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Tuesday, April 12, 2011 C.D. On Songs: Erin Harpe & The Delta Swingers - “Love Whip Blues" Posted by C.D. Di Guardia Sorry, vegans. But Erin Harpe & The Delta Swingers are playing at a place called the Chicken Bone on Friday evening, and there's no way around it. You're going to the Chicken Bone in Framingham. You're going to see Erin Harpe & The Delta Swingers (with the Tokyo Tramps). You're over 21 years of age and you have $5 in your pocket for some sweet, sweet music. Do we have an accord? Erin Harpe & The Delta Swingers - “Love Whip Blues" [Download It!] In case you did not know that Erin Harpe is in a band called “Love Whip,” then let me be the first to tell you - Erin Harpe is in a band called “Love Whip.” And they sound nothing like Erin Harpe & The Delta Swingers. Well, wait a second. Maybe that is not so true. Both experiences are a party - even if the whole electrical situation is slightly different. “Love Whip Blues” has a crispy sort of snap to it; where the quick bluesy tags at the end of each phrase sort of gather up everything tasty in the preceding moments and wrap them up all nice. The snap is palpable, like the whip is being wielded by an expert whipsman (or whipswoman?) and they could knock the ashes off your cigar from eight feet away. Whether she’s the Electric Empress or the Veiled Veela, Harpe’s vocals are always a high point of any mix, any record and possibly your entire week. As we have stated before, the woman’s last name is an instrument - that’s a dead give away. Harpe’s smart vocals crack and swing like the figurative whip - she is capable of both batting her eyelashes and a few whip-lashes as well. Don’t lie to us - you love it.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 C.D. On Songs: Erin Harpe & The Delta Swingers - “Love Whip Blues" Posted by C.D. Di Guardia Sorry, vegans. But Erin Harpe & The Delta Swingers are playing at a place called the Chicken Bone on Friday evening, and there's no way around it. You're going to the Chicken Bone in Framingham. You're going to see Erin Harpe & The Delta Swingers (with the Tokyo Tramps). You're over 21 years of age and you have $5 in your pocket for some sweet, sweet music. Do we have an accord? Erin Harpe & The Delta Swingers - “Love Whip Blues" [Download It!] In case you did not know that Erin Harpe is in a band called “Love Whip,” then let me be the first to tell you - Erin Harpe is in a band called “Love Whip.” And they sound nothing like Erin Harpe & The Delta Swingers. Well, wait a second. Maybe that is not so true. Both experiences are a party - even if the whole electrical situation is slightly different. “Love Whip Blues” has a crispy sort of snap to it; where the quick bluesy tags at the end of each phrase sort of gather up everything tasty in the preceding moments and wrap them up all nice. The snap is palpable, like the whip is being wielded by an expert whipsman (or whipswoman?) and they could knock the ashes off your cigar from eight feet away. Whether she’s the Electric Empress or the Veiled Veela, Harpe’s vocals are always a high point of any mix, any record and possibly your entire week. As we have stated before, the woman’s last name is an instrument - that’s a dead give away. Harpe’s smart vocals crack and swing like the figurative whip - she is capable of both batting her eyelashes and a few whip-lashes as well. Don’t lie to us - you love it.