Sez Purcell
Kentucky is much prettier than England this time of year, pally.
Sez Neal
I'm not concerned about my status of "cool" when the arbiter is some guy in
living across the river from Cincy, Ohio, of all places.
Brother, if you ain't been there, you don't know.
Kelly
Blue Mountain has rescheduled their Hideout gig for June - I don't recall
the exact date, but I'll pass it along shortly. Wasn't able to alert the
intrepid Ms. Ray prior to her most recent Chicago calendar.
Kelly
Sez Neal-
Oh shit, that whiny note was s'pozed to be offlist to Barry, I think. Damn.
Like you all wanted to read all that stuff.
Quitcher apologizing, Neal. It sounded like a country song to me.
Kelly
Tomorrow night, April 8, is gonna be
great. We've got Chris Mills and Red Meat at the Hideout for the Honky
Tonk Living Room. In case you're not familiar with these characters,
here's a little background:
On Red Meat:http://www.chireader.com/music/spotcheck.htmlRed
Meat is California's
Hi, Diane-
Sounds like a great idea to me. Three things off the top of my head:
1.) Look for a tie-in with public radio. Seems like Madison had 2 or three
such stations. If somebody's broadcasting this kind of music, more folks
will find out about it and come. If there aren't any shows
Sez Mr. Purcell:
My former future wife...
This would make a great song.
(Am I slow on the uptake? Is it already a great song and I don't even know
about it?)
Kelly
I'm headed to Berlin April 21-24, and to
Amsterdam April 25-28. Anyone know of twang things going on in those
towns? I'm interested in clubs and concerts, but I'd also love to hook up
with some pickers and check out the scene in general. (That is, when I'm
not swilling God's own beer,
Sez Will Miner:
If we consider that Shania's
records are ...
majorly backed by big money because they are the perfect room spray that
can disinfect millions of homes ...
This is hilarious.
Kelly
Are the SMB's alive and kicking? If so,
does anyone know how to contact them? One of Chicago's more respectable
venues (in other words, nobody I'm affiliated with) wants to know.
Thanks,
Kelly
Notes early bird Owen:
Wednesday, May 19 at Bimbo's 365 Club in San Francisco -- Buck Owens and
Red Meat. What an honor; I'm really, really excited!
Man, a dream show! Congrats! I saw Buck with Dwight a few years back (no,
no one needs to write in reminding us what year that was) and it was a
snip The Blue Chip Song of the Week: "Some Broken Hearts" by Bellamy
Brothers. Writer: Wayland Holyfield...The original country hat act, the
Bellamys come from left field with this
arrangement of the 1977 Don Williams hit (under the title "Some Broken
Hearts
Never Mend"). This song has a
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!
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
When I met Tom House a few years back, it was pre-Bloodshot, and he was a
damned interesting poet who preferred digging ditches and writing poems to
more respectable occupations. His pal, Kurt Wagner, of Lambchop, is cut
from the same cloth- he's busted his butt for years scraping floors so he
I'm with you here, Dan, 100%.
2 Regina Carter: the queen is a monster. Check her out
on the String Trio of New York's Octagon and tell me you
know a stronger player. She also plays in Quartett Indigo
was featured on a Mark dresser Cd and has done
some smooth jazz records, but is happily
dumping
Jeff:
Because after this disc, what can God do to top himself?
Well, if it's the righteous arm of Old-Testament-destruction Yahweh,
he might start off by ridding the world of Diamond Rio and
Blackhawk. The rest can be saved on the Ark of Twang g.
--junior
Oo, oo, oo, let him get
I hereby declare that I am in awe of Stacey's Web prowess, and impressed by
her tireless efforts to keep everyone (the world!) up to the minute on
what's going on in twangdom.
And, hey, Stacey, thanks belatedly for the P2 survey. (I believe you were
offline when the results were posted.)
Tonight, at the Hideout, The V-Roys w/ the Texas
Rubies opening, show starts at 10:00.
And Monday, March 20, for those pining for
Austin, Danny Barnes sitting, standing or supine (whichever he fancies) at 9
P.M. Also at the Hideout.
Kelly K.
Whan that Aprill with hir shoures soote the
The Hideout (the Chicago club that hosts the
Honky Tonk Living Room) is having a party Saturday afternoon at Green Mesquite,
and all music lovers are invited, no cover charge. Here's the
lineup:
2:00 Jon Langford, Kelly Hogan Champ
Hood
2:30 Devil In A Woodpile
3:00 The Blacks
3:30
Terry wonders:
nr(reading): Robert Harris' "Archangel" about the modern-day discovery of
Stalin's secret heir, living like a hermit in the woods near the White
Sea. Great novel. So, was J. Stalin worse than Hitler?
Stalin said something like, "One murder is a tragedy. One million murders
is a
Sez Carl:
One problem I see with your logic, Jon, is that much of the rock side of
alt.country's influences (especially the punk artists), for whatever
reason, don't include many instrumentals. Bands influenced by the
Clash, the Sex Pistols, and the Velvet Ungerground tend to sing (or
Hey, Neal, I'm probably past your gift-buying deadline, and I'm not even
exactly on-topic, but the jazz gem I've been enjoying lately is "Reading
Jazz: A Gathering of Autobiography, Reportage, and Criticism from 1919 to
Now" ed. by Robert Gottlieb. It's a chunky monkey, weighing in at 1000+
This site - www.hamsterdance.com -is probably too
fluffy (or furry) for the fluff site. I laugh just thinking about it.
Twang content: I swear to God that's Roger Miller sped up or digitized or
midi-ized or something. Can anybody set me straight?
Kelly K
Congrats John need a background singer who plays shitty accordion?
Congrats, indeed, and have one of those fine fresh Teutonic brews for me.
Go, Swoop!
Kelly
Dan
isn't just strumming behind Mike here, he's a complete partner: Mike
Ireland AND Dan Mesh. Great stuff, I thought... --david cantwell
I'm really looking forward to this - thanks, David!
Kelly K
I would rather not work with food.
--Matt Cook
We'd rather you didn't work with food, too, Matt.
Lord help me, I'm about to agree with Jon Weisberger *and * stick up for
Billy Ray Cyrus - ain't life goofy?
There are a lot of themes in country, and some seem to export more readily
to rock and other genres: yer drinking songs, yer cheating songs, yer
trucking songs...But there's a solid
Who's Dan Mesh? Anybody up on
him?
He and Mike Ireland are playing the HonkyTonk
Living Room 4/15 w/ Deanna Varagona.
Kelly K
For those of us on this list who lack the basic
bloodlust to annihilate, I propose the Hermetically Sealed game,
wherein the offending band is not obliterated off the face of the earth but
instead rendered incapable of influencing any other artist (this has been
hinted at with discussions
That's Katie Bell and the Bell Rangers. They're Chicago-based, and hard
country by Chicago standards. They share a lot of personnel with Cole Rain,
another good local outfit. I like 'em. Linda Ray likes 'em. Anybody else
want to chime in here?
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL
John Magee wonders:
Who was the first alt.country artist?
Bill Monroe?
Bob Wills?
Johnny Cash?
snip
My vote goes to that kamikaze of the acoustic guitar, Riley Puckett.
Sez THOMAS KRUEGER:
I wanted to make sure the Chicago contingent
noticed there will be an all-too-rare appearance of our town's old-time
string band homiez, the Volo Bogtrotters, at the Hideout this Saturday.
In
my uninformed yet vehement opinion, there is no better old-time band in
the land.
I
Stay a Little Longer -- Pine Valley Cosmonauts with Neko Case and Bob
Boyd -- Salutes the Majesty of Bob Wills -- Bloodshot
I've been meaning to ask, who is this Bob Boyd fella?
He's the last active member of Chicago's local legend country band the
Sundowners. Dave Hoekstra (Doug
Darby's got a nephew, Ricky Whitley, who's a multi-instrumentalist and a
great songwriter. His "If I Were You, I'd Leave Me" ought to be in the
annals of country classics. He's from Alabama, and puts in time up in
Nashville, down at the Florabama and I believe over in Muscle Shoals. Catch
him
3 LeRoy Bachs been a
busy man in the last few years, touring and recording with Wilco and
Liz Phair. Hes also been seen around town handling the
bass chores for old time stalwarts the Paulina
Hollers, as well as the sprawling funk
conglomerate Uptighty. Hell be bringing his honkytonkier
Many apologies for this mispost - it flew
seemingly of its own will out of my Drafts folder and onto the
Internet, and while I stood screaming at my computer and jabbed furiously at
the keys, nothing would bring it back.
I try never to send goobers and graphic
Personal breakup fave: "Will Your Lawyer Talk To God For You?" - Kitty Wells
Hey, Jon, isn't Jim Jesse's annual Gallatin thang this weekend too?
Something I've been meaning to ask
about:
I own 2 records from the Anthology of
American Music on New World Records that are just incredible.
Country Music South and West was produced by Bill Ivey and features
songs from the '20's-'40s by Rodgers, the Carters, McMichen, Harry Choates, Ted
Thanks to all for the pointers. Johnson's on my list
now.
Kelly
Sez Hanspeter Eggenberger: But her music is the same fake country as the
music of Fart Brooks and Silly Ray Virus.
Hey, Hans, man, don't sugarcoat it. Tell us what you really think.
Kelly
Sez Carl Z:
Speaking of which, the local PBS station aired a tribute to Muddy Waters
this week which featured a number of luminaries guesting with a house
band featuring G. E. Smith (ugh), Johnnie Johnson Charlie Musselwhite.
The highlight was a very long appareance by Buddy Guy...
I saw some
Linda Ray writes:
my favorite of those I've seen recently is Sturm Twang. Did you make
that
up Ms. Kessler?
No, ma'am, I just stole it from David "Modern Twang" Goodman. Like I say,
he's a great resource.
Kelly
http://www.bcity.com/texasrubies
http://www.bcity.com/honkytonk
Sez bill f-w:
but linda, "wild and blue" was a HUGE hit for john anderson, and saying so
ain't snooty. and as much as i love the meke's version, it's not
irk-worthy,
either. rather, it's analagous to pointing out that nirvana, not tori amos,
first gave us "smells like teen spirit." bill f-w
NEA Extravaganza
O.K., y'all. I give up. What *is* the NEA, and does Jesse Helms know about
it?
Kelly
Any news on Johnny Paycheck's wellbeing?
Also, does anyone happen to know an address that get well wishes might be sent
to?
Kelly
yeah, but Garth is so icky...
Elena
With this, Elena has said it all, and no more needs to be said on the
subject.
Kelly
Jim, are you going to this? If so, will you fill in the list about it?
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