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me your dad posted:Not sure if anyone will know, but what the hell - Last time I saw them, Eddie opened for the Supersuckers with a pedal steel dude named Jordan Schapiro and they did all good country poo poo. The Supersuckers set was a lot more rock from what I recall. That was probably 12 years ago though.
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Can I get a recommendation for the best place to start with James McMurtry? Going to see him in a few weeks. Got the tickets mainly because Sarah Jarosz is playing, but I hear McMurtry is good too.
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Jul 1, 2017 03:03
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stealie72 posted:Start with Choctaw Bingo and then see where fate takes you. I'm from Arkansas and drat if that song wasn't probably written about some people I know. EdsTeioh posted:Too Long in the Wasteland is my go to.
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Jul 2, 2017 23:03
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Here's a local band that I like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP3YP9jR5lE This one takes a few minutes before it gets interesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha4Hvn7jbOc
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I'm a diehard jam band fan and also diehard bluegrass and I don't like Yonder. I get them, and I'm happy that they don't commit the cardinal sin of affecting southern/mountain accents, but they're just kind of boring. Their jams aren't interesting, and their bluegrass just doesn't quite hold up. In fact, most Colorado bluegrass doesn't. There's a whole fuckin lot of upper middle class white bluegrass bands out here, and I've seen maybe two that don't just hold that place of "opener that I'll tolerate for 90 minutes." Old and in the Way wasn't really a jam band and only mildly comparable to the Dead in that the Dead borrowed some of their stuff because Jerry Garcia couldn't not play bluegrass. They were/are all really respected bluegrass musicians in their own right. Jerry probably has a bigger folk/bluegrass/non-jam catalog than his contributions to the Dead, actually. Vassar Clements and Peter Rowan probably have a lot to do with what both bluegrass and Americana are today. That said, I understand not really liking Jerry Garcia. He kind of wanders a bit and his voice just doesn't do it for some people. Hell of a banjo player though. Peter Rowan  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnIhIlRJtco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYyjYEEynU8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbYYa4Z7rpk He jams though.
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Jul 12, 2017 16:29
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Vienna Circlejerk posted:Curious if there are any gothic country fans reading this thread (I saw someone mention SCAC earlier). I'm a big fan of this weird little subgenre and I've enjoyed many of the bands mentioned at the Swedish Embassy of Gothic Country (though there are definitely a few that are... not good). Anyway, if anyone has any listening suggestions, I'd love to hear them. I definitely enjoy the Denver scene bands like SCAC, Munly, and Wovenhand, but here are a couple lesser known and apparently defunct groups I'd like to hear more like: I dig it, and have posted about 16 Horsepower/Wovenhand ITT a few times. Thanks for these, because I'm often looking. Murder By Death's album Red of Tooth and Claw is good in that vein. Wovenhand is playing in my town in September 1, but one of my favorite psych bands is playing in the venue across the street at the same time. FML.
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Jul 13, 2017 20:42
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Tias posted:Handsome Family, Jim White, some Cat Power. 16 HP and the 'hand, as well as Hank Williams( I and III), are must listens of course. Seconding Wrong Eyed Jesus. A little pretentious and dramatic, but that makes it way more interesting than just a country music documentary. There's some really weird and intimate clips of people playing music and telling stories in it. This clip in particular stuck with me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0FIpudHjKA That's David Eugene Edwards of 16HP/Wovenhand playing Wayfaring Stranger. HenryJLittlefinger fucked around with this message at 23:35 on Jul 13, 2017 |
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Jul 13, 2017 23:29
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That pretty much describes all Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, and all the other terrible interchangeable songs about big ol pickup trucks on Friday night beer can guurrrrl shake it blue jean shorts redneck this is how we do it in the country ol dirt road down by the river poo poo that's on the radio now.
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Jul 23, 2017 16:56
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That's the exact video that went through my head. It makes me so angry at people.
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Jul 23, 2017 20:58
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For contrast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrM39m22jH4
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Jul 28, 2017 15:22
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Any Luke Bryan is my most hated country song. Unrelated, I don't know if any of you know it, but Nashville Sound is a good album.
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Jul 28, 2017 19:11
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Going to see these guys tonight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYdoRu5M7K8
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Jul 29, 2017 02:07
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Yeah, I posted one or two of theirs a few months ago
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Sep 4, 2017 13:36
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Cher Atkins is necessary listening. Also try some Duane Eddy, Buck Owens, and other Bakersville type stuff. I can't say I've heard of any exclusively instrumental country artists, but it's more common in the rockabilly side of the genre. Oh and Jerry Reed is awesome but rarely instrumental. But you should listen to Jerry Reed regardless. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni8KBhnebwE HenryJLittlefinger fucked around with this message at 19:17 on Oct 4, 2017 |
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Oct 4, 2017 19:10
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Every now and then I'll pick up a guitar and play a little bit of Buckaroo. It's funny because anybody within earshot will turn around and say "What's that song??" One of those ear worms that everyone recognizes but most people don't know the source of.
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Oct 5, 2017 18:51
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White Buffalo is awesome and he is just as large in person as his voice suggests.
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Oct 7, 2017 15:57
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me your dad posted:Got any recommendations for Garcia's country material (other than New Riders of the Purple Sage)? Jerry and David Grisman did a ton of stuff together over the years, a lot of which leans country. Youtube is full of their shows, which always seem to be a mix of old traditionals, jammy instrumentals, full on bluegrass, acoustic Dead tunes, and the odd country number. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzHMxfbF-cI The Pizza Tapes is kind of a standard answer to "What's good acoustic Jerry Garcia et al?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8S9YkhDjWM The Grateful Dead live album Skull and Roses has some country-leaning tunes. The opening three in particular. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZiBjTno9Uc
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stealie72 posted:Another request: are there any good streaming radio stations that play not-pop country? Spotify and Pandora are great, but my job has me writing for full days sometimes and I would like a station that has a human DJ so I can hear another voice now and again. I've given up listening to my local country station for obvious reasons. Wyoming Sounds used to be what Wyoming Public Radio played between NPR and Fresh Aire and the like. They play a lot of good country, and at times have strictly country playlists or programs. I always listen to them when I'm in the area.
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Mar 7, 2018 21:58
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me your dad posted:Thanks - I forgot all about the Pizza Tapes. I'm listening to the Dead's Reckoning right now and finding it pretty country. Good versions of Jackaroe and The Race Is On.
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I don't recall Crippled Black Phoenix being mentioned in here yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-bOgwfLc0s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI6OupafUgY It's not exactly country, but has some nice jangly chords and that special dusty psychedelic feel of Friends of Dean Martinez. edit: Ok after listening to a few of their songs, maybe this isn't the most appropriate thread. I'll leave them here anyway because it's a slow thread and good music still. HenryJLittlefinger fucked around with this message at 15:46 on Apr 20, 2018 |
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Apr 20, 2018 15:41
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Mason and Andy from Wrinkle Neck Mules released a new side project called Leon III https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCc_JUgKZfA Here's a full album stream.
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May 4, 2018 18:03
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Lutha Mahtin posted:Trampled by Turtles y'all Trampled By Turtles ain't so much bluegrass as a bunch of bros trying to hit strings faster than each other. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kPRyzb9Z44
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Oct 4, 2018 22:42
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Paper With Lines posted:I saw Trampled by Turtles at the MN State Fair this year and it was basically blue grass speed metal. Let me tell you about Split Lip Rayfield. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ut2dMUAPjk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRSzCizqbrc HenryJLittlefinger fucked around with this message at 20:34 on Oct 22, 2018 |
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Oct 22, 2018 20:27
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howe_sam posted:I'm at night one of Greensky Bluegrass's annual post-Thanksgiving home stand at the Kalamazoo State Theatre (always raging shows and a hell of a good time), and they just did a cover of The Chain that blew me away. Out of all the jamband influenced bluegrass acts out there, Greensky is IMO the best. A few years ago I would have argued that Leftover Salmon holds that title, but after a few too many of Vince Herman’s formulaic faux-zydeco word salads I’m with you. Those dudes are very tight and not sloppy like a lot of the other jamgrass bands. I think Infamous Stingdusters may be a little more in the traditional direction when that need arises. Jealous you’re seeing them, I’ve been wanting to for a while since they got big and polished.
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Nov 24, 2018 12:28
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Wheat Loaf posted:Can anybody recommend any country music - from whatever era, I don't mind - which uses Hammond organ? There's lots of country soul crossover from the 60s I'm aware of but I'm happy with whatever's suggested. I think Sturgill uses a bit of organ, not sure if it’s a Hammond though.
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Jan 2, 2019 16:06
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Leon III, the side project of a couple guys from Wrinkle Neck Mules has good cosmic poo poo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkr476o7Xj4 The opening bars of this song are straight from the Grateful Dead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGDTymBiyvE
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Jan 23, 2019 17:33
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I'm having a hard time finding much of Tyler Childers with a full band for some reason. Anybody got any leads? His solo guy with a guitar stuff is ok but I'm not really into that. edit: Well heck, youtube is showing his albums for me now, they weren't showing up earlier. Colter Wall is pretty good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drpdrQq8c98 HenryJLittlefinger fucked around with this message at 00:08 on Mar 8, 2019 |
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Mar 8, 2019 00:06
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This is a real good listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id62vN3jeYs A friend just turned me on to Michigan Rattlers and I like them so far. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUo_nBy9-pk
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Mar 11, 2019 17:35
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Not strictly country, but my friend Joe Sundell has a new album out here: https://joesundell.bandcamp.com/album/the-incredible-fun-box https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FppLxUQS2Ac He can also be seen with the band Sad Daddy https://saddaddyband.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-white-water-tavern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVrPCZQ3lzg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJjsPiOULmI And used to play with The Austin Steamers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_grAY59qjg HenryJLittlefinger fucked around with this message at 16:19 on Mar 22, 2019 |
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Mar 22, 2019 16:16
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They’re kinda gimmicky tbh
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May 4, 2019 04:20
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El Miguel posted:I don't know that I'd say gimmicky, per se. I think they're really skilled players, but I just don't think the songwriting is there yet. Yeah. It's all written with a smirk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJGcIUa1dWQ
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May 6, 2019 21:07
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I just came across this, it's pretty good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miG5HSPprNY
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May 9, 2019 20:59
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Just got tickets to see Wovenhand with Murder By Death later this summer, hell yeah. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_rkFLx5Jww
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May 23, 2019 20:18
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Newish Tyler Childers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjFN5iVKn6w
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Jun 25, 2019 01:14
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That’s cool, but I recommend his earlier work.
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Jul 9, 2019 20:30
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Just tell him the 20th Century Masters album.
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Jul 10, 2019 01:57
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aSRpbLOfo0
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Jul 22, 2019 22:37
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Man dang ol John Prine had to cancel his Red Rocks show with I'm With Her last Sunday and I'm still bummed about it. They rescheduled for September, but it's on a Wednesday. He's having open heart surgery because he's high risk for a stroke. Kind of a reminder that some legends are still alive and getting a little frail, so go see them while they're still doing what they love. Anyhow, Murder By Death and Wovenhand tomorrow night  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lonz_cHJHNk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5dLaIh8wdM
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Aug 2, 2019 17:13
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I saw Son Volt a few years ago with my old boss. The opening band came out and was just an unassuming no-name country band that played all old covers. They were really good and did some really tasteful stuff. My boss was complaining about having to sit through them, and when they finished their set, he says "Finally!" And then Jay Farrar walked out and joined them because they were the rest of Son Volt and they played two really great sets and my boss had to eat crow. Jay Farrar has absolutely zero stage presence, though. I'd like their shows more if he had some good banter.
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XBenedict posted:I mean, Son Volt isn't really "happy-clappy" music, so I don't know what the expectation is here. They're basically The Smiths of Alt-Country. I dunno, maybe “Hey, thanks for coming out tonight. Here’s one off our new album.” I go see plenty of melancholy bands, Jay’s the only frontman I’ve ever seen who didn’t speak to the audience at all.
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