WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?

[David Houck]

Oh you mean this… Southern Culture on the Skids

In the early 80's, my band rehearsed in the same studio they did; each week, they were coming in as we were leaving.  I don't think they ever said a word to us.  Their first album was recorded in that same studio in Chapel Hill (Carrboro actually).

[pauldo]

😎

[cozmik_cowboy]

Loud cars & rednecks.

(Took #1 Grandson to the dirt-track races tonight......)

Peter

Oh you mean this…

First time I heard this song there were 6 of us in a cabin in the Northwoods - dosed some shrooms and just grooving on life.   This is a remote, no electricity, no running water, out-house tucked back in the woods and a beautiful lake right out back.  Only 3 cabins on the east side, tucked in the middle of the Chequamegon forest.  Isolated surrounded by nature, great place to trip….

Anyhow - listening to this whole album on a battery powered boom box - the ending of the song went on and on and on.  It’s the last song on the disc, after it finished it felt like there was a half hour of silence before a collective ( and quiet) “whoa” was emitted from the group.   

Followed by laughter and tears rolling down the cheeks, then we probably went outside and wandered in the forest.

- reminiscing on that event brings a melancholy mood, life seemed simpler and the world was less messed up back then.

Yeah, it crossed my mind.

No figure-8 last night (they do it sometimes), but there was a demolition derby.  But my favorite:  The plywood race; they have to drive while using their left hand to hold a full 4X8 sheet of 3/4" plywood on the roof.

They also have what they call "one-on-one drag races", even though it's 1 lap, not a quarter-mile.  There was (among a few others) a Mustang, a Camero, a Buick hearse, and some '70s GM product with a fancy paint job, lots of chrome, lights in the (hoodless) engine compartment, and a freakin' super-charger.

The winner?  A Hyundai Accent.


Peter

[edwardofhuncote]

SCOTS is HUGE around here. Or was at least. I actually met Mary Huff at the Fret Mill one time... I was in there when she came in, and I kept thinking; dadgummit, that girl is so familiar, I know she plays bass but who is she?! Anyway, it didn't take long to figure it out, they were playing across the street in about an hour. And she ended up buying a bass, an old 70's Gibson EB-something.

[pauldo]

The plywood race sounds awesome!

[cozmik_cowboy]

Worcester, MA, Bill's 33rd birthday:

Peter

[cozmik_cowboy]

The Cross-Eyed Possum: 

Peter

[pauldo]

😎

[lbpesq]

Bill, tgo

[cozmik_cowboy]

i have Pandora on my Fred Eaglesmith station; so far,  So far, Fred, Blaze Foley, Chris Knight, Hayes Caril, Fred again, Robert Earl Keene, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Fred,  John Prine & Iris DeMent, Townes, Steve Earle, Fred, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Prine just came back on.

I'm happy.

Peter

[edwardofhuncote]

Dan Tyminski Band, at a Nashville area nightspot, recently.

It's been interesting watching how he's (or rather, his publicist) has been promoting this new album. About every other thing they put out is a very well-produced live take from somewhere on the road. And usually, a day or two before they will blast out a short teaser. I guess it's pretty smart, I've just never seen it happen quite like this in 'mainstream' bluegrass music.

[edwardofhuncote]

I listened to this entire concert over the course of an afternoon... I really hadn't tuned-in and paid attention to Bela's new project, but it is truly remarkable. And not to sell his supporting band short either; there's not too many musicians on the planet you can call up for this kind of gig, and he has them all on speed-dial... these folks are the A-list of acoustic music. Some of it is heavy-listening, very little of it is jam-able, all of it is incredibly well-performed.

[edwardofhuncote]

Sierra Hull Band's set closer at Grey Fox last week: Black Muddy River.

[pauldo]

😎

[David Houck]

I listened to this entire concert over the course of an afternoon... I really hadn't tuned-in and paid attention to Bela's new project, but it is truly remarkable. And not to sell his supporting band short either; there's not too many musicians on the planet you can call up for this kind of gig, and he has them all on speed-dial... these folks are the A-list of acoustic music. Some of it is heavy-listening, very little of it is jam-able, all of it is incredibly well-performed.

I'm 23 minutes in and yeah, that's a pretty good group of players and some challenging material.