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The Snake Charmers Band From Houston Texas Plays Rockin' Swingin' Bluesy Music. Their First CD "Been Gone Too Long " Was Released In December 2008 And The Band Has Been Nominated For A Houston Press Music Awards For Best Blues Band. Fronted By Vocalist/keyboardist Marie Angell Larry Meeker On Guitar Will Blumentritt Playing Bass And Eric Blumentritt On Drums The Band Plays An Eclectic Mix Of Blues/blues Rock Music. "The Band Is More Than A Group Of Four Individuals.  Angell Tells Us That “…each Brings Something Unique To The CD.  Really This Is A Unit”.  This Unity Shows As The Album Is A Well Balanced Well Written And Well Produced Work. " -John South Texas Music Journal "Her Bandmates … Slide In And Out Of The Spaces Around Angell's Vocals With A Minimum Of Overplaying Though … "No Mercy" And "Hoochie Mama" Suggests They're More Than Capable Of Cutting Loose If They Wanted To. Choosing Not To Though Gives Been Gone Too Long A Touch Of Class"
-Chris Gray Houston Press "This Houston TX-Based Quartet Excels When Matching The Smoky Voice Of Marie Angell And Her Playfully Risqué Lyrics With Standard Blues Patterns As Best Evinced On “I Wanna Do Right ” “Move On Blues ” And “ I Wanna Be A Hoochie Mama."
-Dryvetyme Dryvetyme Onlyne "...Subtle Bad Company Flavor At Times And Then Shifts Into Throaty Blues Vocals That Make The Spine Shiver. Seriously Good Stuff. "
-David N. Wilson TweepleBlog "The Bass-Driven Title Track Combines Raw Sexiness And Yearning As The Singer Misses An Old Love Even As She Notes Her Newfound Independence."
-Dariel Bendin Myrtle Beach Alternatives "Angell Has A Unique Sound That Works Extremely Well With This Brand Of Blues-Based Rock N Roll. No Mercy Gets Things Moving With Southern Fried Rock And A Vibrant Bass/rhythm Combo. Can’t Trust A Heart Opens With A One Minute Plus Fugue On Guitar That’s Reminiscent Of Pink Floyd. "
-Wildy Wildy's World Marie Angell Vocals Keyboards Has An Incredible Memory For Events Both Real And Imagined. Among Her Earliest Memories Are Singing And Dancing In Grocery Store Aisles Standing On The Pew Singing Hymns In A Missionary Baptist Church And Playing “Mary Had A Little Lamb” On A Toy Piano. While All This Happened Before The Age Of Three They Could Just As Easily Be Events From Last Week. Larry Meeker Guitar First Ventured Into Music Via The Saxophone Then His Soul Was Overtaken By That Devil Rock And Roll. Many Guitars Later He’s Still Possessed. Perhaps The Devil Has A Financial Stake In A Guitar Store. Larry Also Believes In Better Living Through Chemistry. It’s True That A Lot Of Guitar Players Say That But When Larry Says It He’s Really Talking About Chemistry Because Ta Da He’s Actually A Chemist. Will Blumentritt Bass Says His Mother’s Story Is That He Took Up The Bass Because His Brother Played Guitar And Driven By Sibling Rivalry Will Always Did Something “similar But Different.” Will Claims He Was “more In Tune With The Fundamental Tones” Of The Bass. Yeah Right. For Further Insight Into Will’s Psyche Note That His Favorite TV Show Is The Beverly Hillbillies. Will Is In Awe Of Jethro Bodine’s Giant Brain Jed Clampett’s Wisdom And Sense Of Style Granny’s Grasp Of The Medicinal Properties Of Liquor And Elly May’s Um Way With Animals. Eric Blumentritt Drums Was Fascinated By The Drums By Age Three. He So Admired The Balding Drummer In Children’s Performer Raffi’s Band That Eric Intended To Cut His Own Hair Off In Solidarity. Fortunately There Was A Parental Intervention And So Far Eric Still Has All His Hair. read less