I guess they can't all be Tupelo, eh?
-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry Curry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: passenger side <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, March 01, 1999 5:31 PM
Subject: Re: Curry bored in a Hurry in PacNWest
>On Mon, 1 Mar 1999, Jennifer Sperandeo wrote:
>
>> I think some of the most exciting bands Ive heard in a while are coming
out
>> of Portland - it feels like North Carolina did a few years ago (and still
>> does for that matter)...maybe he should skip bands advertising themselves
as
>> alt.country and just see one of the many promising young bands like - 44
>> Long, Richmond Fontaine, Pete Krebs & the Gossamer Wings, Little Sue,
>> Fernando, Pinehurst Kids, Elliot *frickin* Smith and more...
>
>SIGH..........I've either seen or own something by each & every one of
>the, with the exception of the Pinehurst Kids. Sorry, no connection with
>any of them the exception of *frickin*. But again, they are putting forth
>music that just doesn't jive with my basic tastes. Sue me.
>
>I've heard excited murmurs about the Portland scene since I arrived 1.5
>yrs. ago. It's a good scene and I do appreciate the number of bands that
>both pass through and are sprouting locally. I don't think that the scene
>maps that well to my personal taste, but I certainly don't holkd that
>against the groups themselves.
>
>As per the NC scene....man, starting with Arrogance and running through
>Let's Active, that NC-jangle pop stuff spoke volumes to me. But, that
>was a long time ago at this point.
>
>Jerry
>
>
