Paramount Records was an early blues, jazz, and spiritual label out of the midwest that put out recordings by Blind Lemon Jefferson, Louis Armstrong, and Lawrence Welk, among others. Such recordings were, according to the Paramount website, early inspiration for Elvis Presley, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Howlin' Wolf, Bob Dylan, and Eric Clapton. Delaware's own Kevin Ramsey, who has also written musicals about Sam Cooke and the Louisiana Bayou, has put this history to song.
"Chasin' Dem Blues", the story of paramount records, is debuting today at 8pm at Delaware Theatre Company, on Water Street. Tickets are $35-$49, with discounts for students and seniors.
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Light mockery warning: I giggled my way through an article (I won't say where) this morning about a benefit concert for WVUD that occurred recently. The best part:
"Some performers who gained popularity after participating in the concert in the past were Dr. Dog, whose music was featured on a Fox TV show, and The Walkmen, who were featured on the Spiderman 3 soundtrack."
You know, Dr. Dog - you may know them from that Fox TV show that featured their song! Or how about The Walkmen - you know, from the Spiderman 3 soundtrack?
The author knew she had to emphasize these bands' successes, and of all the examples she could have given (regulars on the late-night talk show circuit, Coachella and Bonnaroo, world tours), she settled on "music featured on a tv show" and "music featured in a movie". Because, you know, there is no pinnacle for a band like ... Spiderman 3.
Alright, enough ribbing. Congrats to local bands The Common Room, Stallions, and Lower Case Blues, who played this benefit concert. May their futures be filled with Fox TV placements that'll make the hometown proud.
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And for ladies needing a brush up on pole dancing skills: there's a "Flirt Level Pole Class", just in case you were afraid of becoming too putan about it ("it's not about gyrating your body for money and/or narcotics - it's just flirting!"), and a "Pole Fusion Class", which is being advertised as a curriculum-based program. Curriculum-based! I love it. Who gets together to create this curriculum? What does such a conference of pole experts look like? Both classes are on Thursdays at Physique Pole Studio in Pike Creek. Bedroom community, indeed.
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