Kieran Kane & Kevin Welch - 11/12/13: Live In Melbourne (Out Of Print)

Great little out of print live album here from 2000. I'm a big fan of Kieren Kane and Kevin Welch be it together or solo. I'm especially fond of their Kane, Welch, Kaplin albums (with Fats Kaplin). I've put a few of their songs on some of my Truesounds samplers so I'm sure you guys have heard 'em. They have a new album that just came out that is simply titled "Kane Welch Kaplin" and it's excellent.....got some killer artwork by Kieren too. This set right here though, apparently was only released in limited numbers in Australia.....not sure the story, but just know it's now out of print and killer.

1. Intro
2. Something 'Bout You
3. Eight More Miles
4. While I Was Loving You
5. Four Questions
6. Train to Birmingham
7. Table Top Dancer
8. Life Down Here on Earth
9. If I Could Be There
10. Some Kind of Paradise
11. Ramblin' Man
12. Sam's Town
13. Town This Size
14. Wilson's Tracks
15. When We're Gone, Long Gone


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Kieren Kane & Kevin Welch - Live In Melbourne

Been diggin' on this lately...

Makes the perfect background music for my re-read of "No Country for Old Men"


It's Tamacun by Rodrigo Y Gabriela BTW

The Bottle Rockets - Springfield, IL 7-7-07

Heres a decent Bottle Rockets boot. Starts out with a lot of echo on the vocals, but it smooths out (or you get used to it) after a bit. Cool version of Radar Gun on here too.

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The Gourds - Lower 48 (Video from Pickathon 2007)

Just found this. Damn it looks like everyone is having a good time. What a killer show.

The Gourds/Shiny Ribs - Pickathon 2007

This is really fuckin' good. The Gourds & Gourds' side project Shiny Ribs from this past August at Pickathon 2007. Man, I'd never heard of Shiny Ribs, but apparently it's just what they are calling themselves when they do acoustic shows.....seems like it's mostly acoustic, might as well be the Gourds. Maybe it's Kevin Russell's solo project, I couldn't ever find any clear info. All I know is there is a song on here that is Kevin Russell solo called War that is so damn good. Also the Gourds have a new album out this year that is also damn good. Download this, if you like it....go buy their new album. It's called Noble Creatures.

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Truesounds - Oct. '07

Here's this month's selection. I noticed as I was typing this up, there are a lot of songs on here about death & devils.....hmmm must be the halloween spirit in the air.

1. Last Thin Line-Kasey Anderson
Off his newest album "The Reckoning", just a killer lead off track
2. Madalyn's Bones-Gurf Morlix
off Gurf's latest, 07's "Diamonds To Dust"
3. Rollin' Blues-Deadstring Brothers
off thier latest, "Silver Mountain"
4. Juarez-Sam Baker
Love this song here. Off his latest "Pretty World" . Sam Baker is quickly becoming one of my new favorites
5. Waitin' Round To Die-Townes Van Zandt
How could I play that last song and not play this. Off the "Heartworn Highways" soundtrack. Heartworn Highways is a killer Doc, if you like TVZ and his contemporaries check it out
6. Satan's Paradise-Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch & Fats Kaplin
off last years "Lost John Dean". I just love these guys
7. The Way of the Fallen-Ray Wylie Hubbard
off his album from last year "Snake Farm". The Devil's got a billy goat & he feeds him marmalade :P
8. Die Die Die-The Avett Brothers
Infectious song off their latest "Emotionalism"
9. Stray Paper-Tift Merritt
off her 2004 album "Tambourine"
10. Poor Old Dirt Farmer-Levon Helm
Off his just released album "Dirt Farmer". This album is fantastic, one of the best things I've heard all year. Good to have ol' Levon back singing again.
11. 17 Years More-Wrinkle Neck Mules
Another killer track off their latest "The Wicks Have Met"
12. Devil's Lullaby-Slaid Cleaves
off his covers album from last year "Unsung"
13. Blue House-Blue Rodeo
off their latest "Small Miricles". Love the "byrdsian" feel to this one
14. Talk To Me Devil, Again-Magnolia Electric Co
off last years "Fading Trails". I'm starting to become a big Molina fan
15. The Trial-The Sadies

off their killer new album "New Seasons"

16. Freight Train-The Dexateens
off last years "Hardwire Healing". That album is really growing on me this year
17. Apocalyptic Modifed Blues-Corb Lund
off 2002's "Five Dollar Bill"
18. Red Ball Express-Scott Miller & The Commonwealth
Watching Ken Burn's "The War" really made me want to listen to this song. Off 2003's "Upside Downside"
19. The Devil Is My Running Mate-Jason Isbell
Here's something you don't hear everyday, a song from the perspective of George W. Bush....kinda like a modern day Sympathy for the Devil. This song is really growing on me, off his latest "Sirens of the Ditch"
20. Dead Dog Song-Okkervil River
Love me some mandolin. Off 2002's "Don't Fall In Love With Everyone You See"
21. Window-Richard Buckner
Off Buckner's album from last year "Meadow"
22. Hex-Neko Case
off her Sadies backed live album "The Tigers Have Spoken"
23. Pearls On A String-Ryan Adams
off his latest "Easy Tiger"

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Truesounds - Oct. '07

Old 97's & Chris Whitley - KCRW Sessions

This is an interesting pairing, but I got it like this, so I left it like this. One thing they both had in common at the time was that they were both just starting to reach the top of their games. The Old 97's set is amazing. I mean they are doing promotion for "Wreck Your Life", the songs are still fresh, and the band is hungry. What's particularly intersting are the interview segments....really took me back. I mean they didn't even know what to call their music cause the word "Alt Country" hadn't been popularised yet. And they talk about getting ready to do a show with "a great new band out of chapel hill called whiskeytown"........"they say that kid Ryan isn't gonna make it to 28". This really took me back, cause this was around the time I was really starting to dig into what we now call Alt Country. A great set. The Whitley set ain't too bad either.....searing blues rock as expected.

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Re-Post: A Truer Sampler 03 - Ray Wylie Hubbard

This is in honor of our 100,000 visitor. This is my favorite sampler plus my favorite artwork I have made to date, so I'm gonna re-post it.



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Ladies and Gentlemen, we have reached a milestone...

Sometime today I received my 100,000th visitor.

Todd Snider - Colorado Demos

Couldn't find much info on this one here. Near as I can tell, it was recorded sometime between "Step Right Up" and "Viva Satelite". That would put it in the 1997 time frame. Makes a nice little linker between the two albums. If you dig old Todd, this is right up your alley.

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Todd Snider - Colorado Demos