Chandler Travis, King of the World
Chandler Travis Philharmonic – Chandler Travis Philharmonic Blows! (2010) SOURCE: SOMETHING ELSE! This syndicated blog entry appears courtesy of Something Else!. Copyright © 2011. All rights reserved. By Mark Saleski When I was a little kid, we used to take
Chandler Travis Philharmonic Blows! Chandler Travis Philharmonic 3 1/2 stars (out of 5) by William Ruhlmann Guitarist and singer Chandler Travis is a bandleader with a sense of humor, and his nonet Chandler Travis Philharmonic can be described as a
By KEN MAIURI Gazette Contributing Writer From the new kids on the block to the New England band from another universe: the Chandler Travis Philharmonic swings in from the outer reaches (of Cape Cod) for a big show at the
Chandler Travis Philharmonic: Blows(Sonic Trout, 2010): “Stupendous * Startling * Stunning * Zesty * Extraordinary * Jaw-Dropping * Moist” Those are the bold-faced adjectives that are splayed across the inside cover of the latest digital-friendly disc that’s dropped from the
CHANDLER TRAVIS PHILHARMONIC Sonic Trout Chandler Travis Philharmonic Blows! 12-song CD Zesty! Stunning! Startling! …these are but words written on the CD package. And I might have gotten the title of the disc wrong—it could be It’s a Chan’s
Written by Kathleen Szmit Chandler Travis blows. With his funky Philharmonic he also swings, grooves, croons, and clearly has a helluva blast doing so. One of the things I love about this latest CD from the Cape’s quirky musician is
Chandler Travis After She Left (Six Stars) Blessedly, in this age of instant global communication and overnight YouTube/American Idol/Susan Boyle superstars, there are still such things as regional favorites. In their home bases, their followings have enabled them to keep
VARIOUS ARTISTS Sonic Trout Another Christmas Gift For You 21 songs As someone who hates Christmas, and REALLY hates Christmas music, this is a perversely enjoyable surprise. Sonic Trout are label-hosts mainly to Chandler Travis Philharmonic and The Incredible Casuals, but
The Chandler Travis Philharmonic by Richard Gehr Kitschy, excessive, rambunctious, and unfettered, Cape Cod songwriter Chandler Travis’s immodestly named nine-piece group is not unlike a classic-pop reflection of the late Sun Ra’s Arkestra. That being said, Travis recently released a
Chandler Travis Sonic Trout After She Left 11-song CD This ain’t your grandfather’s Chandler Travis, but it could be your grandfather, and that’s fine. Gone (just for the moment, mind yez) are the multiple horns, the whiplashin’ backbeat, the groan-inducing