Slaid Cleaves (and The Men of Steel) - Live at Little Brothers Columbus, OH 4-20-04

This is a great show here. I actually like this better than any of his studio work. Slaid is in his element here.....playing live. I wish he would just go ahead and put out an official live album. Listen to this and you will see why. If you like good songwriting with a country bend, this is for you (surprisingly, lots of yodeling on here too). Features 2 of my favorite songs "Lydia" and "One Good Year". There are a few hiccups in the recording during the 3rd song, but overall this is a fantastic boot.

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Slaid Cleaves - Little Brothers (Part 1)

Slaid Cleaves - Little Brothers (Part 2)

Gene Clark - Flowers On My Grave (Live and Demos)

This is a great little disc here. What information I gathered was that this was never officially released, or was some kind of bootleg. Either way it's incredible, and fans of Gene Clark will want to check this out. The first half, the Mountain Stage show is what makes this....just great little intimate performance. If you're not very familiar with Gene Clark, he was one of the original members of the Byrds.....actually the guy who wrote 8 Miles High. The real meat of his work though is post byrds. He cut a great album with the Gosdin Brothers, two legendary albums with Doug Dillard of The Dillards (you know, the Darlin boys off Andy Griffith....so much more than that though) and then a string of fantastically epic albums through the early 70's. Dying in 1991, he is definitely a forgotten legend. Though I hear he's getting some props nowadays from the likes of Allison Krauss, Robert Plant, and The Black Crowes on their new albums (the Krauss/Plant one actually has 2 Clark songs)

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Gene Clark - Flowers On My Grave

Doug Sahm (with Augie Meyers & The Gourds) - S.D.Q. 98 (Live)

Incredibly little out of print album here. Recorded live about a year before Doug Sahm's, we find him with his trusty sidekick Augie Meyers & backed by none other than The Gourds back when they were fairly unknown. The Gourds are Sahm disciples, so they fit in perfect as his backing band. So much so that I wouldn't have known it was the Gourds had it not been on the cover. Uncle Tupelo fans might recognize one of the songs on here....that's right "Give Back The Key To My Heart" which Doug wrote & recorded in the mid 70's and sang backup on Uncle Tupelo's version.

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SDQ '98

Killer post over at Nargo The Bort's (Coffee Creek live show)

Found this from the post pixie on Nargo The Bort's Deviant Subculture. Coffee Creek was a side band of Uncle Tupelo members Jay Farrar, Jeff Tweedy & Mike Heidorn along with Bottle Rockets founder and sometimes Uncle Tupelo roadie/member Brian Henneman. Check it out:

Coffee Creek ( Uncle Tupelo + 1 ) Farrar, Tweedy, Henneman, Heidorn 06/11/92 Cicero's St. Louis Mo @ 320
01 Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
02 Loves Gonna Live Here Again
03 Your Gentle Way Of Lovin'
04 I Wanna Destroy You
05 Whiskey Well
06 Wallflower
07 (Is Anybody Goin' To) San Antone
08 You're Still On My Mind
09 Sing Me Back Home
10 Pwderfinger
11 Atomic Power
12 Wrote A Song For Everyone
13 Coffee Break
14 Get Back To The Country
15 Wasted Days And Wasted Nights
16 Blue Eyes
01 Moonshiner
02 Wan't Born To Follow
03 A Good Year For The Roses
04 Do-Re-Mi
05 Thanks A Lot
06 Are You Ready For The Country
07 Texas Me
08 Mendocino
09 Movin On
10 Can't Find My Way
11 Turkey In The Straw
12 She's About A Mover
13 Waltz Across Texas



http://nargothebortsdeviantsubculture.blogspot.com/2007/10/coffee-creek-uncle-tupelo-1-farrar.html

The Supersuckers - Live at The Bluebird Theater 10-1-04

This has two things that make it a must have bootleg. Killer performance and killer sound quality. I was actually kind of amazed that I couldn't find existing artwork for this, as it is a fairly well known show among fans, with some even recognizing this as greater than any official live album OR studio album. Now that's saying alot. If you like your alt country with a little more punk than country, well this is right up your alley. Fans of Mike Ness and the countrier side of Social Distortion will surely dig this. But don't you other guys discount it either....it's good stuff. Not to be missed is the cover of Thin Lizzy's "Cowboy Song".

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Supersuckers - Bluebird Theater

Ray Wylie Hubbard (with Gurf Morlix) - Live at the Everyday Inn 6-10-06

Sorry for the lack of posts folks. To make up for it, here is a killer show from Ray Wylie Hubbard. Download it, you'll thank me later. This is a great show because the audience has.....really good taste in music :p (listen to it, and you'll get that). Also a killer version of "wanna rock and roll" (more intense than any other version I've heard), and he finishes it off with one of the best versions of "The messenger" I have ever heard as well. Gurf is here too backing him up and playing some killer licks.

Ray Wylie Hubbard (with Gurf Morlix) - Everyday Inn

Truesounds - Sept. '07

Ok, so here's this month's selection. Kinda late in the game but hey.....still under the buzzer :)

01-Todd Snider-East Nashville Skyline
Killer outtake from the album of the same name. Released on this years Peace, Love & Anarchy

02-David Childers-I Was The One
off his 2003 album Room #23

03-Steve Earle-Jericho Road
off his just released Washington Square Serenade

04-The Dexateens-Makers Mound
killer killer track here....love the guitar stutter on the final solo. off last years Hardwire Healing

05-Bill Kirchen-Rocks Into Sand
A Kirchen original off his latest Hammer of the Honky Tonk Gods. This is an atypical track for Kirchen but I love it

06-Pieta Brown-Rollin' Down The Track
Greg Brown's daughter, this is a really nice song off her just released album Remember The Sun

07-Magnolia Electric Co.-What comes after the blues
off Jason Molina and company's latest, Nashville Moon

08-Bettye Lavette-Take Me Like I Am
The lead track off Bettye's latest DBT backed Patterson Hood produced album Scene of The Crime

09-The Gourds-Shake The Chandelier
The Gourds are channeling Doug Sahm on this one. Off last years Heavy Ornamentals

10-Bruce Robison-When It Rains
Just one of the many killer songs off his 2007 EP It Came From San Antonio

11-Gene Clark-Polly
This is an oldie, but it's a favorite of mine and I've really been diggin' on it lately

12-King Wilkie-Crazy Daisy
Off their fantastic 2007 album Low country Suite

13-Micky & The Motorcars-Carolina Morning
Love the steel guitar on this one....vintage country rock. Very reminiscent of Reckless Kelley. Off last year's Careless

14-Two Cow Garage-Come Back To Shelby
catchy little rocker off this year's album Three

15-Wrinkle Neck Mules-Okeechobee
Lazy country rocker off last years Pull The Brake

16-The Avett Brothers-I Would Be Sad
off there latest, 2007's Emotionalism

17-Justin Townes Earle-Yuma
Steve Earle's son lives up to his middle name on this one. Off this years album of the same name

18-The Pines-Careless Love
Bo Ramsey's son's band...cool little song off their latest Sparrows in the Bell

19-The Be Good Tanyas-For The Turnstiles
Pretty good Neil Young cover off last years album Hello Love

20-Chuck Prophet-Three Days Straight
Off the excellent Peter Case Tribute....song about a miner trapped

21-Cory Branan-Tall Green Grass
Cory Branan, that guy from the Lucero song. off last year's 12 Songs

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Truesounds - Sept. '07

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

Andre Williams and The Sadies - Hot As Hell (Live at Roskilde 1999)

As far as bootlegs go, this one is what you might call a "released" bootleg. That is, it was released by one of those shady European record labels. The info I found said this was recorded in 1999 at Roskilde Festival in denmark and released on yellow vinyl. However, I could not for the life of my find any album art for this. So here is a cool pic of Andre Williams:

Andre Williams is a forgotten R&B/Rock singer from way back....very reminiscent of Screaming Jay Hawkins. He recorded a killer album with the Sadies in 1999 entitled Red Dirt that was put out by Bloodshot Records (it's fantastic, go get it) and this show was obviously in support of that album.

1. Surfin' In Country Hell
2. Alleluia/Proud Mary
3. I Can Tell
4. Car With The Star
5. She's Allright
6. I Wanna Be Your Favorite Pair Of Pajamas
7. Jail Bait
8. Agile, Mobile, Hostile
9. Tell Me Why
10. Mustang Sally
11. Let Me Put It In (Your Pussy Is Gut)

More info on Andre Williams

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Andre Williams and The Sadies - Hot As Hell

Re-Post: Wrinkle Neck Mules 2-for-1 SPECTACULAR!!!!

That's right, a 2-for-1 RE-POST-TACULAR!!!

I pulled these off their official site a while back, made some artwork and posted em up here. Well now I'm re-posting them. Why, well mostly for Vaughn.....but also because they are a great band who put out an excellent album this year called "The Wicks Have Met". If you like rootsy, acoustic driven music....you will dig this. If you like the acoustic side of Uncle Tupelo, you will surely dig this.

Get their stuff here
http://www.myspace.com/wrinkleneckmules




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Mason & Andy Acoustic
Cinco De Mayo