Thursday, January 19, 2006

Getting Excited About A Band That Hasn't Been Heard Yet

The Raconteurs
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L To R: Lawrence, Benson, White, Keeler

Yeah that's Jack White hiding in the background. He's gotten together with some talented friends of his to bring a new sound and new band to excite the Rock N Roll world. It looks promising to say the least: White is co-writing and sharing guitar and vocal duty with Detroit pop rocker Brendan Benson who has the smooth vocal talents (as evidenced on tracks like "Cold Hands, Warm Heart" and "Spit It Out") to fuse with Jack's guitar mastery. The rhythym section is no less impressive: Bassist Jack Lawrence and Drummer Patrick Keeler are, if you just scroll a little bit down below, 2/3's of Cincinnati's the Greenhornes, the current Band of the Week. Mister Lawrence is also of course in Detroit's Blanche, a band I never stop talking about.

The first music is coming out in February, but as for now, only in England. After that, it's only a matter of couple months before the band plays in their home country. I predict a gig at Irving Plaza...that seems the right size place, factoring in the names and the hype.

This is more exciting than when news of Velvet Revolver broke...because at least this promises to be worth it! Mwahahah.

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