Country Music

[faxman75]

I like the looks of part 2 of your mix quite a bit Tom.

[greghead]

Can anyone recommend some Western Swing artists? I really like Big Sandy & the Fly-Rite Boys and I know about Bob Wills, but that's about it.
Also, is this a suitable thread to profess my love for rockabilly music?

Check out Asleep at the Wheel

and Tom's mix is fucking ace

[tessalasset]

Can anyone suggest some good bluegrass bootlegs on dimeadozen?

[traviscanada]

[TomAz]

I like the looks of part 2 of your mix quite a bit Tom.

Did you know that Max Johnston is Michelle Shocked's little brother? I just learned this fun fact.

[fiyahhh!]

There's going to be an array of animated alt-country artists on adult swim tonight!

For the uninitiated, Squidbillies is an animated television series about the Cuylers. The main character Early Cuyler is trying to take care of his impoverished family that consists of his son Rusty, his sister Lil and his Granny in the Appalachian region of North Georgia. Also, they all happen to be talking, anthropomorphic redneck squids who butt heads against the local establishment, like the Sheriff and Dan Halen. This Adult Swim animation features the voices of Unknown Hinson, Dana Snyder and creator Dave Willis.

On Sunday, July 18th at midnight, America’s fourth-favorite-animated-family, Squidbillies, premieres a special 30-minute all-star musical, "America: Why I Love Her" on Adult Swim. For this 5th season finale, creators Dave Willis and Jim Fortier pulled out their rolodex to reel in some of America’s bona-fide musical talents spanning bluegrass, southern rock, and country-ish / Americana. You’ll hear music from Lucinda Williams, Drive-By Truckers, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Jackyl, Todd Snider, Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, Rhett Miller, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Hayes Carll, and Split Lip Rayfield. Now that's a heap of good listenin'!

[Hannahrain]

That looks phenomenal. I will be watching.

[daxton]

Oh, Squidbillies. Shit. I don't have cable.

[bballarl]

Wow. Everything Hannah said.

[tessalasset]

Bump.

[york707]

We played a show with a band called Futurebirds last night. They are from Athens, GA. They were seriously badass. Like a loud, muscular Fleet Foxes... which may lead you to think of My Morning Jacket, which is not a totally inappropriate reference point.

[york707]

So, Tom, did you not like the Alt-Country mix I made for the Mix Exchange?

If you could direct me to this, that would be splendid.

[york707]

Post in here about country, alt-country, whatever.

Don't post in here if you're gonna say it sucks. Go back to your daft punk and your vampire weekend and your learning disability. It is ok to say mainstream Nashville sucks, though, that should be obvious.

I am currently listening to a very rough first draft mix that I hope to refine and make into a sort of Very Brief and Very Personal History of Country Music That I Like. Byrds --> Gram --> Townes --> Emmylou --> Joe Ely --> Steve Earle --> Lucinda Williams, etc etc, probably detouring through 80s cowpunk and 90s No Depression bands, and then bringing it to Gillian and Neko and I don't know what else. When it is finished it will be a much sought after collector's item.

Please also direct me to this.

[buddy]

previous page

[york707]

got it and downloading

i posted before'n I read the whole thread

[york707]

So yeah I made a mix that is alt-coutry-ish. It's longer than a CD, but I don't give a fuuuuck. This mix is basically a summary of what I like in alt country. I also tried to avoid songs on Tom's mixes.

Word.

York707 Country Time Happy Time

1. Okkervil River - No Key No Plan
2. Wilco - Casino Queen
3. Rural Alberta Advantage - Rush Apart
4. Old 97s - Streets Where I'm From
5. Backyard Tire Fire - Brady
6. Blitzen Trapper - Black River Killer
7. Jayhawks - Blue
8. The Band - Evangeline
9. Drive-by Truckers - Sink Hole
10. Slobberbone - Gimme Back My Dog
11. Deer Tick - Friday XIII
12. Futurebirds - Red Top Girl
13. Dave Dudley - Six Days on the Road
14. Iron and Wine | Calexico - A History of Lovers
15. Ben Kweller - Fight
16. Dolly Parton - Jolene
17. Uncle Tupelo - New Madrid
18. My Morning Jacket - One Big Holiday
19. Reverend Horton Heat - Five-O Ford
20. The Waco Brothers - Walking On Hell's Roof Looking at the Flowers
21. Merle Haggard - Mama Tried
22. Robert Earl Keen - The Road Goes On Forever
23. James McMurtry - Choctaw Bingo

[daxton]

York, this is my post from the Mix Exchange Companion Thread:

Here's the mix I sent Devin entitiled CUNTRY, which is what I believe to be a lovely assortment of Alternative Country/Folk/Americana.

http://www.mediafire.com/?vzzvmmlck5o

Shit. I just realized the tracks aren't in order. Oh well. This should be the order:

1. The Dutchess & The Duke- Resevoir Park
2. Tarkio- Better Half
3. Langhorne Slim- Restless
4. The Devil Makes 3- All Hail
5. Mason Jennings- Crown
6. Ian Thomas- Honey, Can I Count On You
7. Deer Tick- Art Isn’t Real (City of Sin)
8. Megafaun- Lazy Suicide
9. Chatham County Line- Nowhere To Sleep
10. Old Crown Medicine Show- My Good Gal
11. The Avett Brothers- All My Mistakes
12. The Felice Brothers- Boy From Laurence County
13. Chatham County Line- Speed Of The Wippoorwill
14. Langhorne Slim- Hummingbird
15. Old Crow Medicine Show- Greatest Hustler
16. Deer Tick- Ashamed
17. Langhorne Slim- Colette
18. The Felice Brothers- Run Chicken Run

[york707]

^ - thanks. Downloading now.

[fiyahhh!]

I'm going to see the Old 97s in SF tomorrow. They're playing a free show at Justin Herman Plaza for that Texas On Tour thing.

[guedita]

What time is the show, fiyahhh? I'd like to see that.

I'm taking my Dad to see The Judds at the Oracle Arena for Christmas...and I'm really excited.

[rskapcat]

Wow...Slobberbone. Haven't really thought about them in a while, even though they did play in Dallas recently (couldn't go). I saw them open for Old 97s back in the late 90s.

[fiyahhh!]

What time is the show, fiyahhh? I'd like to see that.

I'm taking my Dad to see The Judds at the Oracle Arena for Christmas...and I'm really excited.

I'm pretty sure it's at 5:00pm.

[york707]

My band created a radio station at songza that falls into the wheelhouse of this thread (with some excursions into whiteguyguitardadrock - Spoon, REM, Built to Spill). Mostly alt-country and its ancestors.

http://songza.com/listen/the-dive-poets-radio

[fiyahhh!]

The Old 97s were great as usual last night. Since it was a free show, I wasn't expecting a full set -- but they played for an hour and a half! Opened with Barier Reef and plowed through old tunes (Victoria, W. Texas Teardrops, Big Brown Eyes, Four Leaf Clover, etc. Sprinkled in were some new tunes which sounded fantastic. New double album comes out in October -- can't wait! They closed with a blistering version of Timebomb (is there really any other way to describe Timebomb live?). I'll post some pics when I get home tonight.

[Fig Neutron]

The new Phosphorescent, Here's To Taking It Easy, is really good.

[Gribbz]

Been listening to a lot of Townes Van Zandt lately. Good times.

[buddy]

Zandt's Live At The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas is a mighty fine live album

[Gribbz]

Zandt's Live At The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas is a mighty fine live album

Nice. I'll have to check it out. I only have The Late Great Townes Van Zandt and Roadsongs currently.

[roberto73]

In all these mixes, I'm sort of surprised not to see Green on Red, The Long Ryders, or Meat Puppets. (This is not a criticism of the mixes, mind you, which are all uniformly excellent. It just makes me realize that this genre is much more expansive than I initially thought.)

[daxton]

Been listening to a lot of Townes Van Zandt lately. Good times.

Not only is he a beautiful musician, he has a pretty awesome name too.

In all these mixes, I'm sort of surprised not to see Green on Red, The Long Ryders, or Meat Puppets. (This is not a criticism of the mixes, mind you, which are all uniformly excellent. It just makes me realize that this genre is much more expansive than I initially thought.)

I just realized the Meat Puppets were countryish the other day. A little late on that one. I don't know the other 2 bands, though.