Centro-Matic (with Jason Isbell) - The Mercy Lounge, Nashville TN August 24, 2007

I know I've got some Centro fans out there, this ones for you guys. This is pretty interesting, Centro-Matic with Jason Isbell on guitar. The sound is very clear, very good, and I'm sure you Centro fans will eat this up. Jason Isbell fans, there's not really much on here for you guys, as these are all Centro-Matic (I.E. Will Johnson) songs. But it makes an interesting listen none-the-less.

Jason and his band The 400 unit are currently touring with Centro-Matic. They both have put out good albums this year. Isbell's "Sirens of the Ditch" and Centro's EP "Operation Motorcide".

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Centro-Matic (with Jason Isbell) - The Mercy Lounge

Old 97's/Funland - Stoned/Garage Sale

Continuing on with the old Centro stuff, here is a split 10" single from 1995 of Old 97's and Funland. Now most of you guys who come to this blog probably know who the Old 97's are, but who the hell are Funland? Well Funland were Peter Schmidt(vocals/guitar/bass), ClarkVogeler (guitar), Mike Hosty (slide guitar) & Will Johnson (drums/background vocals). That's right, Funland was Will Johnson's band prior to Centro-Matic. Also worth mentioning is that guitarist Chuck Vogeler went on to join the band Toadies (after Possum Kingdom), and Peter Schmidt is a thriving solo artist in Texas.
So this is supposedly Old 97's first split 10" single (released after Hitchhike To Rhome) and they teamed up with their good friends Funland and they decided to cover each other's songs. So what you end up with is Old 97's doing their song "Stoned" and Funland's "Garage Sale", and Funland doing their song "Garage Sale" and Old 97's "Stoned". Their take on "Stoned" is pretty good too, so fans of Old 97's, Centro-Matic, & Will Johnson will want to check this out.

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