Re: Apaches in Saxony
Will Miner notes: Germans dont only swarm to the Four Corners region. A few years ago I was in Bodie, CA, probably the best preserved ghost town in California, owing in large part to its rather remote location (8500 feet elevation, formerly down 13 miles of hellish washboard road) and its protection by the state parks department. Anyway, a ranger there told us that besides Californians, more Germans visit the town than people from the other 49 states combined. True, true! Germans must be the best-traveled people in the universe, because every time I'm somewhere away from home, the place is clogged with German tourists. When I was doing my graduate research in Costa Rica, the beach was printed from one end to the other with the telltale tracks of Birkenstocks. And last week, when I was at a conference in Fort Myers, Fla., the hotel was mobbed with Germans. I suspect they get a lot more vacation time than we do. g By the way, maybe some musical content might be nice. Lessee, the Blockheaters lost a drummer yesterday and gained a new one today. (We're getting good at this. g) --Jamie S. np: Paul Burch, "Your Red Wagon" [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.wavetech.net/~swedberg http://www.usinternet.com/users/ndteegarden/bheaters
Re: baiting matt cook
If you have GHOSTS, then you have ever'thing"--Roky Erickson the wisdom of a man with more than enough ghosts for all of us..
Re: Blue Chip
(snip)...Garth may dream of slamming World Series homers. Haven't we all. But I suspect the Padres' ownership is setting up the golden one for an invitation to join their little ownership group...(snip) The ownership thing may be true, but what's really funny is that BlueChip wasted that many keystrokes taking the Garth try-out thing seriouslyg Dan Bentele
Re: SXSW - What is the deal
Nancy writes;
the trailer park. Sorry, but I agree, it sucks. We had a similar event in
Memphis called Crossroads, and it also bites ass. I just don't do them
anymore.
I dunno, just from our little world I've seen Neko Case, The
Damnations, Hadacol, The Gourds, Hot Club of Cowtown, Asylum St. Spankers, and
many others on the line-up. Those are folks that, while they may be nearing
"established" status in the alt.country world, certainly would qualify as
"largely unknown" in the more broadly defined universe of folks who go to
SXSW. If it takes acts like Lucinda and others on top of a bill to make sure
folks show up and see acts like that then I'd have to say there's still a lot
of good that can be done by having SXSW around.
If I have one major complaint (as a non-bizzer) about SXSW it's the
bloody wristband price, especially for out-of-towners. I'm hoping to get a
$65 "early-bird" one, but for those that can't score one of those it's $95,
which is pretty damn daunting. If there's anything that's cutting down on the
number of just plain ol' music fans showing up I would imagine that has a
little bit to do with it.
But mainly I like SXSW because the one year I went ('91) I saw Mojo
Nixon openly castigate all the AR people at Liberty Lunch for witnessing
Killbilly play an incendiary set and not signing them. Luckily, Flying Fish
did later that weekend.
Dan
Re: Radio M show about No depression music
Alex wrote; 1. BLOODSHOT (WHY ? Because of Alejandro Escovedo, P.V. Cosmonauts, Sadies, Split lip Rayfield,.. ) I can just see Bloodshot's next T-shirt right now; THE NO. 1 INSURGENT YUGOSLAVIAN RECORD LABEL Cool post, Alex. insurgently yoursg, dan (who promises to stop posting so damn much...)
Re: Apaches in Saxony
I saw a lot of this (German tourists) out west, too. But not only German tourists (usually IDed by their sandals and thick socks, even in rough desert terrain) but a lot of Japanese, other European peoples. We lived near Four Corners Monument (about 35 miles away), and you'd go to Four Corners and not hear a word of English (or Navajo!) being spoken. The same with Arches National Park, and the trek up to the main arch. I felt like I was part of a Rommel regiment, trekking to the high ground. This isn't a bad thing, or a xenophobic thing. I think it's cool that non-Americans are able to check out this country's most beautiful spots. And at Four Corners, they're the only folks not trying that lame-o put four limbs in four states trick that everybody tries, and everybody thinks they're the first one to try. And musical content? Not a damn bit. Sue me.
of interest
Yesterday, interviewed this former local girl who's now a music engineer in New Orleans. She's up for a Grammy for her work on Sheryl Crow's album. Anyway, she was telling me about how she was working these 14-hour days, and I said something like, "Gee, that must suck," and she said that she usually tried to keep it to 11 or 12 hours a day, but she was working with this "artist who's a real insomniac." I asked her who it was, and she said, "Whiskeytown."
Re: Apaches in Saxony
And last week, when I was at a conference in Fort Myers, Fla., the hotel was mobbed with Germans. Hmmm.. I thought they were all in Key West - at least they were last time I was there. -- J.C. Moretta mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tekspeks.com "He who is not busy being born is busy dying" - Bob Dylan
Re: Beth Nielsen Chapman agent??
In a message dated 2/16/99 7:48:03 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yeah, I know she probably doesn't belong on P2, but I am trying to track down a booking agent for Beth Nielsen Chapman, and I've asked far stranger questions on P2 and received answers. Anyone know who books her? john -- you might try contacting ellen pryor at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ellen has done beth's publicity in the past and may still do so. either way, she'll have contact information for you. bill f-w
NEA (Middle sized and fluffy)
Hey there, OK, my turn. Thurs. Arrived, surprisingly, right on time in Nashville to be greeted by Meshel and Bill. Both of whom I was glad to see, although one more than the other. Heh. Back to the Goddess house to change out of Business Casual and into Casual Casual. (This sounds alot like Bill's post, eh?) BBQ with the surprisingly large and affectionate Boston crew (Morgan, his pals, Tom Stooley who knows every damn alt.country song ever, etc.) At Magge Maggies (that's the name, Bill) 5 Bucks cancelled and, erm, another band who I wanted to see, but whose name escapes me cancelled. Ray Wylie Hubbard was OK, but I dont get into the 'guy with acoustic guitar' thing too much. And I had heard most of his stories and jokes from p2 posts. But the tunes were good. Roy Kasten snuck in, only to be reduced to tears by Marie's constant criticism of the length and geographical nature of his music. (Inna Gadda Davida, Stairway to Heaven, Tennesse River Waits for You). I've already praised Pumpskully. Caught Chris Knight next door, but by that point I had been up for many many hours and drunk for many hours, so I sorta pulled an Alex. I was resting my eyes, I swear. Fri. Slept late. Took a nap. Rough day. Rebecca and her husband arrive to much rejoicing. Off to The Sutler for the Checkered Past showcase, and really bad waitress service. Until Alex did Tequila shots with the table attendant. Oh yeah, Alex started stopping drinking again on monday. The man has the will power of John Belushi. Erin arrived as well at this point wearing really scary motorcycle boots. Tom House was excellent - much more electric than I remember his CD being. Folk music needs electricity. Paul Burch also sounded great (although he might want to spit out the gum.) As did Lonesome Bob (with Tim Carrol and Allison Moorer *sigh*). We all split before Tommy Womack to see 1R1R at The Station Inn. We waited in line outside and then muscled out way through the crowd to the front by the stage. I had to shove some waif-ish chick in a ginham dress (she had some gross fish-like name, Gill?) out of the way for a descent view of Marks gold accordion of love. Erin spilled her beer on some unkempt guy who mumbled something about being 'not that well yet' or something. Lotsa Nudie Suits in the crowd too - I think the opry rehearsal musta got out early. Where was I, oh yeah, 1r1r played their usual great set. Including Cool Water (which BTW is not called 'that funny water song' Sat. Spent the moring food shopping with Meshel. It was bliss. Yet another kick ass Goddess House party. Marcia even showed up. For a while. Excellent chili by Jim, slaw by Marcia, potato salad by Erin and catfish by Meshel. One of these times the weather will actually cooperate and we'll be able to hang out and have music outside. The ExHusbands, Hayseed, 1R1R, and an Ex Husbands 1R1R combo (The Ex Rangers?) played kick ass living room acoustic sets. Although Jerry and Bill prattling on about pop music drowned out most of Hayseed's set. Met Jeff Weiss and his better half face to face (apparently I'm MoM's number one customer or something). Apparently there were a bunch of other list folks there who I never got a chance to talk to - my apologies (I'm sure you all bummed about not meeting me - heh). Being a really annoying anal type guy (clapping the back of one hand against the other) I chased everyone out in time to catch Hillbilly Idol at Roberts. More fine fine fine music from a p2 band (I'll be sure to play it on my radio show Al g) Since I see Jim Roll every time he comes through chicago - I went across the street to see The Gypsy Mechanics (Morgans band). Looking dapper in suits (for the first song or so) They played some excellent poppy alt country. Morgan also knew everyone in the crowd (not just p2 but also their 'moms' from The Best Western). He's movin got Nashville, I hear. (THIS IS GREAT! I LOVE IT HERE!) Fantasic Clash encore of Should I Stay or Should I Go. Ended the night with a slow calzone, an infomercial and a terrible coconut flavored drink. Sun. Got up Ate Flew back to Chicago Later... CK ___ 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:Times They Are A-Changin'
Not that I disagree with the lyrical irrelevancy of this cut, but I, for one, don't really care about that during a show. As odd as this may sound--and as brilliant a lyricist as Bob, no doubt, is--I'm more interested in what the music (and Bob) sound like. If he and the band sound good, he could throw in a Terence Trent D'Arby cover and I would be happy. (Well, sort of, but you know where I'm going). But, if he and the band sound like shit, then I wouldn't really care if he played my favorite Dylan song--"Tombstone Blues"--because I'm there to be entertained--and shit is not entertaining. (That's why I never liked GG Allin, but that's another story). It's all about the music for me. What that Ellington saying? It don't mean what if it ain't got who? Lance . . . np--Wiggle Wiggle (just kidding)
Re: Bathroom Grafitti Philosophy
JESUS SAVES! But wouldn't it be better if He had invested? I thought this went: And Gretzsky scores on the rebound!
Re: SXSW - What is the deal
On Tue, 16 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone of the bands get anything to cover gas, hotel, or anything other than the "exposure". the standard package is that bands get either $175 cash -or- wristbands for all band members and 1 crew member and a badge for one member of the band. -jim
Re: SXSW - band pay
the standard package is that bands get either $175 cash -or- wristbands for all band members and 1 crew member and a badge for one member of the band. Well thank God they get something. Now I am sure that with the $400 that the ring leaders of SXSW charge to attend, and the big ass wrist band price they also get, SXSW can start working toward the goal of putting the bands up in a nice trailer park sometime in the near future. My point is this. Like any cattle call, the bands put all thier hopes and dreams and wishes into it. They pull together gas money to drive from bum fuck to attend if they are accepted, and SOMEONE is making a pile of dough on thier dreams. The least any band can ask if they play anywhere, CATLLE CALL or GIG, is to have a warm, safe place to stay for the night (even if it is being hosted by a local band, on the living room floor), food to fill them up, and enough gas money to get them to and from the gig without taking food from the mouths of their loving supporting families back home in bum fuck. Ahh, but THAT would be a perfect world huh, or a Lucinda Williams song.
The Damnations/a review
From today's USA Today, a capsule review by Brian Mansfield: The Damnations TX, "Half Mad Moon" (***) The garage-style Stax beat that opens "Unholy Train" shows right from the start that there's more going in with the Damnations TX than most alt.country bands. If echoes of the Louvin Brothers show in sisters Amy Boone and Deborah Kelly's harmonies, it's only because they learned them from listening to X's Exene Cervenka and John Doe (me: Huh???). "Commercial Zone Blues" and "Black Widow" show a college-town urbanism. Rob Bernard's banjo brings rusticity to "Spit and Tears" and "Kansas." The punked-up twang may give this Austin, Texas, trio its attitude, but ultimately those harmonies are the Damnations' saving grace. 30 The record's out today so I guess I'll judge for myself what a band sounds like that cops its harmonies off of Ira, Charlie, Exene and Doe. -- Terry Smith
Karl May
Well, you know after all this talk about Karl May, I'd find something like this: http://karlmay.uni-bielefeld.de/kmg/sprachen/englisch/index.htm If you want the German version, try this: http://karlmay.uni-bielefeld.de/kmg.htm Among untold others, Albert Einstein, Albert Schweitzer and Hermann Hesse professed their unbridled appreciation of Karl May's work and their profound respect towards his achievements. Even so, and even with his sales - including translations into most European languages - over the years superseding those of any other German author, Karl May was surprisingly neglected as an object of study by scholars. Isolated instances of scholarly research - such as the German Heinz Stolte's doctoral thesis in 1936 on Karl May's merits as an author satisfying deep-seated popular needs in an exemplary manner or the Austrian Viktor Böhm's doctoral thesis in 1955 which probed into May's writings from an angle of narrative power - were of no avail. It was not until the early 1970's that Karl May's name and books began invading German and non-German universities - a direct result of the founding of the KARL-MAY-GESELLSCHAFT (Karl May Society, abbreviated KMG), in March 1969, by Professor Dr. Claus Roxin, internationally renowned authority on Penal Law, and Professor Dr. Heinz Stolte, then a highly esteemed leading figure at the Hamburg, Germany, university, and a group of other earnest Karl May devotees. The Karl-May-Gesellschaft aims at a thorough, wide-ranged and deep-probing analysis of the author's life and works. As a matter of fact, during the past 25 years (1969 thru 1994) he has stirred students' interests far more than have the established classical poets. With close to 2000 members, in 20 different countries, the KMG ranks among the most widely spread and most prominent literary societies. In return of annual dues of (currently) 50 (fifty) Deutsche Marks, members receive a new 'Jahrbuch' (Yearbook) every year (clothbound; 350-400 pp.), containing the latest scholarly reports and essays, plus quarterly 'Mitteilungen' and 'Nachrichten' (bulletin and newsletter; 60-80 pp.). Research is based strictly on May's original texts as authorized by him during his lifetime, not on post-war over-simplified editions aimed predominantly at juveniles. (Adaptations and abridged versions may be legitimately tolerated in our present-day reading world, as appealing to readers for pure entertainment, along with action-packed motion-picture adaptations of Karl May stories - featuring, for example, Stewart Granger, Lex Barker, Herbert Lom, Elke Sommer - or exciting open-air stage presentations; but all these naturally offer subjects of studies on their specific grounds only, and are not to be confused with genuine Karl May matter.)
Re: The Damnations/a review
At 11:17 AM 2/16/99 -0600, you wrote: Their grades: Sleater-Kinney: A Someone please explain again what these guys sound like. Indie rock I believe I remember hearing. I'm going to the Damnations in-store this afternoon with a few purchases in mind including Sparklehorse, Damnations obviously and Silver Jews. Should I add this to the list? What does Indie rock guru Neil think? Thanks. Chad
Re: SXSW - band pay
My point is this. Like any cattle call, the bands put all thier hopes and dreams and wishes into it. They pull together gas money to drive from bum fuck to attend if they are accepted, and SOMEONE is making a pile of dough on thier dreams. The least any band can ask if they play anywhere, CATLLE CALL or GIG, is to have a warm, safe place to stay for the night (even if it is being hosted by a local band, on the living room floor), food to fill them up, and enough gas money to get them to and from the gig without taking food from the mouths of their loving supporting families back home in bum fuck. Ahh, but THAT would be a perfect world huh, or a Lucinda Williams song. We went into SXSW with the rather naive assumption that the festival was the place for unsigned, unheralded bands to get their shot playing for people who actually could sign them on the spot, give them their big break -- you know the legend. Fueled by the personal experience of two bands who are friends and who signed deals after the '96 and '97 festivals, we headed for TX with high hopes. Needless to say, we were a bit dismayed when we realized that 80% of the bands playing were already signed, that label showcases dominated the high-profile clubs and time slots, and that most of the gigs seemed to be already-signed (and in many cases well-known) bands showing off their latest material either as a tuneup for a tour, as a press schmooze, as an attempt to get their stuff in front of radio programmers, etc. As for the unsigned bands, unless they showed up w/ some industry buzz already swirling, there wasn't a chance in hell of anyone "discovering" them. Dollarwise, our day jobs and vacation time made it impractical to drive from Philadelphia, so we shelled out over a grand in plane tix just to get us there. Unable to cart a full drum set and all our amps on the plane (without paying hundreds of dollars in extra baggage charges), we also had to pay to rent equipment. When we first attempted to work through the festival office to try to do this, we were told that the backline charge was $500, just for a couple freakin' guitar amps and a basic drum kit. We ended up working out a deal w/ John Strohm (who played after us) to use their equipment, which cost us another couple hundred dollars. Add in food and drink and lodging for four, and that $175 payment is pretty insignficant -- especially considering the fact that we took the wristbands so we could actually see some music while we were there (the badge, which gets you into the panels and things like that, is basically a wash -- they only give you one, so unless you want to leave your bandmates in the hotel room while you go have fun, it's worthless. Cool, one badge. Gee, thanks guys). I figure it cost us about $65 for every minute we were on stage "showcasing" for our big breakand we'd probably do it all over again.
Re: Bathroom Grafitti Philosophy
JESUS SAVES! But wouldn't it be better if He had invested? I thought this went: And Gretzsky scores on the rebound! WRONG "Jesus saves, and Esposito scores on the rebound." Most garbage goals in the history of hockey. Charlie Simmer
Re: Bathroom Grafitti Philosophy
on the bathroom wall of the Exit/In Nashville - "glitter and bubbles make you feel good" marie
Re: baiting matt cook
Reply to: Re: baiting matt cook The "less fortune rest of the world"? Heh heh. I think the German label will release "Ghosts of Halleluja" by the end of this month. (I got a copy two weeks ago.) From the fortunate rest o' the world, HP. Matt Cook wrote: March 4th in Austin. The 9th for the less fortune rest of the world. --Matt Cook "If you have GHOSTS, then you have ever'thing"--Roky Erickson James Gerard Roll wrote: hey, so does anyone know when the new Gourds' (Ghost of Hallelujah??) is due out?? -jim RFC822 header --- RECEIVED: from SF_Database by POP_Mailbox_-1293007352 ; 15 FEB 99 21:45:44 UT Received: from S90006.TAMEDIA.CH by s90434.tamedia.ch with SMTP (QuickMail Pro Server for MacOS 1.1.1r1); 15 FEB 99 21:45:39 UT Received: (from uucp@localhost) by s90006.tamedia.ch (8.7.5/8.7.3) id VAA18210 for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mon, 15 Feb 1999 21:42:49 +0100 Received: from igate-qe0.tamedia.ch(145.234.199.124) by s90006 via smap (V1.3) id sma013341; Mon Feb 15 21:42:33 1999 Received: (from uucp@localhost) by igate-qe0.tamedia.ch (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA01566 for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mon, 15 Feb 1999 21:42:31 +0100 (MET) Received: from lists4.u.washington.edu(140.142.56.2) by igate-qe0.tamedia.ch via smap (V2.1) id xma001564; Mon, 15 Feb 99 21:42:25 +0100 Received: from host (lists.u.washington.edu [140.142.56.13]) by lists4.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW98.06) with SMTP id MAA07682; Mon, 15 Feb 1999 12:41:01 -0800 Received: from mxu2.u.washington.edu (mxu2.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.9]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.2+UW99.01/8.9.2+UW99.01) with ESMTP id MAA32910 for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mon, 15 Feb 1999 12:40:56 -0800 Received: from stan.lcc.net (stan.lcc.net [207.70.172.240]) by mxu2.u.washington.edu (8.9.1+UW98.09/8.9.1+UW98.09) with ESMTP id MAA24370 for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mon, 15 Feb 1999 12:40:54 -0800 Received: from 207.70.140.54 (ncgd-pri1-a70.lcc.net [207.70.140.70]) by stan.lcc.net (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id OAA05642 for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mon, 15 Feb 1999 14:15:34 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 14:20:28 -0600 Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Precedence: bulk From: Matt Cook [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "passenger side" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: baiting matt cook References: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 beta -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN
gone for a few days
I'm gonna be in New Orleans attending the Gavin weaselfest from tomorrow through Sunday. If you have any problems/questions about yer P2 subscription while I'm gone, email listmom Laura at [EMAIL PROTECTED], but don't hassle her with silly stuff, OK?--don
Re: Bathroom Grafitti Philosophy
You wanna go? - Dave Schultz. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, February 16, 1999 2:49 PM Subject: Re: Bathroom Grafitti Philosophy Nosequitr writes:WRONG "Jesus saves, and Esposito scores on the rebound." Most garbage goals in the history of hockey. Charlie Simmer Who is this really? Derek Sanderson
BIC ROCK?
Yours in hair-splittage and yearning for the return of Bic Rock, xoJenni As in arena-rock-ballad "Bics?" Mel in MKE http://www.sugarfoot.net GMR Marketing Melissa Seibold - Events Manager 2725 S. Moorland Rd. New Berlin, WI 53151 P: (414) 814-0551 Ext. 3168 F: (414)814-0553 HOME E.MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'VE MADE SOME. . .
bold statements in my life, but. . . ??? With respect to Roky . . . or no Roky. . . "If you have GHOSTS, then you have ever'thing"--Roky Erickson Mel in MKE http://www.sugarfoot.net GMR Marketing Melissa Seibold - Events Manager 2725 S. Moorland Rd. New Berlin, WI 53151 P: (414) 814-0551 Ext. 3168 F: (414)814-0553 HOME E.MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
stupid/funny song parody
Okay, so maybe this should have gone to the fluff list. If you know the melody it's a good hee-hee.--Kip -- Forwarded message -- "Would You Like to Play the Guitar?" Pat Donohue - lyric (to the tune of "Swinging on a Star") Would you like to play the guitar Carry money home in a jar From a coffeehouse or a bar Or would you rather get a job? A job is the thing that makes you get out of bed And work every day until you're dead Your back is achin' and your brain is numb And you just can't wait until the weekend comes But if you don't want to starve or beg or rob You're gonna have to get a job Or would you like to play the guitar Drive for miles and miles in your car And pretend that you're a big star Or would you rather book the gig? An agent's the guy who takes his twenty percent What he says isn't always what he meant He'll clean you out in ways you never thought Because he's good at business and he knows you're not And then he'll sue if you ever make it big 'Cause he's the guy who booked the gig Or would you like to play the guitar For a living - har-dee-har-har I'll admit it's kind of bizarre Or would you rather be the wife The wife is the one who has to rescue our butts She's either a saint or else she's nuts She gets impatient and she gets annoyed 'Cause she's the one who must remain employed And, by the way, if you want to wreck your life Become a guitar player's wife 'Cause all the monkeys aren't in the zoo They can be trained to play guitar, too Some do a whole lot better than you But even if you don't go far You could be worse off than you are At least you're playing your guitar
Westerberg
Amy Wrote: "That article that chronicled his emotional struggles was affecting enough, but he doesn't seem to be able to translate all that emotion into his music (though it sounds like maybe he does so on the new one), and instead just expends effort on one-liners and retreads." Anyone got a copy of this in text form they could send my way. Was it posted to the list? I must have missed it. Jake Jake London
Re: SXSW - band pay
In a message dated 2/16/99 11:47:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I figure it cost us about $65 for every minute we were on stage "showcasing" for our big break. NancyApple: I am so sorry, see this is why I don't "do" these things. Everyone I know who has ever gotten anything going did it for themselves. And also everyone I know who has ever been signed to a major label had the label interested in them enough to get off their ass and come to thier town to see them. Well, I've written on the subject of SXSW before and I don't wanna get into all that again ;)...all I can say is, any band that's offered at slot at one of these shindigs can and should expect absolutely zilch to come of it, in terms of dramatically improving your music career. Unless you have already have a "buzz" about you going into one of these things, you'll be just one of a zillion other acts and ain't *no one* gonna notice you. If you're in a band and your group is offered a gig at SXSW then by all means, go for fun, or go to see Dave Alvin/Lucinda Williams/Gillian Welsh/and-or some great lesser knowns. Those are the only two worthwhile reasons to even consider the drive. You might make a contact or two with some other regional bands, that's worth something I guess. Is it worth three days off of work and $1,000 out of your band fund? You make the call. Kip
Re: Non-fluffy NEA stuff
Got to give it up to the Ex-Husbands, too. Why these guys still labor in semi-obscurity while bands infinitely their inferiors get accolades is beyond me. Yeah! New record soon..
More new releases
The good stuff's startin' to pour in. Screw Babooski and check out the new albums from Kelly Willis (great voice, great songs -- what more do ya want?), Biller and Wakefield (in the spirit of Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant's hot country-jazz duets), Pete Krebs and the Gossamer Wings (his fullest, most varied sound *and* strongest songs to date), and Bill Morrissey (a loving tribute to country bluesman Mississippi John Hurt). I don't have time to add more, but get 'em, dang it!--don
Re: Bathroom Grafitti Philosophy
Nosequitr writes:WRONG "Jesus saves, and Esposito scores on the rebound." Most garbage goals in the history of hockey. As a hardcore Blues fan I was never fond of Phil Esposito, but true hockey fans know there's no such thing as a garbage goal. When PE lit the lamp, it counted just as much as those Lafleur and Orr solo breakaways!!! hockey rules, dan
Austin Motel
Just curious, what P2ers are actually staying at the Austin Motel? I know Alex is, and Jake London and maybe Jerry Curry. I need to know who I'm gonna be able to share a cab with, and who I need to avoid. g Neal Weiss
Re: More new releases
Screw Babooski Funny. NW
DamnationsTX/murder songs/Valentines
There's a favorable review of the band and their new release Half Mad Moon in the Arts Entertainment "section" of the March issue of The Atlantic Monthly. Charles M. Young is the reviewer. I use "section" because it's really advertising space. Also, I can't remember who has the page with the list of murder songs and I don't know if this song's on the list, but The Old 97s "The Other Shoe" is a pretty good 'un. I think W-I-F-E, also by the Old 97s, could be considered for next year's Valentine's Day shows. Both are on Wreck You LIfe. I just got it, can you tell? karen
Re: More new releases
Biller and Wakefield (in the spirit of Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant's hot country-jazz duets), Dave Biller is a genius. His playing all over the new Asylum Street Spankers record is sublime and his production on the upcoming James Hand record is astounding. If you ever are visiting Austin on a Monday go see his part-time band the Panhandlers at Threadgills.
Re: Radio M show about No depression music
ALEX FOR PRESIDENT OF YUGOSLAVIA!!! Rock the vote! You rule, man. Made my year. Linda np. The Mary Janes. All of you must get this record. Must. Except for Jon who can sell his back if he wants. I can't remember ever being so bowled over by a first record. I must say the first time I saw the band, maybe 3 years ago, now, at Schubas, they were a mess. But I'd have stuck with them through thick and thin just cuz of the Vulgar Boatmen bloodlines. Making a record this spectacularly good is far more that what would have been necessary to keep my interest. Can't wait to see them again!
Re: Radio M show about No depression music
At 8:21 PM -0500 on 2/16/99, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: np. The Mary Janes. All of you must get this record. Must. Except for Jon who can sell his back if he wants. I can't remember ever being so bowled over by a first record. I must say the first time I saw the band, maybe 3 years ago, now, at Schubas, they were a mess. But I'd have stuck with them through thick and thin just cuz of the Vulgar Boatmen bloodlines. Making a record this spectacularly good is far more that what would have been necessary to keep my interest. Can't wait to see them again! I can't believe they're this much better on CD than in person. They did an OK set opening for Robbie Fulks this past weekend -- I liked the lead singer better than Tracy, who as I remember was pretty underwhelmed by them in general. 'Course, I haven't been listening to them for three years, so I don't know how much they've improved. But just walking into their set the other night, I didn't feel interested in spending money on 'em. I wouldn't avoid them as an opening act, but I wouldn't see them as a headliner, and I wouldn't buy the CD. Bob
Re: Austin City Limits
I believe the Buddy Guy/Storyville was from LAST season - they're being awfully slow in posting what'll be on THIS season. Here's what I know so far: what's left of February: 20 - Lionel Hampton / Ruth Brown 27 - Lucinda Williams / Billy Bragg March: 6 - Vince Gill / Martina McBride 13 - Ray Price / Hank Thompson (Junior Brown's involved in there somewhere too) 20 - Jonny Lang / Jimmie Vaughan 27 - Mexican Roots Celebration (pretty much all the folks in Los Super Seven, along with Tish Hinojosa and Campanas de America) These are the dates as provided by ACL - check your local listings for actual broadcast dates and shows - most stations seem to run the shows the same week, but some stations may elect to run other shows, etc... As I recall, last year they ran into April - I'm not sure if they'll do so again this year... -Paula np: Joe Henry - FUSE
Re: More new releases (Art v. Commerce alert)
Also: Waco Brothers, The Del McCoury Band, Tom Russell and yeah! Kelly Willis Will Kelly's new one get played on (over the air) radio? Video outlets maybe? Anyone know what Rykodisc's marketing plans are (or if their capable of moving more than say, 20 or 30 thousand). I want the world to hear this woman's voice!! Tucker
Re: Radio M show about No depression music
Bob Soron! You and Tracy saw TWO SONGS! And you were getting beer through half of one. Sorry to bust ya, buddy, but. . . let's be fair. The second song you saw, which was the last in their set, was an a' capella ballad--which doesn't work for Ryan Adams, either. It was a bad idea. I loved their entire show, but the record is much much better. Give it a chance. Linda
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Re: sxsw criticisms (my take)
Despite what y'all say about SXSW or any event like it, I think that when playing a showcase, or any CSRF like it, it is up to the artist to make the most of what's available. You *do* have the opportunity to get important people out to see your band/act if you take the initiative to let people know you're out there. You can't expect to just show up and draw a crowd. These things are really about networking, getting the word out about what makes you different or better than what else is out there. If you go into it thinking that you've got no shot and no one cares, your probably right. If you work at it and actually have something interesting to say or maybe think of different way to grab some attention, the right folks will find you. These events are good opportunities, if you look at them as a start or continuation of whatever plan you have and if you don't have a plan, then maybe you better reconsider what you're doing in the first place. As to why the larger acts play, it's usually to promote something that their record label is paying for. SXSW is a media event and the labels look at it as a major marketing opportunity. This seems obvious to me, but I guess other folks don't see it that way. g Jim, off my soapbox
