Buddy & Julie Miller - Portland, Oregon 8-31-02

Here's a really, really good show from husband and wife team Buddy & Julie Miller. The notes that came with this say this is actually a show that Buddy gave to a fan, that's pretty cool if you ask me. Also in the notes it says that this disc is in memory of Anna Aviles who died of cancer, and was the fan that Buddy gave this show to.

Give it a listen, it's really good. If you don't know who Buddy or Julie Miller is, well Buddy is probably more famous as a producer and Julie is his wife......they are both damned good singers & songwriters too. They put out a damned good album together in 2001 that is essential, along with various solo albums each. (You can find some of their solo studio work on the 1990 - 2000 samplers below :P)

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Todd Snider - Ohio River Valley Folk Festival 5-19-07

You want more Todd, you've got it. This is one you can listen to with the kiddies, probably the cleanest Todd Snider show I've ever heard. He cleans up all the songs and even comments on it during a couple of songs ("if worms had daggers, birds wouldn't....act so overly aggresive towards them"). Makes for an interesting listen, and doesn't really take that much away from the songs. I actually respect that he cleaned his show up due to the large portion of children in the audience.....I think that shows alot of class. There are some pretty good stories on here too, and the sound is fantastic.

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Jason Isbell - KEXP Studios Seattle 8-1-07

Here's a good little acoustic Jason Isbell set he did for KEXP radio in Seattle, WA. There are some insightful interviews on here (sorry, he doesn't spill any dirt on why he left DBT). Some good versions of songs off his new album as well. The highlight on here, just like on the album is of course Dress Blues. This song is so good it's not even funny, and will surely be remembered as one of the best "protest songs" from this era when people start looking back.

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A Truer Sampler 12: Alt Country 1990 - 2000 Vol. 4

The final volume, I could have probably done more, but I had to stop somewhere. This one has more of a concentration of folks who started in the 90's, but are more known for their post 90's work.....if that makes sense.

Anyway, I had a blast compiling this and making the artwork, hope you guys enjoy

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ATS12 - Alt Country 1990 - 2000 Vol. 4

A Truer Sampler 11: Alt Country 1990 - 2000 Vol. 3

Volume 3. Just fleshing this thing out, so much good music came out of this era it was impossible to compress into 1 (or even 2) discs.

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ATS11 - Alt Country 1990 - 2000 Vol. 3

A Truer Sampler 10: Alt Country 1990 - 2000 Vol. 2

Ok, here's volume 2. This one has more of an emphasis on mid 90's, and includes some deeper cuts and lesser known artists (some even more well known as well).

To clear some things up, I won't be going away for about a week, which is why I'm trying to overload you with crap right now.....mainly this "Alt Country 1990 - 2000" sampler.

there's still 2 more volumes, so stay tuned.

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ATS10 - Alt Country 1990 - 2000 Vol. 2

A Truer Sampler 09: Alt Country 1990 - 2000 Vol. 1

Well now, this was an ambitious project. I originally intended it to be a single disc type thing, but the more I got into it the more songs I had to include.....I finally stopped at 4 volumes. This is Volume 1. The other volumes will follow in the next few days. On this one I tried to mainly include the heavy hitters of Alt Country (whatever that means), and I typically gave precedence to songs that received radio airplay. I did however (throughout the whole series) only include one song from an album.....in case your wondering why "Windfall" is not on there (yeh, yeh....).

Anyway, I wanted to hurry and get this series up....cause I'll be moving in a few weeks and will be without internet for a couple of months. What that means to you guys is no updates for 2 months!! So I'm trying to overload you with stuff before I take my hiatus. I had alot of fun making this, and it is by no means comprehensive.....it's just songs from my CD collection, and it had to be songs I at least on some level like (in case you were wondering why no 16 Horsepower on here....sorry, but I just don't like them very much)

Enjoy it guys....more to follow.

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ATS09 - Alt Country 1990 - 2000 Vol. 1

Buick MacKane (AKA: Alejandro Escovedo) - Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC 10-16-97

I've always been a fan of Alejandro's more rockin' stuff.....which is typically live. Well in the mid 90's, he formed a side band specifically to "rock out" so to speak...that band was called Buick MacKane (and you will find no strings here). Named after a T-Rex song, they deliver. Alejandro squeezes every perfect not out of his guitar and reworks some of his famous solo songs. This is a damned good boot, and if you're not very familiar with Alejandro Escovedo, download this....It's a killer show....twangy, loud, country-rock. This was recorded at the Cat's Cradle outside Chapel Hill, NC and they were opening for Son Volt (wouldn't that have been a killer show). His little brother sings a few songs towards the end, and then Chip Robinson & Brad Rice of the Backsliders join them on stage for a rollicking rendition of Powderfinger.

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Download Buick MacKane - Cat's Cradle here

Scud Mountain Boys - Cat's Cradle - Chapel Hill, NC 3-11-97

I know Sunday's over now, but this was a perfect Sunday listen so I just had to put it up. Actually Scud Mountain Boys are a perfect "sunday band" if that makes any sense. The perfect music to listen to with a hangover and regrets. If you're not familiar with them, they were a shortlived band from Massachusets who put out some killer mellow alt-country albums in the mid to late 90's. Band leader Joe Pernice has went on apparantly to become more famous as a solo artist or as "The Pernice Brothers", I'm not quite sure 'cause I haven't followed his career, but I do enjoy some Scud Mountain Boys when the mood strikes me. Anyway, give this a listen...it's mellow, good sound quality (though the levels jump around a bit) and my only complaint is that they didn't do "Grudge", which is probably my favorite song of theirs.

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Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - Live in Philadelphia 7-14-07

All I can say about this one is WOW!!! Jason learned a thing or two during his stint with the truckers, number being how to put on a live show. If you like live truckers, download this.....it's as good as anything they have done. Some seriously good guitar playing going on too....Jason was always a killer guitarist with the truckers, but he takes to a whole 'nother level here.....I mean WOW!!! What's even cooler is he plays some of his famous songs he recorded with the truckers.....and expands on them.....adding some of that killer guitar he is soon to be known for. I'm really loving this recording, alot better than the album (which is out NOW btw.....go get it......and go check him out live)

http://www.jasonisbell.com/

get his stuff here
www.myspace.com/jasonisbellmusic

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