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Picks of the Week 2
Roger Len Smith
Thursday (Oct. 29) through Sunday (Nov. 1) CD release tour
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October 29, 2009 Austin's Roger Len Smith makes his fourth professional trip back to the Valley Isle to launch his fifth album, Clear Blue Skies—the discs arrived just this past Friday, a mere day before he embarked for Maui. Joining Smith for his series of CD release party gigs are local musicians and long-time friends, newly billed as The Maui Wowies. In an interview with Maui Time, Smith calls the ensemble "a power trio with special guests," including Jack Funn (an impossibly tall bassist who is the first of Smith's Texan cronies to join him in Hawaii), along with Maui guys (and girl) Mike Pearl and Pete Atkins (alternating on drums, depending on the evening), Abe Vanderberg (super sax man), Dave Anthony (a weekends-only slide guitarist), and Eliza Bostwick (harmonic backup vocals). "Music is a magical language. It's a universal language, but it's a magical connection," says Smith. Catch some of that magic starting Thursday at Diamonds Ice Bar & Grill (9pm), then Friday at Stopwatch (9pm). Saturday, Smith heads West to Longhi's (10pm) for Halloween partying, then Sunday sees a double booking with a performance at the a benefit broadcast for Mana'o Radio at Casanova's (2-5pm), then a Grateful Dead-inspired jam night at Charley's Restaurant & Saloon (9:30pm). rajlist@rogerlensmith.com, www.myspace.com/rogerlensmith
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