Re: Texas Music Cafe Q?
hmmm...maybe i am the only person who has seen this program. i have only seen it once on the PBS station in the dallas/ft. worth area but have meant to look for it again. not sure when it is on but i was amazed that is was being done out of waco, tx which is the home of Baylor University, the baptist school that did not allow dancin on it's campus until just a few years ago. not that that had anything to do with the Texas Music Cafe but i have never thought of waco as a hotbed of music in Tx. it has been a while ago that i saw this program but it caught my attention because a dallas area swing band, cowboys and indians, was one of the artists becoming spotlighted. i thought the show was a noble effort but the production on some of it was lacking. seems some of it was shot in theater/studio and that part looked fine but the cowboys and indians segment was shot at a club and lacked good camera work. i seem to recall the show did interviews with the artists and spent time showing setup for the shows in the theaters. i can't recall the other artists except to say there was a blues band and a female folksinger. i have meant to look for the show again and now that i have been reminded of i will. i did think it was a noble effort for the waco folks and considering i have only seen one show, i can hardly say more. hope this helps. mark
Re: Nine Inch Nails in my Coffin
Yes Reznor produced the sound track for Lost Highway, but if he likes country it doesn't show up on it. Nost one Patsy Cline number is included but the Smashing, Pumpkins, NIN, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Marilyn Manson, Trent solo do. The least likely cut is on by Jobim. Oh well. Iceman Louise Kyme wrote: Christopher M Knaus wrote: Hey there, According to some DJ on Q101 (Chicagos Rock Alternative) The next Trent Reznor CD is going to be all Hank Williams covers. The DJ wasnt as excited as I was. If I was not in my car I might've called him up and given him what's fur. Didn't...no. No, but didn't God I can't remember. Didn't Trent Reznor do a production for a David Lynch film with all kinds of country stuff on it. 'Lost Highway' That was the name of it! With like Patsy Clne on it. Didn't Trent Reznor do that? Am I totally lost, but isn't Trent Reznor one of these wierd guys that *likes* country music. Or am I confusing him with David Lynch. Or am I just confused... Louise -- If you like rocking country music, check out the Okeh Wranglers web site at: http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/bluesmoke
Re: P2 bands @ SXSW?
When is that, mid March? Oh yeah, we have a festival here in Dee-Troyt that time as well called The Hamtramck Blowout, and it's pretty much the same thing. Seventy of the Motor City's best ass-kissing bands playing a bunch of local venues for FREE with the proceeds going to fund The Detroit Music Awards, which honores the same 5 or 6 local acts every year (want to be "in the know" around here? Just mention the name Jill Jack). Mitch Matthews Gravel Train/Sunken Road
MaxxMusic - March April Schedule
Hi Everyone: Time for the periodic update MaxxMusic is pleased to present the following shows at The Neighborhood Theatre in Charlotte, NC: Ralph Stanley The Clinch Mountain Boys Friday, March 19th 8:00 PM (doors at 7:00 PM) tickets - $20.00 Cephas Wiggins (Piedmont acoustic blues) Saturday, March 27th 8:00 PM (doors at 7:00) tickets - $15.00 Robert Earl Keen with Reckless Kelly Tuesday, March 30th 7:30 PM (doors at 6:30 PM) ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY!!! LIMITED TICKETS tickets - $20.00 David Olney with David Childers Saturday, April 3rd 8:00 PM (doors @ 7:00 PM) tickets - $10.00 tickets for all events can be purchased on-line at www.maxxmusic.com, by phone at 704.309.2087 or at local (Charlotte Huntersville) independent records stores ... Disc-Go-Round, Ernies, Repo Records, Milestone, DiscWorks, Mixed Media Recor Exchange Thanks for supporting live music in the area! Maxx
Re: Chicago Calendar
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (the perpetually useful Chicago Calendar) Pollstar added this today: Neil Young 04/30/99 Rosemont IL Rosemont Theatre 05/01/99 Rosemont IL Rosemont Theatre I read somewhere that he'll also be touring with Crosby/Stills/Nash this summer. -- Tom Mohr at the office: [EMAIL PROTECTED] at the home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] np: The Inner Flame -- A Rainer Ptacek Tribute
Steve Earle/Kelly Willis - Britain's Daily Telegraph
Here's a couple of reviews in today's Daily Telegraph. Don't think much of the Kelly Willis one, although she had a picture with it. -- Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band The Mountain (E2/Grapevine) Few albums make such a good first impression as Steve Earle's new disc. It's like an infectious rash you can't leave alone. In contrast to the tracks on El Corazon - his maudlin, though terrific previous album -The Mountain is a collection of catchy bluegrass songs written by Earle in homage to master bluegrassman Bill Monroe. Each tune, brilliantly performed by the Texan Del McCoury Band, is a gem, combining the pacy, individual melodies of banjo, mandolin and fiddle. This deceptively simple music is the sound of hillbillies at play, the sound of pure, genuine country and, as such, finds little favour with Nashville's rhinestones sophisticates. None of this will bother Earle, who has spent a lifetime upsetting people. Run-ins with authority - from his schoolboy days when he brandished a sawn-off shotgun in class to the time he was jailed for assaulting a policeman - have often been reflected in the angry, rock-tinged songs about the plight of working men. Behind all this is the pain of songwriting, which he has likened to living with a wild animal: "It's that unexplainable force that causes you to be depressed. As long as the Beast is there, I know I will always write." He's still writing, better than ever, and, in shifting from blue-collar to bluegrass with these cheery, hand-clapping songs, it appears he's tamed that Beast. Kelly Willis What I deserve (Rykodisc) Kelly Willis's voice is described as "mellow" by her publicists, and it is true that on the weaker tracks here she lives down to this uninspiring tag. Her voice is soothing, but also bland and soporific on the below-average love songs written by her husband, Bruce Robison. Elsewhere, though, it is throaty, raw and full of character. On tracks such as Take Me Down, about a lousy boyfriend, and Dan Penn's Real Deep Feeling, the singing is strong enough to stand comparison with the muscular performance of someone such as Wynonna. In the five years since her previous full-length album, the Austin-based singer writer and guitarist has changed styles. On this, her forth record, she's ditched the honky tonk and the Texas rockabilly and blues in favour of more mainstream material. The best track is her own Talk Like That, a nostalgic look back at family ties. It is a wistful reminder of what a good country song is meant to be: a poignant story well told. --- Louise -- If you like rocking country music, check out the Okeh Wranglers web site at: http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/bluesmoke
Playlist-KOOP New American Roots Music 2/19/99
The New American Roots Music Show is heard Fridays from 9 to 10 AM on KOOP, Austin, Texas 91.7FM. It focuses on new releases and recent re-issues in country, bluegrass,folk, blues, cajun, zydeco and whatever else fits. Way to much new stuff this week to fit into an hour. The Doyle Lawson Quicksilver re-issues are exceptional and the Snooky Pryor rocks even if he's, what, 78 years young. Any questions, contact me off line. Jim Artist/Song/Album Bill Matte/Restless Night/Zydeco, Blues Boogie (intro) Foster Lloyd/Is It Love/Version Of The Truth Walter Clevenger The Dairy Kings/I'll Return Again/Love Songs To Myself John P. Strom/Wouldn't Want To Be Me/Vestuvia Damnations/Unholy Train/Half Mad Moon Waco Brothers/Hello To Everybody/Wacoworld Kelly Willis/Not Forgotten You/What I Deserve Jimmy Lafave/Because The Wind/Trail Bill Morrisey/Coffee Blues/Songs Of Mississippi John Hurt Snooky Pryor/In This Mess/Shake My Hand Stephen Bruton/Trip Stumble Fall/Nothing But The Truth Doyle Lawson Quicksilver/Thinking About You/The Original Band Del McCoury Band/Nashville Cats/The Family Steve Earle The Del McCoury Band/I'm Still In Love With You/The Mountain Ricky Skaggs/Carolina Mountain Home/Ancient Tones Foster Lloyd/Whoa/Version Of The Truth (outro)
Re: Steve Earle/Kelly Willis - Britain's Daily Telegraph
Musician magazine reviews the Kelly Willis in its March issue. The review is glowing. I think the record is very strong as well. ALSO, Westerberg interviewed in same issue. ---Louise Kyme [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's a couple of reviews in today's Daily Telegraph. Don't think much of the Kelly Willis one, although she had a picture with it. -- Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band The Mountain (E2/Grapevine) Few albums make such a good first impression as Steve Earle's new disc. It's like an infectious rash you can't leave alone. In contrast to the tracks on El Corazon - his maudlin, though terrific previous album -The Mountain is a collection of catchy bluegrass songs written by Earle in homage to master bluegrassman Bill Monroe. Each tune, brilliantly performed by the Texan Del McCoury Band, is a gem, combining the pacy, individual melodies of banjo, mandolin and fiddle. This deceptively simple music is the sound of hillbillies at play, the sound of pure, genuine country and, as such, finds little favour with Nashville's rhinestones sophisticates. None of this will bother Earle, who has spent a lifetime upsetting people. Run-ins with authority - from his schoolboy days when he brandished a sawn-off shotgun in class to the time he was jailed for assaulting a policeman - have often been reflected in the angry, rock-tinged songs about the plight of working men. Behind all this is the pain of songwriting, which he has likened to living with a wild animal: "It's that unexplainable force that causes you to be depressed. As long as the Beast is there, I know I will always write." He's still writing, better than ever, and, in shifting from blue-collar to bluegrass with these cheery, hand-clapping songs, it appears he's tamed that Beast. Kelly Willis What I deserve (Rykodisc) Kelly Willis's voice is described as "mellow" by her publicists, and it is true that on the weaker tracks here she lives down to this uninspiring tag. Her voice is soothing, but also bland and soporific on the below-average love songs written by her husband, Bruce Robison. Elsewhere, though, it is throaty, raw and full of character. On tracks such as Take Me Down, about a lousy boyfriend, and Dan Penn's Real Deep Feeling, the singing is strong enough to stand comparison with the muscular performance of someone such as Wynonna. In the five years since her previous full-length album, the Austin-based singer writer and guitarist has changed styles. On this, her forth record, she's ditched the honky tonk and the Texas rockabilly and blues in favour of more mainstream material. The best track is her own Talk Like That, a nostalgic look back at family ties. It is a wistful reminder of what a good country song is meant to be: a poignant story well told. --- Louise -- If you like rocking country music, check out the Okeh Wranglers web site at: http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/bluesmoke _ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
mike nicolai tour dates
Hi all. I'd like to pass on the tour dates of my friend Mike Nicolai. A very worthy singer-songwriter and groovy guy. Definitely worth checking out. Thanks! Cherilyn. Hello folks. Here are my tour dates for February and March. Some I'm doing solo and some with the daring and unflappable human Texan known as "RCHE" bangin' on the drums. PLEASE call the club before you go there to find out when my set-time is, as this varies wildly from town to town. Thanks for your support, I'll see you on the road. FEB w24 CHICAGO IL Uncommon Ground th25 OXFORD OH Buzz sa27 LOUISVILLE KY Rudyard Kipling MAR m1 ST LOUIS MO Ciceros t2 CHAMPAIGN IL Borders w3 CHICAGO IL Lounge Ax th4 AUSTIN MN Buzz's sa6 MINNEAPOLIS MN Lee's m8 FORT WORTH TX PigWhistle t9 AUSTIN TX Cactus Cafe w10 DENTON TX Dan's th11 WICHITA KS Kirby's sa13 KANSAS CITY MO CupSaucer su14 LAWRENCE KS Replay Lounge th18 MINNEAPOLIS MN 400Bar sa20 DULUTH MN Fitger's m22 IOWA CITY IA Gabe's Oasis (tentative) w24 SALT LAKE CITY UT Spanky's th25 BOISE ID Tom Grainey's sa27 SEATTLE WA SubPopMiniMart New 7" available at the shows!! Hopefully!!
UPCOMING HADACOL DATES
UPCOMING DATES FOR HADACOL: TONIGHT-Saturday, February 20: THE SUTLER, Nashville, TN. March 4, Thursday: THE BOTTLENECK in Lawrence, KS. March 18, Thursday: GYPSY TEA ROOM in Dallas, TX. March 19, Friday: SANGERHUND HALL in Austin, TX. (SXSW) March 20, Saturday: CHECKERED PAST PARTY in Austin, TX. (SXSW) March 30, Tuesday: WILBERT'S in Cleveland, OH. March 31, Wednesday: THE RODEO in New York, NY. April 2, Friday: LYNAGH'S in Lexington, KY. More dates to come! For more information about the band, please visit their web site at: http://www.geocities.com/~hadacol/ More than just email--Get your FREE Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/netcenter/mail
Kimmie Rhodes / Turntables
I really haven't worried about it much since my old turntable broke nine years ago, just about the time I got my first disc player. Have hoarded and weaseled literally thousands of cd's since then, but only recently began thinking about some of my old vinyl, and wishing I could hear it again. Actually, a year or so ago I started thinking I'd like to get another turntable, but was gonna try to find one that played 78's. What few I have noticed are all in some hideous console with a burned-out television. Last weekend, I was at a garage sale, and noticed a Dual 1019 turntable, (c. 1965-69) was absolutely pristine, and played not only 78, (with the same needle, no less) but the near-useless 16 rpm. (two years ago I wouldn't have even known what that was for - thanks everybody) Seems to be a lot of reasonably priced 78's around, but didn't want to buy any until I'd nailed a way to listen. Thought this'n looked pretty cool, with the heavy walnut case, and thick teak / plexi lid. Seventy bucks.Y-Ha. S. Finally got aroud to hooking it up, the first thing I grabbed was Kimmie Rhodes - Man In The Moon (Heartland) album she'd given me back when I first started the show in '90. Had only heard a couple of tracks when I've taken it in to the station to use, and am just now enjoying it in full. Starts with Jimmy Day steel break on the title track that kills. Not sure how KR feels about this album - I'm sure she's advanced as a songwriter, but there's some damn fine stuff on here. (6 originals, plus Helen Phillips - Texas Blues; Jack Clement's - Just Someone I Used To Know; Bobby E. Smith's - How Long; Ned Washington's - When I Wish Upon A Star, which sends chills down my spine) Like all her albums, she's surrouded herself with top-shelf musicians who understand her music, and compliment her effort - Kimmie's a hell of a talent, but I figure even a two-headed baboon would have to work at it, to screw up a record that had Jimmy Day, Wes McGhee, (harmony vocals) David Zettner, Eric Hokkanen, Marcia Ball, Spencer Starnes, John Reed, Joe Gracey, (production; elec. guitar) Freddie Krc, Steve Meador, Bobby Arnold, and Bobby Earl Smith helping out. Damn, I'm enjoying this like when I was a kid and found a long-lost toy. Next, I'm grabbin' that box of Bob Wills rekkids my old man left me. Joe Horn Third Coast Music Network
Re: Lucinda on TV
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not sure if anyone else already posted this, but Lucinda Williams is scheduled to be the musical guest on Saturday Night Live this week. Unfortunately, I think there's only one musical segment on the show these days. VH1 is also repeating the Hard Rock Live show with Lucinda and Natalie Merchant Saturday at midnight EST, and I believe it repeats Monday and Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. Check your local listings, as they say. jim
Speedy Price
PS: If you don't know about Buddy Charleton, listen to some Ernest Tubb records. When he says "and Buddy, now," that's who he's talking about. Definitely in the top drawer of steel guitar gods. Bob Hoffnar, our steel player, as accomplished as he is, travels down to VA frequently to take lessons from Buddy, btw... Buddy Factoid Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - "Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass" http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
new website
I am currently working on an "open forum" instructional website for acoustic music. If any of you folks are interested in participating stop by www.kafiristan.com and lake a look around. Thanks, Patrick Costello
