Chandler Travis, King of the World
Always a fan of the willfully (or unintentionally) obscure, a friend put us on to Chandler Travis. Though he often limits his shows to his home base of Eastern Massachusetts, this fellow has been making music without limits for decades.
We’re going to try to bring you semi-regular notes from the road during the CTP ‘n’ 3 2011 Southern Matrimonial Tour, with reports, pictures, and interviews by various band members. Then again, maybe this will be the only update, best
By Bill Lynch CHARLESTON, W.V. — Chandler Travis laughs easily. He’s got a lot to laugh about. For the most part, he’s a man who’s gotten to do what he wants. The singer, guitarist, bandleader and former newspaper columnist’s
Oct. 29- Black Sheep Burrito, Huntington, WV Oct. 30- Mountain Stage, Charleston, WV Nov. 1- Smith’s Olde Bar, Atlanta, GA Nov. 2- the Gnu’s Room, Auburn, AL Nov. 3- Alabama Music Box, Mobile, AL* Nov. 4- Le Bon Temps Roule,
We’re hitting the road for a couple of weeks at the end of October and into November. First, the short version: Oct. 29- Black Sheep Burrito, Huntington, WV Oct. 30- Mountain Stage, Charleston, WV Nov. 1- Smith’s Olde Bar,
CTP3O at Caffe Lena? No, it wasn’t the latest Star Wars droid. It was, instead, another Chandler Travis musical project coming to Nippertown. As in his many other bands, Chandler is the ring master of the circus, albeit a little
Thanks to Gene Griessman at WhatYouSay.com for including Chandler’s “Wedding Warning” on his public speaking blog. A recording of the “Wedding Warning” is available on the album “Hi! I’m Lippy Blappinklappy” A Wedding Toast by Chandler Travis
Both tonight’s (Saturday August 27) Chandler Travis Three-o gig at Liston’s in Worthington, MA and tomorrow’s gig at the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge, MA have been cancelled due to Hurricane Irene. We’re still opening for Roger Salloom at the
Drat! Tonight’s Viking Princess Sunset Cruise with the Chandler Travis Three-o has been cancelled, due to funky weather (actually our first cancelled gig of the summer!), but tonight’s Philharmonette show at Bubalas in Provincetown is still on… we’ll start somewhere
If George Carlin joined NRBQ, backed by the Mothers of Invention—no, if Captain Beefheart and Sun Ra commandeered the Village People . . . Hell, analogies are worthless when it comes to describing Chandler Travis’ “avant-jazz omnipop.” Travis has been