So here are a few names alot of you might not recognize, though I'm willing to be alot of you will (all except Ben Nichols and Malin were recent discoveries for me). The Revival Tour is basically a bunch of punks getting in touch with their more heartfelt side. I think a guy we all know said it best when he said "I started this damned country band/cause punk rock is too hard to sing". This is great stuf folks....the sound can be a little iffy, but the content more than makes up for it. If you like your folk/country a little on the punk side this is right up your alley. What we have is Ben Nichols from Lucero, Chuck Ragan formerly from Hot Water Music, Tim Barry from Avail, and Jesse Malin formerly of D Generation and a frequent Ryan Adams collaborator. If you like this I would recommend picking up each of these artists most recent solo albums. Ben Nichols excellent concept album Last Pale Light In The West (inspired by the book Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy....read this book too if you haven't), Tim Barry's Manchester from last year, Chuck Ragan's Bristle Ridge, and Jesse Malin's covers album from last year On Your Sleeve (though you would certainly do better to pick up one of his earlier albums).
Also worth getting is the compilation Revival Road 2008 which features selections and live cuts from Nichols, Barry, and Ragan and is a great introduction to all three.
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