Jack White and his Third Man Records are mostly about dirty country blues. While the label is home to all of White’s side projects and a number of other southern home-cooked bands, White seems to be expanding his roster to include some comedians who also have an ear for a tune. Earlier this year, he welcomed BFF Conan O’Brien to record a live-to-vinyl album in his studio (which Conan later reciprocated). And in a similar fashion,White will host comedian Reggie Watts to record a live show straight to reel-to-reel this week (via TwentyFourBit).
Watts will perform at White’s Third Man Records studio/record store in Nashville this Thursday, December 2nd at 8 PM. Those lucky so-and-sos in attendence will not only receive a fantastic show but also a limited-edition black and blue vinyl pressing of the performance. An LP of the show will be available for purchase at a later date, and I’m not positive, but somehow I doubt this is going to be on iTunes considering Mr. White’s recording techniques seem to imply that technology invented after the 1950s is utterly irrelevant.
To get a sense of the mad science of Watts, earlier this year, Watts performed a great gig at our CMJ Conflict of Interest party, which you can read about here. You can watch a brief interview with him here, and you can also check out a performance of him on Conan below.
As a bonus, check out the preview for the show in the form of a phone call that didn’t happen between two creepy, creepy dolls below.
