I think that's a great idea. I'll donate Drive-By Trucker CDs (the new one is
in but hasn't been released). I have a collection of P2 friendly band t-
shirts given to me by ex-boyfriends that were only worn once. (Hey, I'm house
hunting and will be moving -- I need to clean out the closets).
I rarely post playlists for my show, but I thought the bluegrass content
this week might interest some of you folks. The show was dedicated to
Charles Sawtelle.
Theme: Bob Wills Texas Playboys - Boot Heel Drag
Wynn Stewart - Heartaches For a Dime
Willie Nelson _ I'm Not Trying to Forget You
At 11:53 PM -0500 on 3/24/99, Bob Burns/Big In Iowa wrote:
Is anybody else as tired as I am of hearing about how Wilco never
settles into one specific style?
No, and I'm still even more open to wondering why they don't do any of
them well.
So what! If Wilco recorded a Polka
record it would
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Lord Rat
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 2:59 PM
To: passenger side
Subject: Bootlegs vrs. Used CDs
Do any of you who are against bootlegs buy used CDs? The artist receives
nothing from them
What's going on? My last two P2 digests have come in MIME form and not
text. How the heck am I supposed to open it? Is there something wrong with the
WashU server? Please reply to me offlist, as Lord knows I can't access the
answers currently.
Ron Warnick
Nancy Says:
Sammy Hagaregads
Get this ya'll, the owner of the newsweekly I am music ed of asked me to
set
up an interview with him
Sammy apparantly has something to do with that new Tequiza beer.
Probably just plugging "Red Voodoo" more than the beer. Hagar's trying for
a
Bob,
Well, I said I wasn't going to break down Wilco's new record
piece by piece. Obviously you didn't feel the same way about my message.
Bob Burns
--
Management-(Rick Waring) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Management-(Ken Glidewell) (513)-868-7064
Press General Info-(Bob Burns) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I've exchanged e-mail a few times with Wren Stewart Tidwell, Wynn
Stewart's daughter, and got this this morning:
To all Wynn Stewart fans:
I want to give you a BIG thank you for visiting the Wynn Stewart website
and special thanks to those of you who took the time to sign the
guestbook
So Barry, what movie stahs did you see??? Was McConaughey (sp?) there
for the EdTV thing? What about Elizabeth Hurley? Jenna Elfman? Did you
invite any of them to Twangfest???
I need responses on this!
dominick dan
-.) Calexico and Calexico with Richard Buckner . . . the coolest
indie-grooves I have heard in a long time. I love that band . .. and
hearing Richard sing Tom Petty's 'The Waiting' with them was a joy . . .
"Yeah I chased a couple women around
a-all it ever got me was down . . ."
Jon Weisberger wrote:
Wow, there's Bob Burns of Big In Iowa, the Cincinnati Area Music
Awards best roots rock/world beat band (how's that for an eclectic
category), and himself named best rock vocalist; they've got a
dandy CD out called Twisted. Nice to see him on P2.
I'll second Jon's
Go.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thursday, March 25, 1999 9:25 AM
Subject: Cigar Store Indians
Has anyone ever seen this band perform? What did you think?
thanks,
rebecca
On Wed, 24 Mar 1999 19:05:48 -0500 (EST) "Terry A. Smith"
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anonymity erodes credibility. And we promise not to laugh
if your name is Ethelbert or Seymour or Eula or something
like that. -- Terry Smith, whose mom's name is Eula -- a
good ol' fashioned Texas name
Or,
On Thu, 25 Mar 1999, Tar Hut Records wrote:
Rebecca Katic wrote:
Has anyone ever seen this band perform? What did you think?
Go.
Seconded. I saw them a couple of years back at the Roxy in Boston, and
they ripped the place up. Damn good stuff.
Tom
Bob Soron wrote:
I've heard two reports that Earle McCoury are at Borders tomorrow
(Thursday) at 1 PM for an instore. But just today comes a note from
someone who says the unofficial Earle page lists the instore on
Friday.
Anyone able to pin this down?
I just called the store (773 935
Best rock-a-billy I've seen in a long time. Played a few shows with them
and they tour it up. Make sure they play a song called " Dirty Belly
Button"
Dutch
--
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Cigar Store Indians
Date: Thursday, March 25, 1999
Will ya e-m me privately?
NW
To whomever it was looking for the Widespread
Panic article: It took me a while to find this...but it was clipped and save in
my Word files...A good (but not exhaustive) look at grassroots band-building.
(The original article also had some graphics and charts which aren't included
Mike Hays wrote:
Oh dear! From "People Online" 3/24/99:
* ARRESTED: Grammy Award-winning country singer Ray Price ("For the
Good
Times"), on a marijuana charge, near his Texas ranch. He was charged
with
possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and fined $700.
yeah boy, they got
Renaissance Records, a Tennessee-based label, has put out a couple of
interesting collections - well, interesting to me, anyhow - that are worth
keeping an eye out for if you've got an interest in 70s country that extends
beyond Jones, Haggard, etc. I recently picked up two comps of material by
Bob Soron wrote:
At 5:19 PM -0500 on 3/24/99, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
so now that i've been beaten up for my views on bootlegging, am i to assume
that all those that have had a dissenting view point in one form or another
have never purchased, or even traded for, such an item? just
Bob Burns/Big In Iowa wrote:
My great uncle was a horse trainer for Ray. I wonder if he smoked dope
to? I hope so.
Bob
no, but his horses all did.
--
Joe Gracey
President-For-Life, Jackalope Records
http://www.kimmierhodes.com
James Gerard Roll wrote:
My personal highlights were
1.) the Billy Joe Shaver Son show. I was a Shaver virgin and was not
expecting the amazing Charisma and lyrical power that he posessed. Every
word shook the earth as far as I could tell. That guy is a true poet and
his band was so
Dear Publicity,
I am a regular music critic for the Washington Post, Rolling Stone, the Oxford
American, Request Magazine, No Depression, the Baltimore City Paper, Fi
Magazine, Country Music Magazine, the Patuxent Newspapers and others. Please
add me to your regular mailing list. Please send
Man, how big your balls gotta be to drive on to Ray Price's ranch and arrest
him for reefer? Mount pleasant ain't exactly a huge town, and Ray Price didn't
just move in.
He's got to be MP's best known citizen. How the hell did this happen I wonder?
Must be election time..
Joe X.
Third Coast
Bob Soron wrote:
I swore Jeff Tweedy would never get another cent of my money. So far,
I've succeeded, no small feat in the town he lives in. (I didn't know
he was opening for Patti Smith, I swear. We only saw a song and a
half.) If his experimentation tickles you, you're ahead of the
Can you send me P2 email address to post stuff.? I don't have it here.
to post: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
How was the Dances of the Rivers?
it was ok, I'm glad I didn't pay for it ;)
who have you gotten responses from?
Paul Kirsch writes:
PS I've discovered after listening to interviews with people on NPR
yesterday that, if you are an elected official, you can say anything
controversial you want publicly- provided you end your statements
with the following:
"...although I fully support our troops in
At 2:46 AM -0500 on 3/25/99, Bob Burns/Big In Iowa wrote:
Bob,
Well, I said I wasn't going to break down Wilco's new record
piece by piece. Obviously you didn't feel the same way about my message.
Bob,
It was late and I couldn't sleep. But hey, y'gotta watch out with that
polka stuff.
At 9:19 AM -0500 on 3/25/99, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Has anyone ever seen this band perform? What did you think?
Didn't like the CD, thought they were pretty good live though. Worth
checking out.
Bob
At 10:37 AM -0600 on 3/25/99, Joe Gracey wrote:
Mike Hays wrote:
Oh dear! From "People Online" 3/24/99:
* ARRESTED: Grammy Award-winning country singer Ray Price ("For the
Good
Times"), on a marijuana charge, near his Texas ranch. He was charged
with
possession of marijuana and drug
Could someone who has her address make sure that Dina sees this? g
-Original Message-
From: Bluegrass music discussion. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
MSN is having a chat tonight at 6:00 with Jim Jesse.
Follow the links from:
http://communities.msn.com/home/ to
I meant to post this article when it ran back in January in the Dallas
Morning News. I found it again when looking for an article in today's paper
that says Maria Holly is not only suing MCA but also two of the Crickets as
well. I couldn't find it but thought I would post this anyway. Can any
Bob Soron wrote:
At 10:37 AM -0600 on 3/25/99, Joe Gracey wrote:
Mike Hays wrote:
Oh dear! From "People Online" 3/24/99:
* ARRESTED: Grammy Award-winning country singer Ray Price ("For the
Good
Times"), on a marijuana charge, near his Texas ranch. He was charged
with
At 10:57 AM -0600 on 3/25/99, Joe Gracey wrote:
Let me try to explain my vehemence regarding this subject...
I produced an album with Stevie Ray Vaughn and Lou Ann Barton- two,
actually, in 1979. Stevie and I parted ways when he went to Epic and I
handed over every single one of my tapes to
Boston people:
The Ex-Husbands will be making a rare appearance in town tomorrow night
(Friday) at the Kendall Cafe. I think they're playing at 11pm, but come
early, because the whole bill is chock fulla good shit.
I'll be there giving away free automobiles.
Jeff
Bob Soron wrote:
But I do want to suggest, and this isn't to contradict a single thing
you say, that there can be a disparity between what the performer and
the fan considers a terrible show.
Most artists are perfectionists of one kind or another (it is one of the
qualities that helps
At 12:00 PM -0600 on 3/25/99, William F. Silvers wrote:
Bob Soron wrote:
I swore Jeff Tweedy would never get another cent of my money. So far,
I've succeeded, no small feat in the town he lives in. (I didn't know
he was opening for Patti Smith, I swear. We only saw a song and a
half.) If
Jerald Corder forwarded:
By Thor Christensen / Pop Music Critic of The Dallas Morning News
Wow, funny to see his name pop up. He was the music critic for
the Cincinnati Enquirer for, literally, about two weeks. Just sort of
vanished. I never did hear why.
Dave
***
Dave Purcell, [EMAIL
At 1:21 PM -0800 on 3/25/99, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote a fanciful
interview transcript that ended:
Let me add, though, that I fully support our troops in Yugoslavia,
and if I wasn't a card-carrying atheist, I'd be praying for their safe
return.
I know you're joking by taking this to its
At 12:59 PM -0800 on 3/25/99, stuart wrote:
Bob Soron wrote:
At 10:37 AM -0600 on 3/25/99, Joe Gracey wrote:
Mike Hays wrote:
Oh dear! From "People Online" 3/24/99:
* ARRESTED: Grammy Award-winning country singer Ray Price ("For the
Good
Times"), on a marijuana charge, near
HAVE: WBros "Words Music" promo for the El Corazon record. 30 min of
the Earle discussing his music, other bands, and other stuff.
Interspersed with new tunes. Very cool collectible piece.
WANT: UT, SV, WT
Form: 74 min CD-R with filler of your alt.co choice.
Reply to : [EMAIL
The local paper yesterday noted that pot busts have been more numerous
under the Clinton administration than under the Nixon administration.
The "If you don't vote you can't complain" folks have themselves to
blame.
Bob
Oh, I get it, you accidentally hit the send button. It happens to all of us
Hey, if you're going to take credit for those folks, you've got to take the
blame for Houston native Kenny Rogers g. Anyway, not to take anything
away from the folks listed, but it's too bad that Johnny Gimble was
overlooked; artistically impeccable and enormously influential, as I've been
Alex,
Sorry to be rude but perhaps it would be a good idea to get your country's
troops out of Kosovo. Milosevic is out of control and the only language
the
the man understands is military action. I was recently in Bosnia and
Croatia and saw the lovely aftermath of the Serb's invasion of
The thread,
to me, comes down to, how far can a band drift from its original sound
before it just starts to drive those original fans away? Wilco's a
great example and timely enough to be worth discussing. As I said in
that penultimate sentence quoted above, if some fans like the
Has anyone else seen the new version of Country Music magazine? It's now based
in Nashville, and is completely unrelated to its previous format except for
Hazel Smith's column. Rich Kienzle and Patrick Carr have been replaced by
articles such as "Get Martina's Look" and photo spreads on up and
Jon Weisberger wrote:
. . . while rereading the interviews in Stacey Phillips' Mel
Bay's Complete Country Fiddler.
. . . which reminds me that among Stacy's current zillion
projects is membership in a new Connecticut combo that
falls in P2 territory, a sort of Patsy Cline-type /
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Has anyone else seen the new version of Country Music magazine? It's now based
in Nashville, and is completely unrelated to its previous format except for
Hazel Smith's column. Rich Kienzle and Patrick Carr have been replaced
oh god, I just re-subscribed. shoot me
Oh, yeah, almost forgot...
I've never bought a bootleg, nor do I solicit trades. I do have about two
dozen tapes of live shows (I'm the guy Bob referred to in his post in this
thread yesterday) by a half-dozen different artists, all but one of whom
were the original, and in most cases the
These fares are valid until 12am tonight!
I also noticed many cheap fares from the west coast
to St. Louis (rt about $200) at Southwest's web site.
Southwest Airlines Click 'n Save Internet Specials athttp://www.southwest.com/hotfares**
These fares are valid for travel April 13, 1999through
Has anyone else seen the new version of Country Music magazine?
It's...
oh god, I just re-subscribed. shoot me now.
Me next. I wonder if I can cancel the check?
Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Bob Soron wrote:
At 12:00 PM -0600 on 3/25/99, William F. Silvers wrote:
Bob Soron wrote:
I swore Jeff Tweedy would never get another cent of my money. So far,
I've succeeded, no small feat in the town he lives in. (I didn't know
he was opening for Patti Smith, I swear. We only saw
On Thu, 25 Mar 1999, Tucker Eskew fowarded:
Instead, Widespread opted for a different promotion. Eager to get its
name out to schools, the band approached the American Library
Association about doing a free poster promoting reading similar to those
done by R.E.M., Cindy Crawford, Mel Gibson
From RockOnTV:
Austin City Limits (PBS)
Fastball / Mary Cutrufello (04/03)
Dave Alvin / Loudon Wainwright (04/10)
Bruce Hornsby / Monte Montgomery (04/17)
Hootie the Blowfish Friends (04/24)
Bobby Blue Bland / Susan Tedeschi (05/01)
Conan O'Brien
At 02:38 PM 3/25/99 -0500, you wrote:
Jerald Corder forwarded:
By Thor Christensen / Pop Music Critic of The Dallas Morning News
Wow, funny to see his name pop up. He was the music critic for
the Cincinnati Enquirer for, literally, about two weeks. Just sort of
vanished. I never did hear
I read a lot of interviews...and a lot of Terry Allen interviews...but I
think this is one of the best I've read. It's from rolling stone
online. Make sure you read the part about the brands.
Steve
Southern Discomfort
Renaissance artist Terry Allen's
savage, frothy hymn for the end
of
At 2:18 PM -0600 on 3/25/99, William F. Silvers wrote:
Bob Soron wrote:
Well, now, I don't want to turn this into Postcard, but I think this is
a useful distinction: I don't hate Tweedy, I hate his work.
Point taken. I was guilty of imprecision there.
A fine point it is, but like I say,
Hey all:
Anyone out there heard of a band called Janie Grey? If so, what's their
style? I have a desperate need to pigeonhole...
Thanks
Owen
Owen Bly
Ranchero Records
Oakland, CA
Finally awake again after much-needed rest upon returning from the annual
week of self-destruction known as SXSW and I heard I've missed a bunch of
threads that I need to read. Could someone on digest please forward me the
last week of digests?
Thanks in advance...
Stacey
In a message dated 3/25/99, 2:25:07 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
We have *our* sites squarely upon the industrial weasals at this point.
But Widespread Panic.?
Guess I'll have to dig out my Widespread Panic t-shirt to wear to ALA g
Whoops! I'm not a member. Actually, I'm not a
Date: Thursday, March 25, 1999 4:55 PM
Subject: mills on the web
coming at you on the world wide web tomorrow, friday 3/26, at 3pm CST
on the chicago tribune's Live @ 435 program (www.metromix.com) Chris
Mills with Gerald Dowd and Deanna Varagona. An intimate afternoon
acoustic performance
Can one of you Pittsburgh folks have Erin get in
touch with me?
Everything keeps bouncing back from her email
address.
thanks
marie
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Lowell Kaufman wrote:
I like Wilco, particularly live. I like Summer Teeth a little, but I'm
not that enamored by it because while he's being more poppy, perhaps more
accessible to sell more records (Wilco may sell alot for an "alt-country"
band, but they don't sell that many records in
Last Summer when I was in St. Louis for Twangfest I heard a CD
compilation in a local record store that included Kelly Willis
and Robbie Fulks. Could anyone tell me the title of this?
Thanks.
Tom writes: Last Summer when I was in St. Louis for Twangfest I heard a CD
compilation in a local record store that included Kelly Willis
and Robbie Fulks. Could anyone tell me the title of this?
Uprooted on Shanachie.
JC
Howdy folks! Just a reminder of our montly soiree known as Hellcountry is
tomorrow -Friday Mar. 26/99 at the Kendall Cafe http://www.thekendall.com in
Cambridge,
MA.
The show is $6 and will get underway at 9pm sharp.
The lineup is sure to entertain, and we hope to see you there!
9pm - Robert
The change will affect only a few people; possibly none of your list
subscribers. Only individual subscribers who have their "mail mode" set to
"digest" will see any change in what they receive.
"A few people; possibly none. . . " in this case is what, several dozen?
Subscribers using
Lowell Kaufman wrote:
I like Wilco, particularly live. I like Summer Teeth a little, but I'm
not that enamored by it because while he's being more poppy, perhaps more
accessible to sell more records (Wilco may sell alot for an "alt-country"
band, but they don't sell that many records in
Well, I for one love the new Digest format. I can scan through the
posts MUCH faster with the subject in bold.
John Holcomb
I've taken the liberty of adding a date in here. I'll be playing with a band called
JelloHat (name created from the combination of two band members' names - Hatfield and
Gelormini) at the Velvet Lounge in North Beach on Wednesday, March 31. We're not
quite country - we have a saxophonist
In a message dated 3/25/99 1:10:35 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Now some dick-weed has bootlegged MY stevie sessions and pressed them
and is selling them, apparently using a copy of MY mastering that I had
given to Stevie and the band to approve.
I believe the culprit
Play some good music. I sugest you new Tom House - white man's burden.
I'm obsessed with this cd last 2 weeks. I hope you'll be in better mood
soon.
Alex
Alex, if this was an unintentional reference, you, my friend, are a savant.
Lance . . .
Is anyone going to be at either of these shows this Saturday?
a.) Richard Buckner w/ Sebadoh
b.) Slobberbone (in Denton)
Which do you all think would be the better one to go to...?
I actually got someone to work for me that night. God's been taking care
of me when it comes to shows recently...
*Sometime to Return* wrote:
Dancer! I didn't meet you in Austin. Damn the luck...
Is anyone going to be at either of these shows this Saturday?
a.) Richard Buckner w/ Sebadoh
b.) Slobberbone (in Denton)
Which do you all think would be the better one to go to...?
As interesting as the
Probably because he got the big gig with the Dallas Morning News, one of
the better daily papers in the country (IMHO of course) although I think the
music section is not as good as when Michael Corcoran was in that positon.
Jerald
the dallas paper is good but as conservative as they come and
Bit late on this thread, but just wanted to chuck in my 2 cents...
I understand the whole thing about artists' rights. I also understand a
little about the conflict between the artist's creative process and the
marketing of the "product". With a few notable exceptions, legit live
recordings
Hey Don,
hope you had a great time. It was good to see you. Looking forward to June.
Now, how do I get back onto P2. Were you in on the plot to drop me from
the list while SxSW had me distracted?
Tough choice...I'd vote for whichever is less likely to be near you in
the future, which for me would be Slobberbone 'cause I'm way up here in
NJ where Da Bone hardly ever tours, but Sebadoh's putting on a hell of a
show this tour too and down in your neck of the woods I suspect you'll
see
Mr. McConaughey was present--and played a large part in bringing the flick
to Austin--Mr. Woody Harrelson, the noticeable Ms. Elizabeth Hurley, Ms.
Ellen DeGeneres and pal Ms. Anne Heche, Mr. Martin Landau, director Ron
Howard and (big applause in hall here), the irreplaceable Clint Howard.
Ms. Elizabeth Hurley
mmm...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 3/25/99 1:10:35 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Now some dick-weed has bootlegged MY stevie sessions and pressed them
and is selling them, apparently using a copy of MY mastering that I had
given to Stevie and the band to
At 01:00 PM 3/25/99 -0800, you wrote:
Hey all:
Anyone out there heard of a band called Janie Grey? If so, what's their
style? I have a desperate need to pigeonhole...
Sounds like you got a gig with them and are trying to figure out what
you've gotten yourself into.
Jam band, perhaps?
At 02:55 PM 3/25/99 EST, you wrote:
Has anyone else seen the new version of Country Music magazine? It's now
based
in Nashville, and is completely unrelated to its previous format except for
Hazel Smith's column. Rich Kienzle and Patrick Carr have been replaced by
articles such as "Get Martina's
The Boudin Barndance - 3/25/99
Dan Ferguson
WRIU-FM, 90.3 Kingston, RI
Thursdays 6-9 pm
Lots happening on the Barndance tonight. Began on a sad note as we remembered
Charles Sawtelle of Hot Rize/Red Knuckles fame. Attempted to focus on tunes
with Charles in the limelight. Did our annual Lefty
I ended up sitting in a Target parking lot freezing while Radio Duff
played 4 cuts from this band. And I just had to know who they were.
Great great stuff. Finally he tells us who they are, also noting that 3
or 4 people called up the station demanding to know who it was as it
such great stuff.
I always find these debates interesting, as I've been a tape trader
for about 17 years. And that's TRADER-- I've never bought a
"bootleg" tape or CD, have never sold a tape, and won't trade with
anyone who looks like they may sell tapes/CDs. Trading tapes
has introduced me to a lot of music
At 09:18 PM 3/25/99 -0800, you wrote:
I ended up sitting in a Target parking lot freezing while Radio Duff
played 4 cuts from this band. And I just had to know who they were.
Great great stuff. Finally he tells us who they are, also noting that 3
or 4 people called up the station demanding to
Hi everyone!
Here is a list of the upcoming shows to Pine Hill Farm and the dates
that you can start reserving spots. Remember that these shows have been
selling out in about two hours, and I'm suspecting that these two will
go even faster (judging from the amount of email I've received about
Hey, someone just told me Guadalcanal Diary has reformed. Is this
true? Has anyone heard them? Tell me! Tell me!
--
Steve Gardner - Topsoil: A Century of Twang - Sun. 12-3pm
WXDU 88.7FM Durham NC and on the Net at www.wxdu.duke.edu
* [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.topsoil.net *
OMIGOD - 4x2 was a way cool album - tell me its true!
Junior Walker
-Original Message-
From: Steve Gardner [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, 26 March 1999 14:12
To: passenger side
Subject: Guadalcanal Diary
Hey, someone just told me Guadalcanal Diary has reformed. Is
Hi all,
May I also echo Larry's post on this debate, but with a few
different angles:
I live in an area of Australia that rarely sees performers of the
musical genres that interest me, because of the small population. Tape
trading has introduced me to many artists that I'd never otherwise
Just heard Lila McCann's first single from her new album, and it's a dandy;
lots of fiddle (the first time, BTW, that I've heard fiddle parts that so
clearly reflect the bowing part of the "Bow Bros." - the fiddle section on
Shania Twain's last two albums - sound), a killer pedal steel break and
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