Listening to...

Lipbone Redding and the Lipbone Orchestra. I first heard him play at Bar Tabac on Smith St on a rainy Monday a few months ago. During our dinner, I kept hearing this great trombone solo in many of his songs. Little did I know then that that was Lipbone...making those sounds with his LIPS! His music is like blue-eyed soulful bluegrass...or some sort of hybrid of music that you feel in your bones. My favorite song of his that night was, "Dogs of Santiago," which I've overplayed on my "Walk to Work" playlist.

He's playing again at Bar Tabac on Monday, June 29, 2009. If he ever comes to your neck of the woods, you definitely should check him out.