Bad gigs
Nancy Apple is a trouper. I've never had a cap knocked out, 'cause I don't have caps. But I have some chips in my front teeth that exactly match the grill pattern of a Shure SM-58. That's the best reason for using those foam rubber "pop filters" -- it doesn't hurt when a drunken dancer slams into your mike stand. I don't have any gigs from hell to report, all my worst ones have been merely boring. But I will 'fess up on my all-time dumbass move. One time I was distracted by too many things, and called out "Okay, guys, Tennessee Waltz. Key of A. One, two, three, four..." -- Mike Woods
Re: Big In Iowa With Mojo Nixon
Thursday April 1st catch Mojo Nixon (Solo) with Big In Iowa at Ozzie's Balcony in Oxford, Ohio. 10:00 p.m. - ??? Go to our web site for more info. http://www.biginiowa.com I'd be interested in hearing what Mojo's been doing since Whereabouts Unknown (new recordings). Word moves slow to downunder. Any info appreciated. Thanks Richard
Re: Touring/Live
At 11:14 PM -0500 on 3/28/99, Jeff Wall wrote: At 09:54 PM 3/28/99 -0600, you wrote: At 11:34 AM -0500 on 3/28/99, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think drummers should ever drink during or before gigs. They totaly suck when they do and tend to drool alot. I see why Prellboy switched to guitar. He still sucks and drools a lot. But at least he tried. It means he knows there's a better life out there somewhere. Bob
Re: Big In Iowa With Mojo Nixon
--- I'd be interested in hearing what Mojo's been doing since Whereabouts Unknown (new recordings). Word moves slow to downunder. Any info appreciated. --- Mojo is living in Cincinnati now and is a DJ on a morning show for WEBN. He just released a new CD with The Toadliquors called "Sock Ray Blue!" It's got songs on it such as: The Ballad Of Country Dick Drunk Divorced Floozy (About Princess Di) Orenthal James Was A Mighty Bad Man And Many More It's been released on the Shiance (spelling) Label See Ya, Big In Iowa Bob Big In Iowa Web Page- http://www.biginiowa.com Blue Rose Records - http://www.bluerose-records.com/
Re: Charlie Feathers
Regarding the question on the 2-disc Charlie Feathers set, here's the answer from Revenant. --Jon Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wollaston, Massachusetts - Begin forwarded message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [RaB-HoF] Re: Charlie Feathers on Revenent Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 22:09:54 EST Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] After reading onthis mailing list that the excellent Charlie Feathers set may be pulled from the market for legal reasons, I e-mailed Dean Blackwood of Revenent Records. The following is his reply. I can't comment on it since I don't know anything about that being the case. There was some confusion about the clearing house from whom we licensed all the tracks but I believe we have cleared this up. Haven't heard anything different. Let me know from whom you are hearing this. thanks To unsubscribe from this mailing list, or to change your subscription to digest, go to the ONElist web site, at http://www.onelist.com and select the Member Center link from the menu bar on the left. Sponsored by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame http://www.rockabillyhall.com - End forwarded message --
Cash tribute on TV
Sunday April 18 @8pm on TNT "an all-star tribute to Johnny Cash" Emmylou Harris Kris Kris Willie Nelson Lyle Lovett Chris Isaak Dave Matthews Cheryl Crow Rosanne Cash Brooks Dunn etc.
Re: Epulse snip
Bill Silvers [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Stumbling upon Austin's charismatic Meat Purveyors at the Yard Dog folk art gallery, where they fired up the crowd with wry hillbilly originals like "We Kill Evil" and "I'm More Man than You'll Ever Be (and More Woman Than You'll Ever Have)." It's a nitpick, but "We Kill Evil" is actually a wry retro arena heavy metal original courtesy of Austin's Pocket Fish-R-Men. Brant Binghamon of the Fish-R-Men was in an awesome chimurenga/zydeco/Western Swing band called the Horsies with guitarist Bill Anderson of TMP, and TMP does several Fish-R-Men tunes, including the crowd pleaser "Go Out Smoking". Bill Gribble
RE: Better Live?
Their recorded efforts don't do anything for me. The same is true of the Sovines. Their cassette, Owner Operator was okay, But their live show kicks ass. [Matt Benz] Well, in our defense, that cassette was done so we could get used to our studio, see what worked, how to record what where, blah blah blah. So yeh, it sucked pretty much. There's a real hesitant quality to most of it, and I don't find myself listening to it ever. But lessons learned from the tape helped us with most of the cd. And lessons learned and arguments over this cd will help us with the next one. Most of it was recorded live in some fashion, with vocals and various parts overdubbed, but the end result is pretty damn close to what we sound like, without the speed factor thrown in, and with extry touches like mandolin, pedal steel, accordion, dobro, organ, acoustic guitars, that you generally don't find at a Sovines show. Altogether, we think it catches our live sound ok, particulary where I throw off a ragged half-assed solo. But yeh, it does sound different. I like that aspect. if the live experience is different than the recorded, that's ok with me. I like recording songs and adding sounds that I can't do live, whether that's 3 guitars or a pedal steel part, I do what I hear in my head, as long as the other fellas put up with me. So far, I've avoided tympani drums. Live, we're just a different beast. You're just not gonna see Matt and Bob with acoustic guitars playing Drinks After Church, but neither are we gonna record it the way we play it live, cos it would suck on disc that way. I mean, most of our shows, we don't get to stretch out, we don't have an acoustic set, we rarely have the luxury of time; we treat em as a hit and run, blast em and get off the stage, so a certain "quality" is lost when translated to recording, but other qualities show up. I hope. Anyway, the whole damn thing will be available next month, on Kingpin Records, with a cd release partay here in Columbus on May 14th. Gotta have one of those to really humble yerself. Anyone interested in obtaining a copy, lemme know. I'm sure there will be piles of em in my living room for awhile.
Re: Better Live?
I agree with Jeff. Often the live recording captures a bands excitement more than a studio record. I know some people who hate live albums and I just can't figure out why. If I am going to try out a group, and they have tons of CDs in their section, I'll always choose the live album. As much as I love Del McCoury and his new band, I don't think he has ever captured the sheer brilliance and energy of their live set on record. I pray for a live album. The band I see each year at Merlefest is way superior to the one I hear on "The Family" or "Cold Hard Facts." Bands where their best album is the live one: Backsliders, IIIrd Tyme Out, Jerry Lee Lewis, the Who, Guy Clark, Graham Parker, and from bootlegs Richard Thompson, Gillian Welch, Loudon Wainwright III, V-Roys etc (which intersects with the other thread about the (im)morality of bootlegs. For some bands I couldn't live without them.) Perhaps this difference also has to do with the fact that most studio recordings you hear are actually of a song that was never actually played. Unless the band recorded live with no overdubs the version you hear of a song on a studio album never actually happened. You'd have to be a pretty damn good band to record that way and have the same, or more, energy than a live performance. I'd rather have an occasional flub, or a sour note, and have it be real. == Steve Gardner * Sugar Hill Records Radio Promotion [EMAIL PROTECTED] * www.sugarhillrecords.com WXDU "Topsoil" * A Century of Country Music [EMAIL PROTECTED] * www.topsoil.net ==
Re: Touring/Live
I don't think drummers should ever drink during or before gigs. They totaly suck when they do and tend to drool alot. Bob: I see why Prellboy switched to guitar. Wall: He still sucks and drools a lot. Yes I do. But at least I carry less equipment now. Dave *** Dave Purcell, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Northern Ky Roots Music: http://w3.one.net/~newport Twangfest: http://www.twangfest.com
Re: Big In Iowa With Mojo Nixon
Bob Burns/Big In Iowa wrote: Mojo is living in Cincinnati now and is a DJ on a morning show for WEBN. He just released a new CD with The Toadliquors called "Sock Ray Blue!" It's got songs on it such as: Drunk Divorced Floozy (About Princess Di) I heard a live acoustic version of this song on the way to work one morning and nearly wrecked I was laughing so hard. Dave *** Dave Purcell, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Northern Ky Roots Music: http://w3.one.net/~newport Twangfest: http://www.twangfest.com
Re: Better Live?
In a message dated 3/29/99 2:36:11 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Bands where their best album is the live one: Backsliders, IIIrd Tyme Out, Jerry Lee Lewis, the Who, Guy Clark, Graham Parker, and from bootlegs Richard Thompson, Gillian Welch, Loudon Wainwright III, V-Roys etc (which intersects with the other thread about the (im)morality of bootlegs. For some bands I couldn't live without them.) Steve, Thast is SURELY and opinion statement, because IMHO, "Live at Leeds," while a great album, is surely not the best thing The Who ever put out. Mitch Matthews Gravel Train/Sunken Road
Re: Better Live?
Steve Gardner wrote: Bands where their best album is the live one: You left out the greatest of all: The Allman Brothers (Live at the Fillmore East). An odd one is Robert Earl Keen, who I have always loved live. Something is missing on his studio records, but, oddly enough, I like his live records even less. Perhaps this difference also has to do with the fact that most studio recordings you hear are actually of a song that was never actually played. Unless the band recorded live with no overdubs the version you hear of a song on a studio album never actually happened. You'd have to be a pretty damn good band to record that way and have the same, or more, energy than a live performance. I'd rather have an occasional flub, or a sour note, and have it be real. I've been thinking about this since Joe mentioned the other day that wrong notes are grating. I find that I dont mind goofs in studio records that have the live sound. I'm thinking of old Creedence Clearwater Revival records, for example, which are great records and are full of mistakes. You dont hear many of those in country music records after 1960, so maybe this is something more tolerable in rock or old-time music. Last night we were listening to Willie Nelson's spirit. Once you crank up that record a little (on our stereo anyway) it has a wonderful in-your-livingroom sort of feel. I have a feeling that one crisp, clear screwup in the middle of one of those songs would ruin the entire record. Will Miner Denver, CO
Re: Big In Iowa With Mojo Nixon
- Bob Burns/Big In Iowa wrote: Mojo is living in Cincinnati now and is a DJ on a morning show for WEBN. He just released a new CD with The Toadliquors called "Sock Ray Blue!" It's got songs on it such as: Drunk Divorced Floozy (About Princess Di) -- Dave Purcell wrote: I heard a live acoustic version of this song on the way to work one morning and nearly wrecked I was laughing so hard. Dave --- That may have been the morning of our CD release party. We both played the WEBN Dawn Patrol to promote the show. A funny story about that is since it was our CD release party, Mojo agreed to open up for us! What a sport huh? He said "I don't mind playing early. While you're on stage, I'll drink your booze and steal your women! The show went great, but the Air Conditioner was broken and temperatures soared up to about 110 degrees at the club. I'm sure you've heard that story though Dave, Jimmy D. had to change shirts about 5 times. In the studio that morning, Mojo said something that almost made me spit out my coffee. "The problem with France is that there are too many French people over there!" Bob Big In Iowa Web Page- http://www.biginiowa.com Blue Rose Records - http://www.bluerose-records.com/
Re: Better Live?
In a message dated 99-03-29 09:35:27 EST, Steve writes: As much as I love Del McCoury and his new band, I don't think he has ever captured the sheer brilliance and energy of their live set on record. I pray for a live album. The band I see each year at Merlefest is way superior to the one I hear on "The Family" or "Cold Hard Facts." Check out Del McCoury with the Dixie pals, Live In Japan. It rocks. - Elena Skye P.S. I also happen to adore "Deeper Shade Of Blue." I think it's a stellar studio album for Del.
Re: Better Live?
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 29-Mar-99 Re: Better Live? by [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thast is SURELY and opinion statement, because IMHO, "Live at Leeds," while a great album, is surely not the best thing The Who ever put out. That would be the Who's RxR Circus version of "A Quick One". While I have some sympathy for Steve's POV, I'd like to add that there are fine songs out there that simply sound superior in-studio. Even Richard Thompson has a few -- "Love in a Faithless Country" comes to mid. And as Joe pointed out, ALL recording has some "trickery", be it multi-tracking vocals and guitars to sampling to even where to place a single mike to record a bluegrass band (and the choice of mike to boot). One "authentic" production I've always loved is the job T-Bone Burnett, Larry Hirsch and Elvis Costello did on the latter's _King of America_. Most of the record was recording live, showing off some nice room ambience, but when slightly flanged vocal overdubs kick in during the middle of "Jack of All Parades" the effect really works well. Matt's comments on the new Sovines record are well taken. The variety of supplemental instruments such as pedal steel and acoustic guitars flatter the songs even if they're not "authentic" to the band's stage sound. Carl Z. Carl Z.
Re: Extra recommendations from SXSW
Just got the Monte Warden and its good in a Buddy Holly, happy sunshiny listen at work kinda way Lonelyland is great, though... Bob Schneider is concurrently leader of the Ugly Americans, the Scabs and Lonelyland. Ugly Americans are more funk, Scabs more jazz, and LL more acoustic hick-rock but they mostly play the same songs... which can be found on the Ugly Americans CD This is the first CD i pull out when i'm getting ready for a great night or when i just want to wake up happy... -jacy --- Barry Mazor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK...just a few recommendations and bits of quiet good news from what I saw and heard dopwn there...People we OUGHT to get to hera more of, I think... Monte Warden. Big return week for him, as a cxloser with buddies the Robison bros and Kelly Willis at thge awards, and a strong set at the Broken Spoke Thursday night of SXSW with James Intveld on keyboards...I'd highly rcommend his new CD "A Stranger to Me Now" too...which is a brnad new 1959-60 post-rockabilly pop album...which is to say, in the tradition of Roy Orbison, Phil Everly and Buddy Hollymelodic and dramatic. Marshall Crenshaw fans will probably go for it too. Live, he also showed he could hit the rockabilly twanger with some slashing guitar dramatics--which, by my definition, you have to be able to do to do THIS brnad of non-rockabilly convincingly. Lonelyland. Caught these guys in the Convention Hall one afternoon. Led by Austin guy Bob Schneider, who'd appently has led a bunch of funk bands before, here comes up with a unique and engaging laid back-and grinning by the fishin' hole style that I certainly hope will find a recording home...A very modern twist on what I'd call the traditions of Hoagy Carmichael/Phil Harris singing...ya know, Rockin Chair's Got Me! _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Barkers, Orange Mothers??
Hey Gang, Off to Austin next weekend, Can anyone tell me about these bands? They are playing at the Continental Club Thursday evening. Thanks Chicago Dave Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
RE: Better Live?
I know Doyle Lawson cleans up at the table, In fact I have heard that he does better at the record table than anywhere else. Is this same thing also true for other acts? Do most Bluegrass bands do better at the table than through paid label royalties? Well, sure, for two reasons: 1) the percentage of the price is bigger than the royalty percentage, and 2) with a few exceptions, somewhere between 80% and 100% of a bluegrass band's record sales are at the table, not at regular retail. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
RE: Bad gigs
One time I was distracted by too many things, and called out "Okay, guys, Tennessee Waltz. Key of A. One, two, three, four..." Heh, we had a dobro player count off "Maiden's Prayer" in waltz time last week. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Re: Better Live?
On Mon, 29 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Elena Skye P.S. I also happen to adore "Deeper Shade Of Blue." I think it's a stellar studio album for Del. To use my one "I agree" quote for the weekwell, I agree. As a matter of fact, that CD kept me company all the way to work this morning. Soon it will be put in my computer's CD player. Soon to be NP: Del McCoury - A Deeper Shade of Blue Jerry
Twangfest Auction
Hey P2ers, we've already gotten some very cool offers of donations, some hilarious, some valuable, some that will curl your eyelashes, but we can always use MORE MORE MORE! so if you have something you'd be willing to donate to the cause, please contact us - a few folks have gone to their respective employers and gotten donations of some services and products that will probably fetch nicely on the auction block, so if you haven't thought along those lines yet, please do! Direct any questions or offers to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or just to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks again! We are looking to have received all the items and be working on the auction site by mid-April, with the Auction scheduled for the first part of May. meshel n'vegas
The Cartwrights (was: Re: Upcoming Dallas shows)
Hi all, Well, I caught the Cartwrights last Saturday night and they simply tore up the Gypsy Tea Room. This was actually the second time I've seen the Cartwrights (after the break up). They put on a (reunion) show about a year and a half ago that was nothing to write home about. But this time around, it was a totally different story. Cowboys and Indians had just kicked off their set as I entered the club. It's a shame Eric (singer/songwriter, guitar) Co. don't receive more recognition than they do. They are simply one of the best western swing bands in the nation. Saturday's show was one of the best C I performances I ever seen (and I've seen quite of few of them over the years). Right after their encore, I started feeling sorry for the Cartwrights because the last show I saw (mentioned above) could not, by any means, live up to what Cowboys and Indians had just done. After the break, the Cartwrights came on stage and jumped straight into "Crazy Broken Heart" written and sung by Donny Ray Ford. The sound was terrible and the band struggled to find the beat. Unfortunately, my sorry feelings started to become a reality. Just after three songs, the crowd started to leave. As matter of fact, I was close to leave myself. But I went over to the bar for another beer and the fourth song "Walking On My Grave" (one of my favorites) came on. After a minute or so into the song, the sound problems were almost eliminated and things were coming together. From that song on, nothing could go wrong. The band simply tore up the place with great, tight, honky tonk music straight from their hearts. I dare to claim that Alan Wooley is one of the best guitar player around. He certainly showed off his very best Telecaster skills throughout this show. Although, I personally don't like Mr. Kooda's voice too much, his interpretation of "Little Red Corvette" was killer. It's such a groovy song, and with Kim Herriage's steel guitar, this song was one of my highlights during the show. I'm certainly glad I opted to stay a little bit longer that night. Crossing my fingers and hoping that the band will reunite on a permanent basis. The alt. country world really needs performers like Alan Wooley and Danny Ray Ford. Enuff said. Later... André Kopostynski Dallas, Texas E-mail Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone Home (214) 827-1297 -Original Message- From: BARNARD [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Saturday, March 27, 1999 10:11 AM Subject: Re: Upcoming Dallas shows Yeah, Andre, if you go the Cartwrights' show, please give us a report. P2ers wanna know! --junior PS. A nasty work schedule next week permitting, I'm hoping to catch the *Del* show in KC Nuff said g.
RE: Bad gigs
Don't know if anyone has mentioned it, but the Cornell Hurd "Fruit Shack" album has band members recollecting their "worse gig ever" in between the musical tracks. Some of them are pretty funny, although overall the schtick gets a bit old as you relisten to the album. And yeah, counting off songs is the source of innumerable screwups! It's like airplanes; the takeoff and landing are the most risky parts of the trip g. --junior
Re: The Cartwrights
Thanks for the Cartwrights news, Andre. I'm glad to hear they're living up to their musical reputation. Was Donny Ray packing?? g --junior
Re: Extra recommendations from SXSW
Hey there, jacy reminded me... Bob Schneider is concurrently leader of the Ugly Americans, the Scabs and Lonelyland. Ugly Americans are more funk, Scabs more jazz, and LL more acoustic hick-rock but they mostly play the same songs... which can be found on the Ugly Americans CD The bi-line for the Scabs was '9 piece all start goup' and since they were after Kelly Willis I couldnt get in. So who is in the band besides Bob? Thanks. Later... CK staring slack jawed at my stereo playing The Shaggs. ___ 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: Barkers, Orange Mothers??
Hey there, The real chicago Dave asks... Off to Austin next weekend, Can anyone tell me about these bands? They are playing at the Continental Club Thursday evening. Resisting the urge to scold you for being about 2 weeks too late. Go see The Barkers. Very cool, kinda weird goth-country-ish stuff. The closest comparison I can make is a happier Pinetop Seven. They played Twangfest last year and I really dug 'em - they also have a cut on the CD if you have it. And if Bill Gribble is still around on the list, he'll tell you himself. 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]
Steve/Del in Chicago, was == Re: Better Live?
Hi all, Sorry if any of this has been posted, have been off P2 for a few days. Saw Del/Steve et al while in Chicago. They played at The Vic, which is a big old theater with all the seats pulled out. Nice idea except when most of the folks are drunk and smoking like chimneys. The single mic got lost beyond the first 15 "rows" of folks in a very chatty room. Of course, they were still very good. Best part of the show == Mike Bub whacking the back of his bass for the intro to "Copperhead Road," really nice touch! Funniest part of the show == Hats-$27; T-Shirts-$25 (no, I didn't buy a single thing) HOWEVERgot to see an in-store at Borders (accompanied by my unemployed- partner in crime, Bob) and would have easily paid $50 for what we witnessed. Pure heaven, and all within 5ft of Steve/Del and the boyz. Sound was great, Del is a joy to watch and hear any day of the week. Steve looked very dapper in his gray button-down wool vest and plaid cap. Looks like the McCoury's are affecting Steve's grooming habits ;-)) Jason, Ronnie and Robbie were all superb. And of course, everyone was smiling, including grouchy-boy Earle. It's contagious!! I'm hoping to get some pix up on the Unofficial Earle site by week's end. Kate NP - Stephen Bruton/Nothing But The Truth ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Mon, 29 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Elena Skye P.S. I also happen to adore "Deeper Shade Of Blue." I think it's a stellar studio album for Del. To use my one "I agree" quote for the weekwell, I agree. As a matter of fact, that CD kept me company all the way to work this morning. Soon it will be put in my computer's CD player. Soon to be NP: Del McCoury - A Deeper Shade of Blue Jerry
Re: Sweet Chaos
On Mon, 29 Mar 1999 09:35:48 -0800 Brad Bechtel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been reading Sweet Chaos : The Grateful Dead's American Adventure, which I thought was going to be more about the Grateful Dead's process of becoming an institution in American music, but which is really more about the author's experiences in the 1960s and how the Dead related to them. That's discouraging because I'd read a couple of good reviews and thought it might be worth picking up. Thought it might be better than the rest of the books that've flooded the market post-Jerry. There is a need for someone to illuminate how this ragtag band of hippies became one of the top concert attractions for the past 30 years. Ummm, the fast answer: They allowed tapingg. William Cocke Senior Writer HSC Development University of Virginia (804) 924-8432
Re: Twangfest Auction - P2 stuff
Hey ya'll - I found a great old policemans shirt at the trift store Sat that has a P2 patch with two stripes on each sleeve. Hey, I can even emroider the name of the winner on the pocket! Can't promise, but I am asking some well known Memphis cats for stuff. Nancy (with way too much time and not enough gigs this week)
Re: Richard Buckner/Sebadoh in Dallas last night
Dancer reflects Andre, I totally agree with you about Deep Ellum Live. What a horrible place. I really hope I never have to go back there again. The staff were total assholes, the crowd sucked, the sound system kept falling apart. Nothing about that place deserved a show as cool as it got last night. Anyway, that's it. Thanks for all the recommendations... Yeah, this venue is the worse thing Dallas has to offer when it comes to outlets. Besides the rude staff and often annoying crowds, the place has no taste in beer either. Last time I went (about five years ago for Steve Earle - which was a great show with NO sound problems), I had the option between Coors Light and Bud Light. The bartender claimed that most of the people prefer light beer at Deep Ellum Live. What a bunch of @#%$$%@# bull shit. After this experience, I pledged that I will never set my feet inside that place again. Thank god, Steve and Del are playing at Lakewood Theatre this coming Friday, which is a very nice venue and only a three minute walk from my house. Can't wait! Later... André Kopostynski Dallas, Texas E-mail Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone Home (214) 827-1297
George Jones info
My father-in-law told me yesterday that he'd heard GJ was now under investigation for DUI -- that two motorists had called in reporting GJ's reckless driving on the day of the accident. Also, he'd read a newspaper story reporting that GJ had checked himself out of the hospital -- without his doctor's approval: he was not officially released yet. So, any *real* news on this beat? I'd like to get to the truth here. Rob ___ Robert A. Russell Director, Writing and Communication Center East Tennessee State University Box 70602 Johnson City, TN 37614 Phone: (423) 439-8438 Fax: (423) 439-8666 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.etsu.edu/wcc *** "Objective evidence and certitude are doubtless very fine ideals to play with but where on this moonlit and dream-visited planet are they found?" -- William James, 1842-1910, "The Will to Believe"
Waterloo Top 50/ Texas Top 10 - 3.27.99
Subject: Waterloo Top 50/ Texas Top 10 - 3.27.99 1. Stevie Ray Vaughan: Real Deal TX 220 2. Kelly Willis TX 166 3. Toni Price TX 116 4. Damnations TX TX 100 5. Lucinda Williams: Car Wheels... TX 97 6. Van Morrison 78 7. Beth Orton CIMS 75 8. Stevie Ray : Texas Flood TX 75 9. Stevie Ray : Couldn't Stand... TX 72 10. Guy Forsyth TX 68 11. Wilco 66 12. Gourds TX60 13. Stevie Ray : In Step TX 56 14. Steve Earle TX 55 15. Built To Spill 51 16. Ginger Mackenzie TX 49 17. Stevie Ray : Soul to Soul TX 48 18. Terry Allen TX 43 19. Los Super 7 TX 43 20. Reckless Kelly TX 42 21. Robert Earl Keen TX 42 22. RL Burnside 42 23. XTC KGSR41 24. Baz Luhrman 39 25. Jeff Beck38 26. Cesar Rosas 37 27. Asylum Street Spankers TX 35 28. Lauryn Hill 35 29. Indigenous 35 30. Dixie Chicks TX 33 31. Chieftians CIMS 32 32. Joe Henry WR 30 33. Tom Russell 30 34. Blur30 35. Storyville TX 29 36. Tito Tarantula 29 37. Jon Dee Graham TX 28 38. Fatboy Slim 27 39. Cassandra Wilson 27 40. Willie Nelson TX 25 41. Roots25 42. Patty Griffin TX 24 43. Sleater-Kinney 24 44. Susan Tedeschi 24 45. V/A: Pearls In The Snow TX 23 46. Iguanas23 47. Eminem23 48. Jimi Hendrix 22 49. Latin Playboys WR 22 50. Trans Am22 Waterloo Texas Top Ten for week ending March 27th, 1999 1. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Real Deal 2. Kelly Willis - What I deserve 3. Toni Price - Lowdown Up 4. Damnations TX - Half Mad Moon 5. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels On A Gravel Road 6. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood 7. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Couldn't Stand The Weather 8. Guy Forsyth - Can You Live Without It 9. Gourds - Ghosts of Hallelujah 10. Stevie Ray Vaughan - In Step
Fwd: Bad news, good spirits/Pensacola, FL
Sorry to cross post this but my band Drive-By Truckers is stranded. Anyone in the area who has any connections in Pensacola with speedy mechanics please email jen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] My boys are stranded but they are housed and fed (and probably liquored up) just having one of those road trips from hell. How many transmissions a year can you lose? I'm going to have to see if they all know how to properly drive. This was their new van. And does anyone have a estimate of how long it would take to get from Pensacola to Houston? I guess I-10 would be the quickest route. Lord, help me -- let's hope they don't get caught speeding in Louisiana. They do have the new CD with them. I heard the finished product today. The cover isn't near as tacky as the last one. And I have to say the production is better, the song choices better, (though I believe they did one of Slim's favorite songs about human excrement based of course on a true story "The Night G.G. Allin Came to Town") and way, don't listen to me I'm not objective. I do have an official title now in the Trucker Pit Stop Crew. Deb Sommer -- Life Support g So anyway, if anyone can help -- you will be rewarded. See below. Deb Sommer In a message dated 3/29/99, 8:09:41 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jen Bryant) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Drive-By Truckers' Florida-Louisiana-Texas tour has stopped dead in it's tracks for the moment. The van lost its transmission somewhere between Gainesville and Pensacola, but they keep truckin' on. Patterson and the boys rented a car to get to their Louisiana shows, and then after getting there, the New Orleans show was cancelled. Now the boys are headed back to Pensacola where they were able to score a couple more gigs; last night at Sluggo's - acoustic, and tonight at the Handle Bar in Pensacola with David Dondero (spelling?) and his new band. However, they still have to make it to Texas by Wednesday... As far as I know, the van is going in the shop today, if they can find one that will do the work quick. Anyone in the area who knows anything about transmissions and would be willing to lend a hand, just reply to the e-mail and I'm sure you'll get all the DBT lovin' you can handle. If you're in the area and you DON'T know anything about transmissions, go see the show! thanks ya'll Jenn The Drive-By Truckers' Florida-Louisiana-Texas tour has stopped dead in it's tracks for the moment. The van lost its transmission somewhere between Gainesville and Pensacola, but they keep truckin' on. Patterson and the boys rented a car to get to their Louisiana shows, and then after getting there, the New Orleans show was cancelled. Now the boys are headed back to Pensacola where they were able to score a couple more gigs; last night at Sluggo's - acoustic, and tonight at the Handle Bar in Pensacola with David Dondero (spelling?) and his new band. However, they still have to make it to Texas by Wednesday... As far as I know, the van is going in the shop today, if they can find one that will do the work quick. Anyone in the area who knows anything about transmissions and would be willing to lend a hand, just reply to the e-mail and I'm sure you'll get all the DBT lovin' you can handle. If you're in the area and you DON'T know anything about transmissions, go see the show! thanks ya'll Jenn "Once a country boys seen the way the steam rises off a mans insides on the sidewalk Tends to change the way he thinks, the way he sees everything and he goes back to where he came from..." -Mike Cooley, "One Of These Days" (off the new Drive-By Truckers CD, "Pizza Deliverance"
Re: Richard Buckner/Sebadoh in Dallas last night
Yeah, this venue is the worse thing Dallas has to offer when it comes to outlets. Besides that silly building with the green neon outline, you mean?
Re: Barkers, Orange Mothers??
Thanks for the non-scalding CK From: Christopher M Knaus [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "passenger side" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Barkers, Orange Mothers?? Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 12:22:02 -0600 Hey there, The real chicago Dave asks... Off to Austin next weekend, Can anyone tell me about these bands? They are playing at the Continental Club Thursday evening. Resisting the urge to scold you for being about 2 weeks too late. Go see The Barkers. Very cool, kinda weird goth-country-ish stuff. The closest comparison I can make is a happier Pinetop Seven. They played Twangfest last year and I really dug 'em - they also have a cut on the CD if you have it. And if Bill Gribble is still around on the list, he'll tell you himself. 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] Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Calling Jeff Wall
Sorry for public post but I've misplaced Jeff's email and the one I pulled out of my head bounced. Jeff -- email me. I need your phone number for the Fed Ex. I promise I will not give it to anyone or use it myself for obscene phone calls. Although, if you weren't shipping out -- we might make some money auctioning it off to make Twangfest money g Deb Sommer
Re: Extra recommendations from SXSW
I believe Scabs and UglyAmericans share the same band memebers and just throw in whoever happens to be in the swing of things (or just there), but don't know who those particular 'all stars' were nifty little page at www.uglyamericans.com lists members np: Ian Moore's got the Green Grass *sigh* --- Christopher M Knaus slackjawedly stated: Hey there, jacy reminded me... Bob Schneider is concurrently leader of the Ugly Americans, the Scabs and Lonelyland. Ugly Americans are more funk, Scabs more jazz, and LL more acoustic hick-rock but they mostly play the same songs... which can be found on the Ugly Americans CD The bi-line for the Scabs was '9 piece all start goup' and since they were after Kelly Willis I couldnt get in. So who is in the band besides Bob? Thanks. Later... CK staring slack jawed at my stereo playing The Shaggs. ___ 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] _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Barkers, Orange Mothers??
In a message dated 3/29/99, 10:13:07 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Off to Austin next weekend, Can anyone tell me about these bands? They are playing at the Continental Club Thursday evening. Don't know anything about those bands but . . . Friday night The Drive-By Truckers are playing The Hole in the Wall and Saturday night The Continental Club. Both with JennyanyKind. (And of course, provided the transmission gets fixed). You won't be disappointed seeing them live. Slim, can you testify? Deb
Re: Steve/Del in Chicago, was == Re: Better Live?
Steve looked very dapper in his gray button-down wool vest and plaid cap. Looks like the McCoury's are affecting Steve's grooming habits ;-)) Now in the Borders show at D.C. Steve was in a Black T-shirt with the white letters "The Beatles". Sorta neat. Stick
Re: Better Live?
You left out the greatest of all: The Allman Brothers (Live at the Fillmore East). What do I look like to you? Some damn hippie? :^) -- == Steve Gardner * Sugar Hill Records Radio Promotion [EMAIL PROTECTED] * www.sugarhillrecords.com WXDU "Topsoil" * A Century of Country Music [EMAIL PROTECTED] * www.topsoil.net ==
Re: Better Live?
While I have some sympathy for Steve's POV, I'd like to add that there are fine songs out there that simply sound superior in-studio. I didn't say every live recording is better than every studio recording. Steve Earle's, for instance, is far inferior to everything he's done since. I just think that on average, I like live recordings better. If I'm gonna buy a CD blind, it's gonna be the live one. Another great thing about a live album as a first purchase is that it also serves as kind of a best of. You mentioned Richard Thompson. While he has many great songs, the best "album" I've ever heard form him was a solo acoustic show that was bootlegged. (and no, I can't make copies.g sorry) -- == Steve Gardner * Sugar Hill Records Radio Promotion [EMAIL PROTECTED] * www.sugarhillrecords.com WXDU "Topsoil" * A Century of Country Music [EMAIL PROTECTED] * www.topsoil.net ==
Another country station in Nashville...
From Sunday's Tennessean: RADIO Rock radio institution KDF goes country this week By Brad Schmitt / Tennessean Staff Writer The owners of WKDF already have bet $5 million on Carl P. Mayfield, and now they're adding the station's 30-year rock heritage to the mix. On Thursday, KDF goes country. The dramatic move by Nashville's bastion of rock 'n' roll is the clearest signal yet that Dick Broadcasting Company is tying the future of its Nashville stations to longtime hometown radio superstar Mayfield. Mayfield's last stint was as afternoon personality on country giant WSIX-FM, and since Dick Broadcasting lured Mayfield away last year, he has said he wants to work at a country station. Last week, with a $5 million, five-year deal already in hand, Mayfield got his wish. Music City 103.3 will broadcast country, with songs from country legends, such as George Jones and Johnny Cash, mixed with the offerings of such current stars as Martina McBride and Diamond Rio during Mayfield's morning shift. The format change sets up an exciting battle of Nashville radio titans, pitting Mayfield against longtime ratings champion Gerry House of WSIX. The two will compete in the high-profile 6-10 morning shift in similar formats -- a match many radio observers will relish. The KDF format change also leaves Nashville modern rock fans without their own radio station, meaning it'll be tougher to hear acts like Metallica, Tom Petty, The Black Crowes,Hole, the Goo Goo Dolls, Green Day and even Nashville's Bare Jr. "You've got to be kidding!" bartender Bobbie Moreland, 29, said after hearing the news. "KDF was the station for real music. I can't think of anything comparable." Technical school student Shelly Lynch, 24, summed up many KDF listeners' feelings: "Country music sucks." The format change adds a fifth country station in Nashville at a time when country radio listenership here is waning. The current country stations, in order of ratings, are WSIX (97.9-FM), WSM-FM (95.5), WSM-AM (650) and Power Country 102.9 (FM). Competing Nashville radio stations were quick to criticize KDF's move. "There is only a 20 share (20%) of country listeners in town," said Dick Williams, general manager of SEASTAR Communications, a group of five Nashville stations that includes WSIX. "You want to divide that five ways? That's their business plan. It wouldn't be mine." And non-country stations were doubtful KDF and Mayfield could make country fly. "I am skeptical that the research would show room for another country station, especially when country listening is down 39% in the past year," said Steve Edwards, radio division president for South Central Communications, which owns Mix 92.9 and Oldies 96.3. Still, the choice to abandon rock wasn't a tough one for KDF owners. In the past six years, the station went from consistently being a top-5 station to dropping out of the top 10. "It's obviously a wise business decision," Mayfield said of KDF, "because they have no business. The station is ranked 13th." On the business end, Mayfield is already something of a success for Dick Broadcasting, his radio home for some 20 years before he went to WSIX to do afternoons. He was a top-rated rock jock at KDF in the '80s. Mayfield has been off the air for a year because of a no-compete clause in his WSIX contract,a year he has spent having two back surgeries and planning for his KDF launch. Music City 103.3 already has generated some $1 million in sales in Mayfield live commercials, virtually selling out Mayfield's first year of live spots on the air -- without telling advertisers what format or at what frequency Mayfield would be on the air. And that's not cheap: The spots cost $400 each with another $50 talent fee going directly to Mayfield. That's more than twice what the average morning radio spot costs here. Steve Dickert, general manager for Dick Broadcasting, dismisses talk that KDF can't compete in the country market, saying he thinks the two leading stations -- WSIX and WSM-FM -- are vulnerable. Dickert said on-air personalities, more than the music, will make a country station fly. He said WSM-FM has always been music-intensive, and he thinks WSIX is left with only one personality stallion. "Since Carl left, there's Gerry ... and who?" Dickert said. "We think we can do it better," he said. "We've got Carl P." Dickert also has hired a North Carolina personality to do nights and a couple of Nashville radio veterans, WSM-FM's Gina Donegan and ex-KDF jock Shannon, to fill other air slots. At least one radio consultant, New York-based Keith Hill, agrees that on-air personalities will be country radio's saviors. "Fun is the issue, not the music," Hill said. "Gerry House? I don't find that show is as fun as it used to be. I would certainly think with Carl, that's a significant volley in the war. "They'll start the day right with Carl P., and if they replicate that the rest of the day, they'll be successful," he said.
Re: Better Live?
I agree. I think, for example, that Kiss's "Alive 2" is far better than, say, "Lick It Up" Hello everyone. -Original Message- From: Steve Gardner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, March 29, 1999 3:33 PM Subject: Re: Better Live? While I have some sympathy for Steve's POV, I'd like to add that there are fine songs out there that simply sound superior in-studio. I didn't say every live recording is better than every studio recording. Steve Earle's, for instance, is far inferior to everything he's done since. I just think that on average, I like live recordings better. If I'm gonna buy a CD blind, it's gonna be the live one. Another great thing about a live album as a first purchase is that it also serves as kind of a best of. You mentioned Richard Thompson. While he has many great songs, the best "album" I've ever heard form him was a solo acoustic show that was bootlegged. (and no, I can't make copies.g sorry) -- == Steve Gardner * Sugar Hill Records Radio Promotion [EMAIL PROTECTED] * www.sugarhillrecords.com WXDU "Topsoil" * A Century of Country Music [EMAIL PROTECTED] * www.topsoil.net ==
Re: Better Live?
I'm sorry now that I didn't combine these posts into one email. Slogging through digest are kinda cumbersome... - Elena Skye P.S. I also happen to adore "Deeper Shade Of Blue." I think it's a stellar studio album for Del. That is a great album...but it still doesn't even come close to Del and the boys live. IMHO of course. -- == Steve Gardner * Sugar Hill Records Radio Promotion [EMAIL PROTECTED] * www.sugarhillrecords.com WXDU "Topsoil" * A Century of Country Music [EMAIL PROTECTED] * www.topsoil.net ==
PLAYLIST - Monday Breakfast Jam: A Morning Drivetime Show 3/29/99 KRCL 91FM, SLC, UT
Here is the playlist for Monday Breakfast Jam on KRCL 91FM, SLC, Ut for Mar. 29, 1998. Monday Breakfast Jam is an eclectic morning drivetime presentation totally programmed and present by me over KRCL 91FM in Salt Lake City. The show generally revolves around contemporary singer/songwriters, folk, folk-rock and rock artists. A little bluegrass, jazz, world or spoken word pieces thrown in. If, after reviewing this playlist, you feel that your music would fit in the general vicinity of what I do, feeler to forward me copies at the snail mail address below. Be aware that it is station policy that any mail, regardless of recipient name on it, arriving at the station address is consider property of the station and not the individual programmer. Thanks to all the artists who have forwarded stuff for their kind (and much appreciated) support. Feel free to forward me any promo material. It will get listened to for possible inclusion on a later show. The Iceman (Doug Young) email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] snail mail: Doug Young 3855 Nordin Ave. Ogden, UT 84403 Station copies should be mailed to KRCL 230 S 500 w, Suite 105 SLC, UT 84101 Attn.: Music Director Format: Cut Artist Album Label MONDAY BREAKFAST JAM PLAYLIST FOR March 29, 1999 AMAZING VARIATION/STEEL STRING RAG (weekly intro music) RANDOM CHANCE LARRY PATTIS LIBERAL PALETTE DESOLATION ROWMTV UNPLUGGED BOB DYLANCOLUMBIA JUST LIKE TOM THUMB'S BLUES TRAIL JIMMY LAFAVE BOHEMIA BEAT HOLD ON MULE VARIATIONS TOM WAITSEPITAPH WEATHERMANRESPOND (various) KRIS DELMHORST SIGNATURE SOUND RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIASECRET COMBINATION RANDY CRAWFORD WARNER BROS. WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWNTRAVELING MILES CASSANDRA WILSON BLUE NOTE DOWN IN THE NIGHT IT'S HEARTBREAK THAT SELLS-A TRIBUTE TO RAY MASON (various) CHERI NIGHT TAR HUT WILD MAN FROM BORNEO PEARLS IN THE SNOW - KINKY FRIEDMAN (various) GUY CLARKKINKAJOU THE HAUNTING OF A NEW YORK MOON A SMALL GOOD THING BOCEPHUS KINGNEW WEST HOW CAN I SLEEP WITHOUT YOU SPARK JULIAN DAWSON w LUCINDA WILLIAMS GADFLY TAKE ME HOME SKETCHBOOK LESLIE CLAUSON CANTOS VERITAS RECKLESS ABANDON LOOSE CHANGE AND SPARE PARTS TERRI ALLARD RECKLESS ABANDON NO MORE EXCUSES DRIVE CHRIS WEBSTERCOMPASS THE DOLL SALIVATION TERRY ALLEN SUGAR HILL NO EASY UNDERSTANDING COAL DIAMONDS KEVIN MEISEL THURSDAY I CAN'T GET YOU OFF MY MIND OF TRAINS AND ANGELS PAT O'BRYAN MAGIC VALLEY ST. JAMES SONGS FROM MY FUNERAL SNAKEFARMRCA SWEETEST DECLINE CENTRAL RESERVATION BETH ORTON ARISTA I NEED LOVE ZERO ZERO ZERO SAM PHILLIPS VIRGIN TELL ME WHY FALL INTO ME BRIAN DOLZANIPLUM STREET SUMMER'S GONE LOST HERD IAN TYSONVANGUARD NO GOING BACK METAL SHED BLUES THE OLD JOE CLARKS CHECKERED PAST ATCHAFALAYA PIPELINE CAJUNIZATION BEAUSOLIEL RHINO FIVE IN THE MORNING TEN YEAR NIGHT LUCY KAPLANSKY RED HOUSE HE AIN'T COMIN' HERE THIS AIN'T OVER YET GRETA LEEself-release THEY'RE BLIND WHAT I DESERVE KELLY WILLIS RYKODISC I DON'T FEEL LIKE DANCING SPARK JULIAN DAWSONGADFLY MADELINE A STRANGER TO ME NOW MONTE WARDEN ASYLUM BETTER THAN A WHEEL BETTER THAN A WHEEL VINCE JUNIOR WEDGIE WILDFIRE PRAYER BONES THE FLATIRONSCHECKERED PAST I'M ON WHEELS I DON'T MIND WALKING JULIE ADAMS THE RHINO BOYS GADFLY LOSE YOUR WAY TIMBRE SOPHIE B. HAWKINSCOLUMBIA TO BE MORE BEAUTIFUL/SOFAS #2 PENCILS COLLABORATIONS CHRIS CHANDLER w DAR WILLIAMS1-800-PRIME-CD CHANGES EXCERPTS FROM SWINE LAKE IAIN MATTHEWS
Live vs. Studio
Guess I have to weigh in on this one. I'm betting I'm going to be in the minority here, but I MUCH prefer to purchase studio records over live releases. To me, it's a simple question of sound *quality*, that is.I rarely encounter a live release that is mixed well or acoustically speaking, sounds *right*. Of course, you have to realize that I'm the one that's a sucker for overdubs, layered harmonies, slick production and such. My next statement is even more blasphemous.I'd rather listen to my studio recording of an artist than catch them live. I mean this with a "grain of salt" however. I'm a social animal and would much rather be out than sitting at home listening. To explain, I do love live music but it's more of a social/visual thing than a sound thing. By social, I mean watching the artist create and react.the spontaneity and uniqueness of the event. I enjoy briefly conversing with them (if that's possible). That part of it I enjoy so much more than muddied vocals, walls of noise, and confounded people talking. In my own case (and perhaps someone can relate), I have trouble dealing with a multitude of different sounds. The ol' filtering mechanism isn't the strongest. So, I find non-acoustic music at most venues really difficult to listen to. I think if I was hard-wired differently, my appreciation for live music would increase 1000x. Despite my natural preferences, I still hit a ton of live shows. Just a strange thing, I guess. Jerry
personal to Starlene
Will someone from the band Starlene please email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]? Thanks, Dave *** Dave Purcell, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Northern Ky Roots Music: http://w3.one.net/~newport Twangfest: http://www.twangfest.com
Jewish Country-Western Hits: (fwd)
And I thought y'all might like this
FORWARDED MAIL --- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Arlene Stein)
Date: 24 Mar 99
Originally To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Now, some of this may not translate, but I thought it might provide a
giggle or two...
Jewish Country-Western Hits:
For *You* I Should Be Singing?!
Honky-Tonk Nights on the Golan Heights
I Was One of the Chosen People ('Til She Chose Somebody Else)
I've Got My Foot On The Glass, Where Are You?
Mama Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Gentiles
My Rowdy Friend Elijah's Comin' Over Tonight.
New bottle of Whiskey, Same Old Testament
Stand by Your Mensch
Achy Breaky Hip
I Got the Guilt, You Got the Gelt (I Went and Cut Another Notch in My
Belt)
I'm Cryin' in My Manischewitz ('Cause I Lost Rebecca Levitz)
All My Ex's Made an Exodus
The Shiksa's Gonna Hit the Fan
Four Thousand Years of Sufferin', and I Had to Marry You
My Woman Gave Me Crabs, and That Ain't Kosher
Homeland on the Range
All right, Already, Enough With The Infidelity!
Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Latkes
The Second Time She Said 'Shalom', I Knew She Meant 'Goodbye'
I Balanced Your Books, but You're Breaking My Heart
You've Been Talkin' Hebrew in Your Sleep Since that Rabbi Came to Town
Mamas Don't Let Your Ungrateful Sons Grow Up to Be Cowboys (When They
Could Very Easily Have Just Taken Over the Family Hardware Business that
My Own Grandfather Broke His Back to Start and My Father Sweat Over for
YearsWhich Apparently Doesn't Mean Anything Now That You're Turning
Your Back on Such a Gift)
That Shiksa Done Made off with My Heart Like a Goniff
--
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]
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Re: Live/Studio
Somebody here mentioned how much they dug Del's "Blue Side of Town," so here's ya an annectdote: Del's fiddler on that record was one Tad Marks who happened to be in Austin last week, hanging around post SXSW. He came by my weekly Jewband gig and sat in on a few tunes, including the leading the band through a minor-key rendition of "Lee Highway Blues" which I shall never forget. Then Hot Club of Cow Town fiddler Elana Fremmerman joined in for triple fiddle action on a waltz and then led the band through a swinging "Yossel, Yossel." Just another Austin wednesday night. Tad pointed out how much it hurt him to leave Del, but as he pointed out, there just ain't much money in the gig. (He's looking for a gig BTW, you DC area folks..) Ditto John W's comment about BG CD sales: It's assumed that the money you'll make is from sales off the stage, in fact, most labels are quite up front about it. They look at thier touring BG bands as if they are distributors. Saddly, they don't often get as good a unit price. ___ Mark Rubin POB 49227, Austin TX 78765 http://markrubin.com
Where in the World is Lowell Kaufman?
Sorry everyone, but... Lowell, could you contact me? Mail keeps bouncing from the e-mail address I have for you. Alternately -- does anyone have Lowell Kaufman's current e-mail address, if he's not subscribed? T'anks, --Cheryl Cline
Drive-By Truckers
Thanks everyone for the outpouring of support and emails. The van is fixed so the band will make to Texas for their shows. They're happy but broke so if you go, buy their CD so they can eat and buy gas to get back home g Thanks again, Deb Sommer
Re: Upcoming Hadacol Dates
Hadacol was one of the real surprises for me at SXSW. Twangy, rocking, energetic, above average songs, connecting with the audience. They won that crowd over. I had plan to stay for a few songs, but got sucked into the vortex of fun. Jeff At 05:00 PM 3/27/99 PST, you wrote: Upcoming Hadacol Dates: St. Louis MO., The Duck Room, Tonight Saturday-3/27/99 Washington D.C., Iota Bar, Monday-3/29/99 Cleveland OH., Wilbert's W/Dale Watson, Tuesday-3/30/99 New York NY., The Rodeo Bar, Wednesday-3/31/99 Youngstown OH., Nyabingh, Thursday-04/01/99 Lexington KY., Lynagh's w/Robbie Fulks, Friday-04/02/99 Louisville KY., Mercury Paw, Saturday-04/03/99 Iowa City IA., Gabe's Oasis w/Junior Brown, Friday-04/09/99 Columbia MO., Blue Note w/Chuck Berry, Friday-04/16/99 Neenah,WI., Automatic Slim's, Saturday-04/17/99 Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. Miles of Music mail order http://www.milesofmusic.com FREE printed Catalog: (818) 883-9975 fax: (818) 992-8302, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alt-Country, rockabilly, bluegrass, folk, power pop and tons more.
lyric question
Greetings from the other side... this one's coming over the P2 wall as I'm not signed up... I'm just a full-time fluffer. I've been searching endlessly for the lyrics to Alejandro Escovedo's "She Towers Above," but have run into a dead end about everywhere... it's funny that I never queried you all sooner. Anyhow, does anyone know the last verse? That's all I need, the part about where she dances with the dog collar or doll color bone or something :) Please reply to me personally and not to the whole list. Well you can do that, but be sure to include me too. See y'all in June. Any Merlefesters should get a hold of me as well. I'll be down for that as well. Chadooski
Re: The Cartwrights (was: Re: Upcoming Dallas shows)
the Cartwrights' tune on the second Bloodshot sampler was my fave on that record, which is really saying something. I, too, hope they get together and put out a record that's actually obtainable out in middle america. Which raises the question - what ever happened to the Vole Beats, another one of my favorite obscure bands? I tried to score their second record and never succeeded; they must have sold out of what they had. But love that first one -- with it's subtle, but stick-with-you pop ballads. -- Terry Smith
Re: Upcoming Hadacol Dates
At 9:02 AM -0800 on 3/29/99, Jeff Weiss wrote: Hadacol was one of the real surprises for me at SXSW. Twangy, rocking, energetic, above average songs, connecting with the audience. They won that crowd over. I had plan to stay for a few songs, but got sucked into the vortex of fun. I picked up the CD last week and really got caught up in it. Can't wait to see them live. (It's one of those rare bands Tracy and I agree on, too.) Bob
Re: Better Live?
At 3:29 PM -0500 on 3/29/99, Steve Gardner wrote: While I have some sympathy for Steve's POV, I'd like to add that there are fine songs out there that simply sound superior in-studio. I didn't say every live recording is better than every studio recording. Steve Earle's, for instance, is far inferior to everything he's done since. I just think that on average, I like live recordings better. If I'm gonna buy a CD blind, it's gonna be the live one. Another great thing about a live album as a first purchase is that it also serves as kind of a best of. I'm with you, Steve. I've got a lot of live (officially released, of course) CDs and LPs from groups whose studio releases I'm just not interested in. In a perfect world, we wouldn't have this ass-backward situation where people go into studios, and we wouldn't have audiences expecting musicians to do things they can't do. I'd like to think that if the Lomaxes' field recordings had outsold Ralph Peer's hotel room recordings, everything would be recorded live and we'd have real documents of what musicians and bands were capable of, not what they wish they were. (Not that I'm so naive that I think officially released live recordings are virgin, of course. I had to buy Jerry Jeff Walker's video of his Gruene Hall show because the CD had more studio musicians than stage musicians.) Bob
Re: Live vs. Studio
My next statement is even more blasphemous.I'd rather listen to my studio recording of an artist than catch them live. I mean this with a "grain of salt" however. I'm a social animal and would much rather be out than sitting at home listening. To explain, I do love live music but it's more of a social/visual thing than a sound thing. Jerry Jerry, I know exactly what you mean, except I'd compare it to sports. As a longtime Cleveland Browns fan, I think there's nothing comparable to sitting in the Pound at old Cleveland Municipal Stadium, and sucking in the atmosphere (plus, of course, your choice of 12-, 16- or 32-ounce beers). It's a ball, no matter what's happening on the field. But as far as actually watching the game, give me the recliner in the family room on a Sunday afternoon (plus, of course, my choice of any goddamn size beer I choose to pour). And to really ruin this analogy, the last place you'd ever catch me would be in a stadium for a rock concert -- or country show, for that matter -- fending with 100,000 sweaty morons. I could handle it as a youth; of course, back then most of the challenge was figuring out how to score.-- Terry Smith
Re: Barkers, Orange Mothers??
In a message dated 3/29/99 2:00:05 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Friday night The Drive-By Truckers are playing The Hole in the Wall and Saturday night The Continental Club. Both with JennyanyKind. (And of course, provided the transmission gets fixed). You won't be disappointed seeing them live. Slim, can you testify? the DBT's definitely put on quite a show, and it would be well worth the effort to go see them. For the record, I HATED GG Allin, who once gave a woman a beer enema while she was wearing only a Slim Chance gimme cap. It's on video. My reputation is ruined. AGH!!!. Slim np- Red Meat "13" (it's country!)
Re: Barkers, Orange Mothers??
"David Markovits" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Off to Austin next weekend, Can anyone tell me about these bands? They are playing at the Continental Club Thursday evening. The Orange Mothers are something you just have to experience. They have really very little twang at all; their songs are mainly straightforward pop. But that's a little like saying GWAR is just a straightforward heavy metal band. Their front man Ethan Azarian is a certifiable nutcase, and I mean that as a compliment. It's always fun to play with them. I play bass for the Barkers so I don't have a lot of perspective. The songwriting has elements of Tom Waits, Kurt Weill, Harry Nilsson, and Beatles, with a healthy shot of country. Our main singer Alice Spencer has been in rock bands, string bands, convention-and-wedding standards bands, and done Patsy Cline in the "Always, Patsy Cline" musical, and all of that shows up in her singing and songwriting. The show at the Continental is the day before we start mixing our first record! So we're pretty excited about the band and the gig and I'm sure it will be a great show. You should come out and introduce yourself. Bill Gribble The Barkers
Re: Upcoming Hadacol Dates
Hadacol was one of the real surprises for me at SXSW. Twangy, rocking, energetic, above average songs, connecting with the audience. They won that crowd over. I had plan to stay for a few songs, but got sucked into the vortex of fun. I picked up the CD last week and really got caught up in it. Can't wait to see them live. (It's one of those rare bands Tracy and I agree on, too.) I dunno, JeffMoM and Mr. Soron like it, but I kinda thought it was too much of a generic ND/Tweedy knock off. Of course that was only one listen. Then again, in my world, one complete mostly-attentive listen is a big friggin deal. Neal Weiss
Re: Barkers, Orange Mothers??
In a message dated 3/29/99 6:57:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: the DBT's definitely put on quite a show, and it would be well worth the effort to go see them. For the record, I HATED GG Allin, who once gave a woman a beer enema while she was wearing only a Slim Chance gimme cap. It's on video. My reputation is ruined. AGH!!!. Slim Nah, Slim -- that might go for a lot of money on Ebay g Deb
Re: Upcoming Hadacol Dates
At 6:51 PM -0500 on 3/29/99, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I dunno, JeffMoM and Mr. Soron like it, but I kinda thought it was too much of a generic ND/Tweedy knock off. Can you have too much of a good thing? Bob
Re: Upcoming Hadacol Dates
At 06:51 PM 3/29/99 EST, you wrote: Hadacol was one of the real surprises for me at SXSW. Twangy, rocking, energetic, above average songs, connecting with the audience. They won that crowd over. I had plan to stay for a few songs, but got sucked into the vortex of fun. I picked up the CD last week and really got caught up in it. Can't wait to see them live. (It's one of those rare bands Tracy and I agree on, too.) I dunno, JeffMoM and Mr. Soron like it, but I kinda thought it was too much of a generic ND/Tweedy knock off. Of course that was only one listen. Then again, in my world, one complete mostly-attentive listen is a big friggin deal. You've got ADD when it comes to music. Like I said, it took more than one song, jaded rock crit guy, to get my attention. One of the highlights of SXSW. Jeff Miles of Music mail order http://www.milesofmusic.com FREE printed Catalog: (818) 883-9975 fax: (818) 992-8302, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alt-Country, rockabilly, bluegrass, folk, power pop and tons more.
RE: Better Live?
Since the general consensus seems to be that, at least for some acts, live music *is* better, let me tell about these killer tapes that I have. . . g Larry
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Century of Country
Century of Country debuts Wednesday Newswire * 03/29/99 Lethbridge Herald All material copyright Thomson Canada Limited or its licensors. All rights reserved. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Minutes into the 13-part Century of Country documentary, it's clear how broad an undertaking it is to even define * country music, much less tell its story. * "Country music is the same thing as the blues," Waylon Jennings opines. * "Country music is contemporary jazz," says singer Ray Price. "Basically, it's the people's music," says Harlan Howard, the great * country music songwriter (Busted, I Fall to Pieces). "We really do deal with divorces and tragedies and so forth. And sometimes people think we're * kind of hokey. But country music is here and it always will be." Based on previews of two episodes -- one covering pioneers like Jimmie * Rodgers and the Carter Family and the other on bluegrass and western swing * -- Century of Country captures the wide scope of country music and celebrates it. * The documentary touches on women in country music, rockabilly, bluegrass, western swing, the Grand Ole Opry and honky-tonk music. Many current stars are interviewed, and the lives of greats like Hank Williams Sr., Jimmie Rodgers and Patsy Cline are covered. The Nashville Network will air the first of 13 weekly one-hour segments of Century of Country at 6 p.m. MST Wednesday. The host is actor James Garner and CBS newsman Bob Schieffer narrates. Century of Country marks the first collaboration between TNN and CBS News. Westinghouse Electric Corp., which owns CBS, bought TNN in 1997. "I had more fun," said Schieffer, host of the weekly news show Face the Nation on CBS. "Maybe because it was such a break after covering Monica Lewinsky and Ken Starr. It was like a vacation to me. . .. "I really learned a lot. They have gone out and interviewed everybody that you ever heard of, and some that you've never heard of." Among the things Schieffer learned: "Apparently Jimmie Rodgers, who was the Singing Brakeman, was the first person to yodel," he said. "You would think it came from ranches or something western. "But apparently he heard some Swedish guy yodel," Schieffer said with a laugh. * The series is a step forward for TNN, whose claim to be THE country music cable station has slipped since it started showing a new version of Roller Derby and reruns of the Waltons. TNN has always been a Nashville booster rather than a critic, and Century of Country sidesteps anything that could dampen the party. The shows still are a lot of fun, however. For example, it's hard to resist the enthusiasm of singer Marty Stuart. "You can wear cool clothes," Stuart says in the opening episode, Celebration of Country. "You can wear your hair goofy. Girls like you. You get applause. You get to live this nomad lifestyle. And you get paid for it." * During the segment on bluegrass, 18-year-old mandolin player Chris Thile * pays tribute to late bluegrass founder Bill Monroe, then reveals he's * working on combining bluegrass and classical music. "I find there's an amazing energy in Bach that is kind of like some of the stuff that Bill Monroe was coming out with," Thile said. "I wrote a * song where I try to get some of that same energy with the bluegrass background in it -- sort of a 'grassical' song." Ricky Skaggs tries to explain how exciting Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys were in their heyday. "When they were on the stage it sounded like the Beatles were on stage," Skaggs said. "I hear these country people screaming at the top of their voices hearing this new music that no one had ever heard before. It was a new sound, it was a new day for this music." Schieffer said he came into the assignment thinking he knew something * about country music from a lifetime of listening. He saw Ernest Tubb perform when he was a boy in Fort Worth, Texas, then became a fan of Willie Nelson and Jennings. The assignment showed him he had much to learn. * "If you have just the vaguest interest in country music, you'll find this 13 hours just fascinating," Schieffer said.
Charles Sawtelle
Obituary: Charles Sawtelle Paul Wadey * 03/29/99 The Independent - London (Copyright 1999 Newspaper Publishing PLC) *THE SELF-proclaimed "Greatest Show in Bluegrass", Hot Rize was for 12 dazzling years amongst the finest outfits in the genre, marrying superb musicianship with showmanship. *Bluegrass was developed by the great Bill Monroe in the 1930s and 1940s and is characterised by "high lonesome" vocals, driving rhythms and instrumental virtuosity played out on fiddle, mandolin, guitar and dobro. Born out of the mountain music of the rural South and the blues and field hollers Munroe heard as a youngster, it has transcended its origins to become a universal form. The quartet of Tim O'Brien (mandolin, fiddle, vocals), Pete Wernick (banjo, harmony vocals), Charles Sawtelle (guitar, vocals) and Nick Forster (bass, vocals) came together as Hot Rize in 1978. O'Brien, Wernick and Sawtelle - a sometime steel guitarist from Austin, Texas - had been members of the Drifting Ramblers in 1976 and both Wernick and Sawtelle performed on O'Brien's Biscuit City album Guess Who's in Town. Working as a group seemed a natural progression, and with Forster on board in 1979 they cut an eponymous debut album for Flying Fish. In common with their later releases it expertly combined covers of standards with newer material, some of * which has now entered the bluegrass/acoustic repertoire. *Like many other bluegrass musicians, Hot Rize feted those performers who had given the genre its initial impetus in the 1940s and 1950s. They were particularly drawn to the music of Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and took their name from "hot rize", the "secret ingredient" in Martha White Self-Rising Flour, which, through its sponsorship of their segment on Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, became indelibly associated with Flatt and Scruggs. A sophomore effort, Radio Boogie was released to acclaim in 1981 and followed three years later with a fine live set, Hot Rize In Concert. In the meantime, they had unveiled their alter egos, Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers, a hot Fifties-style country swing band with a penchant for sunglasses and song titles like "Wigwam Wiggle". Sawtelle, masquerading as "Slade", contributed bass. Originally an amusing part of their live act, the Trailblazers took on a life of their own and cut two albums, Red Knuckles And The Trailblazers (1982) and Shades Of The Past (1988). In 1985, Hot Rize jumped labels to Sugar Hill and recorded Traditional Ties with its excellent version of O'Brien's "Walk The Way The Wind Blows". Ninety eighty-seven saw the release of Untold Stories, by which time O'Brien's other projects were taking up more and more of his time. Take It Home (1990), perhaps the band's finest album, proved its swansong and that same year they split. The band's members went on to enjoy varying degrees of success with O'Brien maturing into a top-flight singer-songwriter. Sawtelle * - long enigmatically nicknamed "the Bluegrass Mystery" - formed the Colorado-based Charles Sawtelle and the Whippets and began an association with fellow musician Peter Rowan that saw him become a * fixture of the bluegrass festival/concert circuit. Paul Wadey *Charles Sawtelle, bluegrass guitarist: born Austin, Texas 1946; died Nashville, Tennessee 20 March 1999.
Steve Earle
Recording Stars Sing Farewell to Major Labels By Brian Steinberg * 03/29/99 The Wall Street Journal (Copyright (c) 1999, Dow Jones Company, Inc.) * NEW YORK -- Before country-rocker Steve Earle planned his latest album for Time Warner Inc., its record division might have expected another disk full of loud guitars, insightful lyrics and attitude. Instead, Earle delivered soft music, rural musings and banjo strumming, which the label took as the aural equivalent of a slap in the face. *That, at least, is the gospel according to Steve Earle. The feisty musician said executives at Warner Brothers Records initially approved his project. Earle followed his muse and used Warner's money for studio time and the like. Finally, he said he told * the company, "Here's your $450,000 bluegrass record." But upon hearing the finished product, he said, Warner executives told him they were no longer interested. So he quickly negotiated his way out of his contract -- with his new album in tow. The episode illustrates an increasingly prevalent record-industry dilemma. Musicians are realizing they have an increasing amount of power and no longer need to hitch their hopes to a major label. "I don't even talk to lawyers most of the time," Mr. Earle cracked, "much less like having them involved in my art." *In late February, he released his Warner-financed bluegrass opus, "The Mountain," on his own label, E-Squared, which he started in 1995. The album sold more than 10,000 copies in the first week, said Earle's partner, Jack Emerson, more than Warner's first-week sales of "El Corazon," a 1997 Earle record recently nominated for a Grammy. Most of his albums have sold 250,000 to 1.5 million copies. Warner disputes Earle's version of events. The artist wanted to leave "before we knew what his next album was going to be," said label spokesman Bob Merlis. Other musicians are also taking matters into their own hands. E-Squared is just one of many independent labels striving to sell overlooked music to the masses. Dozens support ousted musicians, while others were formed by industry veterans fed up with music-business maneuvering. The "Artist," formerly known as Prince, left Warner in a widely reported huff in 1996 to record on his own NPG Records. Kelly Willis, an * alternative-country chanteuse, recently left the now-defunct AM Records and found other financing -- then gave the resulting work, released last month, to independent Rykodisc. Country veteran Emmylou Harris left a Warner-affiliated label to release a live album on a private label last summer. Ani DiFranco wins notice for promoting her hard-to-categorize sound through her own Righteous Babe Records, of Buffalo, N.Y. "For five years, there has been a great increase in the number of new independent labels," said Pat Bradley, executive director of the Association for Independent Music, "but that is counterbalanced by the fact that a lot of those that come along only exist for six months to a year." The Internet has made marketing easier, she said, giving everyone the same chance to lure consumers. But a backlash has already started. The rise of little independents is "just saturating the marketplace," she said, rendering record store space more difficult for all to nab. And since Seagram Co. acquired PolyGram NV in December, the company's immense Universal Music Group has been shedding enough employees and artists to staff a rival label. One artist dropped was Joel Ely, a 51-year-old Texas songwriter who makes albums filled with taut storytelling, cowboy philosophy and searing guitar. He has even flirted with punk-rock, opening concerts for The Clash in their 1980's heyday. None of these abilities stopped MCA from dropping him twice in a 20-year span. The lack of major backing hasn't fazed him, he said. "I've never felt more free to make music, and never have so many things come up to present themselves." He is writing songs for movies and seeking a way to sell a live album. Mark Olson left the Jayhawks, a band with country leanings, just after they released an album to the widest acclaim they had ever received. Now he sells his two homemade records via the Internet and mail-order. Mr. Olson, 37, said he has sold only about 10,000 records, but he gets to keep more of the money. *Warner had good relations with Steve Earle before the split. Since emerging from a decades-old heroin addiction and a long record-industry exile, the 44-year-old Mr. Earle transformed himself from musical outlaw to respected veteran, and released three Warner-associated albums to
Rosie Flores
Album Reviews Rosie Flores 'Dance Hall Dreams' showcases her tasteful guitar * 03/26/99 Chicago Daily Herald (Copyright 1999) Rosie Flores, "Dance Hall Dreams" (Rounder) * * * Somehow, while the New Traditionalist movement launched the careers of Dwight * Yoakam, Lyle Lovett, k.d. lang and Steve Earle, the fame train never let Rosie Flores aboard. That's a shame because the honky tonk queen has it all over the Nashville pinup girls on the charts these days. Not only does Flores write her own material - she wrote or co- wrote 11 of the 12 songs here - but she is also a first-rate guitarist. (Now how many of TNN's video vixens can say that!) Her tasteful guitar licks burn and her twangy voice sounds half as young as her 48 years, while her roots spirit recalls western swing and Sun Records. A few numbers too low key for their own good prevent "Dance Hall Dreams" from matching her best works, "A Honky Tonk Reprise" and "Once More With Feeling." But the album finishes with a flurry and shows why the "Rockabilly Filly" deserves to be more than a hep-cat secret. Flores sings about a pink Cadillac and playfully suggests "Why don't you come inside and hear my engine run?" in " '59 Tweedle Dee." "This Ol' Honky Tonk" is a traditional, heartfelt ode. The smart rave-up about Elvis, "It Came From Memphis," features a guitar line from John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillun" filtered through ZZ Top's "La Grange" and also pays tribute to Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sonny Burgess, Scotty Moore, Johnny Cash and Charlie Rich. The album ends on a mysterious note when the honkey tonk hymn "Dance Hall Dreams" abruptly ends, as if Flores awakes from a dream. A dream would be for Flores to plug in, crank it up and conjure country's spirited past with a rousing, full-fledged guitar album. - Dave Miller
Waco Brothers
Waco Brothers, Wacoworld (Bloodshot)
Curtis Ross
* 03/26/99
The Tampa Tribune
(Copyright 1999)
The biggest favor you could ever do a Waco Brothers CD is never to
see them live. In person, the Wacos come on like six banditos
trapped in the bunker with nothing to lose. They're surrounded and
they've got nothing left to do but spend all the ammo and leave as
many casualties as possible. Even if they ever make their own "Exile
on Main Street" or "Grievous Angel," they'll never capture that on a
5-inch silver platter.
So for recording purposes, the Wacos show they can do other
things: buoyant pop ("Day of the Dead"), steel guitar-drenched
weepers ("Hello to Everybody") and nasty, left-leaning social
commentary disguised as working man's blues ("Pigsville").
The eclecticism reflects this band's
* bizarre-for-even-alternative-country pedigree. Jon Langford is one
of the Mekons, who were pillaging country's roots a decade and a half
ago. But the respective outfits of Mark Durante (KMFDM?!) and Alan
Doughty (Jesus Jones?!) would seem to have little connection to the
Kentucky hills of Hank Williams.
It may be that outsider status that lets the Wacos take chances
* with country music that the crop of bimbos and bimbettes being
churned out by Nashville wouldn't dare, much less think of in the
first place. Hence the surf's-up guitar of "Good for Me" and the
sentiments of the same (I know what's good for me / But sometimes
it's good / To do all the other things).
The Clash-meets-Johnny Cash analogy has been overused to describe
this band (and probably ignores the fact that Cash got wilder and
crazier than the Clash ever did). But it gives a hint of what the
Brothers are capable of. Pray they visit Florida soon, and play
"Wacoworld" real loud in the meantime.
Odds and Sods
NEW ALISON KRAUSS ALBUM IN THE WORKS Tribune Media Services * 03/26/99 Sun-Sentinel Ft. Lauderdale (Copyright 1999 by the Sun-Sentinel) *Alison Krauss, who took an armful of titles at the 1995 Country * Music Association awards show, is finishing up another Rounder album that is reported to be amazing. *In alternating years, Krauss does traditionally bluegrass albums with the Union Station Band and the more eclectic "Alison Krauss albums." This is the year for an Alison Krauss album. Sony's independent-minded Lucky Dog Records, which for the first time has seen one of its singles (Charlie Robison's Barlight) hit the mainstream country charts, is amassing talent. In addition to Charlie and Bruce Robison and David Allan Coe, Lucky Dog is reported to have struck recent deals with Nashville singer-songwriter Jamie O'Hara, formerly half of the O'Kanes, and rising Texas singer-songwriter Jack Ingram.
Several Words on F
FREAKWATER DUO GOES THE DISTANCE FOR EACH OTHER Kevin McKeough * 03/26/99 Chicago Tribune (Copyright 1999 by the Chicago Tribune) Who says long-distance relationships don't work? Janet Beveridge Bean and Catherine Ann Irwin mostly have lived apart since a 17-year-old Bean left their hometown of Louisville, Ky., to follow a visitor back to Chicago. (He was Rick Rizzo, now Bean's husband and partner in the band Eleventh Dream Day). TD That separation hasn't kept Bean and Irwin from maintaining a musical partnership that began with the two singing old country songs together in Louisville and has continued with their singing old- sounding country songs together in Freakwater. "One of the reasons it's able to be ongoing is that we live apart," Bean says. "It's nice to see each other, but Catherine has a life down in Louisville and I have one in Chicago." Distance amid unity also is a characteristic of Freakwater's transfixing harmonies. There's an exquisite tension in the way that Bean's sweet, crying soprano and Irwin's cracked, drawling alto don't quite mesh, something haunting in the space left between them. Those harmonies, coupled with Freakwater's Appalachian melodies and old-timey instrumentation -- acoustic guitars, fiddle, steel guitar and upright bass -- have drawn comparisons to country legends the Carter Family, which Bean thinks are misguided. "Our references include the Carter Family," she says, "but they include a lot of things since the Carter Family." The Carter Family didn't sing much, for example, about religious skepticism. Or drug addiction. Or the decline of organized labor. Or Muhammad Ali. These subjects all crop up on "Springtime," the most recent of Freakwater's five records. Although Irwin has been the group's main songwriter, Bean provides her own input. The collaboration "takes place with Catherine and I just sitting and playing the songs. We have a sense of each other's styles and where we're going with the song." Having released its first record in 1989, Freakwater can claim to * be at the forefront of the alternative country movement, a thought that makes Bean shudder. "I'm sorry if we've dragged anyone down with us," she protests. "It wasn't a trail anyone should have taken." --
Hadacol
HADACOL "Better Than This" Checkered Past Geoffrey Himes * 03/26/99 The Washington Post Copyright 1999, The Washington Post Co. All Rights Reserved Hadacol is a Kansas City quartet named after the alcohol-laden 24-proof "patent medicine" that sponsored Hank * Williams's radio show in the 1940s. Like most alternative-country acts, Hadacol mixes twangy guitars, drawling vocals and a thumping rhythm in a manner that sounds conversational and nervously urgent at the same time. Unlike most of its genre colleagues, however, Hadacol's songwriters -- brothers Fred and Greg Wickham -- know how to boil the usual Americana themes down to an ear-grabbing chorus melody and a stick-in-the-mind aphorism. As a result, the band's debut album, "Better Than This," rises above the cluttered landscape of "insurgent-country" discs. The two singer-guitarist Wickham brothers write songs separately but with a similar sensibility and standard of quality. Fred, for example, wrote the title tune, which refuses to whine about trailer-park life but in fact celebrates it in a rousing chorus. Even better is his "What You Wanted," an organ-fueled, Dylanesque folk-rocker about living with the consequences of your decisions. Greg wrote "Cheap Liquor," which sums up the limitations of the bar-band life in the priceless line, "All this barroom smoke feels like a girlfriend's arms." Giving all the songs the clarity of a three-minute, 1950s single is the production by fellow Missourian Lou Whitney of the Skeletons.
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PLAYLIST: Fear Whiskey 3/29/99
This is the Fear Whiskey playlist for this week's show. Fear Whiskey can be heard every Monday from 7-10pm ET on 88.3fm in Pittsburgh and on AudioActive, Winamp and pretty much every mp3-based program via http://www.wrct.org. Past playlists are available at http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/~cz28.fear.html. Music this week includes tracks from three bands who are playing April 17: Jim Roll the Deliberate Strangers at Pluto's, and the Sovines who play the Next Decade. If I can coordinate show times, I'll try to be at both events. ARTISTSONG jim hall django bottle rocketskit kat clock steve wynnmy favorite game sonicsstrychnine jim o'rourke something big scenicsage camper van beethoven zz top goes to egypt mary janesshooting stars tarnation big o motel sovines drinks after church beat farmers big ugly wheels giant sandvalley of rain hadacol what you wanted neil youngdown by the river jack loganon the beach sally timms no more rides joel phelps always glide david olney avery county bonnie prince billy today i was an evil one beta band needles in my eyes willard grant conspiracy no such thing as clean victor krummenacher's great laugh all right run onout for a walk american music club over and done deliberate strangers out foul demon spirits freakwaterpicture in my mind jim roll train waco brothers if you don't change your mind hillbilly idolby now bob wills his texas playboysstay a little longer willie eason franklin d. roosevelt, a poor man's friend steve earle the del mccoury bandleroy's dustbowl blues ricky skaggs lonesome night kelly willis time has told me john wesley harding the golden glove friends of dean martinez inner sanctum sam prekopthe company hayseed walk this earth gourdsghosts of hallelujah go-betweens karen
