Louisiana is good.Are we homies?
Anyway, I spoke on this topic with my friend Dave, the guy who first
schooled me on the difference between hip-hop and rap. And though I
honestly couldn't care less if anyone thinks the Beasties are hip-hop, I
have a few parting words:
Do the Beasties
Good morning folks!
Sensing that the list is made up of people that enjoy ALL quality music, I
thought you'd enjoy this piece on Johnny Adams. Tmrw there will be a
memorial concert in NOLA.
ALSO == TUNE (click) IN - *Piano Night* The 11th Annual WWOZ Piano
Night Concert will be offered
Just got the Interlochen summer schedule, and it's an amazingly good
lineup this year, including Dwight, Del, Junior, Lyle, Nevilles, BR549,
and Debbie Reynolds (for the perverse among you). Me or Nina will
likely be up in the area most of the summer and have a place to crash if
you're
I always liked that first Argent album, that was more Zombies and less
bombastic 70s rock band. My vinyl of it is shot. Did Koch reissue this
one by any chance?
Jerry Curry wrote:
How about a 5 minute bass solo? How about
a long long organ solo?
That's currently on my mind as I listen to
Stuart writes:
I always liked that first Argent album, that was more Zombies and
less bombastic 70s rock band. My vinyl of it is shot. Did Koch
reissue this one by any chance?
Good question. And you're right - it *is* a real good album. I
probably have something like six Argent
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
What people see or hear in this act, I don't get. Oh, wait, they have
women who bare parts of thier bodies. That must be it.
Oh jeez, Matt, since when do you start complaining about women on
stage
showing
Cherry Lou says:
I'm on digest so I'm kinda jumping in on the tail end of the whole
bluegrass hack band stealing jobs from the real guys thing, but it strikes
me as incredibly distasteful. Should there be a bluegrass INS to keep all
those outsiders from stealing jobs from our boys? Begin the
-Original Message-
From: Jamie Swedberg [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Damn, you find the Blacks more painful than a faux-gospel group? Those
must
not be the Blacks I saw twice at SxSW. The ones I saw totally
fascinated
me--they really knew how to work a crowd, and made quite
On the way into work, heard a interview with Ricky Skaggs on the hated
and snooty NPR discussing his BG music, and preforming examples of the
"high lonesome" sound with his band, showing the vocal differences
between say Flatt Scruggs and the Stanley Brothers. A good piece, tho
NPR was obviously
Bob Soron wrote:
I'd rather have a 5-minute guitar solo than a 20-second drum solo.
Oooh, I dunno about that. A short, tasteful drum solo (no, that is
not an oxymoron!) in the hands of the right guy is thing of beauty. I
guess I'm thinking mostly about jazz and big band drummers,
rather
On Sun, 25 Apr 1999, Roy Kasten wrote:
Kip writes:
It's becoming all da rage here in St. Louis, too: half-proficient
tie-dyed youth playing fiddles, mandolins, banjos and Martin
guitars.
Who do you have in mind here, Kip?
Oh, I'd rather not incriminate myself in public,
And I will confess to digging Neil Peart's solos simply from a
technical standpoint -- the guy is friggin' amazing. Plus, it's fun to
watch 10,000 16-year-old boys drool at the same time.
[Matt Benz] Hell of a lyric writer, too. Deep. Very Deep.
This CD is already out, the gourds backed Doug's last record titled
'SDQ 98' or somesort... i have it at home and just can't remember the
exact title... black label that looks like a whiskey label
its very very good
--- "Terry A. Smith" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Doug Sahm, I think
By
On Sun, 25 Apr 1999, Terry A. Smith wrote:
Yeah, it's a hoot to make fun of defenseless hippies, but lots more fun if
a couple of 'em come roaring up beside your pickup truck, and flip you off
when you make an off-hand comment about their hair.
Doh!
Seriously, though, it's not
A short, tasteful drum solo (no, that is not an oxymoron!)
in the hands of the right guy is thing of beauty. I guess I'm
thinking mostly about jazz and big band drummers,
rather than rock guys. I had the pleasure of watching Ed
Shaughnessy (sp?) from the Tonight Show band play at my
college,
Buck Owens rescues beloved sign
Copyright © 1999 Nando Media
Copyright © 1999 Associated Press
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (April 22, 1999 2:41 p.m. EDT
http://www.nandotimes.com) - A condemned, 40-ton sign that once welcomed
people to Bakersfield has been rescued by country music singer Buck
Owens.
Friday April 23, 12:28 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Illness to Remove Grammy Winner Ray Stevens Temporarily from Performances
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--April 23, 1999--Grammy winner Ray
Stevens has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo
treatment as
June in bloom
(pub. date: April 25, 1999, The Tennessean)
By Jay Orr
staff, The Tennessean
Carter Family legacy lives in 'Press On'
As they prepared to retreat to Jamaica last fall after the family's
Thanksgiving celebration, Johnny Cash urged his wife, June Carter Cash,
to consider
Speaking of those infernal tribute albums...
(Courtesy of your friends at E-Pulse)
1. WESTERN SWING ADVANCE OF THE WEEK:
It could be said that ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL owes much of its career
trajectory to the path blazed by BobWills. For over a quarter century, the
revivalist
I hate to be all hippie, but isn't music supposed to be unifying and all
that? What the hell is with all this snide divisive shit? Let damn Darius
Rucker play the mandolin fer chrissakes. It's an instrument, not the holy
grail.
AMEN!
There is a constant battle that always goes on between the
Jon Weisberger wrote:
... but Grisman's also about as good a Monroe-style mandolin
player as you can find. For straight-ahead bluegrass, check
out his, er, tribute double album, Home Is Where The Heart
Is (Rounder) or Early Dawg (Sugar Hill) or what I think was
his first album for Rounder -
A fullblown WSQ thread.
Damn, I love this list!
~Greg
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Jim Nelson says:
Uh, Jon, are you forgetting something? I don't see a mention of
"Here Today" (Rounder) on your list of recommendations. You
know, the one with Grisman, Herb Pedersen, Jim Buchanan, etc., oh
and some guy named Gill doing the lead singing and playing
guitar. I'm kind of
In a message dated 4/26/1999 11:55:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It even goes
down to non-musical things such as album covers (I've heard a few people
get bent out of shape because Ricky Skaggs' new album "doesn't look like
a bluegrass album" i.e. no people on
Wanted say first that it was great to meet Barry and Amy and all you guys, however
briefly. We should try to keep the homefires burning; it's so hard to get any kind of
community feel here in NYC, its' always fun when you see one starting to develop, but
hard to keep one going. there are a lot
From today's New York Times:
Kelly Willis: Refugee From the Nashville
Factory Finds Her Own Audience
By BEN RATLIFF
Country music often prides itself on how much it can say and still be
taken at face value, but there was a lot of subtext coursing through
Kelly Willis's show on Friday night
On Mon, 26 Apr 1999 12:11:32 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So, that's my PSA for the day. If you're in town stop by and say Hey! Jim
is one of the nicest guys in town. It's a living museum folks!!
I'll attest to the awesomeness of HSP. You can get great
reprints of classic concert
Three weeks ago she
appeared on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry for the first time,
something she was never able to do while she was making records for
Nashville producers.
[Matt Benz] Yeh, using those Nashville Producers generally
keeps you off of the GOO stage
Not 5/6--last weekend, 4/24. Not quite myself yet on this Monday.
J
Greg says:
A fullblown WSQ thread.
Damn, I love this list!
Yeah, I've been enjoying this thread too. I'm chiming in late, but
hasn't anyone mentioned Julius Hemphill? He was my fave of the
bunch. Saw him a lot over the years and followed him from his B.A.G.
days in St Louis to his New
Matt Benz wrote:
On the way into work, heard a interview with Ricky Skaggs on the hated
and snooty NPR discussing his BG music, and preforming examples of the
"high lonesome" sound with his band, showing the vocal differences
between say Flatt Scruggs and the Stanley Brothers. A good piece,
Ricky tried. A nice comparison of Highway 40 Blues done as a
country piece
and as a bluegrass piece, and a nice demo of adding that high lonesome
tenor. After this stirring piece of a cappella singing,
BlandNPRInterviewerWoman asked, "Why would you want to sing like
that?" Or
something
Thanks to Jason and the others who answered my question. Those guys are
pretty good - I intend to go see them soon.
And we should definitely round up some others and get together for beers -
it'd be nice to meet some other Williamsburg people with the same interests.
Elizabeth
-Original
Any of the Nashville folks have an opinion on a band called Joe, Marc's
Brother?
I'm pretty sure that it's been mentioned here, but what's the general
opinion on the new Fountains of Wayne CD? I though there were a couple of
pretty good tunes in the Cheap Trick/Cars pop/rock vein.
Two tidbits of
Here is the playlist for Monday Breakfast Jam on KRCL 91FM, SLC, Ut for
April 26, 1999.
Monday Breakfast Jam is an eclectic morning drivetime presentation
totally programmed and present by me over KRCL 91FM in Salt Lake City.
The show generally revolves around contemporary
singer/songwriters,
Jim, kinda smilin'
Any of the Nashville folks have an opinion on a
band called Joe, Marc'sBrother?
I haven't seen them yet, but have heard rave reviews. I guess
they're poppy, no alt-country leanings at all. A few people who don't
usually like pop told me that they love this band. I actually
On Mon, 26 Apr 1999, Bob Soron wrote:
I'd rather have a 5-minute guitar solo than a 20-second drum solo.
Hey! What's wrong with "Wipeout"!? :-)
--Hiroshi
This bounced because I used the word "get" to start my message. Let's
see if it goes through this time.
Get a load of this
I just got the new Hick'ry Hawkins CD in the mail. It smells like
diapers. Not dirty diapers (thank god) but clean diapers. I'm sure of
this because I'm
Jim Caliguiri asked:
I'm pretty sure that it's been mentioned here, but what's the general
opinion on the new Fountains of Wayne CD? I though there were a couple of
pretty good tunes in the Cheap Trick/Cars pop/rock vein.
My opinion of UTOPIA PARKWAY is that it's not as immediately
Sorry, I didn't hear it that way at all.
Man, you folks are all up in arms over a nice introduction to BG 101
taught by Ricky Skaggs. The woman asked him questions. "Why would you
want to sing like that?" means as "opposed to other styles" re: where
did it come from. There was nothing wrong with
On Mon, 26 Apr 1999 14:27:15 -0400 Matt Benz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sorry, I didn't hear it that way at all.
Man, you folks are all up in arms over a nice introduction to BG 101
taught by Ricky Skaggs. The woman asked him questions. "Why would you
want to sing like that?" means as
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 26-Apr-99 RE: Oliver Lake -
Fred Hopk.. by "Ph. Barnard"@eagle.cc.u
Yeah, I've been enjoying this thread too. I'm chiming in late, but
hasn't anyone mentioned Julius Hemphill? He was my fave of the
bunch. Saw him a lot over the years and
I'm not from Nashville but I saw them in Nashville and they were great!
Poppy-mod and fun-melodic. They backed up Radney Foster at SXSW to fine
effect. I have their CD if you wanna borrow it...
--
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "passenger side" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: questions,
You're joking right? Stuart? I thought we paid big bucks to send a kid
there to learn cello, now I discover this? g Wait until her father finds
out.
Deb
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jesse Dayton has signed to Columbia and is also expecting
to release a record in July.
Is there still a label called Columbia?
--
Joe Gracey
President-For-Life, Jackalope Records
http://www.kimmierhodes.com
Joe wonders:
Is there still a label called Columbia?
They're still putting stuff out with that mark - last year's Tribute To
Tradition is on Columbia, the Dylan 1966 album is on Columbia, and Deryl
Dodd's new album (this year, I think) is, too.
Jon Weisberger, Kenton County, KY [EMAIL
Well, I took some time digging through the KOCH WWW site and their
catalogs this morning. I couldn't find the Argent album I have let alone
another record. Hmm...their address is: www.kochint.com
So, I'm not sure what the answer is, but I'm betting only _All Togehter
Now_ has been
On Mon, 26 Apr 1999 11:48:49 +, Ph. Barnard wrote:
Yeah, I've been enjoying this thread too. I'm chiming in late, but
hasn't anyone mentioned Julius Hemphill? He was my fave of the
bunch. Saw him a lot over the years and followed him from his B.A.G.
days in St Louis to his New York
In a message dated 4/26/99 4:14:36 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
So, that's my PSA for the day. If you're in town stop by and say Hey!
Jim
is one of the nicest guys in town. It's a living museum folks!!
Kudos,
P2-ers whom have stayed at my place will testify that I
Coming home on the Bainbridge Ferry from a gig @ the Tractor in Seattle, Me
and Dan parked right in front of one of the fiddlers from Goose Creek.
(Small world.) I ain't seen Dan so star struck since John Hartford came to
a show.
Ditto that "not aged well" sad to say. Dan tells me they were
WowI'm honored that Barry was so charmed by us list people that he
barely mentioned the supremely adorable Ms. Willis for whom we all
gathered.
It was heartening to find some country-loving allies in Gotham, and the
show was a treat.
I must say, though, that in the aftermath it was Bruce
Jerry Curry writes:
Well, I took some time digging through the KOCH WWW site and their
catalogs this morning. I couldn't find the Argent album I have let
alone another record. Hmm...their address is: www.kochint.com
So, I'm not sure what the answer is, but I'm betting only _All
Togehter
yup, one of them Sony products.
Joe Gracey wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jesse Dayton has signed to Columbia and is also expecting
to release a record in July.
Is there still a label called Columbia?
--
Joe Gracey
President-For-Life, Jackalope Records
http://www.kimmierhodes.com
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 26-Apr-99 RE: Oliver Lake -
Fred Hopk.. by "Greg Harness"@excite.co
My personal favorite Hemphill record was recorded in 1993 - Five Chord Stud.
While recent heart surgery prevented him from playing, he did all the
composing and conducting for a
P2-ers whom have stayed at my place will testify that I have a fondness for
hatch Show posters, as my flat is graced with them, including the famous "Roy
Acuff For Governor" poster.
Whenever in Nashville, it's one of my prime stops.
Is there a web site for the place?
Stick
np-Hank
Review
I know the guy's. Great guys, OK band. They're a three piece with Brit-pop
leanings. (Elvis Costello/ kinks meets a touch of acid jazz). Definitely
leader's in the Nashville pop scene. Each time I see them they change, I
mean evolve. Might be a little to hip for their own good. No
We are selling Twangfest 3 Hatch Show Prints
this year. They will be available at Twangfest
or
from the Twang Gang after Twangfest.
Also, we'll have several autographed Hatch Show
Prints (from various artists) available at the Twangfest
on-line auction.
We'll be posting more details about
Mark Rubin writes
Coming home on the Bainbridge Ferry from a gig @ the Tractor in Seattle, Me
and Dan parked right in front of one of the fiddlers from Goose Creek.
(Small world.)
OK, well, I guess I'll share my small world Goose Creek story, too. I had
never heard of them until 2 or 3 weeks
Thinking about driving up to Kansas City tuesday nite to see
this show and was wondering if anyone else from the list was planning to
attend?
John Flippo
This must be the day to promote old time and bluegrass music
on NPR. This afternoon on All Things Considered Dirk Powell
and Tim O'Brien will talk about Cold Mountain and the cd
Songs from the Mountain.
Jamie
NP Bluegrass Mandolin Extavaganza (Produced by Ronnie
McCoury David Grisman)
Howdy,
And welcome to another exciting playlist...
Sure reading a playlist isn't everybody's idea of fun, but some folks
seem to enjoy it. Some scan the list in a hurry looking for their
band's latest release, others look for ideas when putting together
their own shows, and some (I suppose)
What would be the equivelant word usage for beatniks in the 90's...anyone
know for sure daddy o ?
Jamie said:
NP Bluegrass Mandolin Extavaganza (Produced by Ronnie
McCoury David Grisman)
and I'm sure looking forward to hearing this, but I have to say I think it's
unfortunate that they couldn't find room on a double CD for at least one cut
from Dempsey Young of the Lost Found. Sure,
In a message dated 4/26/1999 6:22:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
beatniks in the 90's..
Slackers
scenester
--
From: bill bubb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "passenger side" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Beatniks?
Date: Mon, Apr 26, 1999, 5:42 PM
What would be the equivelant word usage for beatniks in the 90's...anyone
know for sure daddy o ?
hipsters
slackers
scenesters
bohos
playas
post-grads
middle-managers
... in the 90s there are no beatniks.
... in the 90s, everyone's a beatnik.
carl w.
In a message dated 4/26/99 5:25:46 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
NP Bluegrass Mandolin Extavaganza (Produced by Ronnie
McCoury David Grisman)
I got this a few weeks ago. It is excellent, and very comprehensive although
a few folks are naturally missing. All the
from Dempsey Young of the Lost Found. Sure, they had to leave folks out,
but he's every bit at the level of the guys who are on there, including
Jesse McReynolds and Bobby Osborne, and is the best under-appreciated
mandolin player around.
Wait, I thought we agreed that it was Hootie...g
Todd
Bill Gribble wrote:
Actually, any KUT DJ can host Live Set. They sort of rotate.
Overnight DJ Jeff Johnston asked the Barkers to do a Live Set on May
30, which we're pretty excited about.
Another show to listen to is Folkways, on Saturday morning.
Great show. There is also a great
John Flippo wrote:
Don't know if anyone has mentioned it yet but there is a new cd that just
came out on Glad called Herb Remington Instrumentally Salutes Floyd Tillman.
I believe Remington was in the Texas Playboys. I haven't heard it yet but it
sounds awful interesting.
Flippo
Herb
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Joe Gracey writes:
.One example I have always
found particularly grating was the Dead's vocals, which are like
fingernails on chalkboards to me, but which apparently don't bother
their fans. I find Dylan's early stuff to be engaging, his later stuff
to
and perfesser
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
hipsters
slackers
scenesters
bohos
playas
post-grads
middle-managers
... in the 90s there are no beatniks.
... in the 90s, everyone's a beatnik.
carl w.
Hi folks,
By any chance will anyone from RI be heading up to Somerville, MA for
Alejandro Escovedo at Johnny D's on 5/6? I'm hoping to go but would prefer
not to go alone and everyone I know is going to the Lucinda show at Lupo's
that night.
You may reply off list if you prefer.
Thanks,
Howdy
Play list 4-25-99 10:00PM -Midnight
Common Thread - Thom Wodock
WDVR 89.7
PO Box 191
Sergeantsville NJ 08557
Jim Roll - Old Love - Ready to Hang
The Gourds - Money Honey - Dem's Good Beeble
The Backsliders - Never Be Your Darling - Lines
Alejandro Escovedo - I'm Drunk - Borbonitus Blues
OK. Well, the highlight for me was probably the Bruce Kelly duet on that
ol' Louvin brothers number, whose title I do not recall, but a version of
their duet's on his CD "Wrapped'...Beyond that, I've been waiting for a
chance to see Ms. Willis do a varioed, cross-her-whole career set, and
that's
..and I in fact got hold of that new Collectoir's Music/Sony Tillman
comp--and it's alredy set to be up there among the reissues of the year for
me.
Interesting side point: Floyd is an early practitioner of blues jazz
vocal-influenced baroque folk singing...he regularly irregularly bends
and
I think that was one reason I loved Jimmy Day's steel so much- he played
the steel like a voice, singing.
Joe Gracey
Which reminds me--besides the blues vocal tradition influence on the way
Floyd Tillman would sin it struck me listening to the Columbia recordings
since yesterday that he did the
Marie Arsenault wrote:
Jim, kinda
smilin'>Any of the Nashville folks have an opinion on a>band
called Joe, Marc'sBrother?I actually met one ofthe members
at a bbq a few weekends ago (look at me name-droppin'like a pro). I can't
remember his name, of course. Maybe Ronni does.
Nope, I don't
Before he hits Johnny D's, he's here Saturday night at Ted's Wrecking
Yard. Any Toronto P2'ers planning to go? It's an early door--8pm--not sure
if there's an opener.
And, in the same venue, last Saturday, Stacey Earle knocked out an almost
full house. She's way better than the last time I saw
I'm in "Day Late and Dollar Short" mode, I'm afraid. Steve Kirsch said:
Yup, and I'd suggest further that from the second album (MP2) onwards
they never really released a clunker until that horrible No Joke record.
They were a hell of a band. I'm skeptical about the new lineup without
Cris and
New England Schedule:
April 26 - 28 (Mon-Wed)
Rodeo Bar10 PM (NYC)
April 29 (Thurs)
Johnny D's 9 PM (Boston)
Kat in CT
(Home is where you hang your @)
In a message dated 4/26/99 8:11:06 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
You have reason to be skeptical, judging from the new lineup's performance
at Liberty Lunch during SXSW. They were disappointing at best, mediocre at
worst, and not very much like the Meat Puppets, really. It was an
For those on the list who follow the periodic equipment threads, I've
happened onto a pretty thorough and useful site for Fender amp
identification and info. Very good links and a thorough (although still
not complete, as far as I can tell) catalog and guide to all the different
models and
This is the Fear Whiskey playlist for this week's show. Fear
Whiskey can be heard every Monday from 7-10pm ET on 88.3fm in Pittsburgh
and on AudioActive, Winamp and pretty much every mp3-based program via
http://www.wrct.org. Past playlists are available at
Hey there,
I hate to be all hippie, but isn't music supposed to be unifying and all
that? What the hell is with all this snide divisive shit? Let damn
Darius Rucker play the mandolin fer chrissakes. It's an instrument, not
the holy grail.
cherilyn.
I (heart) Cherilyn.
Later...
CK
Will the new and improved NYC contingent be at the Damnations/Elena Skye
show next Sunday at Maxwell's? Hope so, 'cause I'm making the trek up
from Philly and it'd be nice to see some of you folks pre-TFest.
I'll be there, you betcha. (Oh, sorry, thought I was still in Minnesota for
a second
Neal:
Do you include the Bottle Rockets, who played right before the Pups at that
same venue, in your string of breathtaking shows? I'm curious because I
thought the were pretty awful, as well as arrogant as hell, refusing to play
*any* old material at all and practically taunting they they were
Rick Cornell, abandoning us, writes:
Stay in touch.
You do the same, Rick. I've enjoyed your all-too-rare contributions to the
list, and I'll miss those as well as the playlists. Try to make it back
when you can.
--Amy
Hello Nicholas,
Neal Weiss is my brother in law. He sent me an e-mail from you
saying you were looking for some help. Perhaps I could be of assistance
to you. Where are you located? I have been cooking for over 12years in
all kinds of restaurants. Give me a ring and we can chat about it.
Stacey is supporting Greg Brown on his upcoming tour of the Northwest,
and will appear solo at a house concert in Salem, OR later in May.
Christopher Adams
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Before he hits Johnny D's, he's here Saturday night at Ted's Wrecking
Yard. Any Toronto
Hey why not a 'new' term?
krebbster
Richard
-Original Message-
From: stuart [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tuesday, 27 April, 1999 11:14
Subject: Re: Beatniks?
and perfesser
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
hipsters
slackers
scenesters
At one time a friend of mine from Memphis, Rick Clark, was their producer.
Power pop is what they like to be known as.
Nancy
What would be the equivelant word usage for beatniks in the 90's...anyone
know for sure daddy o ?
Mom?Dad???
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