Friday night at Pat’s was a lot of fun, especially when two tigers from the audience decided to be our onstage dancers!
p.s. Don’t forget the show next week at Kimi’s Chop and Oyster house. It’s a great venue, with good people and a lot of tasty food.
Great Shot of Lou at the Apple Days Concert, Torrey Utah July 5, 2014
Posted: July 7, 2014 in Uncategorized
Lou at Torrey, Utah July 5th for the Apple Days Concert Series – at Robbers Roost Bookstore. Thanks to Larry Johnson for the photo.
Mean Old World, by BOWB
Posted: November 24, 2012 in Better Off With the BluesTags: CD Release, Mean Old World
“Hey Lordy, mama, one more time. Make it ten, fifteen, fifty times. I been sittin’ here the past half hour swimmin’ in sinnin’ and drownin’ in the SLC blues. Ya’ll the meanest. P.S. The sound engineering is great. Everything comes pouring out.” – T. Matthews
“Great album!” – R. Nutting
“We’ve just spent the last two hours listening again and again to your new CD. And what a fabulous evening it has been. We haven’t listened to an album 3 times in a row since Sergeant Peppers in 1967. We’re in heaven. It really is great.” – M. Stites
We released our CD, Mean Old World, in December 2012. You can hear a few songs from the CD using the player on the left. Or you can purchase it at CDBaby, Amazon or iTunes.
We’re Better Off With the Blues
Posted: November 21, 2010 in Better Off With the Blues, BiographyTags: acoustic, better off with the blues, blues, country blues, delta blues, salt lake city
Lou, Paul, Jim and Harold
Better Off With the Blues is an acoustic blues band in Salt Lake City. We are: Lou Borgenicht (harmonica and vocals), Harold Carr (standup bass), Jim Poulton (guitar and vocals), and Paul Rasmussen (guitar, mandolin and vocals).
Collectively our musical roots are eclectic – we’ve played in jazz, punk, Celtic, rock and roll, jug, bluegrass, old timey and folk bands, but we’ve always returned to the blues. Our blues influences are mainly traditional, but contemporary blues players can also get our attention.
Better Off With the Blues formed in 2008. The band’s repertoire has grown to include blues of Lightnin’ Hopkins, Howlin’ Wolf, Mississippi John Hurt, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Blind Blake, Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Willie Dixon, Robert Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Skip James, Sleepy John Estes and Muddy Waters, as well as more contemporary music of Delbert McClinton and Tom Waits. We also play original music by members of the band.
Better Off With the Blues plays locally in Utah. See Upcoming Shows for our next performances.
See BOWB’s Facebook Page here.
