Zeke rock hard. Mark Pierce is the bass player. He's also in the
Gullyjumpers w/ Danny Barnes and others. I take it Danny wasn't at the show
that Don referred to which makes me feel better because I was mad at myself
for missing them (I'll see Gerald Collier this Fri). They've recorded but
a question about nesmith who i have always enjoyed for his strange post
Monkees country stuff.are any of those early records on cd? his
version of
tumbling tumbleweeds is shear delight and his band was great with red
rhodes on steel...the monkees were a gulity pleasure in my youth but
GREENBAY WISCONSIN BOOKING INTEREST
Hello,
My name is Marc Mencher. I am booking Oneida Casino's, in Greenbay
Wisconsin,
Monday Tuesday night performance series (52 shows total) beginning the
first
Monday in April, 4/5. I am interested in booking all genres with one
requirement; the act
Mike,
We are not down on what you are doing. We love you. We just want to continue
to use our Macs, and also enjoy TwangCast. Macs are cooler, Microsoft just
tries to copy what Macs have been doing for years.
Right on to all of you Mac folks!
Nancy Apple (big grin)
--
From: Jon Weisberger[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 9:29 PM
To: passenger side
Subject: RE: Richard Bennett question
I read a good review of this CD: Richard Bennett, "Walking Down the
Line"
(Rebel Records)
Is this
Hey, wasn't there talk here last spring/summer about a possible Mike Nesmith
tribute album? I remember some P2 bands interested in it, but lost track.
Mitch Matthews
Gravel Train/Sunken Road
Buddy Woodward writes:
Incidentally, Mike has written his first novel, "The Long Sandy Hair
of Neftoon Zamora, which was released by St. Martin's Press in
December. He just did a book signing at Barnes Noble here in NYC on
Jan 29th...woo-hoo!!
How's the book?
Latest news I hear is Davy has decided to sue Rhino Records for
non-payment of royalties or something, they've frozen royalty
payments for the rest of the group as well while litigation works it
way out. Whatta schmuck.
[Matt Benz] Yeh, for all those classic songs he wrote.
Some one ask about Donald Lindley yesterday. I received this from
bassist Dave Batti who works with John Stewart this morning.
Iceman
Hey, remember me?
The latest:
FEB 27THE PALMS PLAYHOUSE DAVIS, CA
530/756-9901
MARCH 27
Jon:
I dunno about that quite recent - Dudley's hit was in '63 - but I'm sure
lots of American bands were performing it.
Ah, in my head I had '66 as a date for Dudley's hit, oh well. And yes, of
course I was talking about "crossover" performances for rock audiences...
--junior
-Original Message-
From: Jon Weisberger [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
I dunno about that quite recent - Dudley's hit was in '63 - but I'm
sure
lots of American bands were performing it.
Oh, you meant American *rock* bands g.
Tho I'm sure more country bands than rock bands
Terry Smith wrote:
"If I remember correctly, when Mike Ireland and Holler came out with their
debut last year, Ireland repeatedly mentioned Charlie Rich's work from the
mid-60s as a major influence, specifically noting the sophisticated
arrangements, with strings, horns, etc."
Then
Matt says:
Interesting: BR5, who seem to have more than a little rockabilly
in their sound, esp on the last album, does ok with the modern country
biz, whereas the Derailers have been drawing rockabilly fans while
sticking to a more traditional country sound, and getting ignored by
At 02:41 AM 2/4/99 -0500, you wrote:
A bit related to the used vinyl thread - I've been wondering about that cd
recorder (I think it's made by Sony) which has been advertised on TV for the
past six months. I've thought that this might be a good way to record my
beloved vinyls in order to
Jon's right about the difference in the labels Derailers have been on and
BR5-49's Arista deal. Also, factor in that BR5-49 was fortunate enough to
get itself incorported into the Nashville/Gaylord Corp borg, which will do
wonders for your liquidity They're a regular part of the Mafia
I'll stand on the proverbial coffee table in Jeremy Tepper's
living room and say that.
Geez, how many other coffee tables does he have in there?
[Matt Benz] Well, aside from the Proverbial, which is actually
neo-Proverbial, he has a nice Colonial in dark Cherry..
Sorry if this has been posted before. A few are worth a second look
Should Be Country Songs:
1. Get Your Biscuits In The Oven And Your Buns In Bed
2. Get Your Tongue Outta My Mouth 'Cause I'm Kissing You Goodbye
3. Her Teeth Was Stained, But Her Heart Was Pure
4. How Can I Miss You If
[Matt Benz] I guess I just like observing the obvious. It's easier that
way...
Matt Benz writes:
Interesting: BR5, who seem to have more than a little
rockabilly in their sound, esp on the last album, does ok with
the modern country biz, whereas the Derailers have been
drawing rockabilly fans while sticking to a more traditional
country sound, and getting
Well, the rockabilly element is more blened into the Derailers'
sound, but it's definitely there. They cover 20-flight Rock, I Got Stung,
several other straight-up rockabilly numbers, etc. BR5-49's more obvious
about it, I suppose, but certainly in my neck of the woods *all* the
rockabilly cats
Jon's right about the difference in the labels Derailers have been on and
BR5-49's Arista deal. Also, factor in that BR5-49 was fortunate enough to
get itself incorported into the Nashville/Gaylord Corp borg...
I wonder if there's any way that the former could have something to do with
the
Oh, and need I say, Brian sings all those rockabilly numbers they do g.
Actually, his version of "I Got Stung" is particularly good. He does a
*much* better Elvis than Chuck Mead (who did "One Night of Sin" in their
last show here, not all that convincingly g).
--jr.
Forgive my ignorance, but after witnessing Ranger Doug in Nashvegas at that
Bill Monroe tribute I've been wishing I had some Riders in the Sky in my
collection.
Where to start? I looked through AMG to Country and half of the cd's listed
at the CD NOW site aren't in it. I noticed also that the
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 1999 1:31 PM
To: passenger side
Subject: Re: Charlie Rich/Holler
As for the Derailers, sure, they attract a lot of rockabilly
fans,
but so do Wayne Hancock and Dale
19 22 are already recorded. 22 was recorded awhile back, like 2 or 3
years agoby Moonshine willy on Bloodshot if I remember correctly
Iceman
Chris Orlet wrote:
Sorry if this has been posted before. A few are worth a second look
Should Be Country Songs:
1. Get Your Biscuits In The Oven
19 22 are already recorded.
A bunch have already been recorded, though without scanning the list again
I'd say that a couple are lines from, not the titles, of Real Actual Songs.
"I Wouldn't Take Her To A Dogfight" was a #33 in 1967 for Charlie Walker.
Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 4-Feb-99 Re: Riders in the
Sky help by Jamie [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ranger Doug has a solo cd out Songs of the Sage, Warner Western.
Speaking of Warner Western, how's that imprint doing? With all of the
turbulence at Seagram's labels, I wonder if they'll
Reply to: RE: Kuntree Goaks: Delete at will
#1 is a Kinky Friedman song.
#18 in german was a hit in GSA in the sixties.
19 22 are already recorded.
A bunch have already been recorded, though without scanning the list again
I'd say that a couple are lines from, not the titles, of
anybody have two cents on this?
-george
--
From: George L. Figgs[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 1999 12:18 PM
To: passenger side
Subject: New Cesar Rosas
anybody have two cents on this?
-george
I'm not sure this opinion is worth even two cents, since I just bought
Chad Cosper asked:
This may have been covered at some point in time, but is there any way for
us Mac users to access this? Any plans for Microsoft to release a Mac
version of their player or is there one out there that I just haven't seen?
There is a beta version of Media Player for the Mac.
The Riders' stuff is pretty durn consistent, though as Jamie notes, they've
acquired some additional polish over the years. I was on Riders Radio
Theater a few years back, while they were recording the show at Cincinnati's
Emery Theatre (a *great* sounding hall that may soon be renovated), with
If anyone's got any tips about places to stay in Alpine or
Marfa (pro or con), I'd love to hear 'em. Offlist is fine.
Thanks!
Tom Smith
Wasn't this Tumbleweed Theater on TNN?
That's my recollection, too, but I'm not yet convinced it isn't a false
memory implanted by the diabolical mistress of Twangin'.
Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Saw this review and thought some might approve...
http://www.salonmagazine.com/ent/music/feature/1999/02/03featurea.html
I'm new here, so I hope it works this way (if not I'm sorry); anyway, I
write a bi-monthly newsletter, and I need some names for the cream of
the crop in new releases in alt. country, etc., this year so far. I am
looking for indie bands in particular, but any suggestions will be
J. D. Crowe The New South, Come On Down To My World (Rounder)
Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
After listening to the Hightone releases I
fail to understand how no major label picked up on this incredible talent who,
BTW, happens to look damn good on a Harley (Live at the Bottom Line
cover) and has all the ingredients for success at any stage of her career until
recently when she
From Marquetta Herring, who keeps an unofficial Lucinda Williams and
Texas Music Kitchen pages, a note about David Lindley's death yesterday.
Sarah W.
I've also posted a note on the front page about Donald Lindley's death.
He was her drummer in Austin for ten years.
Just wanted to point out that the person who passed away was Donald Lindley, the
excellent drummer who played with Rosie Flores, Buddy Miller , Jim Lauderdale, Dave
Alvin, Lucinda Williams, etc.
It was not David Lindley, the multi-instrumentalist known for his lap steel and fiddle
playing
Brad wrote:
It was not David Lindley, the multi-instrumentalist known for his lap
steel and fiddle playing with Jackson Browne and about a million other
people.
This is how rumors get started.
Amen brother! The whole station just about fell apart.
np: Arlo Guthrie - "Moonsong"
TwangCast Mike wrote:
Hang Tight Mac users, we're going to get this thing de-bugged for ya'll. I
only know two Mac users and both bring up the player and then type in the
following address, mms://media.gemlink.com/TwangCast
I hate to tell you this, Mike, but directly pasting the link into
I sure do hope things get better quick... January blew as far as new music
goes... but hey, I worked something up the other day for myself, and now I
can use it... I mean, come on, Lynn Miles in my best of list? big
disappointments: Steve and Del, Real: the tom t hall thing, and Hadacol
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 4-Feb-99 Re: TwangCast for
Macs by Stuart [EMAIL PROTECTED]
As well, aren't there a few alternatives to these two that you TwangCast
boys might consider? Shockwave, Audioative (both of which Carl Z's station
use, if I'm not mistaken), Streamworks,
Oh yeah. I was in college in Cape Girardeau Missouri living in a dark damp
riverside basement apartment. Spent my afternoons earing Chunky Beef out
of cans, spitting tobacco and watching Ranger Doug, Woody Paul and Too Slim
and old 30s westerns. God, Those were the days.
Your Saddle Pal.
chris
Um...if its all the same to you, can we kindly refrain from using
thewords Buddy and on the way down in the same
sentance? Er...Ok..how's this?BUDDY Woodward
and those fantabulodiddlyumpshadelic Ghost Rocketswill be playing
Capital City Barn Dance in Richmond, Virginia ON2/7 with Elena
Today at the local gas station I heard a tune called
"Sugar Town" on the piped-in music which I know I
haven't heard in 30 years easy. WBAL In Baltimore played
a lot of such things in the 60's...
Something tells me this is one of those weird Lee Hazlewood
compositions. Is this correct?
--
geff it is and released here in Australia by Felicity ...
I was thumbing through a book the other day at the library called "The
Tombstone Tourist: Musicians" by Scott Stanton (3T Publishing, 1998). It
basically lists the grave sites of the dear departed musicians and singers.
Under the listing for Ernest Tubb, it states that although he's buried at
I've heard that David Hidalgo has a solo
album coming out later this year (although I don't know when). Does anyone
know if/when Los Lobos will be releasing their next album as a band?
According to a fan website,
www.mindspring.com/~krazyfish/loslobos/index.htm, the new David Hildalgo
solo CD
Any of you North Carolina folks ever heard Lou Ford? I'm listening to a tape
now, and whoo-hoo! It's great.
The Neil Young album (the new material) now has a June 22 tentative
release date. Hoping that some of the Linda Ronstadt sessions turn up
there.
Got my copy of Tonight's the Night today and I am inclined to agree with
Neal W on this one... Stunning.
Oh, I know an Avengers thread came up
Hi,
First let me apologize to those who see this more than once by virtue of
sharing mailing lists with me.
A writer for one of the magazines that I write for is currently preparing a
story on the relationship between units sold, units scanned, gold and
platinum certifications, and the
jamie wrote:
On Thu, 4 Feb 1999, Stuart Munro wrote:
As well, aren't there a few alternatives to these two that you TwangCast
boys might consider? Shockwave, Audioative (both of which Carl Z's station
use, if I'm not mistaken), Streamworks, etc.?
Check out shoutcast
jamie dyer wrote:
There was also a band called Triumvirat that did a concept album about
Spartacus. It had a line that was so dumb, but still clicks thru my timy
mind at times...:
"In the gladiator school,
things were perfect, things were cool..."
then Brad Bechtel wrote:
I remember
All of this stuff about Hank got me to thinking this morning about how
often it is that we may love the music or the job a person does but feel
distaste for that person themselves- Chuck Berry, for instance. That was
what I failed to distinguish about ole Hank- I had gotten my feelings
about him
Howdy,
The happy little trailer of WDVX has been blessed to host some of the best
danged live music in East Tennessee for the past few weeks. Recent guests in
Studio C (C stands for "couch," I'm sure) have included Heather Myles, Chris
Knight, Phil Ledbetter and Richard Bennett, and the
Howdy,
I've not had time to do much in these last few days but forward information
like this to the list. I hope it's at least helpful to the some of the list
members. Maybe I'll submit a real post a little later.
That being said...
-Original Message-
From: Catherine Lavender [EMAIL
Howdy,
Well, I'm so late getting this posted it's almost time for the next show...
Nonetheless, in the spirit of sharing such information, here's what I played
last week on a Tennessee Saturday Night.
The show itself, because of my mood didn't have quite the traditional feel
that it usually
Any of you North Carolina folks ever heard Lou Ford? I'm listening to
a tape
now, and whoo-hoo! It's great.
Even we Philly folk have heard of them. I saw them at Spittlefest down in
Raleigh last weekend and they were one of the highlights...not quite as
awe-inspiring as the Drive-By Truckers
On Thu, 4 Feb 1999 18:17:34 EST [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
But we as members of the general public really have no
say over the private wishes of family members.
Mary Katherine
Absolutely. A good example of the anguish misguided fans
can cause is Allman Brother Berry Oakley's gravesite in
I think it is a little bit unfair to characterize mac users as a tiny
minority- -- It is also a fact
that a highly disproportionate number of internet users and web page
authors use Macs. I firmly feel that it is a grave error to ghettoize
us, which happens all too often.
No offense intended
Is that this Sat nite and is it at it's
usual location (Alley Katz?) and what time does it start? I'm coming in for the
show and want to make sure I don't miss any of this P2 lineup. It's like a
mini Twangfest.
Thanks
Mike Hayshttp://www.TwangCast.com TM
RealCountry 24 X 7 Please Visit
In a message dated 2/4/99 11:12:02 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Just had a nice conversation with Bruce Paisley, owner/operator of the site
recently discussed here and I believe his heart is in the right place, his
biggest problem being the wording of the web site which he admits is a bit
"If you can play the drums, you can do just about anything."
This is self-evidently, laughably untrue; it would be more accurate to say
that if you can't play the drums, you can't do anything. Except, I guess,
play an accordion.
Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Mitch's query about ET's grave...
I saw a bio of Tubb which went into this in some detail, but
like most normal people, I don't remember the author or title.
Damn..there goes my Librarian Guilt. now I gotta go FIND the
fershluggint thing.
--
Geff King * [EMAIL PROTECTED] *
On Thu, 4 Feb 1999, Gregg Makepeace wrote:
first girlfriend's house (she won it at a party and never even
opened it up). My tastes were forever changed at that moment
(out with the ELO's "Do Ya," in with "Baby Don't You Do It").
Oh manlet me tell you all, that Makepeace is a hell of
a
Highway 52 -- Dave Evans Riverbend -- The Vetco Sessions -- Vetco
Yowza! This is an album that I think a lot of P2ers would like. Evans came
to the fore back in the 70s as banjo player/tenor singer with Larry Sparks
before striking out on his own. He cut two albums for Vetco before moving
on
In a message dated 2/4/99 1:33:27 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Steve Earle the Del McCoury Band's The
Mountain.
I'm seconding this bigtime. My favorite of the year so far.
Linda
Actually, so far "Real" is a contender for me, too.
lr
GETTING BACK IN TUNE: VITAL ROCK OF THE '60S
TV SOUNDTRACK TRIES TO CAPTURE THE PERIOD, BUT FOR THE RECORD, HERE
ARE THE ORIGINALS
JIM FARBER
* 02/03/99
New York Daily News
(Copyright 1999 Daily News, L.P.)
No decade produced music more
Former Nash Rambler Randall starts a new `Morning'
* 02/03/99
(c) Copyright 1999 BPI Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
BPI Entertainment News Wire Feature
(600)
By DEBORAH EVANS PRICE
Billboard
* NASHVILLE (BPI) -- Jon Randall is known as one
PLUCKING AT HEARTSTRINGS
* STEVE EARLE'S FINE BLUEGRASS JIM FARBER
* 02/02/99
New York Daily News
(Copyright 1999 Daily News, L.P.)
*STEVE EARLE AND THE DEL McCOURY BAND
"The Mountain"
(E-Squared)
*Steve Earle likes to
THE INTERNET JOCK
STATIONS AROUND THE WORLD CAN BUY FOUR-HOUR SHOWS; FROM THIS OREGON
AIR TALENT - AND DOWNLOAD THEM FROM THE WEB
Steve Woodward * 02/01/99
The Spokesman Review
SPOKANE
(Copyright 1999 Cowles Publishing Company)
This from the February mailer from Village Records:
Asylum St. Spankers - Hot Lunch
Everything youve heard about this band is true. They are great. They can
play almost any kind of music and they can play it well. They dont use
electric instruments, but they manage to generate plenty
Doolittle's Bottle Rockets spark interest on the road
By DYLAN SIEGLER
Billboard
* 02/01/99
BPI Entertainment News Wire
story
(c) Copyright 1999 BPI Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
* NEW YORK (BPI) -- Country rock outfit the Bottle Rockets
No decade produced music more integral to its soul than the '60s.
Does anyone else have a problem with this sentence (especially since it
provides the lead-in to one long 60's blowjob)??
And the author's list of "essential" 60's stuff includes: No Velvet
Underground or Stooges. No Band. (No
HOW THE OPRY CAN RETURN TO ITS HEYDAY
JIM PATTERSON
* 01/30/99
The Plain Dealer Cleveland, OH
(Copyright (c) The Plain Dealer 1999)
"The Grand Ole Opry" is getting creaky with age.
America's longest continuously running radio program has
HEE HAW GETS THE HEAVE-HO AS COUNTRY ACTS LOSE THE GINGHAM FOR THE
GUCCI
Jeff Houck
* 01/30/99
The Palm Beach Post
(Copyright 1999)
*No doubt about it. This was a seminal moment in country music
history.
Two weeks ago at the American
At 09:23 PM 2/4/99 -0500, you wrote:
*To back him up, Earle chose the four-piece bluegrass Del McCoury
band, making energetic use of its prickly mandolins, scratchy violins
and high-strung banjos.
four piece? Del, Ronnie, Robbie, Mike, Jason. That equals five.
Prickly
lance davis made a good point, but:
But, by gum,
gotta have that Fairport Convention. Gotta have that Jefferson Hairpie.
WHATEVER. Fuckin hippies.
The writer got a lot wrong in that piece, but not all of it, and not these
two examples.I'll let somebody better suited get after you about
Looks like I'm going to have to shut the Twangzine down. Personally, I'm
bummed. I've had a good time with it, but with my new job and the fact that
I'll be out of the country from April until October makes it impossible for
me to continue a monthly edition.
None the less, I've gotten to
Jeff Wall wrote:
Looks like I'm going to have to shut the Twangzine down..
N!!
I hate shutting this down, but I have no choice. we'll be back in
the fall, God Willing, but until then. Stick a fork in me, I'm done
Hiatus, Jeff,... hiatus. Restructering.
Actually, so far "Real" is a contender for me, too.
I'm with Chad on that one; disappointing.
Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
*To back him up, Earle chose the four-piece bluegrass Del McCoury
band, making energetic use of its prickly mandolins,
scratchy violins and high-strung banjos.
four piece? Del, Ronnie, Robbie, Mike, Jason. That equals five.
Yeah, I guess they don't require math at journalism
Carl Z. wrote:
slowly recovering from a mess at work, conjunctivitis, and the Walter
Payton news. So how was the Deliberate Strangers show last night?
Carl's gonna need a lot more explaining to do on why he missed the show!!!
btw: It was a great show last night. Part time Stranger
WH! Lookit all the new *s this week! Note that the Calendar has a
contributing editor this week: P2er Tom Mohr. Keep filling in the blanks,
thanks!
HAVE FUN!
Special days copped from Heather's Li'l Country Calendar, available for $12
from The Record Roundup, 2034 W. Montrose
*= new
btw: It was a great show last night. Part time Stranger drummer, David
Pohl's band, (I forget the band's name, but think it was something like,
Soma
Metizo) was EXCELLENT! I suck at describing music, etc. (that's why I'm
not a
writer, eh?)...but I'll do my best. The make up of the band
I'm not wanting to play contrarian again, but I have to jump in on this. I
think Heather Myles' problem is that she's only a fair to middlin' singer
with a taste for just ok songs and the good songs she chooses have been
done better by others (I mean Kiss An Angel Good Morning?-puh-leese). I
Postcard List said:
Well, having recently read Levon's book, I'm not sure I would characterize
it as "nasty," like the author of the Observer does. In fact, I felt it was
directly honest--and refreshingly so.
In the late 70's/early 80's I worked for Bill Graham. One of my greatest
memories of
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