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Modern Day Pirate – shirts cost extra
It’s been a busy day and I can barely think. So rather than get all clever, I’ll just post this video of the Musical Blades in concert 🙂
Musical Blades combine powers with Jolly Rogers…
What’s that, you say? Musical Blades AND the Jolly Rogers performing together? Can your pirate brain handle this much awesomeness?
Check their website for full details of the Feb. 13th concert taking place in Kansas City (which strangely, is in Missouri.) Score another one for the poor midwestern pirates this cold winter!
Musical Blades Video: Drink, Drink, Drink!
Harrr!!!
Piratically Incorrect
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www.musicalblades.com
Genre: Contemporary Pirate Folk and Alternative.
Rating: PG-13 (with a little bit of R)
Target Audience: 20-somthings and up
I had a conversation a while back with Patch, lead singer and principle songwriter of the Musical Blades. On asking him what other pirate bands he enjoyed, he expressed to my utmost surprise that he doesn’t listen to other pirate bands – not even a little bit. He does this so that his own writing will remain truly “his own”, wishing to follow his own instincts as to what pirate music can be rather than risk following the leads of others. While I myself could never fathom removing myself from the wealth of pirate music splendour that exists these days, I would offer the observation that Patch’s own abstinence seems to have served him, and the Musical Blades as a whole, rather well. Continue reading
After Action Report: St. Louis Pirate Fest 2008
I just returned from the St. Louis Pirate Festival – my third year in attendance (and being as it’s their third year having the festival, I’d call that a pretty good track record on my part.) Continue reading
Review: A Knife to Remember
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The Musical Blades
www.musicalblades.com
Genre: A Capella Festival Songs
Rating: PG-13
Target Audience: Late teens to early retirement
In my humble opinion, traditional-style pirate bands have a unique chanllenge set before them. Being as much of their music is performed live on the festival circuit, they must cater to the live-action, beer-guzzling, turkey-leg-waving-to-the-music crowd. This is what I consider “renny” music – quasi-baudi, slightly goofy, and sometimes requiring audience participation. And this is all fine until this same band enters the recording studio, where much of this live performance just doesn’t translate well to the digital medium… Continue reading