Cap'n Tony's Article – March 2012 Archive (4)

Cap'n's Cabaret #24: Waking Up in N'Awlins...what the Hell Happened?

W...wait, where are we? New Orleans? Who are you? No...we didn't, did we? Oh hell. How did we...oh Lord. Last I recall we were floating down the Mighty Miss on board the SS Admiral having a hell of a time. Could someone turn off the sun for me?

Heaven on Earth?

Well, I guess the Cabaret is back in New Orleans. On (in)famous Basin…

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Added by Cap'n Tony on March 25, 2012 at 9:20pm — No Comments

Cap'n's Cabaret #23: St. Louis Swing!

Next stop, Louie! We're at the Gateway to the American West today, folks, and we couldn't be happier! In keeping with our recent trip to KC at the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas rivers, St. Louis, or "Louie", is a bit downstream at the confluence of the Missouri and mighty Mississippi!

Thanks to the sleek and streamlined modern new riverboat…

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Added by Cap'n Tony on March 17, 2012 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Cap'n's Cabaret #22: Cowboys and Playboys

Howdy, folks! Another lovely evnin' in the Cabaret, only this time we're down in the Heart of Texas, Waco, the music Mecca of the blackland prarie, skirtin' the German Gemuglischeit of the Hill Country to the west, the soulful Blues of the wetlands to the east, and the Latin sounds of San Antonio and Mexico to the south. And it's here in this music hub we meet some true Texas Originals, Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys!…

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Added by Cap'n Tony on March 10, 2012 at 8:30pm — 3 Comments

Cap'n's Cabaret #21: Kansas City Shuffle

When the land is flat, you gotta make the music soar, or so the attitude seems to be in Kansas City (which, by the way, is in Missouri, not Kansas). Here they swing like nowhere else with a smooth but transcendent sound epitomised by today's guest star, native son the legendary Count Basie.