Andre Williams

Check out THIS feature in the Detroit Metro Times on Andre Williams.

It's got some swank photos of 'Dre at his South Side Chicago home, hit hat collection, and some embedded videos of "Twine Time," "Bacon Fat" and "Jail Bait."  Gives some context to his long, wild and weird career and its enduring impact.

Andre comes home to Detroit as part of the Don Was Detroit All-Star Revue and will perform "Bacon Fat."

Here's the skinny, and check out that powerhouse line up!

Detroit’s native son, multiple Grammy winner and co-founder of Was (Not Was), Don Was, is your master of ceremonies for a series of performances by classic and contemporary Detroit acts. Was is a master collaborator, best known for producing mega-watt musicians including Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Elton John, Ringo Starr, Brian Wilson and Bonnie Raitt.  Was also took home the 1995 Grammy for Producer of the Year. Guaranteed to thrill!
These performances are recorded for a series of music videos on the Don Was Cavalcade of Recorded Music (2008 and 2009 Revue videos still reside there). This third edition of the Detroit All-Star Revue features:
Alberta Adams
Dennis Coffey  (the guitarist from Motown's house band and on Andre's recent album That's All I Need
Marshall Crenshaw
Doop & The Inside Outlaws
Electric Lion Sound Wave Experiment
Ingray
Motor City Horns
Mayaeni
Andre Williams
Outrageous Cherry
The Satin Peaches
SRC Gary Quackenbush
Jere Stormer
Sun Messengers (30th anniversary this year!)
Kim Weston

All-Star Revue House Band:
Don Was, bass
Luis Resto, keyboard
Terry” Thunder” Hughley, drums
Brian “Roscoe” White, guitar

Usually the glossy industry rags are full of ladder-climbing execs posing with Grammy winning artists, or some hard-hitting "newsy" pieces about some rap-rocker saving some puppies or something.  Lots of insider back-slapping that the regular Joe never sees (nor would want to).

Imagine our surprise when we saw a story on King of Some of the Media Andre Williams showed up in an article in Variety!  Read it HERE.

Nommmmm, bacon. The salty, smokey cured strips of swine has gained somewhat of hipster devotion amongst foodies. Even our own radio guy, Joe Swank, has a pro-pork proclamation hanging above his desk ("Praise the Lard," it says). So it comes as no surprise that one of the States' most famous delis, Zingerman's in Ann Arbor, hosts a weekend party that bows before bacon. And who else to invite to perform at Camp Bacon but no other than the man who penned the R&B hit "Bacon Fat," Mr Rhythm himself, Andre Williams? The organizers of Camp Bacon recently rang up Andre to chat a bit—you can read the interview here. And if you're in the Ann Arbor area next weekend, be sure to check out 'Dre's performance on June 18.

We love us the independent record shops around the country.

Here are a few that are giving away the fancy pants silk-screened Andre Williams POSTER with a purchase of his new CD/LP That's All I Need.  Get 'em while the getting is good.

-Albums on the Hill (Boulder CO)

-CD Cellar (Anniston, AL)

-Criminal (Atlanta)

-Dusty Groove (Chicago)

-Flat Black & Circular (Lansing MI)
-Grimey's (Nashville)

-Horizon Records (Greenville SC)

-Shake It (Cincinnati)
-Laurie's Planet of Sound (Chicago)
-Rainbow (Newark, DE)
-Vintage Vinyl (STL)
-Strictly Discs (Madison)
-Reckless (Chicago- all 3 stores)
-Rock-A-Billy's (Utica, MI)
-Ramalama (Toledo)

Andre Williams recently hit Cleveland and, by all accounts, tore the joint up.  Check out the blog Trash You Up for a review and some photos.  Read it HERE

Check out this interview in the Village Voice with Mr Rhythm as he talks about his wild new book "Sweets" in preparation for the readings he is doing with super famous music crit Nick Tosches at St Mark's Church.

Read all about it HERE.

Miss the harrowing and entertaining documentary on Andre Williams "Agile Mobile Hostile: A Year With Andre Williams" when it played the festival circuit last year?

No worries, as now you can stream it from the comfort of your own home for free HERE.

It's worth yer time.  What a ride.....