We are pleased to welcome DRAM (dramonline.org), an essential scholarly resource for experimental music, to the Free Music Archive! From DRAM's FMA Curator Portal : DRAM (originally the Database of Recorded American Music), is a non-profit source for institutional research of contemporary and historical composed and improvised music. The database grew out of the original Anthology of Recorded Music project which, in 1976, released a set of 100 LPs of American music to libraries all over America in celebration of the U.S. Bicentennial. [...]
Slobberbone was a band with a body of rock, tires of country, and engine of punk. Another great band, The Drams had a similar body and tires, but its engine ran a bit more on pop. The driver in both of these two bands? Singer/guitarist Brent Best. Slobberbone reunited for shows in 2009 and proclaimed a new record to come out in 2010. I haven't seen any updated news on The Drams in awhile (sadly). But it seems Best is cleaning out the closets and wiping the slates clean, proverbially speaking, before gearing [...]
Ronnie Fauss has been kind enough to let me have a review copy of his EP "New Song for the Old Frontier, Volume 1" one listen got me looking forward to Volume 2. The collection of six songs totals a little over 22 minutes and runs through a gamut of emotions, showcasing Ronnie's talent, the lyrics are strong and thoughtful, the vocal has that whiskey soaked edge of authenticity, Made in Texas. The opening track "The [...]
Oh, the weather outside is weather, but thankfully, tomorrow's forecast looks a little drier, which is certainly good news if you're heading to our official St. Patricks' Day Parade After-Party on Gr... Continue reading "Giveaway: The Last Two Pairs Of Tickets We Have To Tomorrow's St. Patrick's Day After-Party" >
Alan Peppard's name-dropper would've popped its springs last night. At J & J's, Matthew Gray of Matthew & The Arrogant Sea took in Sabra Laval's set as Daniel Folmer also enjoyed the chilled o... Continue reading "Yesterday at NX35: News, Notes, Sights and Sounds from Night One" >
Time to give away yet another two pairs of passes to our St. Patrick's Day After-Party on Saturday afternoon with The O's, The Drams, Eleven Hundred Springs and Old 97's.Want 'em? Right: Email me rig... Continue reading "Giveaway: Yet Two More Pairs Of Tickets To See The Old 97's at Saturday's St. Patrick's Day Parade After-Party" >
We've been doing this every day this week, now, so you should know the drill...If you wanna see The O's, The Drams, Eleven Hundred Springs and Old 97's this Saturday at our St. Patrick's Day Parade A... Continue reading "Giveaway: Two More Pairs Of Tickets To See The Old 97's at Saturday's St. Patrick's Day Parade After-Party" >
Alright. We did this once before, and they went in less than ten minutes, so let's do it again now...Wanna see the Old 97's, Eleven Hundred Springs, The Drams and The O's on Saturday... for free? OK, ... Continue reading "Giveaway: Two More Pairs Of Tickets To See The Old 97's at Saturday's St. Patrick's Day Parade After-Party" >
Ah, yes. 'Tis that jolly, drunken time of the year. And this year, at our annual after-party, we're going the all out alt-country route with the Old 97's, The Drams, Eleven Hundred Springs and The O'... Continue reading "Giveaway: Two Pairs Of Tickets To See The Old 97's at Saturday's St. Patrick's Day Parade After-Party" >
Hal SamplesTelegraph Canyon will kick off the night at Habana Bar on March 21.Every year at SXSW, our parent company, Village Voice Media, hosts a day-party concert filled with enticing national names... Continue reading "Announcing the Dallas Observer SXSW Showcase Lineup. For Real." >
Assuming you've picked up a copy of the Observer or read this blog in the past two weeks, the news that the Old 97's are playing our St. Patrick's Day Parade After Party Concert is old hat by now. We... Continue reading "Announcing The Full St. Patty's Day After Party Concert Lineup..." >
Quite the packed night-before-New Year's Eve we have tonight, huh? You may have already read my interview with Kevin from The Gourds as they play (along with the great Two Tons of Steel) this evening ... Continue reading "Gig Alert: Tonight's Americana Dilemma" >
So you find the Spree a little grating? No worries; there are other holiday show options this weekend that don't involve 22-piece bands or Jews trying to usurp your pagan holiday. Like this one: A Spu... Continue reading "Giveaway: Two Pairs Of Tickets To A Spune Christmas At Hailey's Tomorrow" >
Is Brian Lane back in town for an impromptu Slobberbone reunion? 6' 7" Slobberbone bassist Brian Lane was sighted last weekend taking in an American Werewolf Academy show at the Barley House. Kind of hard to miss him, really. And while it's not surprising that the current Florida resident would come back to visit his old haunts, it is a little strange considering the event featured on the Dan's Silverleaf calendar for this evening— a concert by the band Whiskey Glass Eye . [...]
DAY 2 So Day 2 started out a bit of a clusterfuck. I only had until 3 pm to catch anyone at day parties because we had passes to the invite-only New West Records party, and it seemed either the schedules were posted wrong or bands weren't being timely. Three bands I'd wanted to see via their mp3s, Born in the Flood, Driving By Night, and Delorentos, I wound up missing because of stuff like
the Drams Jubilee Dive (New West Records) When Brent Best's seminal alt-country band Slobberbone finally called it quits in early 2005, it was after six mostly-terrific albums (the last two of which also came out on New West) dating back to 1994 and enough days spent on tour to make even a notorious road-hoggin' band like Lucero nod with respect. It was also much to the dismay of their modest, but extremely loyal (borderlining on rabid) fan base scattered across the U.S. and Europe. Perhaps due in part to their quirky name [...]
Episode 64 in the podcasts section Live Jambands in Holland : Live Jambands in Holland #64: The Drams Porgy en Bess, Terneuzen, The Netherlands 2006-11-18 (part#02) (click to download) Running time: 71:13 -- 128 kbit Taper: Michiel Oudendijk Transferrer : Jan de Bever intro To Love Sombody (BeeGees) Winterlong (Neil Young) Blue Eyes (Gram Parsons) Des Moines [...]
Episode 63 in the podcasts section Live Jambands in Holland : Live Jambands in Holland #63: The Drams Porgy en Bess, Terneuzen, The Netherlands 2006-11-18 (part#01) (click to download) Running time: 52:54 -- 128 kbit Taper: Michiel Oudendijk Transferrer : Jan de Bever intro Hummalong Shortsighted Crudely Drawn Holy Moses Unhinged Fireflies [...]
Episode 62 in the podcasts section Live Jambands in Holland : Live Jambands in Holland #62: The Drams Bosuil, Weert, The Netherlands 2006-11-17 (part#02) (click to download) Running time: 61:56 -- 128 kbit Tapers: Jan de Bever & Michiel Oudendijk Transferrers: Hans Eikelenboom, Michiel Oudendijk & Jan de Bever Billy Pritchard Burned (Neil Young) Blue Eyes (Gram Parsons and the International Submarine Band) [...]
Last year I built a comprehensive list of NYE shows, and have been studiously working on another this year.... So if yer looking on info on where the party is at when they drop the big ball... Uh, so here it is... The most comprehensivve concert list just about anywhere...and a work in progress that gets fatter everyday... so keep coming back until the big say as we'll keep ya posted with uypdates as we get em... and be sure to send in yer show if ya [...]
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