The Innards Brothers St. Paddy's Day Special @ Squirly's Bar, Tuesday

Col. Tom Parker & pal Tony Allen reunite as the Innards Brothers for St. Pat's at Squirly's (807 Queen St. W) at 5 pm & 7 pm. 

Col. Tom's Swinging Door w/ mandolin marvel Andrew Collins @ Cameron House, Sunday

Creaking Tree Stringer and Tone Ranger Andrew Collins sits in with Col. Tom Parker and crew from 6 pm to 8 pm. 

Col. Tom's Swinging Door with special guest Tally Ferraro @ The Cameron House, Sunday

Singer/guitarist Tally Ferraro – whose family owns the Cameron House – sits in with Col. Tom and crew from 6pm to 8pm.  

Col. Tom Parker's Swinging Door w/ John Showman @ The Cameron House, Sunday

Col. Tom is joined by his old Lickin' Good Fried pal John Showman of Lonesome Ace String Band at the Cameron from 6-8 pm.   

LINKS

Col. Tom Parker / Lickin' Good Fried bandcamp page https://americanpour.bandcamp.com/

John Showman site https://www.johnshowman.com/

Col Tom Parker's Swinging Door w/ fiddler Tony Allen @ The Cameron, Sunday

Col. Tom is joined by his old Backstabblers co-hort Tony Allen for his Swinging Door hoedown at The Cameron from 6 to 8 pm.

Alex Pangman turns back the clock for "Thanks"

Here's the delightful new video reverie from Alex Pangman singing "Thanks" – popularized by Bing Crosby – from her latest album "33" which she just released on vinyl. In the black & white clip, Alex is wearing Stop Staring! while her tasteful accompanist, guitarist Jesse Barksdale, is sporting a period-appropriate ensemble from the Tom Parker collection. The studio version of Pangman's sweet rendition of Thanks is available digitally on iTunes and now on vinyl as well at www.alexpangman.com

Col. Tom Parker @ The Old York, Sunday

Col. Tom & American Pour occupy the Old York

Lickin' Good Fried Do The Dakota

photo by Beth Hamill

The next best thing to happen to Sundays since Brett Favre started playing like a 26-year-old again is Lickin' Good Fried's weekly honky-tonk hoedown at the Dakota Tavern (249 Ossington) from 7 till 9 pm.
Those lamenting the premature demise of The Backstabbers will be thrilled to find that frontman Col. Tom Parker has hit his stride as a singer, songwriter and guitar picker with the old-school country concept of Lickin' Good Fried with superb support from moonlighting Creaking Tree String Quartet members Andrew Collins on mandolin and fiddler John Showman along with upright bassist Sam Petite.
Of course, Lickin' Good Fried's not-so-secret ingredient is Parker's partner in rhyme, sensational singer Alex Pangman who has miraculously bounced back from her double lung transplant to croon dynamic duets and add gorgeous harmonies when not soaring solo.

As fantastic as Lickin' Good Fried certainly are on their recently released Say Uncle! (Rooster Sandwich), they're even better in the comfortably rustic setting of the Dakota where their sweet renditions of George Jones, Louvin Brothers, Roger Miller and Hank Snow favourites go down exceedingly well with some tasty Southern fried chicken and a cold brew.
Be fore warned, Lickin' Good Fried is habit forming – see them once and you may become a Dakota Sunday regular hollering requests for Red Headed Woman (in a Dirty Corvette) and two-stepping around Brian Connelly. PWYC




LINKS
Lickin' Good Fried  http://www.lickingoodfried.com 
myspace  http://www.myspace.com/lickingoodfried 
Alex Pangman http://www.alexpangman.com/
Andrew Collins http://www.myspace.com/sytesounds
John Showman http://www.myspace.com/newcountryrehab
Creaking Tree String Quartet http://www.myspace.com/creakingtree
Dakota Tavern http://www.myspace.com/thedakotatavern
Beth Hamill http://www.rockpaperpixels.com/
Philip Curwen http://www.philipcurwen.com/

Photo by Philip Curwen