Re: wristbands
If it's time to be worrying about wristbands (is it?), then Kari and I each need one. Can anyone help? Off-list, pls. --Jamie S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.wavetech.net/~swedberg http://www.usinternet.com/users/ndteegarden/bheaters -Original Message- From: Jeff Weiss [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, February 10, 1999 7:13 PM Subject: wristbands Hello Austinites (All you non-austin people can resume your business), My brother and I need four wristbands. In-laws, you know Seriously, if there is someone who I can send a check to in advance who can pick us up the goodies I would be most appreciative.
Re: Texans and odd hats
On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, Geffry King wrote: Disclaimer: I was bit by a Tibetan KyiApso (sic) on Christmas Day, and I still hold a grudge.. Geff has the distintion of being bitten by the rarest dog in North America. There are only between 50 - 60 Tibetan KyiApso's in the Western Hemisphere, and he got bitten by one. -- Mike Woods np - How Much is that Hound Dog in the Window?
Re: Be Like Mike (no, the other Mike)
But anyone who thinks Michael Jackson is not one of the 100 most influential Black musicians of the twentieth century just isn't thinking very hard. If there's room for Ulysses Kay - and I like his music as well as the next person - then there's certainly room for Jackson; to leave him off the list would simply make it laughable. Well, of course, you're right, and I fully admit to not thinking about it. But, now that you've brought it up, I am thinking about it, and my hackles are raised. OK, fine, let's put Mike in the club. In fact, let's put him in the Top Ten. No, no: Top Three. After all, his influence alone, would, indeed justify it. The mass-market-shackled, lowest-common-denominating drivel that Jackson has ridden into Swiss Bank Accounts and the Beatles back catalog is so influential that modern RB still suffers by and for it. If disco put the pop in funk, Mike put the pop into disco--like that needed to happen--and almost single-handedly ruined black music. (Of course, programmers at "urban radio" have helped immensely, but that's another argument). Jackoff was so unbelievably successful at what he did, that anyone even remotely related to the increasingly oxymoronic RB field had to adjust to it. I've heard him compared to James Brown and the comparison is apt--if we're talking about basic cause-and-effect. Brother James made--and smoked--millions by laying down the funkiest, sweatiest, and most musically-dense grooves to ever move asses--and wallets. Mike, however, topped Brown by scraping any trace of "black" off his milquetoast, and not only did he sell exponentially more, but his presence forced record labels, producers, AR reps, and any other parasite in that part of the music industry to look for "their" Michael Jackson. RB? Hell, thanks to Mike, the R is much less confusing, and the B is barely non-existent. And that's why good old Jacko should be in the Top Three. For one guy to be able to ruin the amazing tradition of African-American music is an achievement as noteworthy as walking on the moon. Lance . . .
Re: wristbands
well, hey! I need one also. Linda
Re: wristbands
Well yes, everyone needs 'em. What's the word?? --juniro
Re: wristbands
Sheesh, maybe I outta start a service or something. Anyone interested contact me off list and I'll add you to my list of people who wants one. I think there are four or five already. BTW-I don't think they go on sale for a couple of weeks yet. We've got plenty of time. Don't expect a response right away though. I'm leaving for Nashberg in the morning and I won't be back for a couple of days. Jim, still smilin'
Re: more 1R1R in ND
Babs writes: But I think the majority of readers know the reviewers' tastes well enough, to have something right there instead of having to read the whole dang review... if someone gave every record 5 stars, then you'd take it with a grain of salt. Or at least, I think twang fans are that smart. That's one of the problems with ND. There are so many reviewers it's kinda hard to judge anyone's taste, except maybe Claire O. g You have much higher regard for twang fans intelligence than I do. Boy am I surprised. Jim, sleepin'
Re: Oscar Nomination/Allison Moorer
Re: the Allison Moorer Oscar nomination, B. Silvers asks: and the record didn't do all that well in the P2 best of '98 poll, did it? Alabama Song came in a very respectable(?) 36th, with, if I read this right, a total of 11 votes. At least one voter, as I recall, tagged Soft Place To Fall as song of the year. And it still tears me, er, him, up every time. And says: Not that that's justification... Well, no . . . especially as all 11 who voted for it are persons of impeccable taste g.
NEA'ing - bye for a few...
Hey all, Since I'll be down in Nashvegas for the next few days, could someone please take it upon themselves to forward the relevant tour postings to p2ontour in my absence? I'm going to need to unsub and I hate it when those things get missedg. The posting address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] . I'd ask Meshel, the listserv goddess but rumor has it that the the coven, er, I mean, the goddesses in residence are playing host to a crazy group of internet freaks this weekend... Thanks, and see y'all next week, Stacey Hellcountry "supporting the Boston area twang scene" http://www.hellcountry.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Wilco Atlanta/Nashville dates
Howdy, hope this isn't old hat...I've fallen behind in my reading... Anyway, according to Pollstar, Wilco's signed up for two dates at the very beginning of March...they'll be playing Music Midtown in Atlanta 5/01 (Willie Nelson is scheduled for the night before, no less!), and the River Festival in Nashville 5/02. Start making plans for all your road trip needs (and let's hope Midtown doesn't schedule any really compelling artists for the 2nd!) For independent verification, or to see who else is playing these shows, here's the address: A HREF="http://www.pollstar.com/tour/an.cgi?Artist=Wilco"Pollstar -- The Concert Hotwire/A (if your e-mail will take the link) http://www.pollstar.com/tour/an.cgi?Artist=Wilco(if you have to do it the ol' fashioned way). The things I run across while trying to find the quickest way to Mardi Gras. =) -Marc Peterson
Hellcountry Valentines with the Gilmans
Howdy friends, This Sunday, Valentines Day...Hellcountry is pleased to present the Gilmans hosting an "anti-Valentines Day show". That's right, they've scoured their repertoire for all those songs about cheatin', your lover leavin', leavin' your lover...you get the idea. If you haven't seen the Gilmans before, they are well worth going down to check out and you can't beat the free admission! The show will get underway around 8:45 and end around 11pm, two sets with a nice little intermission. We hope to see you there! ~ upcoming "HELLCOUNTRY SUNDAYS" at the Kendall. All shows are free with donations for the artist(s) cheerfully, and gratefully accepted and they start around 8:30pm and end by 11. 2/21 - Bottleneck Drag (Boston, MA) 2/28 - Jimmy Ryan hosts a bluegrass pickin' party stay tuned...we think there may be a special appearance tonight of Steve Camden and Tommy Womack...both of whom I've heard nothing but praise for... 3/7 - Marcus opens for Michael Tarbox (solo, of the Tarbox Ramblers) 3/14 - Pineapple Ranch Hands (Boston) 3/21 - Paved Country (Boston) 3/28 - Jimmy Ryan hosts a bluegrass pickin' party 4/4 - Easter Sunday - show tbd 4/11 - Gilmans (Boston) 4/18 - Tar Hut recording artists King Radio 4/25 - Say Zuzu (Portsmouth, NH) More Hellcountry dates for your calendar... Friday Feb. 26/99 - "Rockapunkaswingabilly" theme night with Lancaster County Prison (NYC) http://208.233.94.44/lcp/ Gravel Train (Detroit Rock City) http://www.detroitmusic.com/tmod/gravel.html the Bourbonaires (Boston) http://www.hellcountry.com/bourbonaires.htm and Joe Harvard (Boston) http://www.rockinboston.com Friday Mar. 26/99 with Tar Hut recording artists the Ex-Husbands (NYC) http://www.tarhut.com and Diesel Doug and the Long Haul Truckers (Portland, ME) http://www.dieseldoug.com Grits (Boston, MA) and more tba Feel free to forward this email to your friends. If you wish to be removed from this mailing list just reply with unsubscribe in the header. We hope you don't... Hellcountry "supporting the Boston area twang scene" http://www.hellcountry.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Clip: First country music and now *this*?
Joe Gracey writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From today's MSNBC website. C'mon, don't tell me y'all never *suspected*?" Falwell suspects Teletubby is gay Hell, we've all known this for years. Where has Jerry been? 'Fraid Joe is right. It's just another example of the insidious tactics us Brits will stoop to to undermine your republic, along with laughing at Dolly (even naming that cloned sheep after her), abusing your Western Swing bands and conning you into thinking that artists like Siouxsie and Adam Ant are serious cultural phenomena. In fact the whole impeachment thing was set up by MI6 as part of a plot to persuade you into reapplying for colonial status so you can enjoy really wholesome leadership once more under that nice Mr Blair. Special Relationship? Don't make me laugh - we're going to tax your tea and make you eat Caribbean bananas. If the Norwegian end of this works out it'll be compulsory lutefisk and rockabilly for breakfast. Be afraid, be very afraid. -- Iain Noble Hound Dog Research, Survey and Social Research Consultancy, 28A Collegiate Crescent Sheffield S10 2BA UK Phone/fax: (+44) (0)114 267 1394 email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
Re: Clip: First country music and now *this*?
Iain Noble wrote: Joe Gracey writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From today's MSNBC website. C'mon, don't tell me y'all never *suspected*?" Falwell suspects Teletubby is gay Hell, we've all known this for years. Where has Jerry been? 'Fraid Joe is right. It's just another example of the insidious tactics us Brits will stoop to to undermine your republic, along with laughing at Dolly (even naming that cloned sheep after her), abusing your Western Swing bands and conning you into thinking that artists like Siouxsie and Adam Ant are serious cultural phenomena. In fact the whole impeachment thing was set up by MI6 as part of a plot to persuade you into reapplying for colonial status so you can enjoy really wholesome leadership once more under that nice Mr Blair. Special Relationship? Don't make me laugh - we're going to tax your tea and make you eat Caribbean bananas. If the Norwegian end of this works out it'll be compulsory lutefisk and rockabilly for breakfast. Be afraid, be very afraid. .Well up to that point about lutefisk I figured what the hell; might as well try out that old Imperial coat again. But now I think I'm gonna hafta get me up on that ridge with Jeff Wall and the rest of the Militia.
Re: K.D. Lang
On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, stuart wrote: I find this quite hard to believe. In fact it seems from my vantage point to be quite the opposite, in terms of having family, friends, co-workers or whomever who are gay than having such in interacial relationships. I wonder what this very average sample is. There are certainly large and virulent pockets of anti-gay sentiment, most notably conservative religious sorts who see purple gay teletubbies behind every bush., My absolutely unscientific observation is that people who are not aware of being around gay people can often be homophobic, but most of them get over it (to a good degree anyway) once the blinders go up or they get to know someone who is gay. Most of the people I've met who are homophobic have never met a gay person, as far as they know. And that may explain a lot about this survey. Whereas I think the racial attitudes can cut much deeper and are tougher to overcome. Will Miner Denver, CO
Revelers (was: something else, but I forget)
Bill S. wrote: March 23: Big Sandy His Fly-Rite Boys Radio Favorites (6-song EP) Frank Black and the Catholics Pistolero Gladhands Wow and Flutter Jon Dee Graham Summerland Bill Lloyd Standing on the Shoulders of Giant (!) The Revelers Day In, Day Out I just got a call from spinART Records regarding some routing for the Revelers upcoming toura band I would definitely recommend seeing live if you get a chance! Paul/Pop Booking
FW: Jimmy Martin
-Original Message- From: Bluegrass music discussion. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Frank W. Overstreet Sent: Thursday, February 11, 1999 8:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Jimmy Martin Dwight Dillman reported on Wednesday, February 10, 1999 that Jimmy Martin had been released from Summitt Hospital in Hermitage, Tennessee. The diagnosis for Jimmy was "Congestive Heart Failure." [description of CHF deleted] Send get well wishes to: Jimmy Martin, P. O. Box 646, Hermitage, TN 37076 Frank Overstreet
Thank you
to all the P2ers who sent questions for the Nashville Music awards web site. I knew you'd come through for us. We really appreciate it. Thanks again. marie (who's sorry for gloating!)
Various stuff from yesterday's digest.
Various stuff from todays digest: Here's a list of upcoming releases *I'm* gonna want to check out: March 16: Tom Russell The Man from God Knows Where Terry Allen Salivation Actually, that's the 23rd. And don't forget the P2 reissue of the year (for 1999, trust me). Jimmy Murphy "Electricity" which has 4 bonus tracks. Haven't heard of him? It doesn't matter, get it anyways. :^) I'm still digesting Mr. Gardner's [passing comment that they're " a little too bluesy for me to get totally obsessive" That be what makes horse races! I guess it's this early, convincing, tasty country and blues merge, well played and sung and utterly outside of the Frank Hutchinson "stiff" style of singing that precisely GETS me about these guys.(Tho I don't have that Bear box...yet!). True true. But I still don't like them because they are a little too bluesy for me (still.) About 10 years ago I got really excited about all blues music (trad to cont.). About 8 years ago I got really sick of all of it. Now, when I hear these oldtime or country bands that are more bluesy I just can't get into it that much. Notice, though, that I said they were a little too bluesy *for me to get totally obsessive* about them. In other words, I don't hate them or anything. I just don't want to spend my money on the Bear Family box. Bill lists a bunch of great new CDs and includes... Stacey Earle Simple Gearle Um, having seen her live you might want to reconsider that. I remember thinking - these songs would sound good with a band and someone else singing. Whether or not I agree, that's pretty damn funny. OK, I realize I should be publicly flogged for being completely ignorant of ND's "Man o' the Decade," but I saw an AE disc sitting patiently in the used section of a local record store and wondered about it. It was called "13 Songs" or something like that--the one with the "Theme Song." Anyway, I also saw a Buddy Miller disc that had the word "lies" in the title. Well, anyway, you get the picture. These are a couple dudes whose names tend to get dropped every day or three, so all you fans let me know what's up. I think I can safely say that Buddy Miller is my favorite country musician of the 90s. So, get that one. But then get his latest Hightone CD because it is even better. I was talking to someone at the last house concert (with Alejandro) who said that "13 Years" was his favorite Alejandro CD. I don't have that one (I hear it is kinda hard to find) but it sounds like a great one. The songs on it are great, I know that much. So, get both. *Boo-Tay* got an F- in the latest Atlanta *InSite* entertainment rag. AN F-!! Quote: "Jesus Christ, there should be a law against music like this!" That makes me actually want to hear it. That's another record to get. It hardly twangs at all, but who cares. It's great. If you don't like loud rock music, though, don't get it. As documents of old punk rock bands go, Flipper=92s Live: 1983 is more= interesting than most. Part of the reason is because, well, as old punk= rock bands go, Flipper was better than most.=20 That reviewer apparently didn't see the same Flipper show I saw! Let's just say on that night they were "off". :^) I still would like to get that CD, though. Among others, Concrete Blonde, the Melvins,= and Sebadoh have covered Flipper songs, and that=92s a homemade Flipper= T-shirt Kurt Cobain=92s wearing on the liner sleeve of Nirvana=92s In Utero= album. R.E.M. covered =93Sex Bomb=94 for its Christmas fan-only single in= 1994, And the Butthole Surfers did an amazing cover of REM's "The One I Love." Cheers. Steve NP: Bad Livers "Dust on the Bible" == Steve Gardner * Sugar Hill Records Radio Promotion [EMAIL PROTECTED] * www.sugarhillrecords.com WXDU "Topsoil" * A Century of Country Music [EMAIL PROTECTED] * www.topsoil.net ==
Fw: [Fwd: Avengers Release and Shows]
For those that are interested, from the Punk77 list. By the way, the Avengers opened for the Sex Pistols last show ever at Winterland in San Francisco. The other opening band was the Nuns (incl. Alejandro Escovedo). There actually was a third band listed on that show, Negative Trend, but Bill Graham turned the house lights on so they wouldn't get to play. steve Penelope Houston and Greg Ingram to Play Avengers Shows in Support of New Avengers Compilation Lookout! Records is very proud to be releasing a new compilation of long unavailable underground legends The Avengers. With the release of The Avengers' .Died For Your Sins on February 23, 1999, Lookout! hopes to bring this quintessential punk rock band to a new generation of fans. The Avengers were one of the most exciting and arresting bands of the original San Francisco punk scene. Led by Penelope Houston on vocals, The Avengers only lasted for two years, 1977 to 1978. Their powerful debut album, which has been out of print for the last ten years, inspired many of today's best punk rock bands. The Avengers' self titled album was a compilation of singles, many of which were produced by Steve Jones, and is now a highly collected classic. Personally compiled by Penelope Houston, the songs on ...Died For Your Sins are live and studio recordings from 1977 1978, as well as three brand new recordings of Avengers songs. The new recordings feature original Avengers guitarist Greg Ingram, Joel Reader (of The Mr. T. Experience) on bass and Danny Panic (of Screeching Weasel the Groovie Ghoulies) on drums and were recorded by Kevin Army. Penelope and former Avengers guitarist Greg Ingram will be performing Avengers songs as the Scavengers at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on February 24. Fellow Lookout! artists Pansy Division and the Hi-Fives will be opening the show. On Friday, February 26, the Scavengers will play at Berkeley's prototypical all-ages club, 924 Gilman St. Opening that show will be The Cuts, a new band putting out their first single on Lookout! on March 23. "Whether anyone outside of San Francisco realized it at the time, The Avengers were a major national musical asset," says the Trouser Press. And indeed, who could be expected to realize it, when this classic group's legacy has been represented on rare, unsanctioned and hard-to-find releases since their untimely demise in 1978. Currently, there are no Avengers releases in production except this release from Lookout! Now everyone will have the chance to understand why The Avengers are one of the most important punk bands of any era. For more information, call Tristin at Lookout! at 510-849-830 ext. 13 or email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
UK country audience
There seem to be two distinct audiences for country music in the UK. One is a network of Country Western Clubs where the acts are mostly local bands playing covers of country classics, and the patrons like to dress up in cowboy/girl outfits with spurs and guns etc. Quick draw contests are common, as are enactments of the American Trilogy, complete with saluting the flag etc. To my eyes and ears, all very bizarre. A band playing their own material, or any kind of alternative brand of country would not be welcome in these very conservative places I think. Those venues are therefore not really an option for touring rootsy or alternative country acts, and so they tend to play at more mainstream rock or indie venues. An alternative to this is that some areas have strong folk/roots clubs or gigs, promoted largely as a spare time activity. For simplicity of PA etc, these often concentrate on acoustic acts, usually solo or duos. I lived in the West Midlands for a time and a club called Acoustic Roots put on a show every month ot two with acts like Butch Hancock, Guy Clark or John Stewart. These tend to be advertised by mailing lists, and I was frequently surprised by the number of people who would turn up to see these acts at a village hall in the middle of nowhere. I now live in Glasgow and John Barclay Thomson of Goldrush Records promote similar fine shows in Perth. The mailing list and "brand loyalty" is important in drawing the audience, as sometimes the same acts will play to a much smaller audience in a club in Glasgow, a much bigger city. The small promoters with a loyal audience no longer have to really describe the musical genre, as the audience will trust them to a large extent, whereas the mainstream clubs will be more likely to describe an act as country, which may backfire. Once a band gather a following, like BR5-49 or Joe Ely, then they can do well in the small rock venues, but it is hard for lesser known acts to draw people if you mention the word "country" in advertising. This is just prejudice as a lot people will enjoy country rock bands if you can get them to get past the c-word and go. I'm not sure exactly where line dancing fits into the above. In some areas it is promoted more as a keep-fit activity for middle aged people in church halls, and the music is almost irrelevant. It can be prevalent in the CW clubs though too, I think. Sorry for being so verbose, Phil. -- Phil Dennison ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
RE: more 1R1R in ND
Neal Weiss: All I know is, I'm *thrilled* about several releases that have come my way already. At least one, the new Sparklehorse, I've already penciled in for several years worth of enjoyment. Neal, please tell us (me) what else is ringing your bell. As far as Sparklehorse goes, I saw the video on 120 minutes the other night and was wondering...are the rest of the songs sung with distortion used on the vocals? I have read quite a bit about this band here and elsewhere and was pretty excited to hear what they sounded like. Gotta say the song didn't do much for me and that distorted vocal thing is kinda tired. Not saying I'm giving up, just wondering. thanks, rebecca
Re: Clips
In a message dated 99-02-10 21:01:44 EST, you write: I am going to post clips once a week from now on and that will be on Sunday PM as late as I can so they can be printed or saved and then read at leisure without taking the 'prime time' list hours (I may switch to Saturday, if that is a less busy time on the list). Just want to say I hope you don't stop posting those clips, I find them so informative and enjoyable and have been meaning to thank you for sometime. Funny, I tend to save them anyway, and when I have a whole bunch I sit down with my coffee and have a good read. Please don't stop! Yer Pal, Elena Skye
Re: Various stuff from yesterday's digest.
Reply to: Re: Various stuff from yesterday's digest. John Kinnamon wrote: np: Jimmy Lafave, Austin Skyline (anyone know when his new double is due?) LaFave's double album "Trial" is just released (09/02/99).
sparklehorse
You saw "Pig", right? That's intentionally distorted. Mark (Linkous, who *is* Sparklehorse) had an accident two years ago where he took too many pills on top of anti-depression medication he was on (I've read valium pills and booze pills - but the former more often). He collapsed in such a way that he cut off circulation to his legs, and nearly lost them, spending a year in a wheelchair. Added to that, his heart stopped for a couple minutes on the operating table. Many of the songs deal with the experience. "Pig" strikes me as an angry rave about everything he'd rather be, than what he is - stuck in a wheelchair. But he varies the techniques, some songs are spare guitar, others use a quirky array of old electronic gadgets. "Saint Mary" breaks my heart every time I hear it - the despair of a man going up to the "bloody theater" under the "bright lights" yet again, weary to the bone. He's said in an interview that he feels some sense of "guilt" that his good friend Vic Chesnutt is permanently wheelchair-bound, while he's back on his feet. Don't judge it by "Pig". "Sick of Goodbyes" is a stompy rocker, "Saint Mary" is spare and beautiful, "Ghost of His Smile" has a cute keyboard intro, "All Night Home" is a perfect 4 a.m. road tune, and "Maria's Little Elbows" has already gone on two mixtapes. Seventeen songs - he uses the room to experiment, yet it comes together as a whole. http://www.parlophone.co.uk/sparklehorse/ has articles which do a better job of description. Chris As far as Sparklehorse goes, I saw the video on 120 minutes the other night and was wondering...are the rest of the songs sung with distortion used on the vocals? I have read quite a bit about this band here and elsewhere and was pretty excited to hear what they sounded like. Gotta say the song didn't do much for me and that distorted vocal thing is kinda tired. Not saying I'm giving up, just wondering. thanks, rebecca
Re: Various stuff from yesterday's digest.
Reply to: Re: Various stuff from yesterday's digest. John Kinnamon wrote: np: Jimmy Lafave, Austin Skyline (anyone know when his new double is due?) LaFave's double album Trial is just released (09/02/99).
A couple followup questions
Kelly Kessler pointed out Dave Hoekstra (Doug Hoekstra's brother) did a loving profile of [The Sundowners] in the last Journal of Country Music. While I know who Dave Hoekstra is, I'll ask sheepishly -- who's brother Doug? And Nancy mentions that she knows (and flirts with) some of The Grifters. Let me add my praise and admiration for that group, and ask Nancy if she knows what they're up to these days. I'd heard rumblings that they were on some sort of hiatus, perhaps label-induced. I'd also heard that some of them are involved in a side project called Those Bastard Souls. Any info on past or future releases from that band? Finally, thanks to Bill for the preview of the beating my wallet will be taking over the next couple months. I've also heard a lot of positive buzz on the upcoming Olivia Tremor Control CD. Any word on when that one's due? Feeling nostalgic for the Double R Bar, Tom np: Kinks Kronikles
Bruce Robison
Here's an excerpt from The Austin Chronicle's Feb 5-11 "Dancing About Architecture" column ya'all might chuckle at. (http://www.auschron.com/current/music.dancing.html) Keeping busy, Bruce says he's just finished recording a new album, which is due in May. At the present, he's trying his hand at the other side of the business, having reviewed wife Kelly Willis' forthcoming What I Deserve for a future issue of the Gavin Report: "Difficult as it may be, though I am married to Kelly Willis, I will put aside my personal feelings and the fact that I wrote two songs on this CD and objectively review it solely on its own merits, in the sacred name of journalistic integrity ... This is the greatest record ever made. It's like the Beatles' White Album with a picture of a good-looking chick on the front. This record has so many commercial possibilities her name should be Garth Celine Twain ummm... Cougar Mellencamp. It has the artistic vision of Miles Davis and the street cred of Master P. It's cooler than Beck and kitschier than the Spice Girls. I have seen the future of country music. A guy's gotta eat. -- Bruce Robison."
Re: Various stuff from yesterday's digest.
My word from Rounder is Trail is due out in mid-march Iceman Hanspeter Eggenberger wrote: Reply to: Re: Various stuff from yesterday's digest. John Kinnamon wrote: np: Jimmy Lafave, Austin Skyline (anyone know when his new double is due?) LaFave's double album "Trial" is just released (09/02/99).
Elmore Leonard, Gone Country, et. al.
Well, sorta. Elmore Leonard's new one, Be Cool, may be of interest to some here. Chili Palmer, last seen making a career change, from loan shark to movie producer, in Get Shorty, is back, and getting into L.A.'s other racket, the music business. Signs on to manage an alt-country band just looking for a hit, Odessa, "AC/DC meets Patsy Cline," and finds it ain't all that different from his previous lines of work (I'm sure Elmore means no offense to you industry types in the audience). Did he read Hit Men? It's wickedly funny, and though I have no first hand knowledge of the music biz, the satire reads true enough. And Harry Dean Stanton's in it. Terrific cast of characters, dead-on dialogue, sharp eye for pop cultural details: Leonard is a national treasure, pulp fiction division. Also, with all the buzz around the Comp Country Western Recordings reissue last fall, it may be list-worthy to note the new bio, Ray Charles: Man and Music, by Michael Lydon. It's worth a look. For those with Seattle connections, the chapter on the city's late 40's jazz scene is a treat. And, after seeing others talk about it here, been making my way through Peterson's Creating Country Music. Hmmm. The thesis is compelling enough, and while I can see the heuristic value in the typologies (soft shell/hard core, etc.), and not that I haven't learned a thing or two, I gotta say, with all due respect to Prof. Peterson, the social scientific style of exposition leaves me cold. But then, I studied history in college. n.p. Odessa
Re: Emmylou
On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, stuart wrote: Emmylou Harris carries on crusade against music categories "If it sells, it's country," she said laughing. "If it doesn't, it's folk." Good way to define it. Can we all agree to this? Jon? Don? Hell, I've been sayin' that for years!g--don
Re: FW: Charles Wolfe
On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, Jon Weisberger wrote: For those who don't know, Charles is one of the two or three most important historians of country and other kinds of roots music around... His knowledge of old-time country is especially impressive. I've learned a lot from the fella through the years, and I sure hope he pulls outta this.--don
Re: writers and musicians, sitting in a tree...
But not the alt-country scene, right? Heh heh.--don
Re: Grifters/Bastard Souls
Hi there, yes all the Grifters have side projects (I think), but I don't think sthey are not getting along or anything like that. Could be, when you tour it is easy to want to strangle the shit out of a band mate who needs it.. The only way we in Memphis make a living in Memphis is to have more than one band going at a time... It gets confusing sometimes, in my case, I forget what band knows what songs. I will find out what the Griters are all up to with one call to Sherman, at Shangri-la Records. He knows all those guys and what they are doing. Over and out, Nancy
Re: The East Tennessee Contigent Expands (Was: Re: The JudyBats (family tree))
In a message dated 99-02-10 18:27:31 EST, you write: On Wed, 10 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought the KKK originated in lovely east Texas, specifically the town of Vidor. I'm referring to the area north of scenic Beaumont, near the Louisiana border. There is a trio of small towns there (Vidor being one, I can't remember the names of the other two) that are known in local medical circles as the "septic triangle". People have come out of there with the most amazing and unique genetic characteristics. So have lotsa great country artists, like George Jones.--don She's not country, but Marcia Ball's from Vidor too. JXH
Re: more 1R1R in ND
Neal, please tell us (me) what else is ringing your bell. Off the top of my head (and again, this is only six weeks into the year): Wilco, Summerteeth -- *really* something special. That boy Tweedy can do whatever he pleases and impress the hell out of me. Sonic, orchestral pop while no less worn than Wilco's earlier albums. (Maybe a bit too long tho.) Damnations TX, Half Mad Moon -- the finest thing to happen to ND/alt-country in recent memory. Just when I was getting bored with the concept. Olivia Tremor Control, Black Foliage -- an epic lo-fi pop-acid trip of the Sgt. Pepper-ish kind. Supplemental chemical enhancers not necessary. Paul Westerberg, Suicaine Gratifaction -- somber and folky, this is the first Westerberg release since the Replacements' Tim that I'm finding I'm not pretending is something special... at least not yet. Joe Henry, Fuse -- maybe a bit of a disappointment after Trampoline but still plenty interesting. Eddie Hinton, Hard Luck Guy -- Stax soul of the most righteous kind. Buck, Buck -- girl pop-punk from LA, CA. Fans of LA homegirls the Muffs, the Go Gos and L7 might wanna check it out. Lone Justice -- The World Is Not My Home: Even if just for the first seven songs, previously unreleased demos of cow-punk greatness that explain maybe for the first time what all the fuss was about a decade-plus ago. As far as Sparklehorse goes, I saw the video on 120 minutes the other night and was wondering...are the rest of the songs sung with distortion used on the vocals? I have read quite a bit about this band here and elsewhere and was pretty excited to hear what they sounded like. Gotta say the song didn't do much for me and that distorted vocal thing is kinda tired. Not saying I'm giving up, just wondering. No doubt, Sparklehorse is weird, tweaked and warts and all, definitely not for everyone. But below all the (IMHO) glorious noise and cut-and-paste-iness are songs as poppy, folky and emotional as I could ever hope for. That's what makes Sparklehorse so wonderful is that it works on so many levels for me. I've yet to get tired of hearing their last album, nor have I ceased extracting something new from it. Good Morning Spider is the same way. Now that I've babbled, I'm successfully burned the get-ahead time I earned by getting up early today. Damn you P2, damn you. Neal Weiss
Re: Be Like Mike (no, the other Mike)
I'll stand on David Cantwell's coffeetable and say that Off The Wall and Thriller are two of the finest pop albums of the past 20 years.--don Must've been a slow 20 years g Lance . . .
Re: Buck buck
Buck, Buck -- girl pop-punk from LA, CA. Fans of LA homegirls the Muffs, the Go Gos and L7 might wanna check it out. Neal Weiss What is this Buck Buck--an all-female Fat Albert cover band? Anyway, if I like the Muffs--which I do--how do they compare? Screaming vocals, Brit-pop-punk? Hotter or colder? What the hell's up with the Muffs anyway? I know they played a show in the Bay Area within the last couple of weeks. Does that mean a new album is in the offing? Lance . . .
Re: Be Like Mike (no, the other Mike)
At 09:04 AM 2/11/99 -0800, Donald wrote: I like Mike just fine -- particularly from "I Want You Back" through Thriller, which is a mighty long stretch of time. The bubblegum soul of the J5 always puts a smile on my face, and jesus, that kid could sing. Furthermore, I'll stand on David Cantwell's coffeetable and say that Off The Wall and Thriller are two of the finest pop albums of the past 20 years.--don You should be up on Lance's coffee talbe, Don, not mine. Over here at our place, Off the Wall and Thriller are obvious classics, just marvelous pop-dance records that every serious record collection should include, filed right next to (at the very least) a J5 greatest hits set. --david cantwell
Re: Be Like Mike (no, the other Mike)
I like Mike just fine -- particularly from "I Want You Back" through Thriller, which is a mighty long stretch of time. The bubblegum soul of the J5 always puts a smile on my face, and jesus, that kid could sing. Furthermore, I'll stand on David Cantwell's coffeetable and say that Off The Wall and Thriller are two of the finest pop albums of the past 20 years.--don What he said. Between the J5, Off the Wall and Thriller, he's a force to be reckoned with, regardless of the freak he's become. And let's not forget, you've got to figure he'd owed a fair amount of the credit for forcing MTV to break its color barrier. That's gotta count for something as well. Neal Weiss
Re: Be Like Mike (no, the other Mike)
Jesus, I find myself agreeing with Don. I realize that Mike has not been the most lovable of characters and probably has some major personality defects but he could definitely put out enjoyable well crafted pop/rock soul at least until the HIStory fiasco. Yes, he sold lots but sometimes that happens to good stuff. I would rank him as one of the three most influentail black artists of the last 20 years. The others would be Stevie Wonder who just plain never ceases to amaze me. The third one would be his royal pain in the ass over- egoed TAFKAP (the artist formerly known as Prince). And for the most part I don't like his stuff but he too has done some brilliant stuff even if I try not to like him or it. And Sign of the Times ends up being in my top 100 albums of rock as does Thriller. Iceman Don Yates wrote: On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, lance davis wrote: But, now that you've brought it up, I am thinking about it, and my hackles are raised. OK, fine, let's put Mike in the club. In fact, let's put him in the Top Ten. No, no: Top Three. After all, his influence alone, would, indeed justify it. Well, that *was* what the list was about, right?g The mass-market-shackled, lowest-common-denominating drivel that Jackson has ridden into Swiss Bank Accounts and the Beatles back catalog is so influential that modern RB still suffers by and for it. If disco put the pop in funk, Mike put the pop into disco--like that needed to happen--and almost single-handedly ruined black music. I like Mike just fine -- particularly from "I Want You Back" through Thriller, which is a mighty long stretch of time. The bubblegum soul of the J5 always puts a smile on my face, and jesus, that kid could sing. Furthermore, I'll stand on David Cantwell's coffeetable and say that Off The Wall and Thriller are two of the finest pop albums of the past 20 years.--don
Re: WOW! (from Alex)
stuart wrote: This has been an interesting and enjoyable thread. Since the Alex in the subject line is my teenaged son, and since Im going to London to visit him and the rest of the crew next week, I want to ask the British P2 squadron if there is any good music happening between the 19th and 28th. And I'm actually quite curious about one of the clubs Louise talks about with the quite mad cowboy patrons. Stuart Well, not being from London, I don't know exactly what goes on up there. From what I've seen in the past, the London crowds are more sophisticated than most so you might not get to see any mad cowgirls g Here is a link that gives a good gig guide, written by Bob Patterson who is a DJ on Country Music Radio for Europe: http://bob.networks.co.uk/rumour/gig.nclk For the madder side of British country, check out this gig/club review: http://www.saradon.co.uk/images/almareview.htm I thought this bit was quite, er, apt: On to the shoot out as usual run by RONDO and his wife FIGHTING SPIRIT, sixteen shooters and no time lost in getting underway as there was an auction to follow o with during the same amount of time usually taken for gunfighters. The eventual winner of the shoot-out was RED, nice to see a different name in print by way of a change. Unfortunately, my own band isn't gigging between the 19th and 28th, otherwise I'd suggest us g. For anyone else interested, the Okeh Wranglers will be playing at the Railway Inn, Winchester on March 3rd. No door fee. Apologies for the SSP, Louise -- If you like rocking country music, check out the Okeh Wranglers web site at: http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/bluesmoke
Re: Be Like Mike (no, the other Mike)
At 11:40 AM 2/11/99 -0800, the Iceman wrote of MiJack and others: I would rank him as one of the three most influentail black artists of the last 20 years. The others would be Stevie Wonder who just plain never ceases to amaze me. The third one would be his royal pain in the ass over- egoed TAFKAP (the artist formerly known as Prince). No argument on Prince and MiJack, but Stevie's great period would be well over 20 years ago wouldn't it? I mean, from Fingertips to Talking Book and Innervisions through Songs in the Key Of Life only takes us up to, like, 1976. He's had moments in the last 20 years (Hotter Than July comes to mind) but it's definatly not his A stuff. Could we agree on this: one of the most influential, and best, artists of the entire rock and soul era? for the entire century? But not the last 20 years. --david cantwell
Re: Buck buck
What is this Buck Buck--an all-female Fat Albert cover band? Anyway, if I like the Muffs--which I do--how do they compare? Screaming vocals, Brit-pop-punk? Hotter or colder? What the hell's up with the Muffs anyway? I know they played a show in the Bay Area within the last couple of weeks. Does that mean a new album is in the offing? No Lance, it's Buck, and the album is unnamed, which led me to call it most journalistically as Buck. So then you got Buck, Buck. Got it? Not sure I do. Anyway, they are mostly like the Muffs, if still less refined and at their infancy. Maybe a little less Ramones and little more early Go Gos than the Muffs. As for that band, after being raked over the coals by Warners, they are now on Fat Records, the label by the boys in NOFX. Not sure when a release is due, but it's always a treat when hat does happen. Twangless, Neal Weiss
Re: UK country audience
Phil Dennison wrote: snipThose venues are therefore not really an option for touring rootsy or alternative country acts, and so they tend to play at more mainstream rock or indie venues. snip Excellent description of the current situation in the UK. The only point I'd like to add is that for a UK band, playing reasonably original country music, it is next to impossible to find venues to play. The country western clubs don't want you. The more rock clubs (eg Borderline) only want name acts. We've resorted to playing in local pubs with a decent music tradition. Isn't this why there are so few decent home grown acts? I will stop griping now. I could complain about the British country scene all day, but everyone else will fall asleep. I hope you Americans realise how lucky you are. I've wanted to see Kelly Willis live for about 8 years, but it'll never happen over here :-( Louise -- If you like rocking country music, check out the Okeh Wranglers web site at: http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/bluesmoke
Hankdogs?
Listening to the Hankdogs CD " Bareback" ..very nice. Anyone know more about this band? - michele
RE: Buck buck
Twangless, Neal Weiss Ok, since we are talking about indy bands with chicks, what can you tell me about Imperial Teen? Anyone? rebecca
Re: Be Like Mike (no, the other Mike)
OK, I guess I'm riding solo on this one.
I will admit that I was an MJ fan (no the other MJ) going back to the
cartoons, and then Off the Wall, and finally Thriller--so much so that there
are still ruts in the floor at my childhood home from where I would try to
"dance like Mike." (No, really, that's what happened). Anyway, recently a
friend of mine had both OTW and Thriller in his collection ("Don't ask," he
admonished), and for old-times sake, I listened to them. I'm sorry, but they
haven't held up very well. If you like them, fine. If you wanna rock the
night away, be my guest. Go ahead and jump on the coffee tables in your
sequined flats and tell me to beat it. But, aside from acknowledging the
"man's" influence--which I feel is pernicious to no end, but nevertheless,
undeniably powerful--his brand of RB is nothing more to me than James Brown
twice-removed (note: I'm not including the J5ive in this assertion). I don't
find it interesting enough to even shut up and dance to. Was the guy a great
musician? I guess, but, like Elvis post-Army, I feel he should be considered
more of an "entertainer," than a proper musician.
Nope, nope, don't like it. Not one bit. And that's my final yap on the
subject.
Lance . . .
Re: Hankdogs?
Listening to the Hankdogs CD " Bareback" ..very nice. Anyone know more about this band? Hankdogs... Hangdogs... Honeydogs... come on people. How about some originality? Anyone every considered how ridiculous many of the alt-country/ND band names are? They're like cliches at this point. Cripes. NW
Re: WOW! (from Alex)
Louise Kyme wrote: Unfortunately, my own band isn't gigging between the 19th and 28th, otherwise I'd suggest us g. For anyone else interested, the Okeh Wranglers will be playing at the Railway Inn, Winchester on March 3rd. No door fee. Woah. A country band comes to MY town. I'm kinda under house arrest until I've hit my publisher's deadline, but I might have to sneak out for this one if I can... can't see this happening again in a hurry... Stevie
Re: Hankdogs?
On Thu, 11 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hankdogs... Hangdogs... Honeydogs... come on people. How about some originality? Anyone every considered how ridiculous many of the alt-country/ND band names are? They're like cliches at this point. Despite the name, the Hank Dogs are not an alt-country band. They're a British trio whose dark folk music recalls melancholy Brits like June Tabor and Nick Drake. Lovely stuff, with some rather unsettling lyrics. I bet they've never heard of either the Hangdogs or the Honeydogs.--don
RE: Hankdogs?
Why don't you start one an "alt-country band name generator..." Lonesome Dog Whiskey Blue Rebel etc... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 11, 1999 2:27 PM To: passenger side Subject: Re: Hankdogs? Listening to the Hankdogs CD " Bareback" ..very nice. Anyone know more about this band? Hankdogs... Hangdogs... Honeydogs... come on people. How about some originality? Anyone every considered how ridiculous many of the alt-country/ND band names are? They're like cliches at this point. Cripes. NW
Re: Hankdogs?
This is now or soon out on Rykodisc but if my memory serves me right this is not an American Alt country band but a slightly more rootsy version onf the Cranberries hailing from somewhere inside Great Britain. I was listening to it last night and it was very enjoyable. I've still got to listen to it a few more times before I make any really rash judgements. It is, however, worth listening too. Iceman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Listening to the Hankdogs CD " Bareback" ..very nice. Anyone know more about this band? Hankdogs... Hangdogs... Honeydogs... come on people. How about some originality? Anyone every considered how ridiculous many of the alt-country/ND band names are? They're like cliches at this point. Cripes. NW
FWD: good paul (long)
Paul always seem to bring out some interesting commentary from people (ie he's sober, he sucks. Or he doesn't rock, he sucks). Seriously though, I think this (long) article takes an interesting look at the Paul's past as well as what drives him in the present. Basically, Paul hasn't been a consistent .300 hitter throughout his career but he's always made the highlights. Chaco From the Dallas Observer Bastard of middle age Paul Westerberg digs into a deep, dark place and makes a brilliant, horrible record By Robert Wilonsky "On those first two solo records, I needed to prove that I could do what the Replacements did," Paul Westerberg says. "And maybe what I did was prove that I couldn't." Photo by Len Irish Bob Stinson died alone on February 18, 1995. He was discovered on the couch of his Minneapolis home, a syringe laying next to his slumped-over corpse. Nine years after being adiosed as the Replacements' guitarist, good ol' Bob - dress-wearing Bob, fun guy Bob, crazy fuckin' Bob - kicked his drug habit the real hard way, leaving his friends and former bandmates to ponder a life well-lived but wasted nonetheless. His funeral a few days after the 35-year-old's overdose would reunite the Replacements one final time: Paul Westerberg, Chris Mars, Bob's younger brother Tommy, and Bob all dressed up with no place to go. So much for getting the band back together. In the words of another famous Minnesota boy, the former Robert Zimmerman, "Death can be the result of a most underrated pain." But as Westerberg sat there looking at his old friend lying in a coffin, he couldn't focus on the task at hand - grieving Bob, burying him in the hard ground. He was too busy trying not to listen to the music blaring from the speakers Bob's mother had set up - those old Replacements songs, especially the loud, fast, and sloppy early ones from Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash and The Replacements Stink, coming back to haunt the man who wrote them and barely sang them. As Bob lay in his coffin - "stiff as a board," Westerberg recalls now, his voice a deadpan drone bereft of sadness - it was all Paul could do to keep from leaping from his seat and bolting from the funeral parlor. All Westerberg could think about was: I sound like shit. He felt foolish, selfish, like a real asshole. But still, Paul couldn't stop thinking it: I sound like shit. "There is Bob, laying there, and then 'Fuck School' comes blaring over the speakers," Westerberg recalls. "God love him, God rest his soul. But I could only think, like, 'How could I have fucking sang like this?' To me, I was in hell. There's a guy I loved who's dead, and to punish me, they had to play my music, and that was really tough. If there's going to be a movie ever about the Replacements, that has to be included. That was one in a million, really. They played the entire catalog. I walked in as they were playing 'Johnny's Gonna Die.' There was some irony for sure." And then Westerberg lets out a sad little chuckle. "Please don't play my stuff when I die," he says, almost begging. "I want nothing but John Coltrane." Westerberg, now 38, would like nothing more than to leave the Replacements behind him, a speck in the rear-view mirror. That band has been broken up for almost the entirety of the 1990s; its final album, 1990's All Shook Down, wasn't even a real Replacements record at all, more like a Westerberg solo record with some special guests, among them bassist Tommy Stinson and drummer Chris Mars, reduced to cameos where once they had been featured attractions. He participated in the assembling of Warner Bros. Records' 1997 two-disc best-and-rest-of All For Nothing, Nothing For All, but only because he was resigned to the fact that it would be done with or without his assistance. Better to choose your own fate than leave it in the hands of the label you abandoned when they couldn't sell your records. Westerberg is on his third solo album now, Suicaine Gratifaction, due in stores February 23. It is a disc full of home demos recorded on piano, fleshed out later in a studio with old pro Don Was making things slick and shiny. The new album - its lyrics ambiguous and poetic, sung in hushed tones by a man who used to scream as though each performance were his next to last - is so far removed from the Replacements or even Westerberg's first two solo albums, it might as well have been made by someone else. And maybe it was. Westerberg has no time or desire to look backward, to consider his past mistakes or his ancient triumphs. That's for other people to ponder - those of us who came of age with Hootenanny, Let it Be, Tim, and Pleased to Meet Me; those of us for whom songs such as "Unsatisfied" and "Within Your Reach" and "I Will Dare" and "Bastards of Young" were title tracks to the college years. No other 1980s band - save, perhaps, R.E.M., who stuck around too long to become legendary - has been so romanticized by the
RE: Hankdogs?
Yep, I was tricked by the name as well, plus one of the guys on the cover is wearing a cowboy hat, really surprising me when I heard the first track. Thought this CD was produced by Joe Boyd (sounds like it) but I think he just signed them to Hannibal. -Original Message- From: Don Yates [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 11, 1999 11:46 AM To: passenger side Subject: Re: Hankdogs? On Thu, 11 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hankdogs... Hangdogs... Honeydogs... come on people. How about some originality? Anyone every considered how ridiculous many of the alt-country/ND band names are? They're like cliches at this point. Despite the name, the Hank Dogs are not an alt-country band. They're a British trio whose dark folk music recalls melancholy Brits like June Tabor and Nick Drake. Lovely stuff, with some rather unsettling lyrics. I bet they've never heard of either the Hangdogs or the Honeydogs.--don
FW: Epidemiological Study
This may explain the stunning mental agility displayed by folks on this list A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo, and when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole is maintained or even improved by the regular culling of the weakest members. In much the same way, the human brain can operate only as fast as the slowest brain cells through which the electrical signals pass. Recent epidemiological studies have shown that while excessive intake of alcohol kills off brain cells, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. Thus, regular consumption of beer helps eliminate the weaker cells, constantly making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. The result of this in-depth study verifies and validates the causal link between all-weekend parties and job-related performance. It also explains why, after a few short years of leaving university and getting married, most professionals cannot keep up with the performance of the new graduates. Only those few that stick to the strict regimen of voracious alcoholic consumption can maintain the intellectual levels that they achieved during their university years. So, this is a call to arms. As our country is losing its technological edge we should not shudder in our homes. Get back into those bars! DRINK that pint; Your company and country need you to be at your peak, and you shouldn't deny yourself the career that you could have. Take life by the bottle and be all that you can be!
Re: Hankdogs?
I have thought that if I had a horrible ND/Alt-country ripp-off band, I would call it The Sunsetriders. --Matt Cook Matt Benz wrote: Why don't you start one an "alt-country band name generator..." Lonesome Dog Whiskey Blue Rebel etc...
Re: Hankdogs?
hear hear - this scene has more unforgivably bad band names than any other. m xoJenni loving this boston band called Ware River Club...follow my watch...you are all getting excited...very excited...about the new Pete Krebs album coming from Cavity Search records this spring, Pete Krebs and the Gossamer Wings, featuring members of Soundgarden, Dharma Bums and Richmond Fontaine...PORTLAND IS KICKING YOUR ASS!! -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "passenger side" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Hankdogs? Date: Thu, Feb 11, 1999, 1:27 PM Listening to the Hankdogs CD " Bareback" ..very nice. Anyone know more about this band? Hankdogs... Hangdogs... Honeydogs... come on people. How about some originality? Anyone every considered how ridiculous many of the alt-country/ND band names are? They're like cliches at this point. Cripes. NW
Re: Be Like Mike (no, the other Mike)
No one had ever come even close to selling 36 MILLION records before Mickael Jackson, and he was the first truly GLOBAL superstar. Nowdays we see cases of worldwide celebrity more often, but before Michael Jackson no one had been a huge star in japan and europe and the us and everywhere else ALL AT THE SAME TIME. Considering the supremely weird childhood the guy had, its not much wonder he ended up hanging out with chimps and emmanuel lewis and putting llamas in his backyard. Off The Wall is his Guernica. Prince yes. Stevie Wonder yes. Marvin Gaye yes. George Clinton yes. Michael Jackson yes. Dr. Dre yes. jns posting like mad with her new iMac...yay! -- From: "\"Doug Young aka \\\"The Iceman\\\"\"" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "passenger side" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Be Like Mike (no, the other Mike) Date: Thu, Feb 11, 1999, 1:40 PM Jesus, I find myself agreeing with Don. I realize that Mike has not been the most lovable of characters and probably has some major personality defects but he could definitely put out enjoyable well crafted pop/rock soul at least until the HIStory fiasco. Yes, he sold lots but sometimes that happens to good stuff. I would rank him as one of the three most influentail black artists of the last 20 years. The others would be Stevie Wonder who just plain never ceases to amaze me. The third one would be his royal pain in the ass over- egoed TAFKAP (the artist formerly known as Prince). And for the most part I don't like his stuff but he too has done some brilliant stuff even if I try not to like him or it. And Sign of the Times ends up being in my top 100 albums of rock as does Thriller. Iceman Don Yates wrote: On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, lance davis wrote: But, now that you've brought it up, I am thinking about it, and my hackles are raised. OK, fine, let's put Mike in the club. In fact, let's put him in the Top Ten. No, no: Top Three. After all, his influence alone, would, indeed justify it. Well, that *was* what the list was about, right?g The mass-market-shackled, lowest-common-denominating drivel that Jackson has ridden into Swiss Bank Accounts and the Beatles back catalog is so influential that modern RB still suffers by and for it. If disco put the pop in funk, Mike put the pop into disco--like that needed to happen--and almost single-handedly ruined black music. I like Mike just fine -- particularly from "I Want You Back" through Thriller, which is a mighty long stretch of time. The bubblegum soul of the J5 always puts a smile on my face, and jesus, that kid could sing. Furthermore, I'll stand on David Cantwell's coffeetable and say that Off The Wall and Thriller are two of the finest pop albums of the past 20 years.--don
RE: New label! New goods! (long, sorry..)
Hey Jon, I seem to have missed the original message here, but am intrigued by the references to the Barn Dance. What's the connection? Jim "Jon Weisberger" [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/10 9:49 PM When did the WLS Barn Dance cease? According to the Encyclopedia of Country Music, 1960, which would make its national influence in the 1960s somewhat doubtful. Though to be fair, the Encyclopedia adds that many of the National Barn Dance's performers went on to a new WGN Barn Dance, which lasted until 1971 on the radio, and spent a couple of years in TV syndication. The original WLS show had a national Alka-Seltzer segment on NBC radio between 1933 and 1946, and then went 3 years without a national sponsor, until it was picked up by ABC and Phillips Petroleum. The Encyclopedia mentions a number of Barn Dance stars who became nationally known, but all, or most of them were gone from the Barn Dance by the 1950s, if not earlier - i.e., Autry, Patsy Montana, Red Foley, George Gobel. Foley, for instance, left the Barn Dance in 1946 and moved to Nashville to host the Prince Albert (i.e., national network) portion of the Opry, not coincidentally around the same time that the Barn Dance lost its national network portion. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Re: The East Tennessee Contigent Expands (Was: Re: The JudyBats(family tree))
In a message dated 99-02-10 18:27:31 EST, you write: On Wed, 10 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought the KKK originated in lovely east Texas, specifically the town of Vidor. I'm referring to the area north of scenic Beaumont, near the Louisiana border. There is a trio of small towns there (Vidor being one, I can't remember the names of the other two) that are known in local medical circles as the "septic triangle". People have come out of there with the most amazing and unique genetic characteristics. So have lotsa great country artists, like George Jones.--don She's not country, but Marcia Ball's from Vidor too. JXH The towns in question are Vidor, Orange and Port Arthur. Janis Joplin and Marc Chesnutt are from this area also.
Re: Richmond Fontaine (was Re: Hankdogs?)
they have recorded 12 new songs - mixing and fiddling with it right now - not sure when it will be ready to come out -- From: Carl Abraham Zimring [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "passenger side" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Richmond Fontaine (was Re: Hankdogs?) Date: Thu, Feb 11, 1999, 2:40 PM Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 11-Feb-99 Re: Hankdogs? by "Jennifer Sperandeo"@io. Pete Krebs and the Gossamer Wings, featuring members of Soundgarden, Dharma Bums and Richmond Fontaine. Pretty diverse backgrounds there. Speaking of Richmond Fontaine, will they have anything out this year? Carl Z.
Re: Hankdogs?
On Thu, 11 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hankdogs... Hangdogs... Honeydogs... come on people. How about some originality? Anyone every considered how ridiculous many of the alt-country/ND band names are? They're like cliches at this point. Gee, I just had this very same conversation with a very prominent West Coast music critic recently g. Inded, quite cliched and downright ridiculous, INHO. However, the most fun conversation we had was: What band/musician would you eradicate from ever existing on the face of the Earth? That is, they neve recorded a thing. Keep this in mind however..if you delete them, you also delete any prior bands, etc For example, we all agreed on Stingbut had to balk since one would then lose the Police. Remember, no AAA or current HNC acts can be considered. I believe we all achieved consensus with Meat Loaf. I fought hard saving Asia, Jethro Tull. Someone else barely saved Eddie Money. NP: Walter Clevenger The Dairy Kings - Love Songs to Myself (Permanent Press) Next Up: The Prissteens - Scandle, Controversy Romance Jerry
Re: Be Like Mike (no, the other Mike)
Jennifer Sperandeo wrote: Off The Wall is his Guernica. "Pablo Picasso / was never called an asshole" -- Jonathan Richman TWM _ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Texans and odd hats
Austin Texas Gourd Kevin Russell got his 'odd hat' stolen back stage over in Europe. He didn't wear it on stage; it was only for practical, everyday use. --Matt Cook So does Matt Cook exist? Or is he a publicist's creation? Every time I see the Gourds at the Electric Lounge I ask soundguy Rche if he's seen Matt Cook. he always says yes, but he thinks Matt left for a bit or he went into the crowd. I want to see this man with my own eyes.
Re: FWD: good paul (long)
In retrospect, it's quite possible that later records - 1983's Hootenanny, '84's Let it Be, and the next year's Tim - have been overrated by the fanatics. They are not the perfect gems they're often portrayed as, not the sloppy masterpieces of a band known for drinking itself into oblivion before going into the studio or onto a stage.They contain too many half-assed moments to be considered truly great. Speaking of half-assed moments...those few sentences were exactly where this guy lost me. Steve Kirsch [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
Re: WOW! (from Alex)
Stevie Simkin wrote: Louise Kyme wrote: Unfortunately, my own band isn't gigging between the 19th and 28th, otherwise I'd suggest us g. For anyone else interested, the Okeh Wranglers will be playing at the Railway Inn, Winchester on March 3rd. No door fee. Woah. A country band comes to MY town. I'm kinda under house arrest until I've hit my publisher's deadline, but I might have to sneak out for this one if I can... can't see this happening again in a hurry... Stevie It would be cool if you could. And even if you don't like the band, how places in Winchester will you find Kelly WIllis/Jack Ingram playing over the sound speakers? Louise -- If you like rocking country music, check out the Okeh Wranglers web site at: http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/bluesmoke
Re: Texans and odd hats
On Thu, 11 Feb 1999, JP Riedie wrote: So does Matt Cook exist? Or is he a publicist's creation? Every time I see the Gourds at the Electric Lounge I ask soundguy Rche if he's seen Matt Cook. he always says yes, but he thinks Matt left for a bit or he went into the crowd. I want to see this man with my own eyes. I saw him myself last week at the Bare Jr. instore at Waterloo complaining about too much drink from the night before and we compared Doug Sahm cds we were about to purchase. Has anyone else seen that Crazy Cajun recordings on Edsel? It's a two cd set and I have listened to it once. So anyway yes he does exist. Jerald
Re: Prissteens? (was re: Hankdogs)
Well. Mr. Tom Kreuger turned me onto them. Kind of a pop group with a punk edge. Remind me of a more melodic Joan Jett the Blackhearts. 3 women and one manall of them sing. So, the harmonies insue. I like 'em...even better than the afore-mentioned Muffs. JC On Thu, 11 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jerry NP'd: Next Up: The Prissteens - Scandle, Controversy Romance How is this, Jerry? -they're playing here next week. (As are, coincidentally, the Hankdogs). I've never heard the Prissteens but I rilly like their name. carl w. Jerry Curry - Spectre Booking Independence, Oregon [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the Top 40, half the songs are secret messages to the teen world to drop out, turn on, and groove with the chemicals and light shows at discotheques. -- Art Linkletter
Re: Prissteens? (was re: Hankdogs)
Jerry's right-on when he speaks of the Pristeens as a "more melodic Joan Jett" comparison. The Pristeens are an especially fun band. Nothing groundbreaking, but a great album to put on on a Friday night when you're drinking all those Bud Lights. A true rock band they are. See some of you in Nashville tomorrow! np. Slanted and Enchanted.
Shot My Baby Down
Got that sinus medicine cloudin' my already murky mind.. Trying to remember some songs for the sunday nite show that feature the timeless theme of - shot my baby down, etc. Ever time I try to concentrate, all I get are these little snatches of lyrics, none of which are attached to song titles. All I can think of for sure is - NY's Down By The River. Somebody hep me, please. Thanks in advance. Joe X. Third Coast
Re: Prissteens? (was re: Hankdogs)
AMAZING! The ronettes meets the ramones a fave -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "passenger side" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Prissteens? (was re: Hankdogs) Date: Thu, Feb 11, 1999, 3:58 PM Jerry NP'd: Next Up: The Prissteens - Scandle, Controversy Romance How is this, Jerry? -they're playing here next week. (As are, coincidentally, the Hankdogs). I've never heard the Prissteens but I rilly like their name. carl w.
Re: Be Like Mike (no, the other Mike)
no - "I Want You Back" is "Woman with Fish Hat" Thriller is "Demoiselles..." -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Iain Noble) To: "passenger side" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Be Like Mike (no, the other Mike) Date: Thu, Feb 11, 1999, 9:50 PM Jennifer Sperandeo wrote: Off The Wall is his Guernica. Then, I suppose, 'I want you back' is his 'Demoiselles d'Avignon'? But I'm a Cezanne man myself. -- Iain Noble Hound Dog Research, Survey and Social Research Consultancy, 28A Collegiate Crescent Sheffield S10 2BA UK Phone/fax: (+44) (0)114 267 1394 email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
Re: Prissteens? (was re: Hankdogs)
Go see them...I saw them twice last yr. and thoroughly enjoyed both shows...however, I think I was the only P2er to place Scandal, Controversy Romance in Top 10.
Playlist Feb 11, 1999 - PBS-FM, Melbourne, Australia
Golden Smog - Fear of Falling (Weird Tales) Wilco - Candy Floss (Summer Teeth) " - Don't You Honey Me (All Over the Place) " - What's the World Got In Store (Being There) " - I Must Be High (AM) Billy Bragg Wilco - Hesitating Beauty (Mermaid Ave) Uncle Tupelo - Cold Shoulder (Still Feel Gone) " - Now I Wanna Be Your Dog (from one of those evil bootleg thingies) Sargent York - Guts (Fifteen Degrees demo) Gerald Collier - Whored Out Again (Gerald Collier) Birddog - Trigger (Ghost of the Season) John Prine - Gold (live at Mountain Stage) Acuff's Rose with David McComb - Bitter Angel (Never Coming Down) Jeff Williams live in studio - Loose Knees - Sweet Nothing - Clear Space Acuff's Rose - One-Way Conversation (Son of the North Wind) Townes van Zandt - Marie (No Deeper Blue) R.B. Morris - Roy (Take That Ride) The Band - High Cotton (Jubilation) D.Braxton Harris - Scarlet Red (Deep Dark Black) Toni Price - Misty Moonlight (Hey) Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers - Prayer of the Changing Leaf (Pacific Coast Rambler) Smog - Sweet Treat (Knock Knock) Songs:Ohia - Big Sewell Mt. (Songs:Ohia) Calexico - Over Your Shoulder (The Black Light) Little Sue - Strong (Crow) Hogwaller Ramblers - You Shook Me All Night Long (Hogwaller Ramblers) Next week - Joe Pernice! yay! Sophie == "Better living through denial" _ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: WOW! (from Alex)
Louise Kyme wrote: I hope you don't think too badly of us Brits. We're not all like that, honest g Louise No, no, we figured it out. We just avoid the places where they want copy tunes and stick to places where they are interested in original new material. We have a great London gig at the Weaver's Arms in Stoke Newington and lots of close friends in England. Our first tour was, however, pretty damn funny on the nights when we would land in one of the clubs where they kept yelling "Crystal Chandelier" at you all night long and made you play that damn song while they did the confederate uniform routine. However, the food at them services is still unforgiveable. How they manage to suck all of the flavor out of a sausage is a mystery to me to this day. -- Joe Gracey President-For-Life, Jackalope Records http://www.kimmierhodes.com
Re: Playlist Feb 11, 1999 - PBS-FM, Melbourne, Australia
Wilco - Candy Floss (Summer Teeth) " - Don't You Honey Me (All Over the Place) Having a brain laspe here. What is "All Over the Place"? Me cornfused. NW
Re: Hankdogs?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone every considered how ridiculous many of the alt-country/ND band names are? They're like cliches at this point. Cripes. .Cripes? havent heard of them. Is this Purcell's new band?
Re: Hankdogs?
Matt Benz says: Why don't you start one an "alt-country band name generator..." Lonesome Dog Whiskey Blue Rebel Hee hee! For a while, I was joke-naming several bands in the genre as "Whiskeydog Trailerbilly". --Jamie S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.wavetech.net/~swedberg http://www.usinternet.com/users/ndteegarden/bheaters
Re: Over 40/Bettie Serveert/VU
Lance mistakenly writes: Bettie Serveert's first album, TomBoy (?), is the one to get. Actually, it's called Palomine and contains the song "Tom Boy." He's right about it being the one to get though -- it's a great CD.
Re: Shot My Baby Down
Joe X wrote: Trying to remember some songs for the sunday nite show that feature the timeless theme of - shot my baby down, etc. I've always thought The Beat Farmers' "White Veil" from MANIFOLD has that crazed I Hurt So Much I'm Gonna Kill You Instead of Myself vibe goin' for it. Mighty spooky, kinda reminds me of Knoxville Girl fed through a couple of Twin Reverbs. Tom Smith
RE: Hankdogs?
Matt sez: Why don't you start one an "alt-country band name generator..." So I sez: http://rrnet.com/~wbeecher/random/randomframe.html does this for rock bands. http://thejam.com/interactive/country_generator.html does this for country bands. http://www.mandolincafe.com/bandnames/bandname.html does this for bluegrass bands. So there.
Re: Playlist Feb 11, 1999 - PBS-FM, Melbourne, Australia
Sophie answers Neal's query re Wilco's "All Over the Place" EP; It was the 10" limited edition EP released on vinyl last year. I scored a copy from the Wilco website folk for being the "furthest away Wilco fan"... see, there are sometimes advantages to being 15,000 miles away from anything. :) Indeed, "extremely limited" is a bit more on-target. I think something like 500 fans have it after all the distribution; and while the folks on Wilco's web site admirable auctioned some copies off for charities, I know of no Wilco fan (and I know a few) that actually own it. How an effort this limited helps engender fan support I don't get. One of those situations where the bootleggers can actually do some good. Dan
Re: Be Like Mike (no, the other Mike)/Dr. Dre
My brother was a big Jacksons fan while I was into Willie Nelson. IMHO, Thriller sucked. Billy Jean Sucked. Ever since Michael and Latoya cut Tito up to use for parts in their never ending search for cosmetic renewal, the Jacksons have sucked. Tito was the only thing that held the Jackson 5 together. One thing that Michael did was singlehandedly destroy Black Music. He reached in and ripped the soul right out. In fact, to listen to the radio today, you would think that the Funk has done boarded the Mothership and took off for parts unknown. But worry not lil chilluns. They still got the funk down in Lafayette and everywhere else south of I-10. Buckwheat got the Funk, C.J. got the Funk, and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band got that double line funk. But Funk north of I-10 is now illegal. It's all Michaels fault. Ever noticed that a fifth of Nyquil will flat fuck your ass up? Jeff Wall http://www.twangzine.com The Webs least sucky music magazine 3421 Daisy Crescent - Va Beach, Va - 23456
The Boudin Barndance Playlist - 2/11/99
The Boudin Barndance - 2/11/99 Dan Ferguson WRIU-FM, 90.3 Kingston, RI Thursdays 6-9 pm Lots of special sets on the Barndance tonight. In anticpation of makin' a first trip to Nashvegas tomorrow for X99, did a set of Checkered Past stuff (seeing they're doing a showcase). Did a tribute set to drummer Donald Lindley. Also with NASCAR gettin' in high gear this weekend with Daytona and all, did a set in honor of the giants of the oval. New stuff gettin' first- time Barndance spins this evening included albums from Sonny George, the Del McCoury Band, the Neko Case Sadies 7", a couple from the Skeets McDonald box on Bear Family (and plenty more to come in the weeks ahead), and Ralph Stanley II. Butt-Shaker of the night? "Red Beans and Rice" from Scatman Patin with Linda Brannon. Onto the goods Buck Owens, et al/ Buckaroo / Box Set / Rhino (intro) Tom Dorsam / Gonna Have a Party / 32 Historic Rockabilly Classics (Lost Gold) Sonny George / Dixie Fireball / Truckin' Country (SpinOut) Del McCoury Band / Backslidin' Blues / The Family (Ceili) Hillbilly Idol / Better Off Believin' / Town Country Neko Case Sadies / Rated X / 7" (Bloodshot) Countrypolitans / Tears'll Be Pouring / Tired of Drowning (Ultrapolitan) Neon Angels / He's Breakin' My Heart / Town South of Bakersfield Vol. 3 (Restless) Cisco / Mr. Wright / Wishing You Well from the Pink Motel (Propellant Transmissions) The Riptones / Big Timber / Cowboy's Inn (Bloodshot) Kelly Willis / That's How I Got to Memphis / Real: Tom T. Hall Project (Sire) Duane Jarvis / Full Moon Man / DJ's Front Porch (Medium Cool) Greg Trooper / I'll Keep It with Mine / Popular Demons (KOCH) Donald Lindley tribute set. Jim Lauderdale / Run With You / Pretty Close to the Truth (Atlantic) Lucinda Williams / Hot Blood / Sweet Old World (Chameleon) Rosie Flores / That's Me / After the Farm (Hightone) Jim Lauderdale / Don't Trust Me / Pretty Close to the Truth (Atlantic) Rosie Flores / Dent in My Heart / After the Farm (Hightone) Lou Millet / Shorty the Barber / 7" (Dee Jay Jamboree) Morris Dugas Entertainers / Pork Chops, Potatoes and Cheese / Rockin' Accordion (Flyright) Scatman Patin with Linda Brannon / Red Beand and Rice / Shreveport Stomp (Ace) Charles Walker Dafodils / No Fool No More / Across the Tracks Vol. 2 (Ace) Charlie Rich / Bright Lights Big City / The Fabulous Charlie Rich (KOCH) Skeets McDonald / Walking on Teardrops / Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes (Bear Family) Jimmie Logsdon / I'm Goin' Backto Tennessee / Rocket in My Pocket (Bear Family) Johnny Horton / Sleepy-Eyed John / Rockin' Rollin' (Bear Family) Groovey Joe Poovey / Part Time Hero / Greatest Grooves (Dragon Street) Skeets McDonald / Your Love is Like a Faucet / Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes (Bear Family) Buck Owens / The Way That I Love You / It Takes People Like You (Sundazed) Ralph Stanley II / Another Song Another Drink / Listen to My Hammer Ring (Rebel) Nashvegas here I come, Checkered Past set . Tom House / Pale Morning Light / The White Man's Burden (#Past) Lonesome Bob / Point of No Return / Things Fall Apart (#Past) Hadacol / Better Than This / Better Than This (#Past) Tommy Womack / Cristabella Wilson / Positively Na Na (#Past) Flatirons / High Lonesome Moon / Prayer Boes (#Past) Paul Burch WPA Ballclub / Downhill Shady / Pan American Flash (#Past) Lonesome Bob / Different Shades of Gray / Things Fall Apart (#Past) ..Welcome Race Fans Let's go racin'.. SCOTS / Dirt Track Date / Dirt Track Date (DGC) George Stogner / Hard Top Race (Stock Car Boogie) / Boppin Hillbily Vol. 2 (Collector) Frankie Starr / The Great Fireball / Elevator Boogie (Bear Family) Ree-Gents / Downshiftin' / Concussion (Mr. Manicotti) Jack Kitchen w/ the Rockabillies / Hot Rod Boogie / 32 Original Rockabilly Classics (Lost Gold) ...we want more Don Agee / My Car's Faster Than Your Car / Rockabilly Gold Vol. 2 (Lucky) Frankie Starr / Little Joe Weatherly / Elevator Boogie (Bear Family) Amazing Crowns / 1965 GTO / (Velvel) Mike Woodward / Hot Rod Race Navy Style / Boppin' Hillbilly Vol. 2 (Collector) Burton Mooney / Corn Pickin' / Legends of Country Guitar / Rhino (outro) Enjoy. Boudin Dan N.P. - dishwasher
Opry this week
Hey, Saw that Ricky Skaggs-Osborne Brothers-Healther Myles, Loretta Lynn, Porter Wagoner and others are on the Opry this weekend. I use this site to find the guest of the week. http://www.country.com/music/opry/opry-schedule-f.html Stick
Chicago Calendar
RIP Andy's Chicago Shows list. It was, in a word, comprehensive. I always was able to pick up a show or two from it, and it was my most reliable source for amazing band names. Andy was faithful to his labor of love for three years, and when he lost the passion for it, he was smart enough to quit. So. . .I'll just salute the happy marriage in which he just seems to have found better things to do with his time, and soldier on huddled against the wind in the rockin' business of our beloved metropolis' nightlife diary-keepin' business. Speakin' of which, hat's off to our mare today. 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 *2/12: 6-9 p.m. Charles Kim (Pinetop Seven) and Jeff Parker (Tortoise) invent music together at Hot House 2/12: House of Large Sizes at Lounge Ax 2/12: Chris Heather's Record Roundup at the Hideout, featuring Chris Ligon and The Heatersons (Chris' kid brother's killer band) 2/12: Semisonic at the Vic 2/12: Big Hello at Gunther Murphy's *2/13: Robbie Fulks at Martyrs 2/13: Orquesta Nabori, maybe Chicago's best salsa dance band, plays the annual Valentine's benefit for the Nicaragua Solidarity Committee at the most trenchantly progressive establishment in Chicago since it was founded by a hippie commune, the Heartland Cafe in Rogers Park (six blocks from my house). 2/13: Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire at the Hideout 2/13: NRBQ w/ Steve Ferguson at FitzGeralds *2/13: Edith Frost/Lullaby for the Working Class at the Empty Bottle, Chris Mills opens 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: Matt Groening's birthday 2/15-16: Mardi Gras with Terrance Simien at FitzGerald's (2/15 there's a Jambalaya cookoff with celebrity judges!) 2/15: Boys Choir of Harlem at Symphony Center 2/16: George Jones 'n' Tammy Wynette's anniversary 2/16: RELS: The Damnations TX (YAY!!); Re-ish: Flaco Jimenez 2/17: Robbie Fulks at Goose Island Brewery 2/17: Lloyd Maines, Terri Hendrix, Cole Rain at Schubas 2/18: Nick Drake's birthday 2/18: Devil in a Woodpile at Martyr's 2/18: LeRoy Bach (sez here he recorded and toured with Wilco and Liz Phair), Gina Forsyth (fiddler/songwriter from New Orleans), Cow Lily in the Honky Tonk Living Room at the Hideout NDTV: Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band on Conan 2/19: Number One Cup at Lounge Ax *2/19: Terri Hendrix, Lloyd Maines and Trigger Gospel at the Hideout 2/19/1878: Record player invented 2/19: Ellis Paul at Schubas 2/19: Anna Fermin's Trigger Gospel at the Hideout *2/20: 8 p.m., Jeff Tweedy and Leroy Bach play at the Hot House to benefit Community Outreach Intervention Projects (COIP), a street based HIV prevention program for disenfrachised substance users in Chicago. I just heard a rumor Diane Izzo may also be on this bill. 2/20: Robert Altman's birthday 2/20: Volo Bogtrotters at the Hideout 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 2/21/1965: Malcolm X killed 2/20 21: Lauryn Hill at the Chicago Theater (sold out) 2/21: Benefit for School of the Americas Watch, a movement to close the U.S. funded training ground for the national guards of dictatorships, 2 p.m. at St. Scholastica Auditorium, 7416 N. Ridge Ave. SOAW founder Fr. Roy Bourgeois will speak; the music program will feature Chicago activist band Voices. 2/22: Spade Cooley's birthday 2/23/1972: Elvis and Priscilla divorce 2/23: RELS: Steve Earle and the Del McDoury Band, Waco Brothers, Sebadoh, Paul Westerberg, Kelly Willis, Farmer Tan; Re-ish--Dave Edmunds, Merle Haggard, Lightnin' Hopkins, Johnny Cash, The Meat Puppets, Ricky Nelson, Willie Nelson 2/23: James McMurtry at FitzGeralds 2/23: Citizen King at Metro (disclosure: My nephew road manages them) 2/24: Robbie Fulks at Goose Island Brewery 2/24/1991: Webb Pierce dies 2/24: Waco World listening party at Delilah's 2/24: Hoot Night at Schubas: Songs about Boys' Names 2/25: Robbie Fulks at Chicago Cultural Center 2/25: Birthday of Faron Young and Ralph Stanley *2/25: Mudhoney at Lounge Ax 2/25-26: Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band at the VIC 2/26: Johnny Cash's birthday *2/26: Alvin Youngblood Hart at Schubas; Deanna Varagona opens 2/26-27: Marcia Ball at FitzGeralds; 2/27 is with Bill Kirchen! *2/27: Devil in a Woodpile, The Blacks and Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire at Double Door. Wotta bill! 2/27: Tommy Womack at Lakeside Lounge in NYC 2/27: John Steinbeck's birthday 2/27: Marlee MacLeod, 8 p.m. at Borders Books Music, Evanston 2/27: Tito Puente at House of Blues 2/27: David Grubbs at the Empty Bottle 2/27 28: Waco Brothers "Waco World" release party at Schubas *2/28 Jeff Tweedy at Lounge Ax
