by Elaine Walker
Tim ‘Too Slim’ Langford and his band the Taildraggers, a funky and appealing roots-rock, Americana and blues power trio, perform Thursday, May 7 at the Rockfish Grill.
The versatile Tim “Too Slim” Langford and his band the Taildraggers bring their eclectic and appealing style of roots-rock, Americana and blues to the Rockfish at 8 p.m. Thursday.
Frequent headliners at festivals and concert stages, the band has shared the stage with a diverse crowd of famous names including Bo Diddley, Brian Setzer, the Doobie Brothers, Lucinda Williams, the Little River Band, Johnny Lang, Robert Cray, Ted Nugent, Ronnie Milsap, Blue Oyster Cult, Heart, Travis Tritt, Delbert McClinton, Blues Traveler and Steppenwolf.
“Too Slim and the Taildraggers take the down-and-gritty hard blues path, greasy and funky, a power trio centered in Tim ‘Too Slim’ Langford’s blazing axe.... Langford puts the smoke sauce in his playing and singing, with a guitar as raspy as his voice, both crying out in lamentive wails while traveling back to the days when the whole dirty white blues thang was cranking up mucho heavy,” wrote reviewer Mark S. Tucker of Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange.
Too Slim’s latest CD “The Fortune Teller” reached ninth on the Billboard magazine blues sales chart and was nominated for best contemporary blues album at the 2008 Blues Blast Music Awards in Chicago. The band has been voted best regional act 11 times by the Cascade Blues Association and received multiple awards from various Northwest reader’s polls and blues societies. Langford has won multiple individual awards as best guitarist, best slide guitarist and best songwriter.
Also this week:
• Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., presents Frankly Moanin’, May 6; Too Slim and the Taildraggers, May 7; Randy Oxford Band, May 8; Little Bill and the Bluenotes, May 9; the Stilly River Band, May 13. Music is 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, 8 to 11 p.m. Thursdays and 9 p.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays unless otherwise noted. Call 588-1720.
• Star Bar, 416-1/2 Commercial Ave., presents the Colonel & Doubleshot, May 9. Call 293-6747.
• Majestic Inn, 419 Commercial Ave., has live music 7:30-10:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Navarro & Cook 6-9 p.m. May 9. Call 299-1400.
• Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., presents live music most weekends, about 9 to midnight, $3 at the door. Open Jam Thursdays with Mike Rothmeyer are 9 p.m. to midnight. No cover. Call 293-2544.
• Watertown Pub, 314 Commercial Ave., offers live music most weekends. Saturday is ladies night with top 40 DJ Ben Brown; Wednesday is karaoke night with DJ Steve, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Call 293-3587.
• Department of Safety, 1011 12th St., offers new music for all ages. Call 293-8361.
• Johnny Picasso’s, 501 Commercial Ave., presents live music/open mic 7-9 p.m. Thursdays.
• Swinomish Northern Lights Casino presents Jazz Lunches 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays. Call 293-2691.
• Anacortes Eagles presents live music 7:30 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Ray Peake plays 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays. Members and guests only. Call 293-3012.
• Adrift Restaurant, 510 Commercial Ave., presents Howlin’ Lane & the Angels Of Sin at 6 p.m. third Tuesdays. All ages.
• Anderson’s General Store on Guemes Island has Jacob Navarro and Bill Cook 6-9 p.m. Friday, May 15. No cover. Call 293-4548 or visit http://www.guemesislandstore.com.
