Veteran local Blues-garage outfit The Manchurians were a quartet with drums, harmonica/vocals, bass/lead vocals, and guitar. These guys are present at many local shows and I notice the guitar player Dean Falcone was a year behind me at Hamden High. A friend asked me if Dean was in a band in H.S., and while I wasn't sure, I did remember him dressed in black and hanging with the goth kids at the time. Solid garage band with strong vocals, harmonica, and guitar licks.
Willie Nile is also a veteran rocker from Buffalo then NYC. He came to the 9 with his acoustic guitar and a bass player to offer some stripped down versions of his original rock and roll. He reminded me of Little Steven in looks and attitude. I'm pretty sure I heard him talk of opening for The Who, which is a long way from Cafe 9 on a Friday night. No matter, he's still plying his craft after all these years and seems to have benefitted from years being onstage. He spoke of "praying at the altar" of Bob Dylan and did a great rendition of Love Minus Zero No Limit from the Bringing It All Back Home LP, a tune that he played at Zimmy's 75th birthday celebration. After the show, I bored Willie with my Rolling Stones at Toads show to which he responded " rock and roll, that's what it's all about man."
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