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
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
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
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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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
-
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)
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
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".
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
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
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
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]
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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,
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
"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
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
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
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
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
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
-- Forwarded message --
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 20:33:27 -0800
From: Roland Kausin Maryann O'Hern [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Jim Windsor [EMAIL PROTECTED],
Larry Joe Kelley O'Hern [EMAIL PROTECTED],
Gail Grove [EMAIL PROTECTED],
Beverly Gossage [EMAIL PROTECTED],
Kim
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
Anyone who writes this:
the Kentucky hills of Hank Williams.
doesn't have much credibility when they write this:
...the crop of bimbos and bimbettes being churned out by Nashville...
If this isn't an object lesson in the trendiness of dissing mainstream
country music, I don't know what is.
If there is anything that should result in permanent banishment from P2, this
is it.
Slim
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
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