Anybody out there know anything about ranchera, or other styles of
traditional Mexican music? Key figures? Recommended recordings?
Take care Robin Laws
On Sun, 28 Mar 1999, Robin D. Laws wrote:
Anybody out there know anything about ranchera, or other styles of
traditional Mexican music? Key figures? Recommended recordings?
Back in vinyl days, Arhoolie Records had done a lot of compilations of
classic old ranchera music, as well as
...are the best new band in Austin this week. And, hell, they're from
England.
More when I'm sober. g
Jim, smilin'
Jim, ever smilin writes:
...are the best new band in Austin this week. And, hell, they're from
England.
I've enjoyed the OW CD and it's not too slick production, good tunes and fun
attitude. I just regret they won't be making a swing along the East Coast
before heading back to the UK. See
At 06:52 PM 3/28/99 +1200, you wrote:
Hey Jeff, are you going as defender of the free world or on some other more
important mission?
I'm going over as Twang of Eight's super dooper secret agent to infilitrate
and bring down from within, the evil musical regimes that exist in Eastern
Europe.
Larry wrote;
(And after years of not participating in discussions because of the digest
factor, and having posts ignored, it's an honor to be debated by Joe
Gracey.
And I'm not being facetious.)
I don't have anything to add to the main point of this thread, but I do
want to say
How come some acts, usually the Alt Country, Bluegrass, etc, etc, sound so
much better live than they do on disc, and others, Big name rock, Country,
etc sound so much better on disc than they do live.
With zero experience in the studio, Is it that difficult to capture the
spirit or energy of a
But Joe, weren't you exposing your art to the public in that show that my
hypothetical buddy recorded? Last fall, Richard Thompson toured and
played a number of new songs that will presumably be coming up on this
spring's new album. He was very much against these shows being taped,
As much as I sometimes wish Gov. Hunt
would pack up and head west, he and Randy Travis are in fact from North
Carolina. Randy Bruce Traywick (Travis) was born in Marshville, NC and
spent a large portion of his early career working at Country City, USA in
Charlotte.
Shannon
np Carolina in
Jeff Wall:
How come some acts, usually the Alt Country, Bluegrass, etc, etc, sound so
much better live than they do on disc, and others, Big name rock, Country,
etc sound so much better on disc than they do live.
With zero experience in the studio, Is it that difficult to capture the
spirit or
Ok now that I can see straight g, here's what I saw last night. The
Wranglers opened for the Damnations at the Continental and completely won
over a pretty tough crowd. If I had to draw comparisons, I'd say they were
the UK's answer to the Damnations, with a little bit of rockabilly and
honkytonk
Received this from a friend - thought I would pass it on to those of you
who are interested.bfn, Kat
very happy to announce that Eddie Bear of Radio ETC will be the MC
for the CAF Telethon on June 5th-6th.
Ever the friend and advocate of country artists and fans everywhere,
Eddie has
Recieved this and thought I would pass it on to those of you who may be
interested in this information.
bfn, Kat
_
Artists - Selling your albums through CD Now I recently wrote to CD
Now to ask how an indie artist can sell their music through the CD Now
service. The
Do you tour until your broke and then go make enough money at Burger King
until you can afford to tour again?
Damn it, that was a trade secret
One of you folks cough up and give us a breakdown of a tour.
Money,
I try to get a guarantee, usually don't. Usually get the door. When I have a
In a message dated 3/28/99 9:00:48 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I'm going over as Twang of Eight's super dooper secret agent to infilitrate
and bring down from within, the evil musical regimes that exist in Eastern
Europe.
Hey Jeff -- Patterson and his wife Donna
There was a similar thread last year on the Bob Mould list. He was
playing out new songs which would them be part of his _Last Dog and Pony
Show_ release. His reasoning against taping these shows (he has always
been pro-taping of his shows), was that with the new songs, he hadn't
even recorded
Will Miner wrote:
Back in vinyl days, Arhoolie Records had done a lot of compilations of
classic old ranchera music, as well as nortena and other around- and
south-of-the-border styles. . . . I dont
know how this stuff may have been repackaged for CD (if it's been
reissued).
It's on cd,
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Today's show featured a set of Sean Mencher's music (birtday 3/16/61),
Chris
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Celebrated the 70th birthday (3/25) of Lubbock, TX musician Tommy Hancock
(no
Thursday April 1st catch Mojo Nixon (Solo) with Big In Iowa at Ozzie's
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Ear twangs:
I keep waiting for the boys to make their version
of "Rum Sodomy the Lash", but every record
I've heard so far lacks that certain something.
It's like they're not mastering right or they just record
too many overdubs rather than playing together in studio.
Too careful.
Dan Rigney
I would like Freakwater okay (not a lot; to me, their stuff seems watered
down rather than enhanced by its rock influences, unlike some alt-country)
if it weren't for Catherine Irwin's indescribably lousy voice. The only
time I saw them live--at a Mercury Lounge show that Barry Mazor and I
My younger bro writes:
At a time when alt.country bands increasingly lean toward tepid
vocals, languid playing, and gentle singer-songwriterish
sentiments
Oh, for fuck's sake, they do not.
The reviewer's line above (though not Dave's) should probably be added to
the list of rules for rock
Amy says:
I would like Freakwater okay (not a lot; to me, their stuff seems watered
down rather than enhanced by its rock influences, unlike some alt-country)
if it weren't for Catherine Irwin's indescribably lousy voice.
and I'm inclined to agree; I spent some time once listening to
Oh, what the hell; here we go again...
I don't even get how people can NOT notice Ms. irwin's "slight"
note-finding problem live--on disc it's a different story, seems to me..and
I say this as someone who's always liked their "Old Paint" CD and still
do--only now I'm aware of the 4800 takes it
Hey there,
The Sadies may very well be the third best live band on the planet. (The
Brox and The Vroys, thanks for asking).
Saw them in the middle of a bill at The Lounge Ax last night and the
results were once again excellent. They are including alot of other stuff
in their sets besides the
Barry:
I don't even get how people can NOT notice Ms. irwin's "slight"
note-finding problem live--on disc it's a different story, seems to me..and
I say this as someone who's always liked their "Old Paint" CD and still
do--only now I'm aware of the 4800 takes it must surely have demanded till
http://www.mariachi.org has a number of fine links to many Mexican music sites.
Vincente Fernandez, Juan Gabriel, Lola Beltran and Lydia Mendoza are among the names
that pop up frequently while searching the net for "musica ranchera". Also check out
http://www.elmariachi.com for some further
Juzz one thing, meshel: We get these reports of the same "temporary"
problem from shows all over the place, and for some timeIs this
maybe--now let's not start any rumors unless we want to-- one of those, uh,
recurring physical/mental problems not entirely unknown in the music
industry,
Need a little help with some research here, please. I'd thought that Tammy
Wynette's debut single, Apartment #9, was written by Johnny Paycheck and
Billy Austin. Yet I recently saw it credited to Fuzzy Owen and Fern Foley,
and to Owen/Foley/Paycheck. Anyone know what gives here? I just want to
According to the CD Paycheck, the Little Darlin Years, the song was written
by Paycheck and Austin. If you get no further I'll check my Billboard CD
Rom after I finish dinner.
Mike Hays
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Need a little help with some research here, please. I'd thought that Tammy
Wynette's debut single, Apartment #9, was written by Johnny Paycheck and
Billy Austin. Yet I recently saw it credited to Fuzzy Owen and Fern Foley,
and to Owen/Foley/Paycheck. Anyone know what gives here?
No, not
"Robin D. Laws" wrote:
Anybody out there know anything about ranchera, or other styles of
traditional Mexican music? Key figures? Recommended recordings?
Take care Robin Laws
Look for Arhoolie releases. Los Tigres Del Norte. Flaco's dad, Santiago
Sr. who almost singlehandedly defined
I think it's hard to come up with general rules here. The studio can be a
pretty dead place, but there have been some mighty fine, spirited,
*exciting* studio albums made. Recording with minimal overdubbing can
sometimes result in a livelier album, but on the other hand, the Lonesome
River
Mr. W.
That's the difference between the native state of Earl Scruggs, a
locale smart enough to have an interest in bluegrass, and a cold,
faraway,
rock'n'rollin' kind of place that can barely support Special Consensus
(though they've got some great polka).
Is this the same Jon Weisberger
At 07:43 PM 3/28/99 -0500, you wrote:
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Jeff Wall:
Damn, the Twangfest commitee is really working overtime to try and raise
money now.
We sure are. And remember your
Dunno much about outside of bluegrass, but record table money in bluegrass
is a lot more than gravy; it can be half the take or more. Big bluegrass
acts can do $1200 and up at the table.
I know Doyle Lawson cleans up at the table, In fact I have heard that he
does better at the record table
Jeff Wall wrote:
How come some acts, usually the Alt Country, Bluegrass, etc, etc, sound so
much better live than they do on disc, and others, Big name rock, Country,
etc sound so much better on disc than they do live.
If it is a relatively unknown act live, you tend to overlook slop. On
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Now all of this is my experience in the United States. I really like touring
overseas.
Nice big van or bus provided by booker, good guarantee on money, dinner at the
club each night, most of the gear provided. One could easily get spoiled.
Truly, it is amazing how
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OK Ameritwang, no more jeznowka for you for a while.
mitchell moore wrote:
Need a little help with some research here, please. I'd thought that Tammy
Wynette's debut single, Apartment #9, was written by Johnny Paycheck and
Billy Austin. Yet I recently saw it credited to Fuzzy Owen and Fern Foley,
and to Owen/Foley/Paycheck. Anyone know what
In a message dated 3/28/99 6:17:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
The Sadies may very well be the third best live band on the planet. (The
Brox and The Vroys, thanks for asking).
Thought I'd chime in and say I too like the Sadies and one of the barely worn
t-shirts
At 08:40 PM 3/28/99 -0600, Gracey wrote:
Touring at the $500-$1000 a night level is not very much fun
unless you are in your twenties, single-ish, and ready for anything. On
the other hand, this is why I am 48 and look 84.
Come on Joe, you don't look a day over 80. well maybe a day, but not
Okay as you can tell, we opted for the Buckner show because
a.) he's not local so who knows when he'll be back, and b.) Slobberbone
was in Denton and nobody knew how to get there...
Buckner came on right when we got to the club. He was really
unpretentious and nice, bringing his own
Jon Weisberger wrote:
Nashville studios rarely spend an hour trying to get
one lick from anybody, never mind the rhythm guitarist; the guys who do most
of the work there don't *need* an hour to get a lick right, which is why
they're in such demand. A lot more of that stuff than you'd think is
Jeff,
Donna Jane called me and I'm meeting her for lunch tomorrow. I'm picking up
your new DBT CD from her tomorrow and will express mail it. Can't have you
out there on a boat without some kickass redneck music g
Deb Sommer
Whoops! Sorry, private to Jeff. Anyone interested in review copies of the
new Drive-By Truckers CD -- I'll be glad to forward the requests to the non-
email, technophobe Patterson or I think you can send email to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] and someone will answer it. But the band is one the
road in
hey guys!
Thanks for coming out to the star bar. Just wanted to say that Boo is in touch
with Jim, we've actally sung a few duets together, and he might be a good
person to bug to bug Jim. His email is [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Anyway, tryingv to readust to being home,
talk to you soon,
e
my last post to dina and doug was meant to be off list.
I'm so frazzeled, I'm sure I'll even brush my teeth wrong tonight.
I'm signing off right now before I cause even more trouble.
Elena Skye
At 11:34 AM -0500 on 3/28/99, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't think drummers should ever drink during or
before gigs. They totaly suck when they do and tend to drool alot.
I see why Prellboy switched to guitar.
Bob
I don't think drummers should ever drink during or
before gigs. They totaly suck when they do and tend to drool alot.
Even worse...banjo players who smoke dope before shows.
"Gee...I never noticed all the room between these 1/64 notes...I bet I
could fill 'em up with something really
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On Sun, 28 Mar 1999 21:07:39 *Sometime to Return* wrote:
Sebadoh...I was suprised at how much I liked them,
considering that I've never been a big fan and didn't own any albums. For
a 3-piece band, they were AMAZINGLY impressive.
Ah, this is very good news. I've loved Sebadoh for
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