State of Time Boeuf in The Basement

Two kid-friendly tales spooky enough for Halloween smiles from Fantagraphics Books! Stephane Blanquet's Toys in the Basement follows a hero in an embarrassing pink bunny costume as he escapes a boring Halloween party and stumbles across a secret society of toys! The Littlest Pirate King by David B. and Pierre Mac Olran, chronicles an unusual family: a crew of undead ghost pirates and the little boy they've adopted and raised as their king! --

Dutchman's gravel voice is the dominant presence on these original songs from four consummate blues musicians. The first thing that hits you when you listen to this band is The Dutchman’s voice. Any description would have to include the word gravel. He also plays harmonica but the next thing that will jump out at you is the lead guitar work. Locals are still perplexed as to why a blues performer putting together a blues band would turn to an international punk-rocker famous for lighting guitars on fire to work with. Matt Roman still brings the heat with his own unique style. The result is a symbiotic team that is both energetic and entertaining. The rhythm section includes former Blues Brothers Revue bassist Adam Roberts and the intuitive drum work of bluesman Pat Allen. They wrote all the material for their first CD release which includes an impressive eleven original songs.