Dwight Yoakam has finally made the MySpace plunge (or some lackey at New West Records has) and as a fine intro to the new page New West has posted a snippit of “Close Up the Honky Tonks” from the forthcoming tribute to Buck Owens “Dwight Sings Buck” (Oct. 23).
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Alex Battles’ Whisky Rebellion in the Pocono Record
Alex Battles’ Whisky Rebellion is slated to play the amphitheatre at Grey Towers’ Festival of Wood at 4:30 p.m. this Saturday (11th.) The band got a nice write up in the local Pocono Record. An excerpt:
Though living in Brooklyn, N.Y., for the past 10 years, Battles grew up on a tree farm in Chesterland, Ohio, and has a deep appreciation for and understanding of forestry and the many ways wood is used in everyday lives, including music.
4th Annual Brooklyn Country Music Festival – 9/6-8
On September 6 – 8, 2007, Alex Battles and Brooklyn Country Music present the 4th Annual Brooklyn Country Music Festival in Park Slope. The fun begins at Buttermilk Bar on Thursday at 8 PM (NO COVER), and continues on Friday and Saturday at Southpaw ($10 per day or $16 for both). Friday night kicks off at 7 PM, and Saturday is an all-day extravaganza beginning at 3 PM.
Bands Featured: The Y’all Stars, Jessica Rose & the High Life, The Lonesome Prairie Dogs, Sweet William, The Two Man Gentlemen Band, The Defibulators, Andy Friedman & The Other Failures, Erin Farrell, Susquehanna Industrial Tool & Die Co., Grizzly’s Banjo Assault, Hogzilla, Jack Grace Band, The Doc Marshalls, Alex Battles’ Whisky Rebellion, Uncle Leon & The Alibis, and The Flanks.
Scott H. Biram on Dog the Bounty Hunter
So, brah, here I am watching Dog the Bounty Hunter Episide #49 – “A Helping Hand” (Season 3) and there it is, a clip of Scott H. Biram’s song “Blood Sweat & Murder” in the background when Dog is on his way to the airport to help Leeland with a difficult bust. SWEET!
I’m sure I’m the only person on earth that didn’t know this, or at least the last person who listens to Scott H. Biram and watches Dog the Bounty Hunter, but there you are
It Burns When I Pee – Podcast
If reading hurts your head but still keep up with real country goings-on then might I suggest you check out a little something entitled “It Burns When I Pee.”
That’s right friends, no longer just an embarrassing medical condition “It Burns When I Pee” is no also a great podcast of kindred spirits spreading the gospel of bone-fide country music and helping to fight the scourge of pop-country mediocrity!
Sound like too much for one little podcast to handle? Then head over to Section86.com, download an installment and see for your own doubting-thomas self! The newest episode features an interview with Scott H. Biram and an album review of Wayne “The Train†Hancock’s album Tulsa from Jared Morningstar.
And then there’s IHWIP’s Cheyenne. Worth the price of admission alone.
Billboard Story on Jason Isbell
Billboard.com has a feature on ex-Trucker Jason Isbell about leaving the Drive By Truckers and working on his solo release, Sirens of the Ditch.
Isbell started writing for a solo album around four years ago. Although he didn’t initially set out with a side project in mind, he says a batch of songs came together that just didn’t feel like Drive-By Truckers material. “I was writing most of these songs on piano, which I hadn’t done for Truckers songs, and the arrangements I was hearing in my head called for different instrumentation than we had in the band.”
Austin Freedom Fest at The Backyard – 8/10/07
If you find yourself in Austin this Friday and want to make a statement against the so-called drug war and the political idiocy and the abuse of the our countries’ legal system that has resulted from it, then mosey on over to the Austin Freedom Fest at The Backyard. The concert will benefit MPP, NORML and WAMM, and will feature Willie Nelson, Asleep at the Wheel, Jackie “The Jokeman” Martling, Carolyn Wonderland, Paula Nelson, Mark Stepnoski and others to be announced.
Bourbon Crow Tours Texas
Bourbon Crow, the country side project of North Carolina’s horror punk band Wednesday 13 (ex-Murderdolls frontman) and his former bassist Rayen Belchere, will embark on a short tour of Texas between September 9 and Sepember 15. According
to a press release, “these will be stripped down, acoustic shows. “The first confirmed performance is September 15 in Houston, Texas at The Reverend Horton Heat pre-party at the Red Room (Meridian). The Reverend Horton Heat will perform later that night with The Gore Gore Girls and The Phantom Rockers.
Bourbon Crow released its debut CD, “Highway to Hangovers”, on Horror High, LLC in October 2006. The band will return to the studio later this year to record its sophomore effort.
9.11.07 – San Antonio, TX – Rock Bottom
9.12.07 – Austin, TX – Room 710 w/ Rhoades D’Ablo & The Devil’s Right Hand
9.13.07 – Dallas, TX – DarkSide Lounge w/ GHOULTOWN, John Chaos Sideshow and the Spook City All Stars
9.14.07 – Fort Worth, TX – Wreck Room w/ GHOULTOWN
9.15.07 – Houston, TX at The Reverend Horton Heat Pre-Party at the Red Room (Meridian)
More In From The Dirty ‘ol One Man Band From Austin
I really hope there are “Texas as Fuck†t-shirts at the shows!
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The “Texas as Fuck†World Tour ‘86 starts next week in Roanoke, VA on August, 8th!! Funny thing is…heh!..it’s just the North Eastern and Mid Western United states really.
But I did make some great new women’s Underwear featuring an “ass-load of Texas†to help commemorate the event! I’ll also have some new “Get Off My Property†tees and I’m hoping to secure an order of the 2003 recording of Scott H. Biram’s Rehabilitation Blues EP before I leave. This is a CD made only for those of you who have everything else I’ve recorded. It was recorded while I was bed-ridden in 2003 after “the big wreck.†It’s only me and my acoustic and it’s a limited edition pressing. It ain’t the best I’ve done, but give me your money anyway. I need a new roll of duct tape and some velcro. The Black Diamond Heavies will be joining me on several dates 8.13-8.23. Come check them out. They are great friends of mine and I’m looking forward to rockin’ the fuck out with them! Keep your fingers crossed that US Justin is there with the Reverend John Wesley “James Leg†Meyers, ans Good Ol’ Van Winkle Campbell. Also, we will be touring together in the UK during October ‘07 with a few dates in the Netherlands and France on the tail end. Be there if you can! Some higlights of the upcoming August USA tour will be my show with friends, Nashville Pussy in Asbury Park, New Jersey on August, 10, and Chris Johnson’s Deep Blues Fest in River Falls, Wisconsin on August, 18th. There are so many great acts on the bill including Robert Belfour, John Schooley, Black Diamond Heavies, Mark “Pork Chop Holderâ€, William Elliot Whitmore, Hillstomp and so many more.
You can see more about this event at www.myspace.com/deepbluesfestival
and at www.deepbluesfestival.com.
Don’t miss the Minneapolis show the next night!!
Anyway, we’ll see y’all soon.
Sleaze out,
SHB
Deadstring Brothers to Release “Silver Mountain†10/9/07
Looks like it’s shaping up to be a sleazy, greasy Fall. Detroit-based Deadstring Brothers are taking some time
from the road to follow up 2006’s Starving Winter Report (Bloodshot Records) this October with “Silver Mountainâ€
(Bloodshot Records.)
Produced in the band’s own recording studio,Silver Mountain boasts the tunesmanship of The Faces and the barroom
howl of The Band stewed together in homage to the blues of the American South and dancehalls of the urban factory
North. Music like this formed the genesis of album-oriented FM rock—this record showcases high energy bluesy rave-ups
and hymnal country ballads. Silver Mountain is a coming out party for sultry singer Masha Marjieh. Gritty and seductive,
reminiscent of ‘60s era Tina Turner, Masha steps into the spotlight on eight of the 11 tracks, showcasing her hot-blooded
and lustful voice, leaving no doubt that the biggest heart in the room now belongs to this soulful vocalist. Harmonica
player Mickey Raphael also took a break from his place alongside the great Willie Nelson, contributing to “The Light
Shines Within†and “Slow Down.â€
Much of the story behind Silver Mountain is the band’s late nights at the Heavy Load, an underground club night in London’s West End, where they met future Brother Spencer Cullum. Led by Heavy Load Rob and his very lovely wife, Hippy Karen, the Heavy Load debuted in 1999 and celebrates vintage rock music from the 60s to the mid-70s. It’s music that really makes you feel at home, says Heavy Load Rob, and apparently he’s right—Now in its 8th year, the Heavy Load is one of the most popular club nights in London, attracting an enthusiastic crowd, and in turn, defining a scene, much like the dance nights and local bands that played at The Factory eventually became part of rock history. It was only a matter of time before the Heavy Load’s playlists from the past influenced a new breed of bands.
The Deadstring Brothers – New Shit
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