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Entries from August 2006

August 24, 2006-Ruby Dee and the Snake Handlers-The Continental Club, Austin, TX

August 24th, 2006 · No Comments

the only benefit to this show was that it made me realize how much magic these punk Texans do with their old country, this band just didn’t get it

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Tags: Alt-Country

August 22, 2006-Long Shadows-Beerland, Austin, TX

August 22nd, 2006 · No Comments

fantastic dark country, noodling like a spaghetti western, actually casting long shadows on the wall behind them, no vocals, prog to me but surf guitar to Rockboy, really liked them

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Tags: Outlaw Country · Prog Rock · Surf Rock

August 22, 2006-Heather Rae and the Moonshine Boys-Beerland, Austin, TX

August 22nd, 2006 · No Comments

I almost couldn’t discern her effortless beautiful tang of a voice, good rockabilly, better than WT by far, the sound was really bad

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Tags: Bluegrass · Outlaw Country

August 18, 2006-Scott H. Biram-Hole in the Wall, Austin, TX

August 18th, 2006 · No Comments

I love him more everytime I see him – big crush - “An impassioned multi-instrumentalist unleashing a brutal cacophany with the fury of someone whose check from the Devil finally cleared.

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Tags: Delta Blues · Punk

August 12, 2006-The Meteors-Emo’s, Austin, TX

August 12th, 2006 · No Comments

Only the Meteors Are Pure Psychobilly (this is what people chant at their shows)

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Tags: Hard Rock · Rockabilly

August 11, 2006-Miss Leslie and Her Jukebox Jointers-Ginny’s Little Longhorn Saloon, Austin, TX

August 11th, 2006 · No Comments

honky tonk – we tried to define it apart from country and came up with twangy guitar, pedal steel guitar, Hawaiian guitar sounds (I say), and traditional uptight singing, I don’t much like the style but it strikes much nostalgia in Rockboy

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Tags: Americana · Jazz

August 4, 2006-Guitar Shorty-Continental Club, Austin, TX

August 4th, 2006 · No Comments

he was near toothless and truly short and heartbreakingly addicted to crowd adoration

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Tags: Texas Blues

August 4, 2006-Scott H. Biram-Continental Club, Austin, TX

August 4th, 2006 · No Comments

I think I do have a crush on him, dark shadowed face and face scruff with the low hat, he has a knack for picking the beautiful songs (unless he writes them?)

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Tags: Delta Blues · Punk

August 4, 2006-The Weary Boys-The Continental Club, Austin, TX

August 4th, 2006 · No Comments

very bland country rock and bluegrass, a crowd pleaser I guess

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Tags: Bluegrass · Country · Rock and Roll