Calico Bunny, Blue Midnight, & Me--Vintage Cosmic Americana
Calico Bunny
What’s in a name? Surprisingly, a lot!
Calico Bunny is a vocal-driven “Vintage Cosmic Americana” band. Calico Bunny’s name comes from one of its members mishearing a lyric in Gram Parsons’s classic “Return of the Grievous Angel.” The name Calico Bunny fits the band well because its Vintage Cosmic Americana sound is a direct descendant
What’s in a name? Surprisingly, a lot!
Calico Bunny is a vocal-driven “Vintage Cosmic Americana” band. Calico Bunny’s name comes from one of its members mishearing a lyric in Gram Parsons’s classic “Return of the Grievous Angel.” The name Calico Bunny fits the band well because its Vintage Cosmic Americana sound is a direct descendant of Parsons’s own “Cosmic American Music.”
Through its Vintage Cosmic Americana sound, Calico Bunny pays homage to and celebrates such unique and trailblazing artists as Gram Parsons, Kinky Friedman, Carl Perkins, Michael Nesmith, Kris Kristofferson, Gordon Lightfoot, and many others. Calico Bunny also performs original songs embracing the spirit of Vintage Cosmic Americana.
The five members of Calico Bunny are Jim Bowers (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, and songwriter), Donna Carpino (background and harmony vocals) Chris DiStasio (lead guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, and banjo), James Warner (bass), and Mike Mattice (drums). Collectively, they bring together rich and varied musical experiences spanning an array of genres from folk to fusion jazz to country to barber shop to pop to good old rock ‘n’ roll.
Up Coming Shows:
Saturday, June 14 starting at 6:00, Vine & Tap, Rochester New York
Thursday, July 17 starting at 6:30, Abilene, Rochester New York, $8 cover
Blue Midnight
Blue Midnight is an acoustic duo consisting of Jim Bowers on guitar & vocals and Donna Carpino on vocals & harmony vocals. Like Calico Bunny, Blue Midnight performs an eclectic setlist of songs from such unique artists as Gram Parsons, Kinky Friedman, Carl Perkins, Michael Nesmith, Kris Kristofferson, Gordon Lightfoot, Lucinda Williams,
Blue Midnight is an acoustic duo consisting of Jim Bowers on guitar & vocals and Donna Carpino on vocals & harmony vocals. Like Calico Bunny, Blue Midnight performs an eclectic setlist of songs from such unique artists as Gram Parsons, Kinky Friedman, Carl Perkins, Michael Nesmith, Kris Kristofferson, Gordon Lightfoot, Lucinda Williams, just to name a few. Blue Midnight also performs original songs written by Jim that embrace the spirit of these other artists and Blue Midnight’s Vintage Cosmic Americana sound.
Check out Blue Midnight's rendition of Michael Nesmith's "Silver Moon".
And give a listen to our take on Kinky Friedman's "Wild Man From Borneo".
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Me
Me
I still do an occasional solo show, just me and my guitar. For me, it is as intimate as a performance can get. My solo shows are unstructured, more spontaneous and freer. They usually don't have a defined setlist. I pretty much play whatever my little heart desires based upon how the audience is feeling and reacting. A lot of the songs
I still do an occasional solo show, just me and my guitar. For me, it is as intimate as a performance can get. My solo shows are unstructured, more spontaneous and freer. They usually don't have a defined setlist. I pretty much play whatever my little heart desires based upon how the audience is feeling and reacting. A lot of the songs are the same as I do with Calico Bunny and Blue Midnight, still Vintage Cosmic Americana. But I toss in some other artists such as John Prine, Jimmy Buffett, maybe a little Hank Williams and Merle Haggard, more of my originals, and even some pop from Neil Diamond or the Monkees.