all route 66 day tripper blues -featuring Carrie Wicks

All Route 66 Day Tripper Blues (feat. Carrie Wicks)

Seattle living sister-in-law Carrie Wicks steals the show in this one... Press play above if FF, for IE it is a link.

carrie wicks -update

Sis-in-law jazz singer Carrie Wicks has launched a site at CarrieWicks.net to promote her album I'll Get Around To It. Hats off to the friend that created the site, v clean. All you need and nothing you don't.

The music is available via OA2Records or iTunes. Hear the self-penned title track here. Opening line; "My oil needs changing, gotta find my pile of dirty clothes..." Killing me Carrie, fantastic.

carrie wicks -tonight seattle

Jazz singer, nautical cove and sister-in-law Carrie Wicks is singing at Egans in Seattle, WA tonight. 9pm. Celebrating the release of her cd I'll Get Around To It. The better half of 10e will be there to fly the chambray flag; v fired up.

carrie wicks -i'll get around to it

Carrie's album I'll Get Around To It is available to buy starting today; via OA2 Records. Killing me w/ that title... fantastic. My sis-in-law Carrie Wicks has been working on this for over a year, whilst jazz-singing around Seattle, WA for almost a decade. Carrie's MySpace has some clips to preview.

Even cooler, she is having a cd release party at Egans in Ballard on Saturday May 1, at 9pm; accompanied by Bill Anschell (piano), Jeff Johnson (bass) and Byron Vannoy (drums). $12 gets you into this and the 11pm show when she mixes it up with the jazz-vocal group Venus d'Bop.

Little sartorial info; though Carrie is a queen of thrift (and knows my secret Vermont thrifty attic shopping spot) the coat in the album cover is actually her grandmother's. Take THAT wikipedia...

archival competition

Can anyone tell me about this boot/pants combo? I have looked and can't find a damn thing... picture taken at a market on Bainbridge Island, across Puget Sound from Seattle. This was about 10 years ago. The guy's pants were denimy, but the button connector is key. Anyone??? Eastcoasters have a 3 hour headstart cause I am pretty sure Lesli @ArchivalClothing could nail these from 50 yards. If someone can provide a full breakdown they win a 10engines hat.

carrie wicks -there is always tomorrow

photo credit: Billy Brandt


Carrie Wicks (disclaimer alert: my sister-in-law) is poised to release her vocal jazz album on Origin Records, in the shops April 2010. The above is a tempter; a super smoky take on the Rankin/Bass standard. If you are having a cocktail party for Christmas, play this song and watch the martinis sink.

Some live recordings of Carrie from Egan's in Seattle and more info via her meinespace page. Your coffee mug will shake when she hits the lower registers... love it.

egan's in Seattle

Check the schedule here. My sis-in-law does the duties as MC for the vocal jam nights... name in lights time Carrie!!!...