Interview with the East River String Band
This week Eli interviews Eden Brower and John Heneghan- The East River String Band about their new CD/LP “Some Cold Rainy Day,” with artwork by R. Crumb. They play some cuts from the new record, and also delve into John’s extensive collection of rare 78 RPM records, playing a bunch of un-reissued records you won’t hear anywhere else!
The East River String Band will be playing this Saturday night, June 14th at my Down Home Live show at Banjo Jim’s on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. No Cover! Come and check it out, should be a great show.
Links:
http://www.myspace.com/eastriverstringband
http://www.eastriverstringband.com
http://www.myspace.com/johnnybittermansrecords - John post’s recordings from his collection on this website. You can request songs you want to hear, and he will post them up!
June 14th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
On thier Music: The East River String band is a long awaited refreshing spin on an ol familiar sound. These two are mondern Folk Folks.Eden has a lovely voice and Bitterman is always on point. I personally enjoy both of thier personalities and uncommon style.