Re: Goose Creek
Coming home on the Bainbridge Ferry from a gig @ the Tractor in Seattle, Me and Dan parked right in front of one of the fiddlers from Goose Creek. (Small world.) I ain't seen Dan so star struck since John Hartford came to a show. Ditto that "not aged well" sad to say. Dan tells me they were really something when he saw them open for Ralph Stanley @ the old Armadillo way back when. ___ Mark Rubin POB 49227, Austin TX 78765 http://markrubin.com
Re: POSTCARD2 digest 1381
I think Anon's beef is much more with the organizers, promoters, and marketers of SXSW, but all the ire falls on the bands. Nah, I'd say he's disturbed most by the infrastructure attached to that particular scene that can't seem to diferentiate between the wheat and the chaff, as it were. See http://dannybarnes.com/trends.html for a similar perspective . ___ Mark Rubin POB 49227, Austin TX 78765 http://markrubin.com
Re: Updates
Yates opines: Anyway, it's too bad the person who wrote that essay spent so much time with the cartoon crowd down there -- he/she must've missed James Hand, Justin Trevino, Don Walser, Paul Burch, Dale Watson and all the other hardcore traditionalists types that played this year.--don Ah, but that's the point. Those artists aren't "alt." anything. They are country and western artists, period. Let's get that established once and for all. Dave chimes: Nice rant, Mark. Sorry kids, I can't take credit for it. I only agree wholeheartedly. It came from a conversation with said "insider" at the back of the dance floor at the Broken Spoke. It all started when we noticed how nobody was paying attention to "Hayseed," who we both agree is the real deal. Sorry about the "deep throat" nature of the author. If I revealed the source, he'd be out of a job quicker than you can say "first amendment protection." I was just tickled pink to know I am not alone in my assessments. As for Jerald's note about the Statesman rating Chi-town as an "overrated music scene," be aware that they practice what I like to call "opposition journalism" so take that into account. ___ Mark Rubin POB 49227, Austin TX 78765 http://markrubin.com
Updates
Just added an essay on the "Alt.Country" showings at the recent SXSW conference on my homepages, in case anyone was interested. ___ Mark Rubin POB 49227, Austin TX 78765 http://markrubin.com
Re: Chag Pesakh!
Now where's that recipe for Tex-Mex Latkes??... You use Mole instead of sour cream. ___ Mark Rubin POB 49227, Austin TX 78765 http://markrubin.com
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
Re: SXSW Report
I just saw Devil in a Woodpile half an hour ago at the conference site. They didn't suck. Lots of soon-to-be out of work industry hacks wandering around in a confused daze. Quite a lovely sight really. All for now. Gotta go get the Maraichi band ready for the Bad Liver showcase tonight. Toodles! ___ Mark Rubin POB 49227, Austin TX 78765 http://markrubin.com
