We happened to be backstage at the Black Cat in Washington D.C. when we heard some determined harmonies booming out in the hallway. It was the Williams brothers–Roy and Kevin–from the Minor White, singing a few old favorites in the next room while the band was waiting to go on stage. I decided to film some of it, of which presented here are “Do Right Woman” and “Sin City” by the Flying Burrito Brothers; so this is somewhat of a semi-official, impromptu edition of the Secret Garden, but a special one, nonetheless, since it documents one of the many trials and tribulations of being out on the road: a “shoddy” bottle opener that just won’t open that damn bottle of Red Stripe!

PS. These guys are from Scranton and I swear front man Roy (see video) looks a little like Dwight Schrute. To listen to their original songs, head over to their Myspace page.

Please link back to this page if embedding this video.

Interested in viewing the schedule for upcoming Secret Garden releases?

Websites: The Minor White Myspace, The Minor White Official

Here’s a schedule of Secret Garden releases coming in the near future. If you’re unfamiliar with this ever-changing, magical garden, it is a video series in which I film bands performing a few songs outside the context of a regular show. Along with the schedule you’ll also find some “candid band photos” that, as a tradition of my own, I take after each shoot–though sometimes I forget.

If you’re a blogger who’d like to write a preview for any of these episodes before they release, just email me at hoovesontheturf [at] gmail [dot] com and I’ll give you access to an “advanced screening” of a sort. Thanks!

2009 Winter/Spring Release Dates for Secret Garden Video Series

Feb 13 – The Minor White (impromptu session)

Mp3 coming soon.

Feb 17 - Drink Up Buttercup

Download “Sosey & Dosey (Live at Ear Farm CMJ Showcase)” (via Ear Farm)

Feb 24 – Tune Yards

Download “Hatari”

Mar 3 – Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps

Download “Closing the Doors”

Mar 6 – Matt Jones

Download “One Cotton Shot Short”

Mar 10 – Suckers

Download “Afterthoughts and TV (Demo)”