http://www.myspace.com/drmamboscombo
Bunkers is best known for weekly performances by the Dr. Mambo's Combo, which attracts a who's who of national and international stars to the stage.
http://www.bunkersmusic.com/
Photo by:
http://www.monteswann.com
Man's World Going
in Circles Cream
Take
Me with You Prince
Reunion
Prince
Family Reunion
article at: Minneapolis
World Beat
Michael Bland "The Best Drummer on the Planet!"
http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/11510596.html
The Combo (formerly Dr. Mambo's Combo) was formed in the Spring of 1987.
Pumping out classics from 20th & 21st century R&B, Soul and Funk, The Combo
has been performing every Monday since and will continue to do so "until
Hell freezes over" as quoted by drummer Michael Bland. All of The Combo's
members have been major players in mainstream and independent music.
Every once and awhile you can catch Prince and his posse of eclectics chillin' at Bunker's checking out The Combo and sometimes, if you're lucky, he'll get up on stage and jam with them. Other notable guest appearances include: "Jelly Bean" Johnson, Johnny Lang, J.B. of J.B. & The Routine, Charles Hayes, etc...
There is no better deal in the Twin Cities than paying $6 to see some of
the most professional and talented musicians in the business today throw out
some studio quality classics on a Monday night. Plus the fact that Bunker's
has the best sound in the city and kick ass cheeseburgers. So just take one
night out of your week to check em' out. I promise you won't regret
getting less sleep that night.
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* Hammond B2 with percussion, reverb, and smooth drawbars, modified 147
Leslie with Hamptone solid state relay, Motif-6, Alesis Ion, and Akai S5000
Sampler..
The Hammond Organ
is miked with an Electro Voice RE20 on top and an Electro Voice N/D868 on
the bottom.
These microphones are incredible!
Comments:
Bill,
I saw you last August at Bunker's bar with Mambo's Combo, and damn, you
blew me away. Nice B3 chops, and I liked the guitar sounds you were
getting out of the motif.
Thanks,
Kevin
B3 Organ Night at the "Artist's Quarter"
(every Tuesday)
http://www.mnjazz.com/
Downtown Bill Brown
http://myspace.com/billbrownmpls
Tuesday Night Band featuring Bill Brown (B-3 Organ) plays at the Hot Summer Jazz Festival!
The mighty Tuesday Night Band has been holding court on , you guessed it, Tuesday nights at the Artists' Quarter in St. Paul for more than a decade. B-3 organ lovers have made this soulful dose of funky jazz a weekly habit, and guests like Steve Miller and Joey DeFrancesco have been known to stop by and add an extra punch to the already groovin' happening. The Tuesday Night Band is working a little overtime for this rare Friday night gig. Featuring 'Downtown' Bill Brown (Hammond B-3 organ), Billy Franze (guitar) and Kenny Horst (drums).
Peavey Plaza in Downtown Minneapolis
"The Tuesday Night Band"
Shotgun The
Road Song Simone
Bye Bye Blackbird w/ Gary Berg Mr.
PC w/ Paul Daugherty
"Downtown Bill Brown with Greg Skaff"
Rambler
John Leslie
Another
Good 'un
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Bruce Henry with the Tuesday Night Band
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Where: Artists' Quarter Who: Bruce Henry (vocals), "Downtown" Bill Brown (Hammond B-3), Billy Franze (guitar), Kenny Horst (drums); surprise guest Reuben Ristrom (guitar) After Blues in the Night, we walk a few blocks to the Hamm Building to hear Bruce Henry in his first-ever appearance with the AQ's Tuesday Night Band. Henry is a singer I never tire of hearing. He's moving to Chicago soon and breaking my heart. I'll just have to hear him as often as I can before then. He starts his set with Horace Silver's "Song for My Father," a tune I didn't know had lyrics until now. Then something Henry describes as "a little bebop skebop," followed by a passionate "House of the Rising Sun." Debbie Duncan comes in from the Ordway and Henry joins her at the bar; she calls him "my brother." Meanwhile (apparently Tuesday night is a rapidly changing scene here) Reuben Ristrom gets called up out of the audience to join the band for "Bye Bye Blackbird" and (unless I misremember) "So What." |
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I haven't seen Ristrom play in years. He's the first guitarist I
actually paid attention to, during a long-ago KBEM Winter Jazz Fest
event. Until then, jazz to me had been all about piano and brass.
Taking pictures, I quickly learn that Ristrom plays with his eyes closed. He never, ever opens his eyes.Henry returns for a soulful "What's Going On" (the second time in a week I've heard this performed live; J.D. Steele opened with it on Sunday), followed by "Summertime" and "Nature Boy." He's pulling out all the stops tonight, swinging and scatting and making trumpet sounds with his voice. The band can't stop smiling. A break for Henry and up comes someone AQ doorman Davis Wilson only knows as "Chaco." He recently had a heart attack and now has a pacemaker. Dressed in gray leather, he sings "When I Fall in Love." 
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NWA World Traveler Magazine
Avenues
St Paul's News and Arts Magazine
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article
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Comments:
Hi. This is a message for Bill Brown.
My name is Heidi. I live in Moscow, ID, but was recently
visiting my brother in the Twin Cities and heard you play at the Artist's
Quarter on Tuesday night. I'm a Hammond organ fan (I play a L100), and I was
really impressed with your mastery of the instrument. Unfortunately, there's
nothing like that going on around here in the middle of the wheat fields--I
don't even know where the nearest B-3 would be. So here's my question: have
you guys ever thought of broadcasting your shows as a podcast? Rest assured
you'd have one dedicated listener.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Heidi
Corey Carlson and the Big City Band
my space/coreycarlson
Lumberjack Days 2008
Corey Carlson is an exceptional musician who electrifies audiences around the Midwest. It’s sweet justice that he grew up here on the Ski Hill property, likely influenced by hundreds of past BTC performers. A very prolific songwriter who is backed by some of the Twin Cities’ finest studio talent, Corey has produced two albums: Seeds and Jukebox Prophecies. His charismatic stage presence, tremendously versatile voice and rock solid instrumentation invariably elicit a common audience response: Wow!
Hammond B3 with Hampton solid - state relay
Motif-6
Comments:
Saw you last night with Corey and Company. you guys are awesome. Love
the show and will go every year!!!
Peter
Friend of the newly married Corey
8/13/2008 Bayfield WI
Big Top Chautauqua
Pretty Boy
Curt Bearden, Bill Brown, Dennis Lind, Tim Compton, John Brown
PRETTY BOY 'The Metro Sessions' - For the first time ever on CD, here is another fantastic slice of 80s AOR / Melodic Hard Rock / Hair Metal from Retrospect Records. If you are familiar with the three highly-touted releases by the band MARIAH then you'll know that Pretty Boy was the moniker they used back in the late 80s before changing their name to Mariah. Here we have the unmistakable vocal pipes of Dennis Lind, the tasty guitar work of Tim Compton (ex-Lynn Allen), and drummer Curt Bearden who are joined on this release by brothers John and Bill Brown on bass and keys respectively. These recordings are the songs that prompted JON BON JOVI himself to start working with the band... and it's not hard to see why. These sessions sound like they could have come directly off of Slippery When Wet or 7800 Fahrenheit. Hit after hit, huge production and vocal harmonies galore. Some may say these recordings were actually better than the Mariah material! Easily one of the best 80s melodic albums you've never heard, and now you have the opportunity. Truly amazing stuff!
http://www.retrospectrecords.com/products/pretty_boy.html
Track Listing:
Strangers
Shot with the Needle of Love
Hail to the Joker
Knocked Down
Little Dream Girl
One Chance
Prelude
We Were Meant For Love
She Makes Me Crazy
She's My Desire
Calling Out To Me
Steal Her Away
Gear list:
Hammond B3, Casio CZ-1, Sequential Circuits 2002 Sampler, Memory Moog, Mini Moog, Roland D-550, and Piano
Pamela McNeill
http://www.pamelamcneill.com/
Living Word Christian Center
http://www.lwcc.org/MINISTRIES/creative.cfm
