The return of The Western Ramblers

After more than a year, The Western Ramblers were back in April, with a new drummer, at the Double Trouble club in Athens

TEXAS BBQ (The Western Ramblers - Part 4)

And finally here's something (a bit) different. The Western Ramblers and The Duo Jet Band played live at this event. But it wasn't just about music.
There was coffee and Western Pies by Kiss Lorraine. Also a Retro Bazaar by Dazzlin' Gal & Friends. The Broadway Scent Barbershop was there to take care your 50's Hair Style. Plus a DJ set from Dj Mississippi Outlaw. But the most important thing was that you could enjoy all that while eating tasty Burgers & Hot dogs!,(With lots of beer of course!)

The Western Ramblers (Part 3)

After so many times supporting other bands, The Western Ramblers finally played their own gig on the 1st of February at After Dark!

SoundtrucK (With The Western Ramblers - Part 2)

SoundtrucK are a southern rock band from Greece. They even played support to Lynyrd Skynyrd when they played in Athens last year. And back in January, to celebrate the release of their CD, they threw a special live party at Kyttaro Club in Athens with many guests from the Greek rock scene.
Opening for them were our favourites of this blog, The Western Ramblers with a different setlist from the usual

After The Western Ramblers, SoundtrucK took to the stage, first playing songs from their album...

...and then the real party started, with losts of covers and friends invited on stage, including singer Eva Sakellari

And the best thing of all...Free entrance!

The Western Ramblers (Part 1 - With Penny Dreadful)

As I had promised when I announced that I was switching my blog's language to English, it will often feature local bands (By local, meaning Athens, Greece where I am currently residing). So it is then, that today's post features a local band, namely The Western Ramblers. And before we go any further, let me mention that their lead singer is a friend of mine, so yes, I am biased in their favour!
About 2 months ago, on the Sunday, the 30th of December I went to see them at the After Dark club. They play "American Roots Music" by their admission and that's what we enjoyed that night, including a few Springsteen tracks. (So far it seems inevitable to post something in this blog without mentioning Bruce Springsteen who will hopefully feature heavily during the summer)

They started out as a 2-piece with banjo and guitars, but by now they have evolved into a full band with the relatively recent addition of a bassist and a drummer

However, they were not the only band to appear that night. Their live set was followed by Penny Dreadful, billed as "Alternative Country" (they even played a rock cover of Kraftwerk's "The Model")

After the new year, I saw The Western Ramblers 2 more times. But I will cover these in another post...