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Love is Today Released
The new release from the Alan Craig Project defies categorization. It's a very eclectic disk, from the joyful Africanesque sound of the title cut to the hard rocking Don't Want to Be to the Mexican cantina feel of The Immigrant to the reggae groove of Haitian Vacation.
Players and cowriters include George Harris on guitar, Ross Rice on keyboards and vocals, Dave Bawel on vocals and Dave Reinhardt on the drum kit. Ronnie Dee, TC Carr and several others pop in for some solos.
Panda-monium!
Alan Craig has been haunting Panda Studio in Clearwater, living on clamshells and beer. After wrapping up Love Is Today, he's wasting no time, starting in on a new CD that features Ross Rice, Dave Reinhart and several other musical luminaries.
Chuck has finished What A Scene! the new Charlie Morris Band live CD. It will be released in April (the party's at the Ka-Tiki, April 25!). He's also in the middle of a solo project, featuring a dozen new acoustic tunes, that will see the light of day sometime in 2008.
It's always lots of fun hanging out at Panda. You never know who might stop in, from famous rock stars to little weasels. Chuck has acquired yet another nickname, "The Fabulous Sea Otter of the Blues," thanks to his fondness for "ottering" with the nifty little things that lie around in tottering heaps all over the studio. George's new moniker is "The Clam Buster," for his skill at fixing even the most em-bare-assing performance errors on recordings.
In between tracking, mixing and sampling the finest local lunch spots, the gentlemen find time for some earnest conversation, and have come up with some fascinating revelations. Just this week, Charlie and George formulated an all-encompassing explanation of everything. This simple theory explains the nature of the universe, the relationship between time and space, and most of the mysteries of human existence. They also came up with a nifty idea for a new chain of themed restaurants!