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Welcome to Lightnin Bottle On Line- UPDATED 6-04-09
Check out our new Myspace site at
Http://www.myspace.com/lightningbottleband
Thanks for stopping by. Lightnin Bottle is a St. Louis based blues rock jam outfit. Known
for an "Allman-esque" sizzling lead guitar attack, driving punchy rhythm, and gravelly
vocals, LB is turning heads all over town. With an ever growing list of fabulous covers,
ranging from traditional blues, southern rock, jazzy world tunes, classic rock, reggae,
and even some Johnny Cash, LB is truly an eclectic party band. Enjoy your stay.
Check out our new Myspace site at
Http://www.myspace.com/lightningbottleband
Thanks for stopping by. Lightnin Bottle is a St. Louis based blues rock jam outfit. Known
for an "Allman-esque" sizzling lead guitar attack, driving punchy rhythm, and gravelly
vocals, LB is turning heads all over town. With an ever growing list of fabulous covers,
ranging from traditional blues, southern rock, jazzy world tunes, classic rock, reggae,
and even some Johnny Cash, LB is truly an eclectic party band. Enjoy your stay.
Lightnin Bottle Band
Blues Based Jam Funk
Reggae Rock !
Blues Based Jam Funk
Reggae Rock !
| next show: Fri June 5 @ The Tin Can Tavern-Downtown St. Louis Sat June 6 @ Llywelyn's Pub- Soulard |
| News Updated 3-26-09 Brian Sax joins LBB So we are excited to announce that long time pseudo-member and regular collaborator, Brian Sax is officially a member of the Lightin' Bottle Band. Many will recognize Brian from his many years of guest guitar work filling in for Keith and Jim when schedule conflicts would come up. Keith Herring decided to step down last fall as his personal schedule required more attention. He is still a dear friend and can occasionally be found sitting in with the band. Brian's guitar style is exciting and expressive. We are thrilled to have him as a REGULAR part of our lineup. New Acoustic Project- Liquid Biscuit takes Flight So over the late spring and summer, a few of the LBB boys will be doing some special acoustic dates as Liquid Biscuit. Brian and Phil will be regulars, with Jim playing often as well. Good friend Scott Rockwood (Madahoochi) will also fill some dates as will Victor Aguilar (percussion) when he can. Stay tuned for dates TBA. LBB at Mardi Gras 2009...doing 4 piece shows from time to time We are excited to be a part of this year's Mardi Gras festivities once more. We have played Mardi Gras every year all over Soulard from 1860's to the Lucas School House to The Great Grizzly Bear. This year, we will be playing Grand Parade Day on Feb 21st at Norton's Cafe in the heart of Soulard on Geyer ave. Weather permitting, we will be playing on the patio outside. So bring your beads and head on down. Mardi Gras will be a 4 piece show for LBB as Jim has a recording session with SOTE. Brian, Phil, Bill, and Donnie will carry the show that day as they have been doing from time to time lately. These shows are fun as some familiar songs take on a new identity and energy. Phillip-A-Looza Recap: So this year's Phillip-A-Looza was a success once more. LBB, Madahoochi, Speakeasy, and Gumbohead put on a heck of a show for those who attended. The jam session at the end was chaotic including a 20 min Shakedown Street with members of the Hooch, LBB, and Speakeasy throwing down. Look for video to be posted here and on "Youtube" very soon. The LBB set included some new tunes that have become staples since then, including Loving Cup, Weekapaug Groove, and Baba O'Riley. As the Lucas has closed it's doors, this next year's event should be exciting as PLPLZ moves to a new home and continues to grow. New Tunes and New Venues: So starting with Phillip-A-Looza, the band has been in a feverish frenzy adding tunes and picking up new venues this year. Some of the new songs or old ones that the band has added or revived: The Ocean- Led Zeppelin Good Times Bad Times- Led Zeppelin Spanish Moon- Little Feat Loving Cup- The Rolling Stones US Blues- Grateful Dead Hey Pocky Way- The Meters Cissy Strut- The Meters Baba O'Riley- The Who Don't Do It- The Band Free Fallin- Tom Petty Three Little Birds- Bob Marley Lively Up Yourself- Bob Marley Daytripper- The Beatles Weekapaug Groove- PHISH and more.... LBB is also playing some new venues...Llywelyn's Pub in Soulard, The Firehouse in Alton, The Tin Can Tavern downtown location, The Broadway Oyster Bar, and a few others are all monthtly stops for the boys as well as other familiar locations such as The Grizzly and RT Weilers which continue to be monthly stops. PHILLIP-A-LOOZA 2008 ANNOUNCEMENT!!!! We are excited to announce this year's Phillip-A-Looza will take place at the Lucas School House on Sat. November 22. The lineup is fantastic. Our good friend Perry Woods will play the happy hour session in the lower lounge area starting at 6pm. Gumbohead will bring their unique blend of New Orleans funk zydeco jam to the main stage. The LBB will once more be a part of the festivities with some new surprises and some straight up jam-blues rock. Speakeasy joins in the fun this year delivering their original jam groove guitar rock to the Lucas for the first time. Phillip-A-Looza veterans, Madahoochi returns for the second straight year. The all-star jam will be the stuff of legends once more. Tickets are available now at the Lucas School House at 314-621-6565. Proceeds once more go to benefit the ALS Association-St. Louis Regional Chapter. Dinner will be included in the price of your $15 ticket. Several local restaurants have been kind enough to donate to the event once more this year. We will also have a raffle with tremendous prizes for those that wish to participate. Other News: We also have several new locales we will be playing this fall and winter. Sat Oct 11 will be a throw down at the Great Grizzly bear for Phil's 35 Birthday Bash. Sat Oct 18 we return to headline the Broadway Oyster Bar. Fans wishing to purchase their PHILLIP-A-LOOZA tickets that evening will have the opportunity to do so at a reduced price $12 (instead of $15.) We have new dates at the Shamrock, RT Weilers, Grizzly, Llwelyns Pub in Soulard, and more TBA later. Stay tuned for more info. We are adding songs and switching up the vibe with each show. Due to some scheduling conflicts with each member, we have had a rotating door at the guitar slots with our friends Perry Woods and Brian Sax filling in on many dates. This chances the feel and the setlists each night making it more and more exciting every time we play. Get out soon and beat the heat with a fun night of drinks, jams, and fun w/ us soon. Here's a recent setlist: Recent Setlist: Sat Jan 24 The Tin Can Tavern St. Louis, Mo. I. Mr. Charlie, Feelin Alright> When Doves Cry> Sugaree> Feelin Alright, Can't Always Get What You Want, Stir It Up> The Joker> Stir It Up, Hard to Handle, Hey Joe, Sweet Home Chicago, Red House, Loving Cup II. Sympathy For the Devil, Franklins Tower> Jam Duel> Franklins, No Woman No Cry, Turn on Your Lovelight, Pride and Joy, What I Got> Percussion> Spanish Moon> Blackwater> Werewolves of London, The Ocean, Folsom Prison. III. Cissy Strut, US Blues, Can't You See> I Know You Rider> Weekapaug Groove, Hey Pocky Way, Superstitious>Bass> Drumz> Thankufolettinmebemyself Jam> Voodoo Child, Roadhouse Blues> Lowrider>Third Stone Jam> Roadhouse, Baba O'Riley PHILLIP-A-LOOZA 2007 A HUGE SUCCESS!!!! We hope everyone had a great holiday season. We kicked off the season with the second annual Phillip-A-Looza. This year, proceeds went to benefit the ALS Association -St. Louis Regional Chapter. We tripled last years proceeds and with a successful show, we learned even more about how to do something this special for next year. The evening was a blast. Jakes Leg warmed up the crowd with an accoustic set of Grateful Dead nuggets which featured "sit ins" from Phil on Harp on "Big Boss Man" and Randy on keys on "Eyes of the World". Madahoochi took the stage next with their patented blend of rock, jam, funk and won over a ton of new fans and friends. Their set featured all of their top songs and demonstrated why they are considered by many to be the areas top jamband. NEW VENUES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON > We are working on a few new venues as well. One place we have played before but are looking forward to returning to is the Shamrock Pub on South Broadway in Downtown St. Louis. We have a few dates scheduled there. We are also working on dates at he Venice Cafe and a few other local places that we can't discuss until the deals are final. We are looking for bookings on the East Side...Belleville, Alton, Edwardsville, and the surrounding areas. We are also working on a few dates (weekend combo dates) at the Lake of the Ozarks for the summer season. Stay tuned for more details. NEWS ARCHIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PHILLIP-A-LOOZA SATURDAY NOVEMBER 25, 2006 A SMASHING SUCCESS Wow..... What a night. First of all, thank you to all of you who took part in this wonderful evening. It was a tremendous success. The Lucas School House was a phenomenal venue that we look forward to playing many more times. We raised over $2500 for the Packard Research Center.... and we had blast doing it. We had some tremendous auction items that sold to help raise money. The food was tremendous. We want to thank Joanies Pizza, McGurks Irish Pub, The Juniper Grill, and Nortons Cafe for donating some awesome food. The lineup was awesome. Salt of the Earth captured our attention early on with their blend of roots acoustic folk, blues, and roots music. They were a sonic joy to witness. I can't recomend them enough. They were a perfect act to start the night with. The depth of their music combined with their tight presentation was something to relish. We took the stage next. We were excited as could be. Our setlist was jam> Feelin Alright Southbound Can't You See One Way Out Them Changes Voodoo Chile (With Tony Campanella) Redhouse (With Tony Campanella) Folsom Prison Superstitious> Bass Jam> Space Jam> Superstious Lovelight We had an absolute blast. Everyone played their tails off and we were especially honored to be able to have Tony play on the Hendrix tunes in the middle. We worked our dirty mix of southern blues rock to a stomping fun crowd who shook, stomped, and shimmied throughout the set. Jim, Keith, and Brent all blistered solos all over the place, spreading our version of guitar gospel to our family and friends. 56 Hope Road took to the stage around 9:10. They owned the Lucas. Their loyal fans turned out in throngs to support our friends from Chicago. They didn't disappoint, bringing out favorites like Rock Bottom Bakery, Howard, and Carolina (which featured a surprise Harmonica guest in Phil, who took to the song with zest.) They kept the crowd moving, and picked up a lot of new fans and friends along the way. Easily flowing from pop-funk to acoustic jam and back again, they were the surprise hi-light for many in attendance. They also donated 50% of their merchandising proceeds to the Packard Center. If you haven't seen them, make it a priority. Tony Campanella Band closed the show with their power trio attack of psychadelic blues power jam. Tony showed the fans in attendance why he is considered to be one of the top players in town. They blew peoples minds with originals and covers including Sympathy For the Devil, Dazed and Confused, and a slew of SRV tunes. Many a jaw was left hanging as they unfurled their stew of guitar power. They also made Phil's night by inviting him up on stage to belt out the chorus to Whipping Post. As always, we were in awe of their performance. Later in the evening, after each band played it's set, we were excited to take part in the "All-Star Jam." The jam started with Phil, Keith, Brent, Tony, Bike, and Terry (both from Tony's band) throwing down on Crossroads. The same mix tackled and ripped up Pride and Joy for a marathon guitar blitz. After that, a different lineup took the stage, with Donnie, Jim, and Phil teaming up with Marcus and Greg from 56 Hope Road for a phenomenal jammed out Dead meets Allman Brothers version of Franklins Tower . The recordings should be available soon and we will post the highlights here. If you are interested in contributing to the Packard Center, please click on the link below. If you would like a T-Shirt, see Phil at the next LB show. All proceeds from the T's go to the Packard center as well. If not, make sure to plan on attending Phillip-A-Looza next year, as it will surely grow and grow. Be sure to check out the pics from Phillip-A-Looza in the Pic section. -Although we didn't play too often over the first part of the summer, when we have, we have thrown down. There have been some exciting moments over the past few shows. We have grown more and more. Victor Aguilar (percussion) has been playing more and more with us. He adds a lot to the mix. -Also, since the last update, we have had the pleasure of having Tony Campanella sit in and jam with us at 1860's during one of our April shows. Since then, Tony has had Keith and I (Phil) as guests on a few occasions as well. We really enjoy the honor of being able to share the music with such an outstanding player. -In April, we were fortunate enough to share the stage at RT Weilers with two other local music legends...Mr. Jim Rossi (Trumpet) and Mr. Stewart Williams (Sax). Some of you might know these two outstanding musicians from their days as the core of Johnny Johnson's Band. They have also played with Chuck Berry and countless other groups. Most recently, they both shared the stage (7-08-06) with Bob Weir and Ratdog at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis. As some of you may know, Weir (Guitarist and co-founding member of the Grateful Dead) started his blues based band Ratdog in the early 90's. For a brief period of time, Johnson was the keyboardist in this band. On many occasions, he would have Rossi and Williams sit in with Weir in the different encarnations of the Dead. We were very honored that the two of them chose to drop in on our little show in St. Charles. You should have seen the crowd's faces as they came back to the stage following Donnie's bass jam half way through "Superstitious." They added their trade mark sound and style to the following tunes "We Want the Funk" > "Thankyoufalettinmebemyself"> "Superstitious reprise" and "Turn On Your Lovelight." It was quite an occasion and we look forward to sharing the stage with them again in the near future. - We have also had the pleasure of sharing the stage on 3 different occasions with the our friends from Madahoochi. Scott Rockwood has played sick guitar and sang on Dizzy Galespie's "Barbados Carnival> Call Me Al" and "Franklins Tower" and others... Joe Winze sang and added bizzaro percussion during "Superstitious> Bass> Drums" at 1860's.... Sean Hartung belted out a dead on MEAN version of "Immigrant Song" on that same night. We also welcomed Brian Sax (Madahoochi Colaborator) to the stage at the Rookies Biker Poker Run a few weeks ago. Brian layed down some viscious guitar as he filled in for Jim (who was swamped by wedding season) and did an outstanding job. - As you can tell, we love to have friends drop by and sit in. So far, it has produced nothing but magic. And there is more on the way throughout the fall. |
The LBB took the stage next and
ripped through a strong set that
featured some of their favorites and
a surprise guest. Mr. Ronnie Baker
Brooks and his band joined Phil,
Keith, and Bill on a smoking version
of "Redhouse" which showed why
RBB has been asked to play with the
likes of Buddy Guy and Aerosmyth.
The set ended with a nod to Phillip
(Phil's dad) with the Grateful Dead's
"Not Fade Away". See the entire
setlist below:
Cissy Strutt>
Lovelight
Statesboro Blues
Folsom Prison
Woman Across the River
Redhouse#
Feelin Alright>
When Doves Cry>
Sugaree>
Feelin Alright
That's What Love Will MakeYou Do
Goin Down the Road Feelin Bad>
Not Fade Away
After the LBB set, things got very interesting. The jam started with a
killer epic 8 min version of Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" which featured
Scott, Joe, and Shawn from Madahoochi with Jim and Donnie from
the LBB and Jake from Salt of the Earth on Cello. This can be found
on Youtube and sent people through the roof. Next, Phil, Keith,
Scott, Joe, Shawn/ Randy, Vic, Donnie, and Scott all tackled Stevie
Wonder's "Suerstition" which flowed directly into Donnie's
trademark Bass jam and into a powerful DRUMZ segment with Vic
and Joe going tribal on everyone..and then found it's way into
"Roadhouse Blues" which wandered into an instrumental "Low
Rider" jam and back into Roadhouse. That would have been enough
for most...but the same core took on "Franklins Tower" and capped
the night with a multi guitar laden "Voodoo Child" which showcased
each of the guitar players in their own way. This was the end of the
BOTTLED HOOCHI set and the end of a great night. Come on out
next year and help out a great cause.
killer epic 8 min version of Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" which featured
Scott, Joe, and Shawn from Madahoochi with Jim and Donnie from
the LBB and Jake from Salt of the Earth on Cello. This can be found
on Youtube and sent people through the roof. Next, Phil, Keith,
Scott, Joe, Shawn/ Randy, Vic, Donnie, and Scott all tackled Stevie
Wonder's "Suerstition" which flowed directly into Donnie's
trademark Bass jam and into a powerful DRUMZ segment with Vic
and Joe going tribal on everyone..and then found it's way into
"Roadhouse Blues" which wandered into an instrumental "Low
Rider" jam and back into Roadhouse. That would have been enough
for most...but the same core took on "Franklins Tower" and capped
the night with a multi guitar laden "Voodoo Child" which showcased
each of the guitar players in their own way. This was the end of the
BOTTLED HOOCHI set and the end of a great night. Come on out
next year and help out a great cause.
