DigiVegas 148 - 8 Ball Aitken

This week my guest is the very first banana picker I've ever had on the show. Yeah, you read that correctly. This guy is from the far north of Queensland, Australia, and he literally grew up on a plantation.

8 Ball Aitken is a country, blues & roots musician who is notable for his fusion of country music with the genres of Australian blues and roots music. He's working on promoting his third CD this summer, Rebel With A Cause, touring the US and Canada. We tracked him down, somewhere in the woods, along the highway in Maine. We're going to get him to pull over and have a little chat with him, and play some tunes off the new CD.

Download the show's MP3 FILE here.

You can find 8 Ball Aitken on his WEB SITE and his MYSPACE PAGE

His music can be purchased at: Amazon.com

Digivegas 146 - The Insomniacs

My guest this week is Dean Meuller, bassman from Portland Oregon's The Insomniacs. Their formula: a mix of blues, swing, jump, and roots rock. Their music is a perfect soundtrack to high summer; Hot, sweaty weather, barbecues, ice cold beers. Mmm-hmm....

Check out this episode of digivegas to hear my conversation with Dean, and hear tracks off their new CD At Least I'm Not With You.

Download the show's MP3 FILE here.

You can visit The Insomniacs on their Myspace page.

You can purchase their music at: Amazon.com

He Makes The Accordion Sound Cool...VERY Cool. DVI Podcast 076 - Pete Contino

My guest this week is Pete Contino.

He fronts his Zydeco/Blues band with some wicked accordion playing. A long time resident of Las Vegas. (I mean, how many of us here really are from here?), Pete and I discuss the music scene here, and what it sometimes takes to make a living playing music in the entertainment capital of the world.

You can download the show's MP3 FILE here.

You can check out Pete's WEBSITE here.