Bella’s Bartok Sweeten up SBL

This past Wednesday Sweet Baby Lou got a “Sweet Tooth” mostly from all those songs related to sugar and honey, or perhaps it was all that purple drink we’ve been hearing so much about.

Either way, Bella’s Bartok helped to add their own personal brand of sugar to the mix staying for the entire two-hour show and oftentimes playing with complete disregard to the fact they weren’t on air. When on-air, their set included a healthy mix of their own originals “Zora” and “Party Song” alongside woozy impromptu covers of such timeless rockers as “Ziggy Stardust,” “Helter Skelter,” and “Sweet Jane.”

While three members short, Bella’s Bartok still packed the studio with nine members, an accordion, lots of horns, and enough foot stomping fury to power us through the night and the subsequent root canals.

Click read more to hear exclusive tracks from the set…

Announcing the Local Music Project

The Daily Collegian, UMass Amherst’s student operated 24 hour news organization and WMUA’s Sweet Baby Lou & The Reverends of Funk have joined forces.  Embarking on an ambitious new project to bring local music directly to the UMass student body.

The new project dubbed “The Local Music Project” will slowly roll out over the next few weeks, funneling the funk straight onto the computer screens and newspaper pages all over campus. The grand unveiling began today March 4th with a feature article on Sweet Baby Lou alums Darlingside, as well as some videos by The Frills and Mallory and of course a biography of Sweet Baby Lou & The Reverends.

Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more exciting articles and developments as the project expands. Click read more for links to all the aforementioned articles…