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Grex > Music2 > #18: Alternative Country Hits The Big Time | |
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krj
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response 58 of 65:
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Jan 31 03:39 UTC 2001 |
A kick for this item after two years. I wanted to make some notes to myself
about this evening's Progressive Torch & Twang show, the alt.country radio
program on Michigan State's student radio station. Three songs in
succession caught my interest. The first was a track from the new
Bad Livers album. Happyboy and I had been chatting about this somewhere
in the conference, and based on the reviews I'd seen I hadn't been planning
on buying it. But I liked this track, very intense and banjo-based, so
the Bad Livers disc moves into the "buy" queue.
Next up was Reckless Kelly, whoever he is, with a silly live cover
version of Led Zep's "Whole Lotta Love." And finally, Wilco and Syd Straw,
a cover of a Jimmie Rogers song about tuberculosis, from
the "Red Hot and Country" compilation album of a few years back.
I don't know if that's still available. Carla would like to hear it
for the presence of Syd Straw.
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micklpkl
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response 59 of 65:
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Jan 31 04:20 UTC 2001 |
Reckless Kelly *are* brothers Willy and Cody Braun, from Idaho I believe,
Willy on vocals and guitar and Cody playing fiddle and mandolin. Together with
drums, bass and more guitar, I'd call them a country band that knows how to
rock. They pulled into Austin a few years ago, and are making quite a hit
around town. During last year's Austin Music Awards, they won "Best New Band"
and "best roots rock band." I don't own any of their albums myself, but I hear
their songs regularly on the radio, and a co-worker has the acoustic "Live
at Stubbs" and I borrow that from time to time.
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happyboy
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response 60 of 65:
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Jan 31 12:47 UTC 2001 |
heh, alt.country...hank sr. would be considered
alt.country these days. so would bob wills,
the carter family...
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krj
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response 61 of 65:
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Jan 31 23:01 UTC 2001 |
Note to myself, no one else is likely to care. Paula Frazer has a web
site, like everyone else: www.paulafrazer.com. The band name Tarnation
has been dropped. They are shopping an album; in the mean time, she sang
one song on the Cornershop album and five songs on an album
by The Czars.
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mcnally
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response 62 of 65:
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Jan 31 23:17 UTC 2001 |
I'm eating lunch while reading this and I missed the "z" in that last line,
firing off a Ric Ocasek flashback..
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orinoco
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response 63 of 65:
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Feb 1 02:58 UTC 2001 |
Oh, that one chick on the Cornershop album. Interesting...
(I think this is further proof that Ken and I come from different planets)
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krj
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response 64 of 65:
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Jul 10 04:17 UTC 2001 |
resp:58, followup for happyboy :: The Ark schedule lists Billy Joe
Shaver for Wednesday, July 11. "Opening will be Danny Barnes
and the Old Codgers, Danny formerly with the Bad Livers."
Formerly? I hadn't heard about that.
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happyboy
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response 65 of 65:
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Jul 10 14:15 UTC 2001 |
they pretty much ended when danny barnes moved out
to the seattle area. i think he still works with
mark ruben the bassist some tho.
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