Saturday, April 13, 2013

THE WILD HAIRS CD RELEASE SHOW + Classic Car "Show and Shine" at OLMOS BHARMACY, SAT. APRIL 13



                                                                                                           
Big E and the Wild Hairs celebrate ‘Bona Fide’ album release

Veteran musicians join forces; April 13 CD release party in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO – After a year of writing and recording, an experienced group of Texas-based musicians with an eclectic variety of backgrounds will celebrate the release of their first album of Texas-style blues rock on April 13 at the Olmos Bharmacy.  
 
     Big E and the Wild Hairs’ album, “Bona Fide,” has been available for several weeks on iTunes, Amazon and numerous other download sites.  The 12-song collection is now available on CD, as well. 
     “We’ve been describing it as Texas-fried, electrified and bona fide blues rock since we started writing,” said vocalist and harmonica player Eric Whittington.  “It’s straight up rockin’ blues that fans of ZZ Top, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Doyle Bramhall should enjoy.  There’s a lot of Texas in the recipe and it goes great with a cold brew and a plate of barbecued ribs.”
     Whittington fronted the long-running classic and blues rock cover band Exit 314 before embarking on the Big E project.  Joining him in the new band are songwriting partner Dave Duggins on guitar, who also produced the album at his Silvern Studios in San Antonio; Ed Shaw on bass, whose resume includes backing up Smokey Robinson and Chuck Berry as well as serving as bass player and musical director for the Coasters; and John Burgess on drums, whose musical journey has crisscrossed the U.S. and Europe.  San Antonio singer Sharon Garcia is heard on a few tracks and ace sound engineer Rick Moyer completes the lineup.
     The album has been well received, pushing the band to the No. 2 spot among San Antonio blues outfits tracked by ReverbNation. 
     The CD release party on April 13 kicks off at 8 p.m. with a classic car “show & shine” by Alamo City Rods.  From 9 p.m. to midnight, the band will take the stage to showcase tracks from the album as well as covers of well-known and not-so-well-known artists and songs that fit the roadhouse vibe, from the Fabulous Thunderbirds to Jeff Healy, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Delbert McClinton, Johnny Cash and others.  “Bona Fide” CDs and Big E and the Wild Hairs T-shirts will also be available.
     (A week later, on April 20, the band will play the 13th Annual Fiesta De Las Veteranos event benefitting Fisher House.  The event runs from 12 noon until 4 p.m. at the Texas Roadhouse, 16915 San Pedro) 

     For more information, visit Big E and The Wild Hairs ONLINE