Sometimes, the music finds YOU !

You can find great music in a lot of ways.  You can hear it on the radio, but that is not so easy now-a-days.  You can hear about it from a friend, or read about it in a publication.

Sometimes, the music just finds YOU.

That is how I found Professor Louie and the Cromatix.

I worked at a local bank and one of our customers was a friendly and kind guy named Gary Burke.  He would often be at our drive up with his lovable and massive St Bernard named Sadie, if I remember correctly.

One day while reading our local paper The Daily Freeman, I recognized Gary's name in a music article written by David Malachowski about a new album by local hero Artie Traum,  "Thief of Time."   Gary did the drumming on this album.       .

The next day I  saw him and mentioned that I saw his name in the paper. 

 "Police beat ?" he wondered.

  He promised to bring me a CD, which he did.  

That one act of kindness and savvy marketing made all the difference...

I discovered that Gary played locally with Professor Louie.  I went to see the band  and loved them.

These are talented musicians,  "Google" them and you will know !

 They play a blend of blues and Americana and rock-n-roll.  The Cromatix are "Professor Louie" Aaron Hurwitz, Miss Marie Spinoza, Gary Burke, Frank Campbell and Josh Colow.
 Put them together and you get an unstoppable force of roots music.  You hear blues guitar,and accordion, snappy drumming, and distinctive piano style.  Combine this with soulful singing and honest lyrics and you can't go wrong.

Plus, their concerts are fun.  These are typically small venues, where people feel comfortable and get up and dance as the spirit moves them.  There is no pretentiousness here, the band hangs around during breaks

and after the show.  You feel more like you are at a family party than a formal show.

This is music at its best., real people sharing real emotions, with honesty and talent.

Thank you for that CD, Gary. It has made all the difference.