Music

[Matt]

I saw him whe he co billed with Father John Misty.  I went for FJM but ended up enjoying JI much more.  They swapped positions on the tour and fortunately I caught one where he closed.  Though I love FJM his set would have been a disappointment to close the evening.

[SKT]

Closest I’ve come to seeing JI live was catching him on Austin City Limits. I really would love to see him soon. I think my next live show will be Charley Crockett here in town.  He’s got a great sound if you dig old classic country

[Matt]

I love seeing classic country shows.  I love seeing them in divey places.  My first post apocalypse shows coming up soon in Oct then 2 in Feb.  Can’t wait.  I really can’t remember who I saw last.

[SKT]

Man, I’m with you on classic country in a dive bar. It hits all the right spots for me.  You probably have seen it, but if not, I highly recommend the semi-recent “Country Music” documentary by Ken Burns. Damn it was good and I learned a ton.

On a separate note, I mentioned in another thread my love for bands like Husker Du.  I also love classic country, so I got lucky when I went to school in Columbia, MO in the early 90’s and got to see Uncle Tupelo, who I think kind of invented that “alt-country” genre.  Saw them a ton and they became one of my favorite bands. It didn’t hurt that they absolutely rocked live.

[SKT]

And here’s Charlie

[mclaincausey]

LOVE Uncle Tupelo. But I think that if I had to credit one act for founding Alt Country I would go back to Neil Young. Listening to an album like Harvest Moon it's all there! Just got a little punkier downstream.

[SKT]

Good point about Neil. I think I should have probably used the term “cow-punk” (as awful as that sounds).  Although his stuff with crazy horse is in that vein too. I remember when I first heard the intense staccato rhythm of “Graveyard Shift” paired with that telecaster…that stuff was made for me.

[SKT]

While my mind is on “country, alt-country, country-folk”, are there any Richard Buckner fans around here?  Guy doesn’t get his due I think

[Dmart]

I wouldn’t consider myself a fan, but I like his music, at least the few songs I know of.

[Jett129]

My favorite CowPunk band…

[BD81]

John Joseph is the man!

[mclaincausey]

Hehe I love the term "cow punk" @SKT

[SKT]

@Dmart Buckner’s first 4 albums are really good. I mean, the guy did an entire album based on poems by Edgar Lee Masters. He’s wonderfully weird. The album “Devotion & Doubt” is my favorite but it is a capital D Downer.

@Jett129 What a great track. Have you ever listened to any Bottlerockets?  They’re good stuff too I think.

@mclaincausey  Cow punk, when you hear it , you know

[Dmart]

I started listening yesterday evening after your post. Wonderfully weird is the perfect term.
I currently listen a lot the last knife fighter.

[Jett129]

@SKT Used to love the Bottle Rockets and a band called The Del Lords.

[mclaincausey]

Good call @Jett129 love the Bottle Rockets

[Jett129]

[SKT]

@Dmart i will check out last knife fighter

@Jett129 @mclaincausey  The Bottle Rockets “1000 dollar car” brings back lots of good (and not so good) memories from my youth.

“A thousand dollar car, it’s life was through
‘Bout 50,000 miles before it got to you
Why did I ever buy, a thousand dollar car” 

[SKT]

@Jett129  that is great stuff!  I don’t know how I missed the Del Lords. Also didn’t know about their guitarist working with The Bottle Rockets. So good

[mclaincausey]

Love that song!

I fell in love with them when I got their double love CD a while back. Love “Nancy Sinatra” too