Wayne “the Train” Hancock in New York

Neo-traditionalist and purveyor of honky-tonk, western swing, blues, Texas rockabilly and Juke Joint Swing, Wayne “the Train” Hancock is bringing his tour in support of his Bloodshot Records latest “Tulsa ” to the
Big Apple. October 26th at the Rodeo Bar.

Sure it’s not as cool as having one of your CDs taken aboard a space shuttle, but it is pretty great!

See ya’ll there!

Reckless Kelly Heads West

Those rafter-shaking country-rockers, Reckless Kelly, are actually leaving the comforting arms of Mother Texas to travel Westward for a spell.
Go out and check these boys out, ya’hear?

10.24      Tucson, AZ              Plush
10.25     Scottsdale, AZ          Martini Ranch
10.26     West Hollywood, CA  The Viper Room
10.27     Santa Cruz, CA         Moe’s Alley
10.31     Eugene, OR              John Henry’s
11.1     Portland, OR              Doug Fir Lounge
11.2     Seattle, WA               The Tractor Tavern
11.3     Garden City, ID          Shorty’s Saloon
11.4     Hailey, ID                  The Mint
11.7     Park City, UT             Suede
11.8     Fort Collins, CO         Aggie Theatre
11.10     Denver, CO             Quixote’s True Blue

Shooter Jennings – Live at Irving Plaza 4.18.06

::Shooter Jennings and the .357s
::Live at Irving Plaza 4.18.06
::Universal South

I was lucky enough to attend this show at Irving plaza in New York City and I’m happy to report that this release includes most of the songs played and captures the beer soaked rowdy recklessness of the night.

What Shooter does here, with his fine band the .357s, is country-rock his way. In the fine tradition of the Allmans and Skynard he mines the sprit of rebellion of both genres instead of the blandness that might occur (Eagles anyone?). The balls-out approach to tales of Texas drug busts (“Busted in Baylor County” with a nice tip-of-the-hat to Black Sabbath “Sweet Leaf,” in the bridge and “Steady at the Wheel” and the smooth and steady “Gone to Carolina” and “Southern Comfort” show the wide palette Shooter uses to paint his own musical landscape.

I don’t know if Shooter will ever rise to the legendary level of his daddy but he’s already on his wayto blazing his own outlaw trail.

Shooter will be returning to the scene of the crime, Irving Plaza N.Y.C., on 11/4 with The Watson Twins (as in “Jenny and…” and Brooklyn neo-folkies Oakley Hall.

EDIT – On mutiple listens my one gripe is that the CD is too brief and should have been 2 CDs. That is all.

Rhino to Release Deluxe Dwight Yoakam’s ‘Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.’

Rhino celebrates the 20th anniversary of Dwight Yoakam’s ‘Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.’ with a remastered version of his 1986 debut expanded with demos for the album recorded five years earlier. The double-disc set also features a live recording of Yoakam playing the Roxy shortly after the album’s release and includes several unreleased live cuts. The deluxe edition  of ‘Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.’ will be available October 17th for a suggested list price of $24.98.  A digital version of the album will also be available for download at all digital outlets.

Dwight Yoakam will play at the Concert Hall at the New York
Society for Ethical Culture
, New York, NY on Thusday Oct 12, 2006 08:00PM

Calexico Adds Fall Dates

This is shaping up to be a great season for concerts! After a busy year of touring the States and Europe, Calexico has announced several new tour dates in December to finish out the year.

Dec 2 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre (w/ Annuals)
Dec 3 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad (w/ Annuals)
Dec 4 – Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theatre (w/ Annuals)
Dec 5 – Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse (w/ Annuals)
Dec 8 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore (supporting Los Lobos)
Dec 9 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore (supporting Los Lobos)

The Tucson show on December 2 continues Calexico’s annual tradition of throwing a year-end hometown benefit concert. A portion of the proceeds will go to KXCI, a local community-sponsored radio station. Proceeds will also go to Humane Borders who, along with other organizations like No More Deaths and Border Angels, offer humanitarian assistance to those in need through more than 70 emergency water stations on or near the US – Mexico border, ultimately trying to quell the hundreds of deaths every year in the Arizona desert due to dehydration.

A representative from Humane Borders will be at all Calexico’s headlining Southwestern shows to answer questions or provide insight into their cause. Also, the tour as a whole will be presented in association with Music for America, an organization connecting concert-goers with social justice organizations and political issues they might not be aware of both nationally and in their own local communities.

Split Lip Rayfield News

Kirk Rundstrom, front man for slamgrass quartet Split Lip Rayfield has been fighting esophageal cancer for quite a while. And though he’s cheated death for a spell and has continued to tour he, like most musicians, could use help with bills. Go to the groups site and lend a hand.

And go see the boys while they’re out on the road.

11.02 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
11.03 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
11.04 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
11.05 Champaign, IL High Dive
11.10 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
11.11 Portland, OR Ash St. Saloon
11.12 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
11.14 Eugene, OR John Henry’s
11.15 Santa Cruz, CA The Attic
11.16 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
11.18 Los Angeles, CA The Troubadour