HOUSTON
PRESS
7/25/96
8/8/96
PUBLIC NEWS
Houston Press 1996
Music Awards
Artist: Carolyn
Wonderland and the
Imperial Monkeys
Nominated for: Best
Blues; Local Musician of
the Year; Best Female
Vocalist; Best Guitarist
(Eric Dane); Best
Bassist (Chris King);
Best Drummer (Leesa
Harrington); Song of the
Year ("No Really, I
Can Drive");
Songwriter(s) of the
Year; Release of the
Year (Play with Matches)
Sound of choice: Bluesy
roadhouse rock
Time logged: Four years
Etc.: Last year's Play
with Matches was a
commercial flop, and a
rotation of booking
agencies has confused
things (the band now
books its own tours),
but the Monkeys still
live on the road, where
they continue to build a
solid reputation touring
the West and Midwest
with high-profile gigs
such as the annual biker
rally at Sturgis. The
Monkeys are planning a
second disc for Big Mo
Records come November.
Sounds Like a
Winner!
1996 Houston Press Music
Awards
By and Craig D. Lindsey,
Brad Tyer, and Hobart
Rowland, and Mitchell J.
Shields, Jim Sherman,
and Greg Barr
Best drummer - Leesa Harrington
Songwriters of the Year
Song of the Year
("No Really, I Can
Drive")
Release of the Year
(Play with Matches)
Best Blues
Leesa Harrington has a
cool smile, a cool kid
and some cool hats of
her own. She's an
Imperial Monkey, too,
which never hurts. She
isn't as tightlipped as
her bassist bandmate
(when she won top honors
in this category last
year, the first year the
category was part of the
Music Awards, she
allowed that she was
happy; she even allowed
that she thought it was
cool that people would
vote for her; and she
even modestly allowed
that she thought there
were other drummers in
Houston who were much
better than she was --
not that she was going
to hand the award over
to them), but really,
what more can you say
once you've let folks
know you've drummed for
a half-dozen Houston
bands over the last few
years, have been part of
the Imperial Monkeys for
close to two and really
like banging away at
your kit? We're not
absolutely positive, but
we imagine that about
all that's possible is
stepping up on the dais,
clearing your throat and
letting all your emotion
emerge unfettered with a
passionate:
"Thanks." (B.T.)
Best Blues Band
Carolyn Wonderland and
the Imperial Monkeys
Staff Pick: Carolyn
Wonderland and the
Imperial Monkeys
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