The Salt Lake Tribune (article link)
March 9, 2001

Club Notes
By Compiled by Debbie Hummel

Funky Monkeys: San Diego funk band Wise Monkey Orchestra has long been regarded as one of Southern California's finest contributions to the genre. The six-member horn-driven groove machine features soulful female vocals by Alley. There aren't any live monkeys in the band, just Homo sapiens. Get up with the get-down tonight at the Dead Goat Saloon, 165 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City; music around 9:30 p.m.

Insatiable Thirst? In an evening of local music that is sure to be funky and surprising, bizarre art band Thirsty Alley will perform with local ska band Insatiable. For nearly 10 years, Insatiable has been one of Salt Lake's premier ska-reggae-funk groups. Thirsty Alley, talented and innovative, is definitely Salt Lake's most original band. Catch this dynamic duo tonight at the Zephyr Club, 301 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City; music at 10 p.m.

Acoustic Music: Traditional bluegrass group Lost Highway featuring founding member Ken Orrick (guitar, lead vocals) will be joined by Eric Uglum (mandolin), Dick Brown (banjo), Paul Shelasky (fiddle) and Marshall Andrews (bass) in an evening of acoustic music. The group performs Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Social Work Auditorium on the University of Utah campus. Tickets are $12 in advance (available at Acoustic Music, Local Music, Salt City CD's, Intermountain Guitar & Banjo, in Park City at Orion's Music, and at Graywhale CDs from Logan to Draper) or $15 at the door, $8 for seniors and children under 12; students receive a $2 discount and children under 6 are admitted free.

Feeling Campy? The Hostile Omish, Ohio's butterchurning (more on that later) hardcore punks, claim to be four teen-age Amish boys -- three of them brothers -- who were expelled from their family farm for using electricity to play loud rock music. This, like their music, should not be taken seriously. Filth, Flankel, Davey-Do-Right and Skwid hit the road and the rest is . . . one of the campiest live shows around. The group brings along Fenis and Malachi, who churn butter as the band plays. You gotta see this. The Hostile Omish performs Saturday at Burt's Tiki Lounge, 726 S. State St., Salt Lake City; music around 10 p.m.

Take That, Jimmy Iovine! The Rosenbergs, a pop-driven New York City rock band, was one of the first groups to be invited on the buzzworthy Jimmy and Doug's "Farmclub.com," the television show that brings to the stage acts whose music received a great deal of attention and downloading on its Web site. When the Rosenbergs were asked, they saw the wolf (Jimmy Iovine, Interscope founder, and Doug Morris of Universal Music Group) in sheep's clothing. This wasn't a way for indie rock bands to get their music to the masses without a major label deal -- it was a major-label deal with majorly restrictive contracts to be signed pre-appearance. The stink got the Rosenbergs some press and an independent label deal with DGM based in the UK. Now, the band is on the road and ready to let its hooky, anthemic power-pop do the talking. See what all the fuss is about Sunday at the Zephyr Club, 301 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City; music at 10 p.m.

Best Blues Guitarist 2000: Larry McCray received the 2000 Orville H. Gibson best blues guitarist award, putting him in the company of Jeff Beck (best rock guitarist), Sheryl Crow (best acoustic guitarist female) and Lyle Lovett (best acoustic guitarist male). It's been a long road since McCray received his first guitar from his sister Clara at age 12 in Magnolia, Ark. McCray played the sax in school but stuck by the guitar, listening to as much funk and rock as he did B.B. King and Albert Collins. McCray plays this week's blues night at the Dead Goat, 165 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City, Monday at 9:30 p.m.

Living in the Land Down Under: The Living End, bouncing rockabilly punk from the land down under, is on its way to Salt Lake on tour for its new album "Roll On," due in stores March 27. The band already wowed fellow Australians; now see if its style is true to Americana roots rock style. The Living End plays Club DV8, 115 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City, Monday; music around 8 p.m.

Houseman in the House: Theryl "Houseman" de'Coulet, frontman for New Orleans funk powerhouse Galactic, has a solo debut CD "The Houseman Cometh" out featuring songs full of Southern soul, hip hop, blues, gospel and, of course, funk. De'Coulet brings his solo project to the Zephyr Club, 301 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City, Monday with opening act Juice, music at 10 p.m.

Tiffany College Tour: You heard right: Tiffany is back, and while those who may have caught her 1980s mall act are well past college age, she's been wowing thousands on University of California campuses since November. Tiffany released her first album in more than 10 years and will bring her comeback tour to Brigham Young University, Provo, on Monday and Utah Valley State College, Orem, on Tuesday; both concerts will be outdoors on the campus quads at noon.

The Grass Is Always Bluer: Acoustic musician Tony Furtado brings acoustic roots music heavy on the bass and drums to the Zephyr Club, 301 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City, Tuesday at 10 p.m. Furtado, already a world-class banjo player, found a new inspiration in the slide guitar and retooled his band around this rootsy instrument. His sound fuses traditional bluegrass with modern beats and rhythms to a highly danceable groove.