Matt B writes:
The only more painful show I've sat thru in recent memory was the
Blacks, who couldn't mumble their way out of the cloud of inarticulate
hipsterism (and no, I don't know what that means, but it sounds good!).
What people see or hear in this act, I don't get. Oh, wait, they have
David Cantwell says, of "High Society":
Well, it's not very good, even by those low standards--though maybe it just
pales, and then some, in comparison to the incredible The Philadelphia
Story, the non-musical film it was based upon.
Ooh, I gotta disagree, partly because I loathe Katherine
President Joe Gracey says:
It's horrible when you are self-employed and you have to write them
checks every quarter OUT OF YOUR OWN BANK ACCOUNT. However, our CPA says
there are worse problems than having to pay taxes- it just means you
made some money this year. I'll buy.
UGH! I'm just
Mitch Matthews wrote:
Anyone out there want to take a run at completeing the following
statement:
fill in the blank is to the lap steel
what
Mississippi John Hurt is to fingerstyle guitar
Jamie Swedberg form the Blockheaters.
Oh bullsh*t, I am a complete hack at it! But very sweet
I don't know the location, but FWIW, what a great book. It's the kind of
book where you keep reading paragraphs aloud to whomever is in the room with
you, because the writing is so good.
--Jamie S.
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Linda Ray writes:
5/1: Postcard Annie's wedding! (Me'n Postcard Annie spent almost 9 hrs
heel
to toe on the chainlink fence in front of the stage at Wavefest '97 in
Charleston. That's what it takes to get your life events on my calendar. .
on the off chance you were wondering.)
Wow, I'm
Hadacol, "Big Tornado".
And being a geologist by (some of my) training, I'd like to point out that
when it comes to natural disasters, "New Madrid" is hard to beat.
--Jamie S.
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Yeah, so this doesn't sound so appealing after Nancy Apple posted about the
music-reviewing jobs in warmer climes. This is all I got, so hear me out.
g
Would you like to be the boss of me? My department is looking for an
editorial director, and there's $1000 in it for me if I find the right
I wouldn't mind hearing the answer to this, too--I'm planning to break my
corporate chains within a couple years. (Don't worry, folks, I probably
won't become a full-time musician. g)
--Jamie S.
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Owen Bly wrote:
4/9 Keokuk, IA In-store at the Disc Jockey Record Store (5 pm)
4/9 Keokuk, IA Myers Courtyard (9 pm) w/ Bluezillion
Hmm, between Chicago and St. Louis you visit...*Keokuk*?!? Not Iowa City or
Ames? Not, oh, I dunno, MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL? g
Well, it's all cool news
Hey everyone--
Well, I hate weaseldom as much as the next person (nearly had to kill some
businessy-looking chick who elbowed her way in front of me at a show and, by
way of explanation or excuse, flashed a goddamn BADGE at me). But oh my god,
what a great time. Dan Bentele said it best--if you
Here's what Deborah Madison has to say on the subject. I nearly always trust
her--to me, there is no higher cookbook goddess. I served this at a party
and people were *very* enthusiastic about it.
1/3 c. finely diced white onion or scallion
1/4 c. chopped cilantro
2 med. tomatoes, seeded and
Dave P:
Sometimes I feel irrelevant or out-of-step singing my generally
serious and heartfelt songs with my band for people who'd rather
hear covers or party music. And then I see Slobberbone play their
asses off last night for a smallish (but very enthusiastic) crowd of
30 or so, wearing their
Todd Larson said:
Frankly, I'm shit -sick of hearing that my appreciation for UT, Wilco, etc.
is just some youthful infatuation that I'll get over when I grow up and
realize that alt.country was around before 1990.
...and a lot of other very perceptive stuff. Y'know, I'm a little tired of
Uh, Carl, that's Slim Pickens.
Damned flouride.
Uh, Carl, that's "fluoride." See what it's done to you? ggg
--Jamie S., who just noticed that the "more rockabilly than thou" Kim Lenz
will be playing during SxSW. What with missing both her and Neko Case, my
husband is beginning to *seriously*
Hey, I'll spare you all my usual ramble about how great Slobberbone is, and
how they're my favorite band. Both are true, and we all know it.
I'll get to the point: They played three new songs for us this evening, and
all of them were top-notch. The songwriting is some of the best Brent has
Hey, it's been a while since I got back from my Toronto trip, but I just
wanted to give a (very belated) shout out to Marty at the Mohawk Place in
Buffalo. While I was traveling, I drove across the border to Buffalo to see
Gravel Train, and had the time of my life. First of all, Marty runs an
Miss Stephanie cites:
the lovely state of Ohio and the ever fertile ground for strangeness,
the Akron/Canton area.
For those who know me, this explains a heck of a lot about my childhood. g
Hey, that reminds me, I still haven't listened to that Hillbilly Varmint CD.
Mike Divine himself told me
Carl Z. says:
I dunno, but Fulks plays the hell out of that song, so I think he really
likes it. Jamie S. will testify to how well he did it in Pittsburgh
last fall.
Yeah, I'll testify. Here's my deal, Dina--usually I don't like it much when
a band covers a cheesy song. I'm thinking of that
Randi wrote:
Does this geographical definition include Southern Ontario/Toronto? If
so, I'd be happy to throw in some info...
D'oh! Uh, Mitch, what were we U.S.-o-centric fools thinking?
If you ask me, the answer is YES. And Randi, I'll be in Toronto at the end
of next week on business. Can I
Will Miner notes:
Germans dont only swarm to the Four Corners region. A few years ago I
was in Bodie, CA, probably the best preserved ghost town in California,
owing in large part to its rather remote location (8500 feet elevation,
formerly down 13 miles of hellish washboard road) and its
If it's time to be worrying about wristbands (is it?), then Kari and I each
need one. Can anyone help? Off-list, pls.
--Jamie S.
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From: Jeff Weiss [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Matt Benz says:
Why don't you start one an "alt-country band name generator..."
Lonesome
Dog
Whiskey
Blue
Rebel
Hee hee! For a while, I was joke-naming several bands in the genre as
"Whiskeydog Trailerbilly".
--Jamie S.
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Brent Best says:
re: Say Zuzu--
These guys are absolutely great live. My band has played with them in
various spots at various times all over the country, most recently this
past
weekend in Little Rock and although my opinion of them might be clouded by
how good of friends they've become, I
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