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Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers and Carbon Leaf – Bowery Ballroom, NYC
Date: November 28th 2009
For the last 3 years, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers have played New York City on Thanksgiving weekend. I decided to check out their show since one of my favorite bands was opening for them, Carbon Leaf. The bands played over 2 nights at Bowery Ballroom. I wasn’t going to dare New York City traffic on Black Friday so I decided to attend the Saturday show instead. Of course there was still some traffic on the George Washington Bridge (like usual).
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Music Video: Stephen Kellogg and The Sixers – “Shady Esperanto and the Young Hearts”
Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers released their new album “The Bear” recently. They will be headlining next weekend (November 27th, 28th) at Bowery Ballroom with Carbon Leaf so check them out then! I’ll be there November 28th. Their new single “Shady Esperanto and the Young Hearts” is probably the best song they’ve done to date. their music video for that song also premiered recently on the interwebs. Check it out below! It’s a catchy little tune!
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Glad Hearts – “The Oak and the Acorn”
Record Label: S/R
Genre: Alt-Country
Band Link: www.glad-hearts.com
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Bland, straight-forward alt-country. Even some slight edginess would be nice – this is more adult contemporary than indie. (The Bar Mitvah band-style keyboard playing doesn’t help.)
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Whiskey & Co. head out on the road
Florida’s alt-country darlings, Whiskey & Co., have spent the last few months cooped up in Crescendo Sound Studios (Hot Water Music, Against Me!, Leatherface, Fall Out Boy) recording their third album for No Idea Records. The record will be called Rust Colors and is set to be released in late 2009. To shake off a serious case of studio boredom, the band has decided to do a small get-away tour of the great South in the heat of August.
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Chuck Ragan set to release “Gold Country”
For most of us the phrase Gold Country evokes memories of the 49ers who flocked to California by boat and covered wagon in order to seek fortune for themselves and their families. Chuck Ragan’s latest disc may be coming out a few lifetimes after the gold rush of the mid-nineteenth century, however there’s a timeless quality to the album that embodies the hope and hard work that helped define that period in the American consciousness. That has a lot to do with the fact that there’s nothing preconceived about Gold Country. It’s simply the sound of a talented songwriter doing what his kind has been doing for centuries: playing simple songs alongside a close group of friends not for hope of financial gains, but because he literally has no other choice.
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RIP: Jay Bennett (ex-Wilco member)
Former Wilco member Jay Bennett has passed away at the age of 45. Bennett was a member of the band from 1994 through 2001 and Bennett had many conflicts with frontman Jeff Tweedy. The multi-instrumentalist and producer died in his sleep. The cause of death is unknown right now.
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Steve Earle – “Townes”
Record Label: New West Records
Genre: Country
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First off, it should be noted that Steve Earle is THE man. Back when he was, shall we say……wet behind the ears at the tender age of seventeen he was taken in under the drunken wing of a Texan singer/songwriter by the name of Townes Van Zandt, after the latter heard Steve cover one of his songs after being heckled by Townes. Steve once said that Townes was “A real good teacher and a real bad role model.” Steve also said “Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world, and I’ll stand on Bob Dylan’s coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that” and its with that in mind that brings us Steve Earle’s new album, a tribute to his friend and mentor the late, great Townes Van Zandt – “Townes.”
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48th annual Philadelphia Folk Festival announced for August 14-16th 2009
Sonny Landreth, Del McCoury Band, Iron and Wine, Tom Rush, Rebirth Brass Band, Justin Townes Earle, Tony Trischka, Langhorne Slim, Enter The Haggis, Ellis Paul, Sara Hickman, Alela Diane are among the featured acts that are performing at the 48th Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival on August 14-16, 2009 at Old Pool Farm. More details after the jump:
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