Re: Americana discussion
At 11:19 PM 1/21/1999 -0500, you wrote: There's a *really* good question: what's the difference between Retro and Timeless? -- Mike Woods Retro is a fad that eventually fades...then fads.then fades Timeless.just keeps on...well, you know...has to do with a pink rabbit g -Chris
Re: Line-d@#*@
At 07:25 PM 1/21/99 -0800, you wrote: Stuart who promised the missus he'd start on the taxes tonight No wonder you're so verbose! g
Re: Americana guesswork
At 11:21 PM -0500 on 1/21/99, Budrocket wrote: And who wants to be signed now that you can buy your own CD burner and laser printer and print up CDs as you need them, at the rate you need them, etc? Danny Barnes is doing just this -- burning 100 copies of his new releases and selling 'em for $25. They're selling out. But the problem here goes the other way. If you're happy with 100 people hearing your latest release, that's fine, but a lot of bands (and fans) wouldn't be. Bob I suspect Danny Barnes ain't hurtin' too much financially these days, his profile being a little higher than the rest of us, having had releases on both Quarterstick and Sugar Hill...not to mention this other fun stuff: composed and performed the score for the 20th Century Fox film The Newton Boys, recorded with Bill Frisell the score for the HBO documentary American Hollow, played the banjo on the upcoming Disney children's CD, The Sounds of Springtime...etc. Oh yes, Danny is represented by the Davis McLarty Agency. Hell, he had to be able to afford that CD burner somehow... Buddy 1000 Copies For The Music Fans Rockets Someone else made this argument too, and I have to say, so what? Ever drawn 100 people at one of your gigs, Buddy? Hell, he didn't even sell all 100 at a single gig, he lined up a little minitour. Draw 300 people across a few nights and you only need 1 out of 3 to buy one to sell out. Play all year and even if you only total 1,000 people, that's one out of 10 to sell out in a year, with a pretty damned small investment. (You can burn a 75-minute CD in less than 10 minutes, and blanks can be had for nearly free with rebates.) Danny Barnes' profile has nothing to do with the point that a label's completely unnecessary to disseminate your music on CD anymore. Bob
Re: A Tribute to Ray Mason
Wow, great with a tribute to Ray Mason! Great to see The Incredible Casuals doing one of his songs. Too bad nobody´s doing "We don´t get along anymore" which is my favorite Ray Mason song. That song appeared on the very first "Hit The Hay" compilation on my label some five years ago. Jerker Sound Asleep Sweden np.Peter Hofman-Action Overtime (yet another great Tom Herbers production)
RE: Americana discussion
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rik Collins Sent: Thursday, January 21, 1999 10:12 AM To: passenger side Subject: Re: Americana discussion I remember when I had my first beer. rik If you can remember the first one you haven't had enough. Nicholas
Re: I got a day job too
Nicholas Petti wrote: It looks as though at long last my new restaurant, Mendo Bistro, will get to open. Where is this bistro? What's on the menu? (I know this is P2 and not twangfest, but isn't having a restaurant part of the P2 Empire?). Twang content- none except one of my pantry workers is a young HNC country fan that I've been showing the light. Now this is the kind of missionary work we need to see more of. Maybe we need guys on street corners testifying and handing out miniature cds. Good luck with the restaurant. Stuart
VS: Vince Bell
P2'ers A recently issued CD have enlightened dark january so much for me, so it deserves some words, eventhough I'm no reviewer.I'm talking about Vince Bell's Texas Plates. I admit to be a great fan of his Phoenix, actually it's an alltime favourite of mine. So, could he do it again? Or would I be dissapointed? Well, this is not a new Phoenix. It's quite a diffrent album. But it stands up, all the way to the moon to use his own images. I thought I was gonna get a heartattach as the first chords dripped out of the speakers like honey, and yes, I had to howl. Glad to be alone in the house just then. This was my immediate reaction when it arrived two days ago. I find Phoenix to be a very powerfull expression. An enormous pressure, not from the outside, but from the inside, if you understand. Like a primalscream - I picture the phoenix as it rise up, stretching its arms in to the sky like in a gasp,and then on That CD had alot of iron in it. I got the taste of blood in my mouth just to listen to it. A lot of desperation, but also pride. Texas Plates is cooler, more laidback. A lot more sexy, the narrator is more authoritative, has the overview, comments and evaluates. Sharp, but not always as personal as on Phoenix. Still, its a very human and confessing voice we hear. Fare from being arrogant or boring. From the first song, Poetry Texas, to the last dance, Last Dance At The Last Chanche, you are in it for a treat. Seek it out for yourselves. Ordering information at: http://www.mindspring.com/~vincebell/ Geir Nyborg Oslo,Norway
Re: I got a day job too
The best of luck to you! -Original Message- From: Nicholas Petti [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, January 22, 1999 1:47 AM Subject: I got a day job too It looks as though at long last my new restaurant, Mendo Bistro, will get to open. Jumped through all the hoops and inspections yesterday and got to cook a little today. I'll have an open house tomorrow, run through the menu for family and friends Sunday and if things go super smooth- open Monday. If things go how they're likely to go- reassess and open Tuesday. The only drag is there has been a sore throat/flu/bug thing going around that I managed to get. Twang content- none except one of my pantry workers is a young HNC country fan that I've been showing the light. Nicholas
Re: I got a day job too
Nicholas, best wishes on your new restaurant. IN showbiz it's break a leg, the restaurant biz? How bout' "Burn a biscuit"? Can I recommend some good background music, some place on the net called TwangCast!g Mike NOW ONLINE, www.TwangCast.com TM RealCountry netcast 24 X 7 Please Visit Then let us know what you think! Mike Hays www.MikeHays.RealCountry.net For the best country artist web hosting, www.RealCountry.net
Re: Elvis in Viva Babylon
Damn, if this guy was only Norwegian, I could make an Ekeberg joke and draw Tom out of hiding Oh well, --junior NP. Nick Lowe, "Refrigerator White" (yeah!)
WHISKEYTOM T. HALL
This came to me by way of WHISKEYTOWNAVENEUS, the Whiskeytown list. And now for your reading enjoyment ... From: Melissa Seibold [EMAIL PROTECTED] Howdy all y'all in WTAland~ It's been kinda quiet out there for a bit. But here's something to dig into. NOT *just* because WT is a contributor, but because it is a damn fine piece of work and tribute to a much over-looked and under-appreciated singer and songwriter. . .Tom T. Hall. An "indie" friend of mine produced and managed the project right here in the Midwest. . . And I'd like to share some of his info on the project. . . with a few of my inserted comments, etc. Here goes. . . Dear fans of Whiskeytown, I'll make this short and sweet. Just a heads-up to let y'all know about a relatively new record on which Whiskeytown performs a really great Tom T. Hall anthem. . . Oh. . .about 7-ish minutes long. . . This project has been in the works for the last, well, many moons, and is now out on Sire/Delmore/Kickstand. It's called *REAL: The Tom T. Hall Project* and the following artists all contribute one song apiece: Johnny Cash [solo acoustic] * Kelly Willis * Richard Buckner * R.B. Morris * Freedy Johnston * Jonny Polonsky * Ron Sexsmith * Iris DeMent * Calexico * Syd Straw The Skeletons * Joel R.L. Phelps * Joe Henry * Ralph Stanley featuring Ralph Stanley II * The Mary Janes * Mary Cutrufello * Whiskeytown * Mark Olson with Victoria Williams Whiskeytown recorded their track for us a couple years ago. It is called "I Hope it Rains at my Funeral." It's a pre-Stranger's Almanac studio recording (I believe, Mel). It's somewhat raw-ish with a real basic, but sincere performance quality. (Enter Mel's comment) I had a really great conversation with Mr. Justin Bass regarding the project. He's put alot of heart, soul, passion and time into this. . . as well as a lot of blood, sweat tears, it seems. . . And in the end (Mel's editorial) Justin has had to jump through many, many hoops to get this damn thing out. . .and for not a lot of financial rewards. . . So run out and buy this great effort and support the grass roots cause. . . (Enter Justin again ;-) Anyway, I figured that folks with exceptional taste like you have would like to know about our record. It was released nationwide this past December 8th and should be in most stores, but getting it over our website (www.TTHProject.com) is the best way to do so. I've been told that some browsers do not support our order form (e.g. the AOL 3.0 browser), so if you're having difficulty, or if you'd rather not use a credit card, please email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks very much for your support. Now back to your regularly scheduled program. Yours Truly, Justin Bass ( Melissa Seibold :-) The Tom T. Hall Project P.S. Please forward this to anyone you think may be interested! http://www.sugarfoot.net GMR Marketing Melissa Seibold - Events Manager 2725 S. Moorland Rd. New Berlin, WI 53151 P: (414) 814-0551 Ext. 3168
Lucinda interview
There's a Lucinda Williams interview in today's New York Post, at: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/2216.htm
Re: James Hand (was Re: Chuck E. Weiss other cool new shit)
Howdy, James Hand's "Shadow Where The Magic Was" was among my top five releases of last year. As Don implied, the production could have been better, but the songwriting and the "feeling" on this album is just killer. Hank meets Lefty. Although Mr. Hand is based out West, Texas (between Austin and Dallas) this release isn't easy to come by. But you can try Tommy Alverson (the producer) at Two of A Kind Productions, Inc. @ 817446-8041 (as it's listed on the cover). Later... André Kopostynski Dallas, Texas E-mail Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone Home (214) 827-1297 -Original Message- From: William F. Silvers [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, January 21, 1999 5:57 PM Subject: James Hand (was Re: Chuck E. Weiss other cool new shit) Mike Hays wrote: James Hand's Shadows Where The Magic Was (100% hard country -- could be better I thought I had made arrangements to get a copy of that one but so far no dice, and now I can't find the contact info. Can someone help? Or are any of our friendly P2 merchants offering this? I've been interested in hearing it ever since that little piece ran in ND awhile back. I remember Slim co-signing on this, now Don. inquiring minds... b.s.
Clip: Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out
From today's Nashville Tennessean: Shakeup swallows Decca By Jay Orr and Tom Roland / Tennessean Staff Writers Decca Records closed shop, Mercury Records trimmed its artist roster, and MCA Records fired staff yesterday as Nashville felt the impact of a national corporate overhaul. Decca, a historically significant label in Nashville, was a subsidiary of MCA Records. MCA's parent company, Seagram, bought Mercury's parent company, PolyGram, last year, and yesterday slashed staff and artist rosters in all of its offices. The moves are designed to streamline the umbrella company Universal Music Group, which distributes music from all the merged labels. Five hundred employees were terminated nationally at numerous labels, with 700 more cuts expected within the next nine months. "In the end we'll have a fairly lean organization as these labels are merged. ... It gives us an advantage in terms of our margins," said a source within the company. "When you have the best of the best of two rosters going out through a leaner organization, you're in pretty good shape." Country hitmakers Mark Chesnutt, Lee Ann Womack and Gary Allan are all being shifted from the Decca roster to MCA. The label's remaining artists -- including Dolly Parton and Rhett Akins -- were let go. No artists already signed to MCA were terminated. Mercury dropped honky-tonk favorite John Anderson, comedian Rodney Carrington and newcomer Jenny Simpson, whose debut album had not yet been released. The label also cut one support staffer in its marketing department. The consolidation created confusion across Music Row yesterday. Universal, however, acknowledged its moves with a sketchy, unspecific three-paragraph release issued from its West Coast office. Local employees were tight-lipped. Mercury Nashville and MCA Nashville will continue as separate labels under the agreement. Mercury still will be led by president Luke Lewis. MCA Nashville remains under the direction of chairman Bruce Hinton and president Tony Brown. Mark Wright, who was in charge of finding talent and songs for Decca, is expected to move to MCA. The label held discussions with him yesterday to work out the details. Enzo DeVincenzo, a regional record promoter based in Dallas, will also shift from Decca to MCA. The remainder of the Decca staff -- seven full-time and four temporary employees -- lost their jobs. Two of the employees who are now without jobs had been associated with MCA and Decca for at least 14 years -- marketing executive Phil Hart and Shelia Shipley Biddy. When Decca reopened, Shipley became the first woman to jointly head a major record label in Nashville. Some of the employees who were ousted experienced both disappointment and relief at yesterday's developments, which ended three months of uncertainty about their futures. No MCA artists were let go. The MCA roster includes George Strait, Vince Gill, Reba McEntire and Trisha Yearwood. MCA let six employees go, according to a source with close ties to the company. Those remaining at Mercury include such successful mainstream country acts as Shania Twain, Toby Keith, Terri Clark, Sammy Kershaw, Kathy Mattea and Mark Wills. Mercury also boasts a stable of quality alternative country and roots-rock acts, such as Neil Coty, Kim Richey and William Topley. Seagram's $10.4 billion buyout of PolyGram was finalized Dec. 10, with an expectation that combining labels would save $300 million. "While change is always difficult, the restructuring of the labels is necessary for us to be more competitive, develop artists' careers and pave the way for meaningful growth in the future," the Universal release stated. Nationally, the consolidation realigned a number of labels, including Island, Geffen, AM and Interscope. As many as three-quarters of the labels' acts may be purged, according to the current issue of Rolling Stone. Artists on those labels include Sheryl Crow, U2, Aerosmith, Beck and B.B. King. Boyz II Men was officially shifted yesterday from Motown Records to Universal Records. The timing was particularly ironic for country singer Mark Chesnutt, who kicked off a Seagram-sponsored three-month tour Wednesday at Ryman Auditorium. Chesnutt's version of the Aerosmith pop hit I Don't Want to Miss a Thing is the only Decca or MCA single currently in country's Top 10, and an album of the same name is slated for a Feb. 9 release date. The album still is expected to hit stores that day. Reflecting the confusion surrounding the event, Dolly Parton still did not know by 5:30 p.m. yesterday that Decca had dropped her, a Parton spokesman said. When an artist is dropped by the record label, the act essentially becomes a free agent, able to pursue a recording deal with other companies. When, for example, Steve Wariner and Arista Records parted ways last year, Wariner received offers from several Nashville labels, eventually signing with Capitol. The merger also may affect Nashville-based rock acts.
Re: Clip: Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out
And so the shake out continues. Shame about Decca, the best of the mainstream labels. Here's hoping Danni Leigh and Dolly both end up somewhere they will be appreciated. Rhett, Shane and the rest of the roster that got dropped won't be too missed by this old boy. Just goes to show that the turndown in mainstream country is continuing, maybe even accelerating. NOW ONLINE, www.TwangCast.com TM RealCountry netcast 24 X 7 Please Visit Then let us know what you think! Mike Hays www.MikeHays.RealCountry.net For the best country artist web hosting, www.RealCountry.net
Re: James Hand (was Re: Chuck E. Weiss other cool new shit)
Those of you just dying to get ahold of a copy of "Shadows..." let me know and I'll see what I can do. There are very few left and distribution is more than spotty. Also, there is some debate over who controls the recording. If you can wait until June his new album will be out.
RE: Clip: Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out
And so the shake out continues. Shame about Decca, the best of the mainstream labels. Yup. Here's hoping Danni Leigh and Dolly both end up somewhere they will be appreciated. Yup. Rhett, Shane and the rest of the roster that got dropped won't be too missed by this old boy. Stockton has some potential, musically speaking. I'd add him to the Dolly/Danni list. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Re: Honky Tonk Living Room
On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Christopher M Knaus wrote: Oh, and who was the annoying MC who called both The Louvins and Wanda Jackson 'strange'? Probably some one who hasn't had any strange in awhile, I dunno... g -- Geff King * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www2.ari.net/gking/ "The United States will collapse by 1980." --Timothy Leary, 1965 (15 years before the 1980 election)
RE: I got a day job too
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of stuart Sent: Friday, January 22, 1999 5:35 AM To: passenger side Subject: Re: I got a day job too Nicholas Petti wrote: It looks as though at long last my new restaurant, Mendo Bistro, will get to open. Where is this bistro? What's on the menu? (I know this is P2 and not twangfest, but isn't having a restaurant part of the P2 Empire?). 301 North Main St, Ft Bragg, CA- 10 miles north of Mendocino (insert Doug Sahm soundbite here). The menu is mostly Northern Mediterranean, lots of fresh pastas, etc. The website should be a reality in a few weeks- at this point it's just basically a domain name. Thanks to all who've wished me luck and if you find yourself in this neck of the woods come on in. Nicholas
RE: I got a day job too
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mike Hays Sent: Friday, January 22, 1999 6:26 AM To: passenger side Subject: Re: I got a day job too Nicholas, best wishes on your new restaurant. IN showbiz it's break a leg, the restaurant biz? It's "break an egg" Nicholas
Swingin' Doors, 1/21/99
Nice to have lotsa new stuff to play again! Speedy West Jimmy Bryant - Old Joe Clark Jimmy Murphy - Educated Fool Cisco - Pink Motel Backsliders - If You Talk To My Baby Jim Ed Brown - Pick Me Ups Connie Smith - I Can't Remember George Jones - Accidentally On Purpose (request) Ricky Skaggs - It's Mighty Dark To Travel Rambler's Choice - No More Painting Up This Town Bad Livers - Lumpy, Beanpole Dirt (2/13 at the Tractor) Willie Nelson - Bloody Mary Morning (request) Damnations TX - Kansas (3/13 at the Crocodile w/ Richard Buckner) Beaver Nelson - Things Got Shaky 'Round Midnight Fred Eaglesmith - Freight Train (2/18 at the Tractor) Robert Earl Keen - Feelin' Good Again Kelly Willis - That's How I Got To Memphis Mel Tillis - Good Woman Blues The Kendalls - Heaven's Just A Sin Away Gene Watson - Sometimes I Get Lucky And Forget George Strait - Does Ft. Worth Ever Cross Your Mind Ray Condo - Have You Seen Mabel (1/30 at Ballard Eagles Hall) Deke Dickerson - I Gotta Date To Cut A Cake (1/23 at the Tractor) Tommy Collins - Whatcha Gonna Do Now Charline Arthur - The Good and the Bad Moon Mullican - Bottom Of The Glass Wayne Hancock - Friday and Saturday Night (request) Hot Club of Cowtown - Sweet Jennie Lee (2/4 at the Tractor) Sons of the West - Panhandle Shuffle Jimmie Revard his Oklahoma Playboys - Blues In The Bottle The Wanderers - Wanderer's Stomp Hank Penny his Radio Cowboys - Army Blues Two Dollar Pistols - Lonely Avenue Johnny Rodriguez - There's Still A Lot Of Love In San Antone Dale Watson - You've Got A Long Way To Go James Hand - Over There, That's Frank Tammy Wynette - Too Far Gone (request) Bare Jr. - Nothin' Better To Do Old 97s - Victoria (request) Hadacol - Pappy Tom Leach - 2 Weeks To Go Bill Kirchen - Semi-Truck (request) J.D. Crowe The New South - White Freightliner Blues The Del McCoury Band - I Feel The Blues Moving In Jimmy Martin - Rock Hearts Don Reno Red Smiley - Trail Of Sorrow Bill Monroe his Bluegrass Boys - I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky Robbie Fulks - Tears Only Run One Way The Countrypolitans - I Took The Blame Bob Woodruff - Poisoned At The Well Hank Williams Jr. - All My Rowdy Friends Have Settled Down Johnny Cash June Carter - Jackson (request) Lucinda Williams - Jackson (request) (3/2 at the King Cat) Shaver - Live Forever David Olney - Little Bit Of Poison Wilf Carter (Montana Slim) - There's A Love Knot In My Lariat (request) Sons Of The Pioneers - Chant Of The Wanderer Elton Britt - Cannonball Yodel Swingin' Doors can be heard Thursdays from 6-9pm on KCMU 90.3FM in Seattle. Email me if you have any questions about the music played.--don
Re: Clip: Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out
Chris Orlet writes: It gives us an advantage in terms of our margins," said a source within the company. Just makes me feel all warm/fuzzy inside to know they are looking out for their margins. The artists, employees, screw em. I liked this one (from the Universal press release): "While change is always difficult, the restructuring of the labels is necessary for us to be more competitive, develop artists' careers and pave the way for meaningful growth in the future," As opposed to the meaningless growth that they had in the past? "...develop artists' careers" Well, except for the ones that they dropped. I love corporate-speak press releases. There's a section of the "Dilbert" webpage that allows you to create your own. It's pretty hilarious. Check it out sometime. --Jon Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wollaston, Massachusetts
Re: Clip: Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out
That's *terrible* news. Decca was one of the few bright spots in modern Nashville, with a strong commitment to quality, neo-trad country: Lee Ann Womack, Gary Allan, Dolly, Chris Knight, Danni Leigh, Mark Chesnutt -- they had the best damn roster in that town.--don
Re: Clip: Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From today's Nashville Tennessean: Shakeup swallows Decca . As many as three-quarters of the labels' acts may be purged, according to the current issue of Rolling Stone. I'm probably real stupid but just how does this "develop" artists? This obviously hsa absolutely nothing to do with music or art or humanity for that matter. It simply has to do with greed and maximizing profits. And as for diversity in music available for purchase and airplay, sounds like an "oh well" to me. As for MCA not cutting artists at this time, it was my understanding that they had already, at least in part done that, with the like of Joe Ely taking the first big bites. My own guess on this is that anyone not in the predominant format genres will be looking for new new homes. That would include most alt or insurgent country acts, folk, and AAA artists. This is going to interesting to watch as an outsider but I would hate like hell to be on the inside of this at this juncture. My best wishes go to all the employees and artists receiving pink slips. And maybe, over the long run Seagram's will end up shooting themselves slightly above the foot Iceman
Re: James Hand (was Re: Chuck E. Weiss other cool new shit)
JP, Do you know if James Hand has been signed to any label? The last release was a self-release I believe. Can't wait 'til June. Thanks. Later... André Kopostynski Dallas, Texas E-mail Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone Home (214) 827-1297 -Original Message- From: JP Riedie [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, January 22, 1999 11:03 AM Subject: Re: James Hand (was Re: Chuck E. Weiss other cool new shit) Those of you just dying to get ahold of a copy of "Shadows..." let me know and I'll see what I can do. There are very few left and distribution is more than spotty. Also, there is some debate over who controls the recording. If you can wait until June his new album will be out.
Columbus/Pittsburgh content
Hello and welcome to my first post in months (that is, since I swore off posting while drunk). I delurk to strongly urge anyone in the Columbus area to go see the Steam Donkeys tonight at the Thirsty Ear. I think they're great. In fact, if you don't love them, I will personally refund your money and bake you the pie of your choice. And I don't even have any weasally connections to the band, I'm just a big fan. Offer does not apply to the stinky opening band, who shall remain nameless. And no, I don't know the address or phone number of the club (geez, do I have to do everything? I don't even live there...) But cereally, folks, they're very twangin' in a countrypolitan kinda way and just added a pedal steel player, which can only be good. (Mmmm...pedal steel...even when it's bad, it's good). And my dear fellow Pittsburghers, they'll be at the Decade tomorrow night. Alas, no pies for you fuckers. Unless of course, you come to the Deliberate Strangers gig on Feb. 3rd, in which case...Pies for everybody!! That is all. Erin
Mendo Bistro in Fort Bragg, CA
Changed the title to reflect the good news. http://www.fortbragg.com gives a bit more about this lovely town. Definitely worth checking out when you're passing through - I know I'll stop by the next time I'm in the area. Twang content: Due to a family emergency, I didn't get to attend the Lambchop/Calexico soiree at the Great American Music Hall. Did anybody on this list attend? Reviews?
RE: Columbus/Pittsburgh content
Umsome of us are friends with that stinky "opening" band. For what it's worth, that band and the SD's (Pot goes the country!g) are damn good friends, and the stinky drummer played with em in the past for a tour. Andthat night is actually the stinky band's night, which they so graciously gave up some of so the SD's could make up the gig last week this other local stinky band of PBR swillin goofs took when the SD's got stuck in Buffalo. I've been down on the stinky band before, but they seemed to have found their direction again. Simply put, they are not a roots rock country band at all, just get lumped in that way. I don't know why. Matt, who hopes he never has to listen to the SD's "train" medley again. I like em ok, and they're nice fellas, for as long as I could talk to em in all that reefer madness goin down, but that bit is a bit much. -Original Message- From: Erin Snyder [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 22, 1999 12:21 PM To: passenger side Subject: Columbus/Pittsburgh content Hello and welcome to my first post in months (that is, since I swore off posting while drunk). I delurk to strongly urge anyone in the Columbus area to go see the Steam Donkeys tonight at the Thirsty Ear. I think they're great. In fact, if you don't love them, I will personally refund your money and bake you the pie of your choice. And I don't even have any weasally connections to the band, I'm just a big fan. Offer does not apply to the stinky opening band, who shall remain nameless. And no, I don't know the address or phone number of the club (geez, do I have to do everything? I don't even live there...) But cereally, folks, they're very twangin' in a countrypolitan kinda way and just added a pedal steel player, which can only be good. (Mmmm...pedal steel...even when it's bad, it's good). And my dear fellow Pittsburghers, they'll be at the Decade tomorrow night. Alas, no pies for you fuckers. Unless of course, you come to the Deliberate Strangers gig on Feb. 3rd, in which case...Pies for everybody!! That is all. Erin
Re: Clip: Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out
On Fri, 22 Jan 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] posted: Country hitmakers Mark Chesnutt, Lee Ann Womack and Gary Allan are all being shifted from the Decca roster to MCA. The label's remaining artists -- including Dolly Parton and Rhett Akins -- were let go. No artists already signed to MCA were terminated. and No MCA artists were let go. The MCA roster includes George Strait, Vince Gill, Reba McEntire and Trisha Yearwood. MCA let six employees go, according to a source with close ties to the company. Wasn't MCA's purge last summer? I remember Joe Ely and a few others were released just before he played here in August. Bob
Re: Clip: Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out
Perhaps Chris Knight will latch onto a label and put out the record that some had hoped he'd put out in the first place -- with his harder-edged tunes. -- Terry Smith, from the new iMac at work, which has a bizarre interface for terry's text-based e-mail account
RE: Upcoming San Francisco shows of interest
Plus, another plug for : Lullaby for the Working Class and Edith Frost at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. Tuesday, February 2nd. Lullaby info, if not acquainted - http://www.saddle-creek.com/ - their label http://www.bar-none.com/bios/lullabio2.html Bio from their first record. http://www.bar-none.com/bios/lulla_light_bio2.html Bio from their second record.
Chris Knight/Decca (was about the Nashville Bloodbath)
On Friday, January 22, 1999 1:11 PM, Terry A. Smith [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: Perhaps Chris Knight will latch onto a label and put out the record that some had hoped he'd put out in the first place -- with his harder-edged tunes. You know, the assumption that the label always dictates what the record should sound like and the inference that this is done against the artists' wishes in all cases is kind of annoying. I'm no label apologist (at least not anymore!) but my hunch is that Chris Knight made the record he wanted to make, not necessarily the record that Decca wanted him to make. (I have to give credit to Decca for working his record as though they actually wanted to develop his career though.) I hope Dolly, Chris and a few others get nominated for those TNN awards. It'd be funny if half the nominees were without record deals. (This includes Mike of course). Joyce
RE: Clip: Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out
No artists already signed to MCA were terminated. and No MCA artists were let go. The MCA roster includes George Strait, Vince Gill, Reba McEntire and Trisha Yearwood. MCA let six employees go, according to a source with close ties to the company. Wasn't MCA's purge last summer? I remember Joe Ely and a few others were released just before he played here in August. The only other one I recall being named, and that wasn't at exactly the same time, was George Jones; someone posted an article from an Austin publication, I believe, that mentioned Ely and Jones and not anyone else that I can remember - and, as we all recall, Jones wasn't exactly dropped. Of course, that still makes MCA's purge right now; six people, eh? Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
RE: Upcoming San Francisco shows of interest
February 15: Rob Ickes @ the Freight and Salvage I'd imagine this is in connection with his new album, Slide City, which is some very nice stuff, mostly jazz, and not a trace of bluegrass. I wonder who's going to give it airplay. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
RE: Upcoming San Francisco shows of interest
Plus, another plug for : Lullaby for the Working Class and Edith Frost at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. Tuesday, February 2nd. Is Varnaline playing with Lullaby for the Working Class as well? I thought I read that somewhere. If so, what a triple header, eh folks? -ldk PS SF PowerPop fans - Poptopia for SF is going on from 2/1 through 2/8 the same time the LA Pop fest is going on. I don't knw the lineup completely, but it should be fun - check the Paradise, Cocodrie and Bottom of the Hill that week and see what's going on!
RE: Chris Knight/Decca (was about the Nashville Bloodbath)
Using up my "me, too" quota for the month: Joyce said wrt Chris Knight: You know, the assumption that the label always dictates what the record should sound like and the inference that this is done against the artists' wishes in all cases is kind of annoying. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Re: new book
fyi Got this from a friend at Indiana University: IU Press has a forthcoming book, Rick Kennedy and Randy McNutt, LITTLE LABELS-BIG SOUND: SMALL RECORD COMPANIES AND THE RISE OF AMERICAN MUSIC (May 1999), including chapts. on Gennett, Paramount, King, Sun, Riverside, King, Dial, Duke-Peacock, Ace, Monument, and Delmark.
Re: Upcoming San Francisco shows of interest
Hey Jon, KGLP has given it a couple of spins already. Thowing it into the daily Music Mix. Jamie Jon Weisberger wrote: February 15: Rob Ickes @ the Freight and Salvage I'd imagine this is in connection with his new album, Slide City, which is some very nice stuff, mostly jazz, and not a trace of bluegrass. I wonder who's going to give it airplay. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Re: Clip: Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out
My best wishes go to all the employees and artists receiving pink slips It's been a really bad week, bad month and bad last year or so for folks who earn their living at a label. While not part of this shake-up I too was pink slipped this weekg. It is just unthinkable especially for those who've been there 10, 20 years that this kind of treatment can happen, and as it has with me - may radically change the direction many of these folks look to for their next opportunity. There aren't enough label jobs left for all those people to find, even if they wanted them. Hoping each last one of them finds the end of their rainbow, Stacey
Terrifying Thought (RE: Clip: Don't let the door hit your ass..)
I just got the sickest thought. Even though the Decca trademark is not being used by MCA, MCA still owns it and all the rights thereof, right? (Correct me if its not that simple.) What if someone - maybe even someone in the Business - had enough money and, worse still, ambition to decide they wanted their own record company? Especially if they were getting tired of the business and looking for new challenges... Uhh..I don't think I wanna go there. -- Geff King * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www2.ari.net/gking/ "Don't let me catch you laughin' when the jukebox cries" - K. Friedman, "Sold American"
New James Hand album
In a message dated 1/21/99 4:05:46 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: James Hand's Shadows Where The Magic Was (100% hard country -- could be better produced, but shows lotsa potential), I spoke to Dave Biller a week ago, and he is producing Hand's new album. That should solve the problem. Don't know if it's on a label, but I bet it will be a goodie. slim The new album is produced by Biller, who's currently in the Spankers and formerly played with Wayne Hancock and Dale Watson, and features the following band: Dave Biller - rhythm and lead guitar, acoustic guitar Dale Watson - lead guitar, tic-tac guitar Ethan Shaw - upright bass Mark Horn - drums Chris Wall - acoustic guitar Ricky Davis - pedal steel, steel guitar Jason Roberts - fiddle Proud to say it's a Cold Spring release. Look for it in June.
Re: RIP Charles Brown
At 10:37 AM 1/22/99 -0800, you wrote: Charles Brown Passes Ah, this is very sad. He was one of my favorite performers -- always a very classy guy. Had the pleasure of being right up front when he was presented a birthday cake at the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival a couple years ago. "Bad, Bad Whiskey" ought to be a P2 theme song. Jamie D.
Rob Ickes' Slide City
February 15: Rob Ickes @ the Freight and Salvage I'd imagine this is in connection with his new album, Slide City, which is some very nice stuff, mostly jazz, and not a trace of bluegrass. I wonder who's going to give it airplay. It is in support of the new CD "Slide City" and I share your concerns about airplay. Perhaps Rounder can attempt to market this along the same lines as David Grisman's "Hot Dawg" release of many years ago which made a respectable showing on the jazz charts. I'd rather have it end up getting played on one of the "Quiet Storm" (or instrumental jazz) stations than not getting played at all. It's a shame if nothing does happen, because I really like this CD. Other dates for Rob's Western tour include the following: 2/12- The Palms, Davis,CA (530)756-1098 2/13- The Fallon Theatre, Columbia, CA (209)586-2374 2/14- Cafe "T", San Jose, CA (408)292-7940 2/15- The Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, CA 2/17- Henflings, Felton, CA (Santa Cruz area), (831)335-4500 2/18- TBA, Arcata, CA 2/19- TBA, Eugene, OR 2/20-McMenamins St Johns Pub, Portland, OR,(503)289-7798 The other musicians on this tour will be Joe Craven on mandolin and percussion; Derek Jones on bass; and Kendrich Freeman on drums. -B "pushin' that product" B- ___ Brad's Page of Steel: http://www.well.com/user/wellvis/steel.html A web site devoted to acoustic and electric lap steel guitars
RE: why we hate line-dancing
The reason musicians hate line-dancing (and I love to dance) is because, with a few exceptions, those who go out specifically to line-dance will dance only to those songs they know. Sure, we get line-dancers occasionally dancing to Ray Price or Buck Owens songs, but they are a rarity. Most of these folks want to do one thing, and they have little tolerance for what they don't know or understand.
Re: RIP Charles Brown
On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Jamie DePolo wrote: Ah, this is very sad. He was one of my favorite performers -- always a very classy guy. Had the pleasure of being right up front when he was presented a birthday cake at the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival a couple years ago. "Bad, Bad Whiskey" ought to be a P2 theme song. That's an Amos Milburn tune.--don
Re: RIP Charles Brown
Yes, but Charles does it best. So smooth. That's an Amos Milburn tune.--don
Re: RIP Charles Brown
Don sez: That's an Amos Milburn tune. Ah Is there a CD I can hear that on --junior
Re: why we hate line-dancing
Diana Quinn wrote: The reason musicians hate line-dancing (and I love to dance) is because, with a few exceptions, those who go out specifically to line-dance will dance only to those songs they know. . . Most of these folks want to do one thing, and they have little tolerance for what they don't know or understand. I haven't had the misfortune to play for a strictly line-dancing crowd, but friends who have done so extensively would agree. They don't care about the music, don't acknowledge bands with applause, and get pissed off if a song is not played precisely the way it's heard on the radio. Furthermore, they don't drink much, which has led to the scene being half the size it was 5 years ago (clubowners are going to put up with that low profit margin for only so long). A steel player I work with occasionally calls them "dance nazis." Tom Smith
RE: Upcoming San Francisco shows of interest
Plus, another plug for : Lullaby for the Working Class and Edith Frost at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. Tuesday, February 2nd. Is Varnaline playing with Lullaby for the Working Class as well? I thought I read that somewhere. If so, what a triple header, eh folks? from http://members.tripod.com/~edithfrost/gigalert.html Monday, February 1st Claremont, CA - Claremont Colleges (venue TBA; with Lullaby For The Working Class) Tuesday, February 2nd San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill 1233 17th Street - (415) 626-4455 (ALL AGES; with Lullaby For The Working Class, Varnaline) Y'all are lucky - Seattle's gig subs Jana McCall for Varnaline - not sure if the Portland gig does, too. Edith doesn't list them on that bill. *sigh* Chris
RE: Rob Ickes' Slide City
It is in support of the new CD "Slide City" and I share your concerns about airplay. Perhaps Rounder can attempt to market this along the same lines as David Grisman's "Hot Dawg" release of many years ago which made a respectable showing on the jazz charts. I'd rather have it end up getting played on one of the "Quiet Storm" (or instrumental jazz) stations than not getting played at all. It's a shame if nothing does happen, because I really like this CD. I do, too, and sure, I'd rather see it get airplay on a jazz station; IMO, that's where it belongs. But they're certainly not going to be looking out for it, and it's coming from left field from their p.o.v., unless Freeman or Jones or John Burr (pianist) has some kind of name in that field already. And with all due respect, RS Entertainment, who's booking Rob, doesn't exactly have a lot of experience in working the jazz scene, I'll bet; I hope Rounder has more. I can see Americana and "eclectic" shows playing the Blind Faith cut and maybe the Jimmie Rodgers one, but after that... Worrisome point: in the notes, Rob mentions Redneck Jazz Explosion and says "I tried hard to get some of that energy onto this record." I don't believe that RJE got a whole lot of airplay or sales. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Lambchop/Calexico show in SF
It was a good night of music - it was fun to see Calexico do their spaghetti western stuff accompanied by lots of hoots and hollers from the crowd. Lambchop kept to their sad and sleepy mood, only did one of their new soul numbers. The strange thing about the night was that the sold out crowd seemed to be streaming out the doors once they realized that Lambchop was going to continue on with the sleepy dreamlike mood of the evening...um, er, even though that's what they sound like? I didn't quite understand. Encore included an Elvis Costello cover(!) - Michele np: The Miller Brothers "Boppin' Hillbilly Series" -Original Message- From: Brad Bechtel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 22, 1999 9:28 AM To: passenger side Subject: Mendo Bistro in Fort Bragg, CA Twang content: Due to a family emergency, I didn't get to attend the Lambchop/Calexico soiree at the Great American Music Hall. Did anybody on this list attend? Reviews?
Old 97s in Toronto
Swore to myself I'd do this properly this time - I don't know if this is supposed to be Tfest material, but frankly I suspect lots of the northerners don't bother with you southerners' social palaver. (I'm beginning to agree with Barry M that the division is slightly problematic, after all the recent music talk over there. List dominatrixes must maintain vigilance.) **Any P2ers and their associates in the Toronto region (you know, east of Winnipeg, west of Halifax) planning to attend this Old 97s show at the Horseshoe next week? If so shall we make plans to meet up?** And Richard Flohill, my apologies for missing you when you dropped by the office - was that this week? carl w.
Re: why we hate line-dancing
At 02:43 PM 1/22/99 -0600, Bob wrote: On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Tom Smith wrote: radio. Furthermore, they don't drink much, which has led to the scene being half the size it was 5 years ago (clubowners are going to put up with that low profit margin for only so long). This isn't just line dancers, though. Johnny D's in Boston has swing dancing on Sunday and Monday nights (and had Cajun dancing on Monday nights for years) and charged a pretty high cover because most of both of those crowds drink only water. Yes -- drinking and dancing don't mix very well. (My observations have been that after 2 beers a person is a dance floor hazard. I think that's why most dancers seem to stick to non-alcoholic drinks.) So if they are offering dancing at the clubs they need to plan on making their profit some other way, such as cover charges or higher drink prices (including for water) or whatever works. Lianne
Re: Just a thought!
The people who started college this year were born in 1980. They have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan era and did not know he had ever been shot. They were prepubescent when the Persian Gulf War was waged. Black Monday 1987 is as significant to them as the Great Depression. There has only been one Pope. They can only really remember one president. They were 11 when the Soviet Union broke apart and do not remember the Cold War. They have never feared a nuclear war. "The Day After" is a pill to them, not a movie. CCCP is just a bunch of letters. They have only known one Germany. They are too young to remember the Space shuttle blowing up. Tienamin Square means nothing to them. They do not know who Momar Qadafi is. Their lifetime has always included AIDS. They never had a Polio shot and likely do not know what it is. Bottle caps have not only always been screw off, but have always been plastic. They have no idea what a pull top can looks like. Atari pre-dates them, as do vinyl albums. The expression "you sound like a broken record" means nothing to them. They have never owned a record Player. They have likely never played Pac Man and have never heard of Pong. Star Wars looks very fake, and the special effects are pathetic. There have always been red MM's, and blue ones are not new. What do you mean there used to be beige ones? They may have heard of an 8-track, but chances are they probably have never actually seen or heard one. The Compact Disc was introduced when they were 1 year old. As far as they know, stamps have always cost about 32 cents. Zip codes have always had a dash in them. They have always had an answering machine. Most have never seen a TV set with only 13 channels, nor have they seen a black and white TV. They have always had cable. There have always been VCR's, but they have no idea what Beta is. They cannot fathom not having a remote control. They were born the year that Walkman were introduced by Sony. Roller-skating has always meant inline for them. They have never heard of King Cola, Burger Chef, Jack-in-the-Box, The Globe Democrat, Pan AM or Ozark Airlines. The Tonight Show has always been hosted by Jay Leno. They have no idea when or why Jordache jeans were cool. Popcorn has always been cooked in a microwave. They have never seen and remember a game that included the St. Louis Football Cardinals, Baltimore Colts, Minnesota North Stars, Kansas City Kings, New Orleans Jazz, Minneapolis Lakers, Atlanta Flames, Kansas City Scouts, Cleveland Barons, California Golden Seals, or Colorado Rockies (NHL hockey, that is). They do not consider the Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, Colorado Rockies (MLB baseball), Florida Marlins, Orlando Magic, Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves, Toronto Raptors, Florida Panthers, Ottawa Senators, San Jose Sharks, or Tampa Bay Lightning "expansion teams." They don't know that Wayne Gretzky started in the WHA. WHA? ABA? They have never seen Larry Bird play, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a football player. They never took a swim and thought about Jaws. The Vietnam War is as ancient history to them as WWI, WWII or even the Civil War. They have no idea that Americans were ever held hostage in Iran. They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are. They don't know who Mork was or where he was from. They never heard the terms "Where's the beef?", "I'd Walk a mile for Camel", or "de plane, de plane!". They do not care who shot J.R. and have no idea who J.R. is. The Cosby Show, The Facts of Life, Silver Spoons, The Love Boat, Miami Vice, WKRP in Cincinnati, Soap, and Taxi are shows they have likely never seen. The Titanic was found? I didn't know it was lost. Michael Jackson has always been white. They cannot remember the St. Louis Cardinals or Detroit Tigers ever winning a World Series, or even being in one. Kansas, Chicago, Boston, America, and Alabama are places, not groups. McDonalds never came in Styrofoam containers. Do you feel old now? Remember, the people who don't know these things are in college this year, and get to vote knowledgeably about your future. __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: RIP Charles Brown
Charles Brown Passes Well, that's sad. He was "too young" to die already! I saw him in concert in that 1995 Bonnie Raitt tour -- glad I did. I loved the way he played the piano! Lianne np: Road Tested (the live album from that tour)
Re: why we hate line-dancing
We aren't experiencing the same thing with swing. The crowd just doesn't stay as late but they drink more than water!
Re: why we hate line-dancing
I wouldn't hate line-dancing so much if it weren't for one little thing: in joints where line-dancing is found, that's all that's found. They take over the entire floor, and expect to be catered to. -- Mike Woods
Re: why we hate line-dancing
Lianne: Yes -- drinking and dancing don't mix very well. Ummm, except in Texas, where drinking and dancing are both obligatory, preferably at the same timeg. Thank god for Texas. --junior
Re: why we hate line-dancing
At 03:54 PM 1/22/99 +, you wrote: Lianne: Yes -- drinking and dancing don't mix very well. Ummm, except in Texas, where drinking and dancing are both obligatory, preferably at the same timeg. Thank god for Texas. --junior And here I always thought Texans were polite, good dancers! g Lianne
Re: why we hate line-dancing
At 03:54 PM 1/22/99 +, you wrote: Lianne: Yes -- drinking and dancing don't mix very well. Ummm, except in Texas, where drinking and dancing are both obligatory, preferably at the same timeg. Thank god for Texas. Speaking from experience, we pretty much had to drink and dance at the same time in high school because someone would steal your beer if you sat it down somewhere. Jerald
Sara Evans and the line dancers
Stuart says that the character exhibited by line dancers is pale pale pale (in the polyvalent sense) compared to a bunch a lit up oldsters doin a polka. No matter how advanced they become, the mechanisms still remind of something more appropriate for half-time at the big game vs. State U. Having seen both, and a lot more dancing of one type or another, I can't say that I agree with that. I went over to Coyote's tonight to see Sara Evans. The place is huge - 3 bars on the main floor, a dance floor big enough to hold 150 or so line dancers, and a balcony around 3 sides with tables, and 2 more bars upstairs. It was reasonably well filled, maybe 500-600 people - and to my immeasurable surprise, they looked like pretty much normal people. A few hats, but about as many feed caps. About 50-50 male/female, and I would say, though I'm notoriously bad at estimating ages, that it was mostly 25-35, with some older folks sprinkled around (hmm, how much does that differ from P2? I hope Stacey posts the results from the survey soon, hint hint). Jeans, mostly. Not a whole lot of dressing up, though a few folks were pretty duded out. A lot of smoking and drinking (duh). Not a very rich crowd, judging by the cars in the parking lot and the clothes folks wore; I saw a lot of Wal-mart and K-mart type shirts and shoes. The opening act was a 5-piece - girl singer, guitar/vocal, bass/vocal, keyboard/vocal and drums. Kodie Montana is the name - not of the girl, but of the band, though it took me a while to get that straight. They did an hour's worth of covers, mostly of mainstream country radio stuff: "When Love Starts Talking," a Trisha Yearwood song about "perfect love," a Michael Peterson number, "There's Your Trouble" (with a decent banjo patch on the keyboard), Jo Dee Messina's "Bye Bye Baby" (probably their best number; they had the arrangement down cold). For his turn in the spotlight, the keyboard player sang Bill Monroe's (via the Kentucky Headhunters) "Walk Softly On This Heart Of Mine." They veered between competence and something less; the bass player had trouble with the battery in his wireless unit (serves him right). Not very twangy, I'm afraid. Evans was another story. She came on with "Shame About That" from her first album, and delivered a 75 minute set that was solid as a rock and plenty country. From her albums she did: from Three Chords And The Truth: "Shame About That" (Evans co-write) "Three Chords And The Truth" (Evans co-write) "If You Ever Want My Lovin'" (Evans/Melba Montgomery co-write) "Imagine That" (Justin Tubb) "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail" "I Don't Wann and "Walk Out Backwards" (Bill Anderson) from No Place That Far: "Cryin' Game" "No Place That Far" (Evans co-write) "I Thought I'd See Your Face Again" "Fool, I'm A Woman" (Evans/Matraca Berg co-write) "Time Won't Tell" (Beth Nielsen Chapman/Harlan Howard) "The Knot Comes Untied" "These Days" (Evans co-write) "Cupid" (Kostas co-wrote, George Jones sings harmony on the record) There was also a section in the middle where she did a set of covers, which she introduced by saying that she grew up playing in a family bluegrass band, but that she liked a lot of different kinds of music. These were 1) a country classic I'm blanking on at the moment, 2) "Right Time Of The Night" (uh, Jennifer Warnes? a great song) and 3) some rbish song I only vaguely recognized. She also did another fairly lengthy rb type number about an hour into the show, mainly as a vehicle to introduce the band (she sang a couple of verses, then they broke it down to the drums, intro'd the drummer, added the bass, intro'd the bass player, you know the routine). Encore was "I Can't Stop Loving You," introduced as an Elvis number (!), and done in what I presume was Elvis' arrangement, with a 6/8 rb feel. Evans was carrying a seven piece band: bass, drums, guitar *plus* keyboards *plus* fiddle *plus* pedal steel *plus* a backup singer (Evans' sister Ashley). If being on a major label has anything to do with that - and I suspect it does - then that would be a noticeable advantage right there, that and the big green Silver Eagle out back g. Anyhow, aside from a few glitches here and there, like the drummer's premature ending lick when the band went into the "Tiger" outro, the band was tight. Evans herself was great, in good voice, looking relaxed; she was, in fact, almost chatty. She ID'd most of the songwriters in her introductions, lectured g a bit on the virtues of traditional country music, and intro'd "Time Won't Tell" with a long spiel about how her company had felt that her first record was too traditional, and how she had worked hard to find material that could get airplay on mainstream country radio while still being "good country music." She got cheers at the mention of Buck Owens, George Jones, Patsy Cline, Garth and Trisha (who she said had a hold on "Time Won't Tell" until she persuaded Howard to give it to her), and a few scattered ones
Re: Just a thought!
At 04:41 AM 1/23/99 -0500, Fred forwarded: The people who started college this year were born in 1980. ... Do you feel old now? Remember, the people who don't know these things are in college this year, and get to vote knowledgeably about your future. It's alright. When we were 18 there would have been equally as scary long lists of things that we didn't know or hadn't experienced then, too. My son was born in '81, turns 18 this Spring, and has made his share of youthful mistakes, but on the whole I trust him to help take care of my future. He's a good boy. His friends are good boys. Maybe they're in the minority... but I doubt it. Lianne (Wondering who writes these things, anyway. I saw a similar one a couple of years ago, when my daughter entered college.)
Re: why we hate line-dancing
On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Jerald Corder revealed: Speaking from experience, we pretty much had to drink and dance at the same time in high school because someone would steal your beer if you sat it down somewhere. Hey, if you're drinking that young, you're getting what you deserve, you little hoodlum. Bob
Re: why we hate line-dancing
Ummm, except in Texas, where drinking and dancing are both obligatory, preferably at the same timeg. Thank god for Texas. Amen junior! Only that's not the only reason to thank god for Texas. wynn
Re: Lambchop/Calexico show in SF
The strange thing about the night was that the sold out crowd seemed to be streaming out the doors once they realized that Lambchop was going to continue on with the sleepy dreamlike mood of the evening...um, er, even though that's what they sound like? Well, the show got a big writeup in both weeklies. I would expect that a lot of people left once they found out what Lambchop sounds like!
Seagram: D-Day
X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 14:16:03 -0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Melissa Blazek) Subject: Seagram: D-Day [Los Angeles Times] Friday, January 22, 1999 A M Records Closes; Geffen Lays Off 110 Jobs: Seagram's actions end an era and underscore changes in the music business. By ROBERT HILBURN, GEOFF BOUCHER, CHUCK PHILIPS, Times Staff Writers [A]fter 37 years of spinning out hits by such acts as Cat Stevens, the Police and Sheryl Crow, A M Records closed its doors Thursday--firing nearly 170 employees who were given the day to pack and leave. hugged in the parking lot as weeping employees carried boxes of personal belongings to their cars. Above them, the A M sign was draped with a black band and the flag flew at half staff, to commemorate, fired workers said, the death of the historic Hollywood record label. Those fired at A M were among nearly 500 employees cut in Los Angeles and New York by Seagram Co. as part of a massive restructuring that will eliminate thousands of music industry jobs worldwide. Two miles down the road, Geffen Record employees stripped the walls of gold records and carried boxes down Sunset Boulevard past the label's headquarters after being notified that they too no longer had jobs. About 110 Geffen employees were fired. Signaling an end to an era in the Los Angeles music scene, the layoffs underscore the changing economics and direction of the music business as Seagram, which recently completed its $10.4-billion acquisition of PolyGram, combines two of the world's biggest record conglomerates. At their peaks, A M and Geffen represented the commercial and artistic potential of independent labels, which have been the proving ground for scores of musicians whose talents and vision did not fit into more mainstream labels. But both labels began losing autonomy after they were bought up during the last decade by conglomerates PolyGram and MCA. Changes Alarm Some Critics Some industry critics are alarmed at the changes. With power concentrated in fewer and fewer hands, the danger, they fear, is that there will be no room left for the independent spirit that helped build such legendary independent labels as Atlantic, Motown, Island, A M and Geffen. Among the artists launched by A M and Geffen alone: Cat Stevens, the Police, Nirvana, the Carpenters, Joe Cocker, Beck and Guns 'N Roses.
Western duds
Can anyone on list recommend a place for coats, in particular the nudie style? (short cut) with some nice piping and or stage flash. Not too gaudy but tastefully screaming shut the folk up and pay attention to the band. I already know about Katy K's in Nashville and while the prices are not bad, the selection there is pretty thin. Mike NOW ONLINE, www.TwangCast.com TM RealCountry netcast 24 X 7 Please Visit Then let us know what you think! Mike Hays www.MikeHays.RealCountry.netFor the best country artist web hosting, www.RealCountry.net
Re: Western duds
From: Mike Hays [EMAIL PROTECTED] Can anyone on list recommend a place for coats, in particular the nudie style? (short cut) with some nice piping and or stage flash. Not too gaudy but tastefully screaming shut the folk up and pay attention to the band. Have you tried Ebay? i'm serious. marie
RE: Lambchop/Calexico show in SF
heh heh, that thought crossed my mind as well. They sure looked hip, but they weren't paying any attention to the music. - michele -Original Message- From: Brad Bechtel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 22, 1999 2:25 PM To: passenger side Subject: Re: Lambchop/Calexico show in SF The strange thing about the night was that the sold out crowd seemed to be streaming out the doors once they realized that Lambchop was going to continue on with the sleepy dreamlike mood of the evening...um, er, even though that's what they sound like? Well, the show got a big writeup in both weeklies. I would expect that a lot of people left once they found out what Lambchop sounds like!
Re: why we hate line-dancing
Hey Wynn, Didn't know you were a P2er--I think there's a whole bunch of use who have a Lone Star State of Mind. Jamie--south of Durango Wynn Harris wrote: Ummm, except in Texas, where drinking and dancing are both obligatory, preferably at the same timeg. Thank god for Texas. Amen junior! Only that's not the only reason to thank god for Texas. wynn
Re: Western duds
I've looked but with little success in locating the particular kind of coats I'm looking for. Maybe I need a better search string...suggestions? NOW ONLINE, www.TwangCast.com TM RealCountry netcast 24 X 7 Please Visit Then let us know what you think! Mike Hays www.MikeHays.RealCountry.net For the best country artist web hosting, www.RealCountry.net -Original Message- From: marie arsenault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, January 22, 1999 12:35 PM Subject: Re: Western duds From: Mike Hays [EMAIL PROTECTED] Can anyone on list recommend a place for coats, in particular the nudie style? (short cut) with some nice piping and or stage flash. Not too gaudy but tastefully screaming shut the folk up and pay attention to the band. Have you tried Ebay? i'm serious. marie
Re: Western duds
I'd be interested also in hearing about places to pick up flashy western stuff for less than a king's ransom... --junior
Re: why we hate line-dancing
Re: why we hate line-dancing
Ummm, except in Texas, where drinking and dancing are both obligatory, preferably at the same timeg. Thank god for Texas. Amen junior! Only that's not the only reason to thank god for Texas. wynn Well I'd be the last to suggest it's the only reason (or 2 reasons)!! Let's see, I think the next several hundred reasons I think of are all musicians g, --junior PS. And of course there's also I-10 going through Houston
Re: Western duds
For new clothing: http://www.alvarezenterprises.com/ (quality charra and western outfits) http://www.samswest.com/ http://www.cowboys.com/westernwear.htm (links to many other sites) http://www.country-western.co.uk/ (for those in the UK - includes line dancing outfits!) Or do a search on "western wear" (in quotes) using your favorite web searcher. For vintage clothing go to http://www.rummaging.com/resale/shops.html and click on your state or country. I'd agree with what Junior said - most of this stuff is hard to find at any price.
Re: Clip: Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out
In a message dated 1/22/99 10:41:55 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Dropped Decca artists Chris Knight Dolly Parton Danni Leigh My faith is dwindling. If Ms. Leigh or Ms. Parton need some consolation, "come to Slim". Slim
Re: Sara Evans and the line dancers
to my immeasurable surprise, they looked like pretty much normal people. A few hats, but about as many feed caps. You call feed caps normal? g, of course. NW
Re: Western duds
http://www.hooked.net/~jbalogh/TIMELESS.HTM has some other links to stores that might be useful.
Re: Western duds
In a message dated 1/22/99 4:35:31 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Can anyone on list recommend a place for coats, in particular the nudie style? (short cut) with some nice piping and or stage flash. Try Texanne's in Atlanta. You can reach her at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tell her Slim sent you. I will try to attach her website. Slim A HREF="http://texanne.home.mindspring.com/"texanne/A
Re: why we hate line-dancing
In a message dated 1/22/99 4:07:40 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yes -- drinking and dancing don't mix very well. Ummm, except in Texas, where drinking and dancing are both obligatory, preferably at the same timeg. Thank god for Texas. --junior And here I always thought Texans were polite, good dancers! g Oh, they are. I am dutifully impressed by the unorchestrated but orderly glide around the Broken Spoke dance floor, to the point where I wanna be able to do it. Slim
Re: Western duds
Thanks Slim NOW ONLINE, www.TwangCast.com TM RealCountry netcast 24 X 7 Please Visit Then let us know what you think! Mike Hays www.MikeHays.RealCountry.net For the best country artist web hosting, www.RealCountry.net -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, January 22, 1999 1:35 PM Subject: Re: Western duds In a message dated 1/22/99 4:35:31 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Can anyone on list recommend a place for coats, in particular the nudie style? (short cut) with some nice piping and or stage flash. Try Texanne's in Atlanta. You can reach her at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tell her Slim sent you. I will try to attach her website. Slim A HREF="http://texanne.home.mindspring.com/"texanne/A
free web pages for bands...
Hey all you struggling band types without HTML skill, here's a little heads up. There is a website at http://www.fyou.com and the guy who coordinates it is Gabe [EMAIL PROTECTED]. Basically he's interested in putting up pages free of charge for independent bands, with audio clips...and for some bands, having something on the web for free can be a very good thing. Just thought some folks might like to know, and Gabe encouraged me to spread the word. Now I haveg. Stacey
Re: Clip: Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out
What's happened to these people is happening at every sort of media company you can name--and, of course, many, many firms of all stripes, with employees of ten or twenty years...This also occurs in a month when Fortune magazine, no less, has a cover story entitled "Finished at 40"--depicting the very widespre current practice in the same sorts of firms (i.e., tons of 'em)--of dropping oldsters of 40 and 45...let alone 55 and 60...with ANY amount of experience, in favor of the next 22 year old they intend to pay 22 dollars until they're TOO OLD (i,.e., more experienced and expensive) at 30. Here's the good news: when an organization this rancid drops you, you're usually better off. Many WILL find new places and better ones...after a while..and as Stacey just said, some won't...they'll have to move--and in these circumstances, thatt may not be the worst thing that ever happened either A lot of us just don't keep having the chance to do what we love for a living these days. It was always a kind of blessing to get do it it...and a lot less good people are looking blessed. ...Eventually, somebody starts to look at the politics of this. Maybe. Barry. Thinkin' about movin to a new job even though he has one lately. Same kind of "management" at work. Don't tell anybody, huh.
More News that Stinks
Howdy,
In the rush to beat postmark deadlines for grant applications, I couldn't
help but notice that some of the news drifting over the e-mail transom these
past days has been pretty depressing.
It seems every bit of music I personally enjoyed in 1998-- Dolly Parton,
Chris Knight, Radney Foster, etc. -- has now been rejected by the folks in
charge of the record studios.
Charles Brown died.
And now, in local news, this...
Metropulse 1/21/99
Ear to the Ground column
"Radio Waves"
A half-century old this year, WUOT is East Tennessee's oldest and strongest
public radio station. Two of its longest-running shows are the locally
produced "Music of the Southern Mountains," a half-hour show of bluegrass
and old-time music hosted by Paul Campbell; and "Live at Laurel," hosted by
Craig Walker, which broadcasts recent live performances of folk music at the
Laurel Theater. Moved from their original Sunday night berths, both have
been running starting at 8 on Friday nights for the past several months.
The shows have been consistently excellent and diverse, but their volunteer
hosts just heard just this week that they're both being cancelled. "With
WNCW and WDVX in the market already playing that sort of [folk music]
format, we don't want to compete," says WUOT program director Daniel Berry.
"That gives us a chance to narrow our format." The shows will probably be
replaced with more classical music programming. It's another step away from
local productions for WUOT, which has been moving in that direction for
several years.
Unfortunately, WNCW (in Spindale, N.C., with a transmitter in Knoxville) and
WDVX (in Norris) are not accessible to thousands of Knoxvillians who can't
pick up their relatively weak signals.
WUOT also plans this spring to start a second weekly airing (probably on
Sunday afternoons) of Garrison Keillor's "Prairie Home Companion," a show
that -- like "Live at Laurel" and "Music of the Southern Mountains"--
celebrates folk music and community spirit. Unlike them, however, "PHC"
broadcasts from Minnesota. (Well, it is coming to Knoxville for one night
later this year...)
# # #
Damn. WDVX, relatively speaking, is just a piddly little station next to
WUOT's 100,000 watt signal. I knew that some of the folks at WUOT weren't
amused when WDVX stuck its 250 watts in the air, but I don't really see how,
realistically, they can put the blame for a poor programming decision
(canceling the two best local radio shows currently on the air) on a little
upstart's so-called "competition."
This move marks another notch in the handle of the powers-that-be who have
been dedicated to converting WUOT into a generic NPR station. Other recent
casualties have included the local noonday talk show (cut back to one show a
month), the live broadcast of Friday night jazz performances at the
Knoxville Museum of Art, live local news mixed in with "All Things
Considered" and "Morning News," and other similar bonehead decisions.
Some local programming still exists, but I won't be surprised to see the
locally-produced storytelling show ("Mumbleypeg"), the free-form music show
that regularly features alt.country, avant-garde rock, and other
non-mainstream sounds ("Unhinged"), and the one or two other local shows
(which have mostly been moved to the 2-4 am time slot on Sunday mornings) go
the way of the radio dodo soon.
I want to rant. But I'll hold off a moment...
Take care,
Shane Rhyne
Knoxville, TN
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
NP: Elena Skye
Clip: Garth Brooks Buys Decca Records Trademark
...and the ghost of Webb Pierce laughs like hell. I told ya I didn't wanna go there... Guess they just shoulda given him the "g". -- Geff King * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www2.ari.net/gking/ "Don't let me catch you laughin' when the jukebox cries" - K. Friedman, "Sold American"
Re: RIP Charles Brown
Sad indeed. Brown had this very special niche and loads of direct imitators; arguably, only Nat King Cole himself was the compeition, and he moved to the outskirts of town). But Brown stuck around long enough to see it was appreciated and revived. Those late night piano bar fine-cooked smoothie blues have their role as much as the raw stuff, and this was a man as good at it as anybody. He'll be missed. Barry M. Some sad news to pass along.--don Charles Brown passed away peacefully in his sleep at 11:10 pm Thursday,... Brown was best known as being an originator of the West Coast "cool blues" sound and for his songs, "Driftin' Blues" and the Christmas staple, "Merry Christmas Baby".
Re: why we hate line-dancing
In a message dated 99-01-22 16:55:21 EST, you write: Lianne: Yes -- drinking and dancing don't mix very well. Ummm, except in Texas, where drinking and dancing are both obligatory, preferably at the same timeg. Thank god for Texas. --junior Why the hell would you dance, if you weren't drinking? Joe X. (dancing impaired - that's right, I even get to use the special parking place)
Re: Clip: Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out
At 06:06 PM 1/22/99 EST, you wrote: In a message dated 1/22/99 10:41:55 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Dropped Decca artists Chris Knight Dolly Parton Danni Leigh My faith is dwindling. Faith? You had some in the first place. This is going be a bloodbath for ND/P2/Alt-Country bands along with a who slew of rock bands. The other majors may jump on the bandwagon and trim their rosters, hiding under the cover of "everybody else is doing it." Opportunities come a knocking for Ryko, Sugar Hill, Rounder and the other big indies. You won't be able to tell the players without a scorecard. Jeff If Ms. Leigh or Ms. Parton need some consolation, "come to Slim". Slim
Re: Elvis in Viva Babylon
Tom Smith wrote: This just in from the NY Times: FINN MAKES ELVIS KING OF "SUMERIAN ROCK" A Finnish academic known for recording Elvis Presley songs in Latin is planning a new record of eternal hits - in the ancient Sumerian language.. So where would you file this - under "Oldies"? . Stone Country, dude.
Clip: Mr. Zimmerman's son and the Fastball connection
Howdy, ROLLING STONE Blair R. Fischer (January 20, 1999) A Horse of a Different Color The Wallflowers make a "significant change" in sound for forthcoming album The only difference between the old Wallflowers and the new Wallflowers is that they are no longer deafened by cries of nepotism -- they're now a respected act. Well, actually, there is another difference -- and it's not that 1996's Bringing Down the Horse recently sold its four-millionth copy. Rather, the group is making a "significant change" in its sound, according to Julian Raymond, who's begun producing new material for the band. "The song structure and the whole thing [frontman Jakob Dylan's] laying down is a completely different sound," says Raymond, who recently finished producing "Eat You Sleeping" and "Hand Me Down" for the group. "It's very much the Wallflowers because it's his voice, but the music has changed significantly." Raymond, who produced Fastball's All the Pain Money Can Buy, is not signed, sealed and delivered as the band's producer for the forthcoming album, though he's under consideration. Raymond says Dylan, manager/producer Andy Slater and Interscope president Jimmy Iovine will decide who gets the full-time gig after the two songs are mixed on Feb. 4 and 5. "[The new material] definitely has a lot more attitude as far as edge goes," Raymond adds. "The one track 'Eat You Sleeping' is a cross between [the Beatles'] 'A Day in the Life' and 'I Am the Walrus,' yet it has [the Beatles'] overtones in terms of being a substantial song." Though Dylan will be forever linked with his father Bob in name alone, Raymond says the son of the folk-rock elder statesman is now reaping other heredity rewards. "He's just really, really grown," he says. "He's not a kid anymore. He's writing amazing, amazing songs. In my opinion, he's definitely his father's son."
Re: More News that Stinks
This move marks another notch in the handle of the powers-that-be who have been dedicated to converting WUOT into a generic NPR station. Other recent casualties have included the local noonday talk show (cut back to one show a month), the live broadcast of Friday night jazz performances at the Knoxville Museum of Art, WAMU Washington seems to be making similar moves toward less of anyhing hillbilly during normal human waking hours in favor of "King of the Yuppie Hill" programming. Has all of radio gone mad? Mike Hays np: Cox Family NOW ONLINE, www.TwangCast.com TM RealCountry netcast 24 X 7 Please Visit Then let us know what you think! Mike Hays www.MikeHays.RealCountry.net For the best country artist web hosting, www.RealCountry.net
Common Thread PlayList 1-17-99
Howdy Play list 1-17-99 10:00PM -Midnight Common Thread WDVR 89.7 Gillian Welch - Leaving Train - The Horse Whsiperer ST Steve Earle - Christmas in Washington - El Corazon Emmylou Harris - Goodbye - Wrecking Ball Dave Alvin - Don't Talk About Her - Museum of the Heart John Doe - Take 52 - Meet John Doe Treat Her Right - Marie - Tied to the Tracks Lucinda Williams - 2 Cool 2 Be 4 Gotten Buddy Miller - 100 Million Little Bombs - Poison Love Bottle Rockets - Leftovers - Skip's Song The Replacements - Here Comes a Regular - Tim Paul Butterfield Blues Band - One More Heartache - Anthology Sue Garner - Rose Colored Glue - To Run More Smoothly Beaver Nelson - Forget Thinkin' - The Last Hurrah Pete Case - Spell of the Wheels - Full Service No Waiting Elliot Smith - Baby Britain - XO Josh Rouse - Dressed Up Like Nebraska - Dressed Up Like Nebraska David Poe - California - David Poe Beth Orton - Live As You Dream - Trailer Park Spinanes - Reach vs. Speed - Arches Aisles Sea and Cake - Soft and Sleep - Nassau Creeper Lagoon - Wonderful Love - I Become Small Built to Spill - Fling - There's Nothing Wrong With Love G. Love and the Special Sauce - 'Til We Meet Again - Yeah It's That Easy Yo La Tengo - Autumn Sweater - I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One Billy Bragg and Wilco - California Stars - Mermaid Avenue Have Fun Thom Wodock WDVR PO Box 191 Sergeantsville, NJ 08557 Send LIGHT
Rob Ickes
Howdy, Mister Weisberger asks of Rob Ickes: I'd imagine this is in connection with his new album, Slide City, which is some very nice stuff, mostly jazz, and not a trace of bluegrass. I wonder who's going to give it airplay. Well, I can't speak for the rhetorical universal radio world that Jon was probably aiming for, but I'll say that I will likely play it. But what the heck do I know about radio and good music? I don't run my planned play lists by any consultants. I thought Dolly's latest album was the best thing in the Decca catalog last year, followed closely by Chris Knight's debut. I thought public radio was for the *local* public. I though Radney Foster's album was enough to make me shed any misgivings I had about the Arista/Austin label. I once almost started civil unrest when I had the audacity to play a bluegrass song within the regular rotation of a station's music programming (rather than relegating it to the standard bluegrass ghetto of Saturday morning specialty shows). I thought, to paraphrase someone else here, that hits came from radio and not the other way around. Sorry 'bout that. I have some issues this evening. g But, yes, I'll play the Ickes record. Both listeners will hopefully enjoy it. Take care, Shane Rhyne Knoxville, TN [EMAIL PROTECTED] NP: Elena Skye, One Dog Town
Re: Columbus/Pittsburgh content
And my dear fellow Pittsburghers, they'll be at the Decade tomorrow night. Alas, no pies for you fuckers. Unless of course, you come to the Deliberate Strangers gig on Feb. 3rd, in which case...Pies for everybody!! That is all. Erin Are you serious? Tom Moran
Flying Burrito Brothers - masters
From the sales materials: "The band that inaugurated the country-rock style that saw amazing success with such acts as The Eagles in the 1970s, The Flying Burrito Brothers have endured as a frat-rock favorite for three decades. These are the original demos that secured them a deal with MCA/Curb, and include a number of long-lost classics, such as "Somewhere Tonight," "Midnight Magic Woman," and "She Belongs To Everyone But Me." All in all, 23 tracks." Frat-rock favorites? Really? Jeff
Chicago Calendar
No time to chat. I'm out the door to see Diane Izzo, Andrew Bird and Jon Langford's Skull Orchard. HAVE FUN! Special days copped from Heather's Li'l Country Calendar, available for $12 from The Record Roundup, 2034 W. Montrose *= new or revised since last time 1/22: Old 97s at Lounge Ax, Kelly Hogan opens *1/23: Robin Zander's birthday (unaccountably omitted from Heather's Li'l Country Calendar) 1/21: Number One Cup at Ottobar in Baltimore 1/22: Number One Cup at Khyber/Nick in Philadelphia 1/22: Jon Langford, Andrew Bird and Diane Izzo at Metro 1/23: Warren Zevon and Amy Rigby at Park West 1/23: Number One Cup at Mercury Lounge in NYC 1/24: Number One Cup at Maxwell's in Hoboken 1/25: Number One Cup at Century in Providence RI 1/25: Etta James' birthday 1/26: Number One Cup at Middle East in Boston *1/26: Here Be Monsters at Schubas: Jon Langford/Kelly Hogan, Cow Lily, Chris Mills, Tracy Dear, Rudy Day, Brian Star 1/26: RELS: Re-ish-John Fahey, Four Tops, Kenny *1/27: Maldita Vecindad at House of Blues 1/28: Chris Mills at Hopcats Brewery *1/29: Robbie Fulks w/ Tim Carroll at FitzGeralds 1/28: NDRadio: Kelly Hogan on WNUR's Airplay program 1/28: Jon Langford w/John Rice and Kelly Hogan, accoustic in the cafe of the Chicago Cultural Center, Michigan Ave at Randolph, 6:30-8:30 1/29: Pete Seeger at People's Church, 941 W. Lawrence 1/29: Menthol at Metro *1/30: Sam Prekop, Town Country at the Empty Bottle 1/30: Dolly Varden at Schubas 1/30: Number One Cup at Bug Jar in Rochester 1/30: Lonnie Brooks at FitzGeralds 1/30: Sloan at Metro 1/30: Sinead Lohan at Double Door 1/30: Koko Taylor at House of Blues 1/31: Johnny Rotten's birthday (also a full moon) 2/1: Number One Cup at Black in D.C. 2/2: RELS: Built to Spill, Cesar Rosas; Re-ish--ABBA, Johnny Cash, Miles Davis, Roy Orbison, Sugarhill Gang/Grandmaster Flash 2/2: Number One Cup at Local 506 in Chapel Hill 2/3: Number One Cup at New Brookland in Columbia SC 2/4: The Riptones in the Honky Tonk Living Room at the Hideout 2/4: Number One Cup at the 40 Watt in Athens 2/5: Flat Earth Records Showcaseat Schubas featuring: John P. Strohm (formerly of Blake Babies, Antenna), United States Three and Lola (featuring members of Mary Janes and Mysteries of Life) 2/5: Cash Money at the Empty Bottle 2/5: Number One Cup atthe Milk Bar in Jacksonville 2/6: The Blacks at Schubas 2/6: Number One Cup at the Covred Dish in Gainesville 2/7: Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters at the Old Town School 2/7: Number One Cup at The Rubb in Tampa 2/8: Number One Cup at the Go Lounge in Orlando 2/9: RELS: Sparklehorse, John Wesley Harding, Beth Orton, Sam Prekop, Trio II (Dolly, Emmylou Linda), also what could be an interesting soundtrack, Jawbreaker, with The Donnas, Letters to Cleo, Shampoo, etc.; Re-ish -- Gene Autry, The Bad Livers (Dust on the Bible!), The Byrds, Rokey Erickson, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis, Lou Reed 2/9: Number One Cup at Cowhaus in Tallahassee 2/10: Number One Cup at the Bayou in Baton Rouge 2/10: Alex Chilton the Box Tops at House of Blues 2/11: Number One Cup at Rudyard's in Houston *2/11: Webb Wilder, Wayne Hancock at House of Blues 2/11: BR5-49 at FitzGeralds 2/12: Semisonic at the Vic 2/13: NRBQ w/ Steve Ferguson at FitzGeralds 2/13: Edith Frost/Lullaby for the Working Class at the Empty Bottle 2/13: Scrawl at Lounge Ax 2/13: Casolando Valentine's Eve show at Schubas 2/13: The Cardigans at Metro 2/14: The Black Crowes at the Aragon 2/15-16: Mardi Gras with Terrence Simien at FitzGerald's *2/15: Boys Choir of Harlem at Symphony Center 2/16: RELS: The Damnations TX (YAY!!), Mandy Barnett; Re-ishFlaco Jimenez 2/18: Cow Lily in the Honky Tonk Living Room at the Hideout 2/19: Ellis Paul at Schubas *2/20: The Silos, Susan Voelz, The Mary Janes at Double Door 2/20: Dave Alvin The Guilty Men w/Terri Hendrix and Lloyd Maines at FitzGerald's 2/20: Iris DeMent at the Old Town School 2/20: June of '44 at Lounge Ax *2/20 21: Lauryn Hill at the Chicago Theater (sold out) 2/23: RELS: Steve Earle and the Del McDoury Band, Waco Brothers, Sebadoh, Paul Westerberg, Kelly Willis; Re-ish--Dave Edmunds, Merle Haggard, Lightnin' Hopkins, The Meat Puppets, Ricky Nelson, Willie Nelson 2/24: Hoot Night at Schubas: Songs about Boys' Names 2/26: Alvin Youngblood Hart at Schubas 2/27: Waco Brothers "Waco World" release party at Schubas 2/27: Tito Puente at House of Blues 3/2: RELS: Red House Painters; Re-ish--Marvin Gaye *3/4: Sir George Martin presents a multi-media show on the making of Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band *3/5: Afghan Whigs at Metro 3/6: Don Walser The Pure Texas Band at the Old Town School 3/6: Bloodshot CD release party: The Riptones, at Schubas 3/9: RELS: WILCO 3/10: Brian Wilson at the Rosemont Theater *3/11: Salt n Pepa at House f Blues 3/12: Blind Boys of Alabama at the Old Town School 3/12: Dan Bern at 8; Split Lip Rayfield and Slobberbone at 10 at Schubas *3/13:
Re: Clip: Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out
In a thoughtful post, Barry ties the mergers and "downsizing" in with layoffs that have effected a number of P2ers, etc: A lot of us just don't keep having the chance to do what we love for a living these days. It was always a kind of blessing to get do it it...and a lot less good people are looking blessed. ...Eventually, somebody starts to look at the politics of this. Maybe. Amen. Maybe some consciousness will be raised when Republicans start talking about flat tax rates that would dramatically increase the wealth of the richest 5% while doing diddly for most people (a la Reagan years) and so forth. At this point I've concluded that the real reason they hate Clinton so much is that with him around inequalities in the distribution of wealth threaten to lessen just a teeny bit. Ah well. What a terrible thing that would be g. Sorry to get so far off twang-topic. Must be that Friday night vodka --junior
Re: Clip: Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out
Amen. Maybe some consciousness will be raised when Republicans start talking about flat tax rates that would dramatically increase the wealth of the richest 5% while doing diddly for most people (a la Reagan years) and so forth. My insider on the Hill (stepbrother in the house) says a VAT/national sales tax has a lot better chance of replacing the IRS than a flat tax... At this point I've concluded that the real reason they hate Clinton so much is that with him around inequalities in the distribution of wealth threaten to lessen just a teeny bit. I just hate liars and cheats and I don't give a damn about their politics. I say we draft Wall to run in 2000, with a theme song of "Another F*cking Brick in the ... My guess is you'd have a hard time finding any politician in DC without some skeletons in the closet, some literally, some almost. NOW ONLINE, www.TwangCast.com TM RealCountry netcast 24 X 7 Please Visit Then let us know what you think! Mike Hays www.MikeHays.RealCountry.net For the best country artist web hosting, www.RealCountry.net
save Gilman St. Project
This isn't twang, but given the bad news regarding labels and stations coming down these days, some of you might want to lend a hand to support an important live music venue. For over twelve years, the Gilman St. Project has provided scores of punk bands a place to play (and many kids a place to socialize) in the industrial section of Berkeley. Opposition from a neighbor is leading to possible action by the city to shut the project down. This would be a terrible loss, as years of sweat by many people have turn the project into a remarkable all-ages venue. If you're interested in finding out more about the situation, go to http://www.gilman.org and you can sign a petition to support the project at http://www.gilman.org/sos/epet.htm Carl Z.
