Chicken Ranch @ Emo's Tonight

Chicken Ranch Records extends Free Week at Emo's another night this evening, with a showcase featuring White Ghost Shivers, Willie Heath Neal, and John Schooley and His One Man Band.

A choice except from Schooley's bio:

Into this musical vacuum Schooley entered, first trying to put together a hot-jazz combo along the lines of the then-popular Django Reinhart. Schooley was unable to find suitable musicians, and also couldn’t really play very well, so that idea was soon abandoned. Then, billing himself as “John Schooley and His One Man Band”, he rigged up a kick drum and hi-hat and began performing at “house frolics” and on the sidewalk in front of local record store Whizz Records. He met with minimal success. The repetitive pound of the kick drum combined with Schooley’s rather gruff vocals seemed only to drive business away from the already failing retailer. He was frequently chased away by the proprietor with a broom shortly after setting up. He fared little better at the “house frolics.” Being unwilling (or perhaps unable) to learn pop hits of the day, Schooley tried to force his listeners to dance to his own frequently atonal blend of blues and country, again with minimal success.

Downloads (John Schooley and His One Man Band)
[mp3] Cat Squirrel
[mp3] Drive You Faster

Chicken Ranch Records Presents
White Ghost Shivers, Willie Heath Neal, John Schooley and His One Man Band
Emo's
Wednesday, January 11th
Free!