They have a cool website where you can buy the new CD.
http://www.accessatlanta.com/global/local/yall/
I guess you go to music and then look up Guadalcanal Diary. I haven´t been
there myself for a while now, so I don´t remember exactly. Anyway, it´s well
worth checking out.
Jerker
I don't think we've been letting P2 know much about our concert series
called the District of Country Barn Dance and Show. Sorry!
We put out a CD a few months ago called "Greeting from the District of
Country," which featured a lot of DC acts. We figured the next step was
to put on shome
Jamboree is probably on my top ten list of all time favorite albums. I'm
sad to say it's now out of print in the U.S.A. If anyone figures out how
to get a hold of one of their new CD's, please let me know.
Bob
Big In Iowa Web Page- http://www.biginiowa.com
Blue Rose Records -
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 Rich Kienzle and Patrick Carr have been replaced by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
I meant to tell folks on this list this cute story awhile ago...
I was visiting my brother, sister-in-law and six year old nephew last
Christmastime and I brought my guitar along and was strumming a few tunes.
My nephew hasn't been exposed to too much music yet - sure, he loves the
space ghost
Jerry retorts gleefully to Tucker's post:
Gosh, this sure made me laugh.. We librarians are everywhere I
tell you. Without us the entire social fabric disintegrates. Remember
what Yates has always said."beware the librarians".
We have *our* sites squarely upon the industrial
-Original Message-
From: Jon Weisberger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thursday, March 25, 1999 10:56 PM
Subject: Lila kicks butt
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
vgs399 writes:
What I have been reading for some time is the website
Country Standard Time, which I think does a pretty good
job of informing us on the doings of all matters country
in an objective format. Come to think of it, if they published a
magazine I would subscribe...except I'd like
Then later that week there was one other song he jumped around too and
loved it almost as much as Thousand dollar car - it was The
BottleRockets
Welfare Music.
This kid knows what he likes so I finally bought him his first rock
and roll cd
There's something about the BoRox that's so damn
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Then later that week there was one other song he jumped around too and
loved it almost as much as Thousand dollar car - it was The
BottleRockets
Welfare Music.
This kid knows what he likes so I finally bought him his first rock
and roll cd
There's something
On a related note, look up Uncle Tuplelo or Wilco on Ebay. At any
given point, you'll find all sorts of CD-R bootlegs for sale. Sad.
Dave
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Northern Ky Roots Music: http://w3.one.net/~newport
Twangfest: http://www.twangfest.com
The FlatIrons are on Checkered Past, Chicago, IL
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
I would definitely say Buckner after having just witnessed him with band at
SXSW and having my ass thoroughly kicked again. Besides, Slobberbone in
Denton at Dan's is a sweaty, smelly affair replete with obnoxiously loud and
slovenly oafish drunks unrelenting in their bombastic demands for
Is "Live at Your Birthday Party" the new Guadalcanal Diary album to which
y'all are referring? It's defintely a must-buy for any fan (and be
purchased at www.guadalcanaldiary.com) but doesn't contain new songs--just
a good selection of "Greatest Hits" done live.
If there is a new album in the
From the Rockabilly Hall of Fame website...
Buddy Holly Lawsuit Update
Buddy Holly's widow pleaded with MCA Records for decades to raise royalty
payments from her husband's music before resorting to a lawsuit this
month seeking millions for alleged underpayment. Maria Elena Holly and
her lawyer
Hey Stacey. Great hearing your, uh...voice, if you know what I mean. Sorry
A and I are gonna miss the show tonight but we are headed out of town this
afternoon for much needed rest, relaxation and fun in New Mexico. Hope you
are doing well. I'm even more sorry that I will not see YOU tonight.
Or try here:
http://www.guadalcanaldiary.com/merchandise.html
Jerker Emanuelsson wrote:
They have a cool website where you can buy the new CD.
http://www.accessatlanta.com/global/local/yall/
===
--
Tom Mohr
usually here: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
sometimes here: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Anyway, I was strumming and playing a Dylan tune, a Neil Young tune, Gram
Parsons, Husker Du, Woodie Guthrie, whatever.
One of the things is not like the other. Ain't it cool that Husker Du can be
lumped in with these others? That's what No Depression means to me. I think.
NW
At the risk of incurring the wrath of the List-dad...
In response to Rebecca Katic, Alex Lazarevic says:
I see you're full of hate but try not to think about stupid politicians
and their decisions.
Sorry, but how does it follow from Rebecca's objecting to the wholesale
slaughter of Bosnians
There's something about the BoRox that's so damn simple, basic and catchy
that kids love 'em.
Uh, my four year old is in the other room singing "Kit Kat Clock." Forget
Barney and them Teletubbies, give the BoRox their own PBS morning show!
The first hour of last night's show is already up on the KCMU web page.
Check it out at:
http://www.kcmu.org/listen.htm
You'll hear new music from the Gourds, Old 97s, Gerald Collier, Justin
Trevino, James Hand, Big Sandy his Fly-Rite Boys, the Souvenirs and
Mandy Barnett, along with the
Stuart Munro writes:
At the risk of incurring the wrath of the List-dad...
(Snip)...
Sorry, but how does it follow from Rebecca's objecting...blah blah blah...etc.
Sorry about this, but I agree with the List-dad. This stuff doesn't belong here. And
not only that, Rebecca's response was
At 09:18 PM 3/25/99 -0800, Stuart wrote:
such great stuff. The Flat Irons (?) from Portland Ore. Anybody know
about them. Disc is called Prayer Bones, but I didn't catch the label.
Is this available? Gotta have it.
And Jeff replied:
It's new and it's on Checkered Past
You can download an
On Fri, 26 Mar 1999, Stuart Munro wrote:
Sorry, but how does it follow from Rebecca's objecting to the wholesale
slaughter of Bosnians and Kosovians that she's "full of hate?" And what
in her post--which was quite civil, by my reading--suggested the same?
Again, if y'all wanna talk about
Please stop everyone. I'm *so* sorry. I did not intend to start a war
(sorry!) here on P2 about this issue. I should never have posted a response
to Alex on P2, Don's right. It's a very personal and emotional issue for me
and my emotions got the better of my judgement temporarily. There are
Larry Slavens wrote:
What's got me about this discussion is the doublethink. I'm not
supposed to have this live music that I didn't "pay" the artist for--
This was not my, at least, point. Whether a live tape is free or not is
not the issue with me. All I ask is the courtesy of a veto over
My apologies for contributing to this mess, folks.
Jim N.
Alex, is there much Twang in your area of the world? I think that it's
damned amazing that we have listmembers here from places so far away. If
possible, can you give us any information on Country/Bluegrass/Twang music
in Eastern Europe? Which artists are popular? Are there many radio stations
Slobberbone is always fun, you can't go wrong on this one if you like their
stuff. However, Sebadoh and Buckner are booked to Deep Ellum Live which is
notorious for sound problems. God, I hate that venue. I wouldn't risk it.
Go to Denton!
Anyhow, if you're in Dallas this Saturday and you're
I don't know about twang, but many moons ago Belgrade had some
impressively schlocky garage-rock bands (a la Shadows of Knight, early
Stones and Gene Vincent imitators, etc.).
As a teenager I spent a summer in Belgrade with a girlfriend and came back
with some Serbian 45s (long since lost in the
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 26-Mar-99 Twang in Serbia by
Jeff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Alex, is there much Twang in your area of the world? I think that it's
damned amazing that we have listmembers here from places so far away. If
possible, can you give us any information on
P2ers -
I saw Steve Wynn in Boston last night . . . I've caught him the last 2 or 3
times around and have been pretty bored. But last night, especially the 2nd
half, was pretty awesome. Some good new material, some of the old Dream
Syndicate hits . . . the band he's touring with (including Chris
Junior said:
As a teenager I spent a summer in Belgrade with a girlfriend and came back
with some Serbian 45s (long since lost in the mists of personal history)
and a pair of chinese-made Chuck Taylor-style basketball shoes with Mao on
the little round logo place on the outside heel. They
Umm...no.just...uh..curious...
Hahahahaaahaaahha Jeff you old kidder...
O
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
Jeff, my Chinese Chuck-Taylor ripoffs were red too (of course g). I
mean, what other color was I supposed to get them in??
--junior
PS As to Jeff's original query about Twang in Eastern Europe, I'd be much
interested to hear about radio stations, venues and favorites over there
myself.
Thanks Rob!
O
Owen --
Janie Grey are sort of in the "jam band" style, although I hear from
our bass player (who has jammed mucho with their bass player) that JG
shouldn't be dismissed so easily ... they do Basement Tapes era Dylan
covers, so they *might* qualify as Americana? I don't
Some guy named Neal wrote:
Anyway, I was strumming and playing a Dylan tune, a Neil Young tune, Gram
Parsons, Husker Du, Woodie Guthrie, whatever.
One of the things is not like the other. Ain't it cool that Husker Du can be
lumped in with these others? That's what No Depression means
Can anyone tell me the names of the four songs performed by Hazel Dickens
in the documentary "Harlan County USA?"
Brad Fackler
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
BTW, along with the indefatigable Bill Silvers, I was lucky enough to
catch a fabulous set by Dale last night in Columbia MO.
Dale was his usual charismatic self and the band was in particularly good
form, with steel player Ricky responding to enthusiastic hollering with
some greater-than usual
From: Jon Weisberger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Just heard Lila McCann's first single from her new album, and it's a
dandy;
Hunted it down and played it on the show tis morning. To me, it seems like
they made an effort to get a real good steel and fiddle lick in the break to
offset the pop sound
Mike Hays wrote:
On the other hand, I started playing Heather Myles a
couple
of weeks into the new gig and she's become my top requested artist. PERIOD!
That's cool to hear Mike. Maybe you oughta e-mail the folks at Rounder and let
them know...I saw HM at SXSW last Friday night (she was
Overall, in any case, the band was hot hot hot and really tore it up for a
modest crowd, more than making up for a less-than-inspiring set by openers
The Blacks.
Dale makes it into Richmond Va next Friday night, 9:30 at the Moondance and
it's my great pleasure to bring my band in for a short
the label guy
was still making a brave face of how the new single ("Love Me A Little Bit
Longer" ?) would do, but Ms. Myles was sorta downcast...itsa damn shame I
say.
It is a damn shame cause that's the song that has lit the fires and of
course after that they want to hear more so I oblige.
Following up on Tera's hint from yesterday (?), I picked up the latest issue
of Country Song Roundup this morning; there's a nice one-pager on Heather,
in which she discusses CMT's airplay of the video for "True Love," her
belief that "radio could be a little more diverse," etc. Interesting
Mike:
They are holding on to the hope that they can lure back the
teenyboppers but I don't see it happening, besides, the kids that call me
want Hag, Jones, Owens and more of the new traditonal. And I'm talking 15
year olds!
Hmmm. Now that's some good news from the radio front, and a hell
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 26-Mar-99 Heather Myles (was:
RE: Lil.. by "Jon Weisberger"@fuse.ne
Finally, I got word of a not-yet-confirmed May appearance by Myles that I'll
post as soon as it's nailed down.
She's opening for John Anderson at a basketball arena (A.J. Paulmbo
Unable to let SXSW go, and trying in vain to remember every last detail
of the blur, g> I visited the Austin Chronicle site and saw the Dancing
About Architecture column:
http://www.auschron.com/current/music.dancing.html
which has some interesting stuff about the Mike Ness/Continental Club
Finally, I got word of a not-yet-confirmed May appearance by
Myles that I'll post as soon as it's nailed down.
She's opening for John Anderson at a basketball arena (A.J. Paulmbo
Center) in Pittsburgh April 18, and I think they're doing a few other
dates on the east coast.
She's touring a
In a message dated 3/26/99 10:27:02 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
s "Live at Your Birthday Party" the new Guadalcanal Diary album to which
There is another in the works -- that was recorded "live" at Smiths Old Bar or
the Roxy or somewhere in Atlanta. Let me do some
Mike Hays says:
Just heard Lila McCann's first single from her new album, and it's a
dandy;
Hunted it down and played it on the show tis morning. To me, it
seems like they made an effort to get a real good steel and fiddle
lick in the break to offset the pop sound prevalent in the rest
Junior, you should have showed up...
T HE WACO BROTHERS
Jazz Bon Temps, Saturday, March 20
Who'd have thought that six men in black from Chicago, sporting such musical
pedigrees as
Jesus Jones and the Mekons, could bust out such shit-kickin' rock and keep a country
tinge
to it? It's a
Went to the show with Steve and Del last night.
Believe everything you have heard. It was terrific.
2 sets 3 hours.
I just got back from Border's saw the show 1/2 hour.
Got some autographs.
Happy camper!!!
Chicago Dave
Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Good clip, Bill. Yeah, this does look like one show I wish I'd
seen
The Wacos are always good to clear your sinuses out after too many
singer-songwriters, thats fer sure.
--jr.
...the bastard child of The Clash and Hank Williams
left on the doorstep with a note that reads "Fuck you" pinned to its
cowboy-shirt swaddlin' clothes.
Aw, I thought we were through with that kind of stuff.
They may not have cut it on the Grand
Ol' Opry back in the Sixties, but they take
...the bastard child of The Clash and Hank Williams
left on the doorstep with a note that reads "Fuck you" pinned to its
cowboy-shirt swaddlin' clothes.
Jon wrote:
Aw, I thought we were through with that kind of stuff.
Ha. Wait'll you see the press release I'm going to write for the
Joe Gracey wrote:
One last thought. Even though tape trading may be harmless and not for
profit, there is still something there that bugs me. All I have to sell
is my music. If my music goes around endlessly for free, am I not being
deprived of compensation for what I do? I am not angry or
At a time when alt.country bands increasingly lean toward tepid
vocals, languid playing, and gentle singer-songwriterish
sentiments
Oh, for fuck's sake, they do not.
Dave
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Northern Ky Roots Music: http://w3.one.net/~newport
Twangfest:
So did anyone see Mike Ness w/ the Rev's band at SxSW? And is
there any update on this long-talked-about solo record?
Dave
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Dave Purcell, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Northern Ky Roots Music: http://w3.one.net/~newport
Twangfest: http://www.twangfest.com
Yes there's some cliched, cookie-cutter rhetoric in the article, but I
just read it as an attempt by this writer to say that the Wacos were
extremely rockin' on Saturday night. Which sounds entirely plausible and
which I've heard from some other folks who were there, etc.
Another writer who
Someone (Dave?) asked about him recently -- Dennis turned up at Steve
and Del's instore today. (Said he walked past me last night at the Vic,
but I was too deep in another conversation to interrupt.) He's doing
well and should soon have a new email address -- he changed jobs and
his new work
On Friday some geek named Renshaw wrote:
At a time when alt.country bands increasingly lean toward tepid
vocals, languid playing, and gentle singer-songwriterish sentiments, a band like
the Waco
boys is a welcome blast of whiskey-tinged fresh air.
Yawn. I dont know if you've ever
On Fri, 26 Mar 1999, Dave Purcell wrote:
Exactly. The Husker stuff works quite well stripped down to the
basics ... snip ... I used to love playing
stuff like Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely.
I always have thought that if a song is a great song it should still work
on just a bare
All of which reminds me of my favorite comic moment from SXSW:
Wacos are playing their Bloodshot Party closing set at Yard Dog and they
start a song with the following piece of banter:
Jon: this next tune is called 'Fire Down Below' . . .
Female P2er (gesturing towards her croch): hey
Will Miner wrote:
On Friday some geek named Renshaw wrote:
At a time when alt.country bands increasingly lean toward tepid
vocals, languid playing, and gentle singer-songwriterish sentiments, a band like
the Waco
boys is a welcome blast of whiskey-tinged fresh air.
Yawn. I dont
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 26-Mar-99 Re: What are the
kids liste.. by Will [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Huskers were once upon
a time some pretty good songwriters, and that's why I'd bet you could
play a Huskers song in the middle of songs by Dylan, Woody, Neil Young
and so on
Tunesmith to the miserable
By Joan Anderman, Globe Correspondent, 03/26/99
Elliott Smith is not a junkie. He's not desperately messed-up, at least
not any more than anyone else. He claims to have written a happy song,
and believes that his music seems a bit darker than most because for
one
James Gerard Roll wrote:
Female P2er (gesturing towards her croch): hey John I got yer fire down below . . .
Jon (Without a moment's thought): you musta been who I caught it from
I don't think we need to hide the identity of our lovely Cherry Lou
although I'm sure everyone knew who this
Speaking of LL Cool J accoustic hip hop songs, another good one:
Luka Bloom's version of "I Need Love"
-Original Message-
From: Carl Abraham Zimring [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 26, 1999 1:58 PM
To: passenger side
Subject: Re: What are the kids listening to today?
Dave Purcell wrote:
So did anyone see Mike Ness w/ the Rev's band at SxSW? And is
there any update on this long-talked-about solo record?
Dave
Sounds pretty good. Release date is April 13th on Time Bomb.
Bill Lavery
http://villagerecords.com
Sez some non-P2 reviewer:
At a time when alt.country bands increasingly lean toward tepid
vocals, languid playing, and gentle singer-songwriterish
sentiments
Sez Mr. Purcell:
Oh, for fuck's sake, they do not.
Good to have your trenchant insights back on the list, Dave. This is
beautiful!
Apparently,
They are playing the House of Blues in New Orleans on April 10.
Ticketmaster is selling the tickets which are general admission. I don't
know what this is for, or if it's definite or anything, but I really want
to go and would be willing to get together a road trip or something if
I realise from the number of emails I got today that I wasn't clear on
my last email announcing the house concerts. Sorry. Let me try again.
I was just letting you know about some shows that will be coming up at
Pine Hill Farm. The tickets are *not yet* on sale. In the email I told
you the
I'm glad their live show was good, or at least that y'all enjoyed it.
Personally, I wouldn't have even bothered. I thought their latest disc,
Wacoworld, totally sucked ass. I would of given anything to see Billy Joe
Shaver, Cisco, and Ray Wylie Hubbard though. You lucky bastards.
I did get to
Hey there,
On Thu, 25 Mar 1999 12:35:42 EST [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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
Hey there,
Saw the Steve Earle and Del McCoury tour (again) in Chicago last night. I
already prattled on about the Nashville shows so now I just have a
question. Those of you who have seen the tour elsewhere, what type of
reception is Del getting? Last night is wasnt so hot.
Just Steve -
On Fri, 26 Mar 1999, Carl Abraham Zimring wrote:
Dunno that the "if a song is a great song it should still work
on just a bare acoustic guitar" rule is a universal one, though I agree
with it much of the time. Aside from LL Cool J's amazing acoustic
rendition of "Mama Said Knock You Out",
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
Sez Chris of the Chicago show:
Just Steve - everyone paying rapt attention
Steve plus Bluegrass - everyone paying rapt attention
Just Bluegrass - feels like intermission
Kinda felt sorry for they guy(s).
I saw the instore today, and besides enjoying it thoroughly, I came away
with new
Reading today's digest, looks like this topic has pretty much blown by, but
as a digester, I reserve the right to flog the dead horse a little. g
Joe Gracey (and I) wrote:
What's got me about this discussion is the doublethink. I'm not
supposed to have this live music that I didn't "pay"
In a message dated 3/26/99 8:22:47 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Still, it works a lot of times you wouldnt expect.
For example, I have a CD single of the Fugees' "Vocab," which consists of
about six versions of the song, one of which is acoustic; that's the best
Those of you who have seen the tour elsewhere, what type of
reception is Del getting? Last night is wasnt so hot.
From where I was sitting at the show's stop in Durham, it seemed that most
of the crowd was there specifically to see Del. Not only did he receive
quite a reception (one guy even
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