How Brooklyn Became a Bastion Of Independent Country Music
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In the late 80's, there was a commercial for Pace Picante Sauce that featured a bunch of cowboys sitting around a campfire eating a chuck wagon dinner. When the cowboys ran out of Pace made in San Antonio (by folks who know what Picante sauce is supposed to taste like, the commercial proclaimed), the cook […]
Adam Matta, Andy Gibson, Brooklyn Country Cantina, CC and the Boys, Cliff Westfall, Crossover Touring, Galea, Greg Garing, Hank Williams III, Hank3, Hill Country Barbecue, Jim Campilongo, Karen and the Sorrows, Moot Davis, Nora Brown, Phoebe Hunt, Skinny Dennis, Sxip Shirey, The Brother Brothers, The Defibulators, The Little Willies, The Wiyos, Vinyl Ranch, Zephaniah OHora
Kayton Roberts – Keeper of the Pedal-Less Steel Guitar
It's hard enough for side players in any genre to receive the recognition their contributions to the music deserve, let alone ones who choose a discipline that is a dying art. Kayton Roberts had it hard enough as a steel guitar player. But Kayton's instrument of choice—the pedal-less steel—was in even less demand throughout his career.
Andy Gibson, Chubby Wise, Hank Snow, Hank Williams III, Hank3, Jerry Byrd, Jimmy Crawford, Joe Talbot, Kayton Roberts
Blues Review – Husky Burnette's "Ain't Nothin' But A Revival"
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Pushing 300 bills, living and dying off of junk food and cigarettes, apt to have a damn seizure right there in front of you, Husky Burnette isn't some singer/songwriter looking to entertain your town's upper crust as they dine on chef-prepared meals in a local listening room. This is a one man wrecking crew shack shaking country blues force of nature.
Ain't Nothin' But A Revival!, Andy Gibson, Col. JD Wilkes, Husky Burnette, Review, Roger Alan Wade, Sweet GA Brown, Tom Waits
Jayke Orvis to Join The Goddamn Gallows Full Time on Upcoming Tour
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word has come down that Jayke Orvis has decided to suit up once again with the Goddamn Gallows on their upcoming nationwide tour. Stepping aside for the moment is banjo player Joe Perreze. "I will be back with them onstage in the future and look forward to enjoying the show from the audience in the meantime," says Perreze. The Gallows will be touring behind their latest album "The Maker."
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The Bloody Tears of Black Eyed Vermillion's Gary Lindsey
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Like a wild animal pacing restlessly in a cage all day and then suddenly let free, Lindsey's presence was an immediate burst of energy spilled on stage as he feverishly fulfilled his role as the Damn Band's and Assjack's screamer/singer. But if that's all you knew of Gary Lindsey, you may hardly recognize him in a black sport coat and fedora, fronting Black Eyed Vermillion or The Pleasure Tide…
Andy Gibson, Assjack, Black Eyed Vermillion, Brent Hinds, Buzzkill, Daniel Mason, Gary Lindsey, Hank3, Jayke Orvis, Joe Buck, Stevie Tombstone, The Inheritance, Tom Waits, Troy Sanders, Zach Shedd
Darci Carlson Impresses with Debut "Release Me" EP
Written solely by Carlson, the 5-song Release Me EP is a throwback, honky-tonkin, foot-stompin' true country affair that lays full throttle on the twang and layers in the steel guitar hard and heavy. But this isn't just all about styling and posturing to prove how country it is. Darci crafts some really smart songs and has an understanding of chords and arrangement and songwriting that separates her from the crowd.
.357 String Band, Ameripolitan, Andy Gibson, Billy Cook, Bob Wayne, Dale Watson, Dan Infecto, Darci Carlson, Hank3, Johnny Hiland, Release Me, Review
Album Review – Sarah Gayle Meech's "Tennessee Love Song"
Haunting stages at The Bluegrass Inn or Robert's Western World on any given night is the ravenesque Sarah Gayle Meech. This isn't the overnight sensation approach to making it in the music business. This isn't about moving to town and pitching your songs to superstars in buildings out on Music Row. Sarah Gayle Meech's approach is one that's cousin to the blue collars she sings for every night.
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Female Supergroup "The Local Memories" Forms in Nashville
Five beautiful and multi-talented women banding together to break down gender barriers in bluegrass, country, and beyond; that's the story of the newly-formed female supergroup in Nashville called The Local Memories. It's all the brain child of fiddle player, Berklee College of Music alumni, and former Outlaw Carnie Lucy B. Cochran.
Andy Gibson, Berklee College of Music, Bob Wayne, Jessica Wilkes, Lucy B. Cochran, Maggie MacKay, Melissa Wright, Suzy Oleson, The Dirt Daubers, The Local Memories, The Putney School, Willie Nelson
Renowned Guitarist Duane Denison Rejoins Hank3's Band
Hank Williams III, a.k.a. Hank3 has just embarked on a 15-date east coast tour after an extended period off the road, and joining him will be one of the most respected guitarists in independent music, and one that harkens back to the formative years of Hank3's "Damn Band." … When The Jesus Lizard disbanded in 1999, Denison began to play in Hank3's touring band.
Andy Gibson, Christopher Parkening, Damn Band, Duane Denison, Faith No More, Hank Williams III, Hank3, Mike Patton, Mr. Bungle, The Jesus Lizard, The Legendary Shack Shakers, The Melvins, Tour
Bob Wayne Talks "Back To The Camper"
On Monday (4-21), The Outlaw Carnie Bob Wayne will be releasing his latest album called Back To The Camper. It will be his first independent release in the United States after releasing two album with the heavy metal label Century Media. Before a show at Austin, TX's White Horse honky tonk, I sat down with Bob to talk Back To The Camper and catch up with his other doings.
Andy Gibson, Back to the Camper, Bob Wayne, Century Media, Elizabeth Cook, Hank3, People Like You, Red Simpson, The White Horse
Hank3 Says "Brothers of the 4×4" is a Traditional Country Record
Over the last few years, country fans have come to expect a mixed bag from Hank3, whose veered more towards punk and heavy metal as time has gone on. His first two albums became staples of the early 2000's neo-traditionalist movement, while 2006's "Straight to Hell" was the beginning of a much harder sound. Hank3 is calling his upcoming album "Brothers of the 4×4" a traditional country record.
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Bob Wayne Recruits Red Simpson for Muddy Roots
The annual Muddy Roots Festival held over Labor Day weekend announced their initial lineup last week (see below) and at the top of the list was the name of legendary Bakersfield Sound songwriter Red Simpson. In a strange turn of events, Bob Wayne found himself sitting in Red Simpson's trailer at 6 AM, swapping songs and stories with a man he considered a hero.
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The Greatest Underground Country Albums of All Time
By request, here is my list of the greatest underground country albums of all time. The underground country movement started roughly in the mid 90's on lower Broadway in Nashville that at the time was a run down part of town. Young musicians from around the country, some from punk backgrounds, came together from their mutual love of authentic country music.
.357 String Band, Andy Gibson, Bob Wayne, BR549, Dale Watson, Donnie Herron, Hank Williams, Hank3, Hellbound Glory, Jayke Orvis, JB Beverley, Joe Buck, Justin Townes Earle, Legendary Shack Shakers, Leroy Virgil, Lonesome Wyatt, Lucky Tubb, Rachel Brooke, Slackeye Slim, The Boomswagglers, Those Poor bastards, Wayne Hancock
Defiant Images of Country Music Dissent
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The fight for the purity of country music is almost as old as the genre itself. The conflict between pop and traditionalism, and the fight for creative control for artists runs like a thread throughout country music's history, defining it as much as the twang of a Telecaster, or the moan of a steel guitar. Here are some of the most iconic images of country music revolution, and the stories behind them.
Andy Gibson, Bill Monroe, Billy Joe Shaver, Buck Owens, burning envelope, Charlie Rich, Dripping Springs Reunion, Earl Scruggs, flipping the bird, Hank3, Hillbilly Central, Joe Buck, John Denver, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, middle finger, Reinstate Hank, Roger Miller, The Grand Ole Opry, Tompall Glaser, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson
Sarah Gayle Meech & "One Good Thing" Revitalize Honky Tonk
Lower Broadway in Nashville has a new songstress haunting the streets, and she's a good one. If you want to know how to put out one badass independent/underground country album in Nashville, you could use One Good Thing as a template. With impeccable country taste and instincts, Sarah assembles 12 original and authentic honky-tonk hard country songs for your listening enjoyment.
.357 String Band, Andy Gibson, Bluegrass Inn, Bob Wayne, BR549, Chris Scruggs, Hank3, Kenny Vaughan, lower broadway, Marty Stuart, Muddy Roots Festival, One Good Thing, Sarah Gayle Meech
Like Him or Not, Bob Wayne Has Arrived
I bet when you saw Bob Wayne's name in the title of this article, you had some sort of immediate emotional reaction, didn't you? You either thought, "That foul mouthed punk, I can't even stand to see his ugly face," and you blame him for perpetuating a perversion of country music. Or you said "Hell yeah." Like him or not, Bob Wayne has arrived. One way you can tell this is by the polarization that precedes his name.
.357 String Band, Andy Gibson, Bob Wayne, Century Media, Donnie Herron, Filthy Still, Hank3, Jayke Orvis, Joe Buck, Liz Sloan, Luck Cochran, People Like You, Shooter Jennings
Album Review – Bob Wayne's "Till The Wheels Fall Off"
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Over the years I've been a big Bob Wayne proponent, and to some folks he's been a very hard sell. I've always counseled to look beyond the persona to the songwriting. With his new album Till The Wheels Fall Off, Bob Wayne frankly makes that task much harder. At the same time, he's put out his most enjoyable album yet.
Andy Gibson, Bob Wayne, David Allan Coe, Jerry Reed, Till The Wheels Fall Off
Video Premier – Bob Wayne's 'Till The Wheels Fall Off' EPK
On Tuesday (5-22-12) Bob Wayne will be releasing his brand new album through People Like You Records called Till The Wheels Fall Off, and Saving Country Music is excited to premier for you the EPK introduction video for the album. It was shot at the house of Andy Gibson, Hank Williams III's steel guitar and dobro player, and the man who recorded Till The Wheels Fall Off and all of Bob Wayne's albums.
Andy Gibson, Bob Wayne, Hank3, Till The Wheels Fall Off
Bob Wayne's "Till The Wheels Fall Off" & Duet w/ Hank3
Country music madman, the Outlaw Carnie Bob Wayne has just announced he has a new album coming out May 22nd, 2012 (April 9th in Europa) from Century Media called Till The Wheels Fall Off, and that the album will feature a duet with none other than Hank Williams III called "All My Friends" that will be released tomorrow (3-23-12).
.357 String Band, All My Friends, Andy Gibson, Bob Dylan, Bob Wayne, BR549, Donnie Herron, Hank III, Hank3, Muddy Roots Festival, The Calamity Cubes, The Goddamn Gallows, Till The Wheels Fall Off
Hank III To Release 4 Records on September 6th
With his own new label, Hank3 Records, and the sense that he has thrown off the chains holding him back creatively, Shelton Hank Williams III, aka Hank3, is coming out swinging this year with the release of four records on September 6 – that's right – FOUR.
Andy Gibson, Attention Defecit Domination, Curb Records, Ghost to a Ghost, Ghost to a Ghost/Guttertown, Hank III, Les Claypool, Megaforce Records, Primus, Tom Waits, Zach Shedd
Movie Review – "Crazy Again" Starring Dale Watson
The best way to describe Crazy Again is an "accidental documentary". Released in 2006, but only screened at a few film festivals, and to my knowledge never made available until recently through Amazon's streaming video service, the film follows Dale Watson on a tour to Atlanta and back, and then features an interview with him in New Mexico where he describes in great detail a period of his life where he goes through a mental collapse and a spiritual rebirth.
Andy Gibson, Crazy Again, Dale Watson, Donnie Knutson, Hank III, Joe Buck, Ray Benson, Zalman King
Album Review – Honky Tonk Hustlas – South of Nashville
For years, the Honky Tonk Hustlas have been a hub right in the middle of the deep South, keeping the heart of real/underground country alive in an area infected with the sickness of country pop as much as any other. Their first album Hallways of the Always (2008) was a solid offering, and though they have never been a big touring band, they have shared many bills with big names rolling through their stomping ground of Montgomery, AL.
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Album Review – Bob Wayne's "Outlaw Carnie"
The first thing you need to appreciate about Outlaw Carnie is that it is country. Forget that it's on a metal label, and that Hank III's name is being put out there for context. There's no fusing of metal and country here. There's no sludgy BC Rich or Flying V guitars, no screamo, cookie monster lyrics. There's banjo, fiddle, dobro, upright bass, brushes on snare, if there's any drums at all.
.357 String Band, Andy Gibson, Bob Wayne, David Allan Coe, Derek Dunn, Hank III, Johnny Cash, Johnny Paycheck, Kris Kristofferson, Outlaw Carnie, Robert Earl Keen, Wayne Hancock
Interview w/ Bob Wayne The Outlaw Carnie
A couple of weeks ago, I caught up with Bob Wayne before his gig at Austin's Hole in the Wall to discuss a few things, including the slight delay in the release of his new album Outlaw Carnie and his relationship with the traditionally heavy metal label Century Media, as well as the new band lineup, and how he lets Andy Gibson beat him at video games.
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