Music On Parade!

Just stumbled across this website yesterday: MusicalFamilyTree.com. It's got a wealth of free MP3s from bands in the Indiana/Illinois area, including some very rare tracks from a few of my favorite bands, including the Mysteries of Life and Right to Left (who you might know better as the Vulgar Boatmen).

Some choice cuts: the Mysteries' covers of "Naive Melody (This Must Be The Place)" and "I Know I'm Not Wrong"; Right to Left's "All of My Friends"; and the Vulgar Boatmen blazing through live versions of "Mary Jane", "Maybe on Occasion" and "I Wouldn't Lie to You" (not the greatest sound quality on these last three but still essential). But check out the site yourself: there's plenty of great stuff to browse through.

And speaking of the Vulgar Boatmen; they're having a two-night bash this Friday and Saturday night at Zanies Too in Indianapolis, recording both shows for a potential live CD! In the (albeit rather remote) chance that any of you fine readers are going to be in the area, by all means stop on by -- on a good night, the Boatmen are quite possibly the best band to ever play rock and roll. And the cover is only $3! Only in the Midwest...