that
their Big CD Release Show. Saturday night we are at Lounge Ax in
Chicago with the Webb Brothers.
All y'all who are in town, please introduce yourself. And buy a CD!
$10 cheap.
If you've never heard [of] us, point your browser at
http://www.mp3.com/thebarkers and listen to a song or two.
Thanks,
Bill
Three months ago, there was a thread here about "getting" Jim Lauderdale. A
few of us fans felt like Jim hadn't really gotten his due as both a great
writer and performer. At that time, I mentioned that I'd made a "best of"
Jim Lauderdale tape for a friend, and that maybe what I needed to do was
At 01:21 AM 4/29/1999 Tera wrote:
Sony-Nashville news release 4/28:
Danni Leigh is now signed to Monument and will be working on a new album for
fall '99 release.
Cool. I sure liked her first record. Doesn't seem all that long ago it was
just released, eh? g
b.s.
"Time begins on Opening Day"
What would be the equivelant word usage for beatniks in the 90's...anyone
know for sure daddy o ?
PR program, and not too many NPR affiliates seem to carry
it.
Bill Gribble
Barkers mp3's at http://www.mp3.com/thebarkers
adio types in the towns
we're going to.
Thanks,
Bill Gribble
to Alabama. Cut to the present: She's back. Lynne, who in her
absence has watched her little sister Allison Moorer become a rising star
in Nashville, has resurfaced with a label deal and a new record, produced
by Bill Bottrell (Sheryl Crow). 'THIS IS SHELBY LYNNE' (Mercury/Island,
8/3) won't be out
M M,
what is the deadline?
Bill Lavery
marie arsenault wrote:
The next Ebay?
To raise money for Twangfest (in the spirit of
all those PBS fundraisers), we're
pulling together an internet auction.
We plan to hold the auction during the first
week of May. It will be run off
At 01:01 PM 4/10/1999 Terry Smith wrote:
So how's that new Wilco record?
Couldn't resist. Anyhow, I haven't heard it, but there's a formula that I
understand applies to this record, and establishes, in my mind, whether
it's any damn good. It goes like this: "Summerteeth" = ELO.
and I replied
At 08:13 AM 4/11/1999 Mike Hays wrote:
b.s.
n.p. Marty Brown WILD KENTUCKY SKIES
Weird, I had a listener call and request Marty Friday morning. In
particular, anything from that CD.
It's funny, because I've looked for that record for ages and couldn't find
it, used even. Wasting time before I
by a distinctly ambient Cowboy Junkies.
Sounds like it should be a great album. I'm bummed they didnt play the Welch
and Rawlings' Hickory Wind. Is there a release date yet for this?
It gets bumped each month. Current story sez July 13th. And it's not
even on Watermelon!!
Bill Lavery
http
A couple of years ago Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison were on World Cafe
promoting Bruce's Wrapped CD which was new at the time. They performed
a duet of the title song that was great.
Do any of the radio types on the list have access to this recording?
Please reply off list.
Thanks
Bill
At 01:38 PM 4/10/1999 Amy Haugesag wrote:
So how's that new Wilco record?
I rilly, rilly don't like what I've heard, and as others have said, I don't
see how the record can be called a breakthrough, since it's not drastically
different from Being There (which wasn't as drastically different
Jon posted a lovely quote:
I found the quote I mentioned earlier in the thread on covers, and it's
every bit as good as I remember it. The speaker is Eddie Adcock, banjoist
and flat-picking guitarist extraordinaire; he was interviewed by Barry
Willis in 1990 (the interview appears in Willis's
Junior explains it all for us adds a postscript:
PS. I hope lurker TG Marcia is keeping score, as I assume all new
acronyms need covering in the annual edition of No Repression (which *is*
a Twangfest tradition).
I just want to add to Junior's excellent suggestion that I sure hope that
last
,
Bill Gribble
Hm.what is the date today?
Bill
http://villagerecords.com/
In a message dated 4/1/99 6:04:01 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
MUSICIAN SUES MUSIC STORE, COMPANY FOR HEARING LOSS
Hm.what is the date today?
Bill
http://villagerecords.com/
James:
It was reported last night that Garth's next desire is
to tour with Kiss.
I AM NOT kidding.
Stay tuned . . .
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 Eve
ot;
musical, and all of that shows up in her singing and songwriting. The
show at the Continental is the day before we start mixing our first
record! So we're pretty excited about the band and the gig and I'm
sure it will be a great show. You should come out and introduce
yourself.
Bill Gribble
The Barkers
At 09:34 AM 3/27/1999 Dan Bentele wrote:
No jaded hipsters standing 20 feet back
Bullshit. Me and Bill were right about 20 feet back looking tres jaded
and hip! And Yates was off to one side doing his part also. Damn
reporters...
I'll take that as a compliment Dan. I was sorta thinkin
think that signifies a
change from Majordomo to Listproc, but I could be wrong.
Anyway, if your P2 mail suddenly is overflowing your inbox rather than
overflowing its own box, that's probably why.
Bill Gribble
pinion on this?
b.s.
"The truth ain't always what we need, sometimes we need to hear a beautiful
lie." -Bill Lloyd
ter after 30 or 40 badges
have entered the already packed venue the music starts and they still won't
let you in.)
Ah well. Reckon that's enough for now. It was a great time, and I need to
go back to sleep now. g
b.s.
"The truth ain't always what we need, sometimes we need to hear a beautiful
lie." -Bill Lloyd
er/songwriters Lucinda Williams
and Austin's Alejandro Escovedo.
"I'm just beside myself," said Giant Sand/Calexico member
Joey Burns.
"The truth ain't always what we need, sometimes we need to hear a beautiful
lie." -Bill Lloyd
y 30, Iowa City, Iowa, Gabe's
May 31, Lawrence, Kan., Replay Lounge
June 5, Birmingham, Ala., The Nick
"The truth ain't always what we need, sometimes we need to hear a beautiful
lie." -Bill Lloyd
lways what we need, sometimes we need to hear a beautiful
lie." -Bill Lloyd
the
set-list. For this writer, it was the first time beat poetry, jazz, and
popular music came together with such power and grace -- a
musical moment never to be forgotten. Multiply that by 1,300-or-so
crazed fans, and you get the picture.
"The truth ain't always what we need, sometimes we need to hear a beautiful
lie." -Bill Lloyd
when someone, in a most voluble show of no taste and bad
manners, felt it necessary to shatter the intense and beautiful vibe by
railing at length about not being able to get in to the show or
something.
"The truth ain't always what we need, sometimes we need to hear a beautiful
lie." -Bill Lloyd
In a paragraph or two, if putting together a sampler cd, from artists around the
country on a given kind of music, something expensive?
And do those contributing music to the sampler, pay for a piece of the cd, so I
wouldn't have to put up alot of money to make it all work?
Thanks, Bill
AND LLOUDER
"The truth ain't always what we need, sometimes we need to hear a beautiful
lie." -Bill Lloyd
bullhide and I got em here in Austin. I don't know
too much about boot brands but these are of fine construction, fit
great, and are comfortable as can be.
I had to look a while to find plain ones, too, even in a bootopolis
like Austin.
Good luck,
Bill Gribble
At 02:53 PM 3/14/1999 Larry Slavens replied to Junior:
KC folks, if you haven't seen it already, be aware that
the McCoury /
Earle show is coming to Roadhouse Ruby's in Olathe
on Tuesday, March (Bill
S and Jack C and I were talking about this last night at
a great Big Sandy
show here in town
recommend getting the "p2
discount" from Mr. Lavery ;)
Paul
Don't know about the coloured ones but usually the best deals are at
computer stores rather than CD stores.
Bill
http://villagerecords.com
M stations might be pliable; what record stores might be willing to
do in-stores for a band with self-released product; what DJs might set
up studio appearances in a likely time slot.
Any info for me?
Thanks,
Bill Gribble
The Barkers
re as long as country has.
Nothing special to add to Barry's perspective, clarity, and brevity, g
but I heart Barry Mazor!
b.s.
"The truth ain't always what we need, sometimes we need to hear a beautiful
lie." -Bill Lloyd
ll go for four?
b.s.
"The truth ain't always what we need, sometimes we need to hear a beautiful
lie." -Bill Lloyd
"Chris Orlet" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
How can anyone say Tweety is reinventing himself by 'creating' tired old
70s pop?
Your slam at "tired old '70s pop" is just as ignorant as other people's
slams at "tired old twangy country music". Don't be a moron.
Bill Gribble
a couple of the interviews in the ND
book and I was not blown away by the writing. And I have never
listened to a single Uncle Tupelo album. I saw Son Volt on Austin
City Limits and they bored me.
People's experiences are different, even within a "community" like
alt.country/P2.
Bill Gribble
over time.
I often feel that alt-country as a Thing is way too fickle. People
are demanding twangy jukeboxes in funny western shirts instead of
creative music and songwriting. That's sort of bogus. I'd want to
distance myself from it, too. Nobody wants to be rassled into being a
genre cli
l
lie." -Bill Lloyd
k and roll allusions to it (and they're always afoot),
it gives them something they actually relate to.
Very well put Barry. I think the Flatirons doing Crazy Train certainly
qualifies for the incongruous surprise category.
Bill Lavery
http://villagerecords.com/
On Tue, 02 March 1999, Matt Benz wrote:
And don't think I don't like
pop, so even if it was real glossy, I could take it. Those Rasberries
singles around my house weren't ignored while growing up.
"Raspberries singles"?
The force is in you...come over to the dark side, Matt. g
Heck, this
Chaco (who I'm sure knows better) queried:
(Is there really any difference between Live, Matchbox 20, Fastball, and the Goo Goo
Dolls?) Cake is, well, an alternative.
Well, Chaco, I'd submit that each of the four bands you mention sound distinctly
different from another.I loved Fastball's
. And Dave was
often twangy- it was great material for him, and he did it well.
Thing is, Dave's been trying to make a comeback ever since those
Lynne-produced releases.
b.s.
"The truth ain't always what we need, sometimes we need to hear a beautiful
lie." -Bill Lloyd
you bought it, and of course the
first Electric Light Orchestra album which was basically the Move with
strings.
Bill Lavery
http://villagerecords.com/
me about Sam. g
b.s.
"The truth ain't always what we need, sometimes we need to hear a beautiful
lie." -Bill Lloyd
think I'd
just like to stick to compiling the annual P2 best-ofs, so if you wanna
tackle the decade, Bill, go for it.--don
Aw c'mon Don, haven't even sorta kinda thought about it? g Well, I have a
little anyhow. Y'all who have some interest start those record-geek wheels
a-spinning, and I'll get back
alive and
well. You can find it at: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/Jugbandz
Thank you very much for your interest. Hope to see you at either of
these lists one of these days.
Cheers,
Bill Bubb
Listowner - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
consideration. Hope to chat with you down
there someday soon.
Cheers,
Bill Bubb
Listowner - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
see buying the Sony ESSENTIAL and one or two of the Tiffany
Transcriptions (which are very similar) and come in at roughly the same or
less money.
my two cents,
b.s.
"The truth ain't always what we need, sometimes we need to hear a beautiful
lie." -Bill Lloyd
ot;The truth ain't always what we need, sometimes we need to hear a beautiful
lie." -Bill Lloyd
need, sometimes we need to hear a beautiful
lie." -Bill Lloyd
mparison. IMHO.
b.s.
"The truth ain't always what we need, sometimes we need to hear a beautiful
lie." -Bill Lloyd
at JL disc is in less-than-great condition Jon, though it plays.
I'll keep looking.
"The truth ain't always what we need, sometimes we need to hear a beautiful
lie." -Bill Lloyd
e need, sometimes we need to hear a beautiful
lie." -Bill Lloyd
Thompson/Duke
persona and likes to write about that type of character. I doubt that
he has any experience as a globe trotting drug running gun for hire.
But I could be wrong.
Bill Lavery
http://villagerecords.com/
ng a vinyl copy of Stand In The Fire on eBay the
other day.
Bill Lavery
http://villagerecords.com/
ken Here."
Mr. Bad Example, as good as anything he ever did. Way underrated. Can
usually be found in the used sections of your favorite indie store for
almost nothing. Take a chance.
Bill Lavery
http://villagerecords.com/
Hey boy, once you rolled through the high-fat content of the Blue Chip
Report to darn near the end, there's three hits in a row from three P2ers.
Great words guys.
b.s.
"The truth ain't always what we need, sometimes we need to hear a beautiful
lie." -Bill Lloyd
sometimes we need to hear a beautiful
lie." -Bill Lloyd
in't always what we need, sometimes we need to hear a beautiful
lie." -Bill Lloyd
ntial share of all the product? I've never heard THAT
before.
I believe that there are no royalties paid on the 'come on' offers, the
buy ten for the price of one. Royalties paid for the rest. Now I don't
know if it is at the same rate.
Bill Lavery
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