What do you get when you mix Chicago Blues, New Orleans Funk, Southern Rock, and a shot of Jazz? Tarbender. After gigging in and around Los Angeles for over two years, Tarbender took their live energy into the studio.

8 MP3 Songs
BLUES: Funky Blues, ROCK: Southern Rock

Show all album songs: Blues For You Songs


Details:
"Where's the waiter? Hey tarbender, gimme another drink!" That's what Bruce said to Chel at the end of a Chick Correa concert in Los Angeles in 2004, and the name "Tarbender" was born. More than two years later, Tarbender entered the studio for two days and emerged with Blues For You, featuring eight bourbon-soaked funky blues tracks born of jams during live shows and rehearsals. This is not a studio project, tuned and twisted into sterile perfection, this is a live experience with studio clarity.

The album opens with "Long Time", which began as a guitar groove and was crafted into the full song while rehearsing for a gig. "Little Star", inspired by Bruce's daughter, delivers a fresh funky take on a children's classic. In 2005, "Little Star" aired on over 200 US college radio stations and is a live-show favorite. "Good Times" reflects on the world we live in and the world we want it to be. In "Lucky", the band recalls the extended jams that were once the mainstay of classic psychedelic rock. Put on your headphones and let it take you away. "Blues For You" was the band's first original song, a happy accident that transformed Tarbender from a cover band into one focused on creativity and expression. Every album needs a love song and "Last Man" is that song. "Phlat" is a sound check jam that grew up. "Tarbender" rounds out the album, the band's signature song is guaranteed to get the crowd dancing at the live show.

We hope you enjoy listening to the music on this record as much as enjoy playing it!

Musicians:
Bruce Anderson: guitar and vocals
Danny Kopel: piano, organ, backup Vocals
Sam Correa: bass, backup vocals
Chel Rich: drums (all tracks except 1, 3)
Rob Brown: Drums (tracks 1, 3)