{"id":3568,"date":"2011-01-06T22:56:09","date_gmt":"2011-01-07T05:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reviewermag.com\/press\/?p=3568"},"modified":"2011-01-06T23:00:43","modified_gmt":"2011-01-07T06:00:43","slug":"new-music-wil-forbis-and-the-gentleman-scoundrels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/reviewermag.com\/press\/2011\/01\/06\/new-music-wil-forbis-and-the-gentleman-scoundrels\/","title":{"rendered":"new music: Wil Forbis and the Gentleman Scoundrels"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Wil Forbis and the Gentleman Scoundrels  <\/h1>\n<h3><i>Shadey\u2019s Jukebox   <\/i><\/h3>\n<p><b>CD review by My Nguyen<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Rarely is an artist\u2019s bio as colorful and full of gauche as the storyline to one of his songs. In the case of Wil Forbis and his electric Gentlemen Scoundrels, their album Shadey\u2019s Jukebox is a positive affirmation that it is quite possible for life to imitate art.<br \/>\nGrowing up with an aversion to country music, it seemed highly improbable to Forbis his role as a country musician. <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Wil-Forbis-And-The-Gentleman-Scoundrels-Shadeys-Jukebox.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Wil-Forbis-And-The-Gentleman-Scoundrels-Shadeys-Jukebox-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" title=\"Wil Forbis And The Gentleman Scoundrels  Shadey&#039;s Jukebox\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Wil-Forbis-And-The-Gentleman-Scoundrels-Shadeys-Jukebox.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Wil-Forbis-And-The-Gentleman-Scoundrels-Shadeys-Jukebox.jpg?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>But gradually the whole scene grew onto him. As he began to frequent Cinema Bar, a Los Angeles bar that is \u201cground-zero for the LA country-alt scene,\u201d Forbis began to listen to veteran musicians play anything from traditional country to bluegrass to Americana.<br \/>\nShadey\u2019s Jukebox was released by Rankoutsider Records soon after Forbis had assembled his team of crack musicians whom he dubbed \u201cThe Gentlemen Scondrels,\u201d and an album filled with wacky beats and playful lyrics was recorded. Known for his witty and sarcastic personality, the imprint of his comedic touch is all over Shadey\u2019s Jukebox, making it absolutely mandatory to listen to every word of the CD to get the full on Forbis-experience.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/did_chev2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/did_chev2-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" title=\"did_chev2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/did_chev2.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/did_chev2.jpg?resize=1024%2C685&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/did_chev2.jpg?w=1936&amp;ssl=1 1936w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/did_chev2.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe album is an odd blend of a little of everything. Forbis, showing his chops as a musician and singer-songwriter, depicts the American tapestry through this eclectic album. A hodge-podge of Americana throughout the ages with a careful blend of hillbilly bebop to jazzy renditions of bandstand oldies, Forbis and his band of Gentlemen Scoundrels, definitely wears a lot of hats musically. Songs like \u201cThe Better Man Won\u201d and \u201cAlien Conspiracy\u201d show his range of talent, while the track \u201cHow Am I Supposed toFeel,\u201d portray Forbis\u2019 melancholy side.<br \/>\nBut the best thing of all\u2014like his songs, everything arrives full circle. Shortly after the release of the album, Shadey\u2019s Jukebox was added to the jukebox at the Cinema Bar, a LA bar that had converted, inspired, and manifested Wil Forbis\u2019 arrival into the alt-country music scene.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbisthemighty.com\/\">forbisthemighty.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wil Forbis and the Gentleman Scoundrels Shadey\u2019s Jukebox CD review by My Nguyen Rarely is an artist\u2019s bio as colorful and full of gauche as the storyline to one of his songs. In the case of Wil Forbis and his electric Gentlemen Scoundrels, their album Shadey\u2019s Jukebox is a positive affirmation that it is quite possible for life to imitate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[573],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":162,"url":"http:\/\/reviewermag.com\/press\/2006\/10\/16\/employee-of-the-month-movie-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":3568,"position":0},"title":"Employee of the Month movie review","author":"admin","date":"October 16, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Employee of the Month By Christina Armani Employee of the month is absolutely one of the best comedies of the fall and a must see for fans of comedy. 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