What happens when you put together ex-members of the Flamin' Groovies, the Plimsouls, and add a drummer who's been in every powerpop band that has ever existed? You get Magic Christian! Their sound veers more toward 60's garage punk and R&B, but they can put a nice melody together when they want to. They have one disc out now on Repeat Records, with a new one in the works that will come out on the Cynics Get Hip label.
Here are the boys performing live at SXSW:
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Cyril Jordan AND Clem Burke?
Be still my beating heart!!!!!
Seriously -- how come I haven't heard about this before?
Who's the vocalist?
He's a ringer for the guy in the Chocolate Watchband.
Wow.
Seriously -- how come I haven't heard about this before?
You HAVE Steve, you just doan remember - I've been raving about them for a while. Have seen them twice in recent months - man, I could watch Clem Burke all night. It's like Keith Moon never went away!
(And CJ kinda reminds me of you...)
- bill buckner
Thanks for the great post & info, KC.
Raw, passionate, hard-driving rock ... man, that's no way to get radio play.
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