crab`grass`,(krab`gras), n., v., crabgrassed, crabgrassing, an
annual
grass, Digitarius sanguinalis, common in cultivated and
waste grounds
and often occurring as a weedy pest in lawns.
According to Mr. Webster, that's Crabgrass, and the Panhandle
Crabgrass Revival Band couldn't agree more. Summer pickin'
sessions on
the front lawn have often prompted neighbors to call the Police.
But when
they showed up, addressing the band by their first names and
chanting
"Free Beer!! Free Beer!!", it was all over. Crabgrass was once
again established as the weedy pest on the manicured lawn of
overpolished
acoustic music. Upright bass, guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle
and harmonica
make up the instrumentation of this conglomeration from Juneau,
Alaska.
Years of collective unemployment have allowed Crabgrass to
develop its
own thriving and energetic brand of thrummin' strummin', to the
delight
and fright of fans all over the Southeastern Alaska Panhandle,
and across
the entire great state. Don't let the instrumentation fool ya
though.
Drawing from a rich and varied group of acoustic and electric
musicians,
Crabgrass has formed itself on accident. An heretofore
unrecognizable
form of music has taken root in America. The band's complete
lack of ambition
to seek real jobs promises expansion of a growing original
repertoire
of tunes which includes the Panhandle Crabgrass Revival Band
song, Hippie
Kelp Farmer, and the Kiss of a Bottle (is what you need
tonight). "Live
is Where We Thrive", so look for a Crabgrass show in the future
near
you, and hold on to your hats. These pickers and grinners,
thickers and
thinners, snickers and sinners are the fresh new breeze that
acoustic
music needs; and like the weedy pests they are, won't be goin'
away any
time soon. Til next time.....Panhandle Crabgrass Revival Band.
Larry Sparks
Rebel
Records
Click on Larry's hair to see Crabgrass mentors