be giving thanks the best way we know how, shaking the walls and rattling the panes with our wound up, twisted round, straight ahead, double-back, sweet yet savory sound.
Oh, yeah. It's an intimate show, so grab someone you care about deeply, or a stranger on the street that you'd like to know better, and come on along to Bob's this Saturday. We'll be raising a ruckus!
