Pepe Raphael: A delight with or without the Bottle Blondes / CC#350

Welcome back to the Café in Artichoke Music. I’m Tom D’Antoni. Sitting across from me is Pepe Raphael, a singer and dancer who may be best known for his Pepe and the Bottle Blondes ensemble. He was a member of Pink Martini too. He’s pretty much legendary around here and even moreso since he added a spectacular handlebar moustache. While keeping the Bottle Blondes always at the ready, his main project at the moment is a trio by the name of the Vegan Carnivores. Yeah, I know. I don’t know what it means either. We’ll find out. We’ll get to the bottom of that and a lot more in the life of Pepe Raphael.