Filed under: News , R.I.P. Gljsbert Hanekroot, Redferns Chris Ethridge, the bassist '60s rock band Flying Burrito Brothers , has died. He was 65. According to Billboard , the musician was hospitalized last week. The Los Angeles Times reported Ethridge died in Meridian, Mississippi of complications from pancreatic cancer. The Mississippian moved to California in his teenage years and joined the International Submarine Band with the late [...]
Chris Ethridge with The Flying Burrito BrothersIf there's a Country-Rock Heaven, well you know they've got a hell of a rhythm section. Not quite the lyrics we remember the Righteous Brothers singing,
Brass Buttons- Gram Parsons Cocaine- Bob Dylan Hot Burrito #1- The Flying Burrito Brothers Hypocrite- Bob Marley & The Wailers Miller's Cave- The International Submarine Band Pulp Fiction- Maria Isa Download
Unlike previous months most of my random downloads this month were older songs (and country, too). But there were a few 2011 tracks that snuck into my craw—My Morning Jacket's newest, which has me excited for their album coming out in a few weeks, and Matthew Cooper's "Expectation," a lovely ambient track. This mix is thus a little strange but is nevertheless meant to be listened to in order. Enjoy. Barbara Lynn: You Can't Buy My Love (via the Adios Lounge ) Merle Haggard: [...]

We're coming upon a big day for nerds, collectors and small businessmen alike: the Fifth Annual International Record Store Day. Every third Saturday of April, music fanatics and retro connoisseurs band together to celebrate the dying art of crate digging at their local independent record store. Like fashion week—except it only lasts a day and the patrons are far less attractive—Record Store Day brings in new releases, old re-releases and gems from across all genres. Artists and labels, who are usually also customers, see their exclusive Record Store Day releases as a thank you to independent retailers for [...]
7:45 am: My wife plays a YouTube clip of Joni Mitchell performing "California." 8:45 am: On a damp and overcast morning, I put on Rene Hell's The Terminal Symphony again , this time on headphones. I give up after a few tracks because it can't compete with the noise of traffic while I wait for the bus. I switch to the "We've All Got Wheels" playlist I mentioned on Monday . I make it through most of the playlist [...]
Mr. Bojangles- Sammy Davis, Jr. Into You- Fabolous (ft. Tamia) Eternity- NEeMA One Love- Grynch (ft. Portia) Return Of The Grevious Angel (Alternate)- Gram Parsons Folsom Prison Blues/And That's Alright- International Submarine Band I Ate Your Soul (Remix)- Grieves [...]
Mr. Bojangles- Sammy Davis, Jr. Into You- Fabolous (ft. Tamia) Eternity- NEeMA One Love- Grynch (ft. Portia) Return Of The Grevious Angel (Alternate)- Gram Parsons Folsom Prison Blues/And That's Alright- International Submarine Band I Ate Your Soul (Remix)- Grieves [...]

Remembering GP. Read this and this , while listening to these, just a suggestion. The International Submarine Band - Blue Eyes The Flying Burrito Brothers - Sin City Gram Parsons - Streets Of Baltimore
November 5, 1946 – September 19, 1973 Still Feeling Blue (Alternative Version) from The Complete Reprise Sessions I Still Miss Someone I nternational Submarine Band ( Safe at Home )

Luxury Liner is about the first ascent of Supercrack in Indian Creek, Utah. Looks like a real fine film. More info at Get Outdoors . "If it wasn't for climbing, we'd all be surfers" MP3: International Submarine Band - Luxury Liner

Say what you will about the classic-rock cribbing Kid Rock , but the one-time Phish collaborator will indirectly be responsible for creating 400 new jobs in his home state of Michigan. The Michigan Brewery announced yesterday that they had been granted a state tax credit to produce a new line of craft beer for the musician, who came up with the idea. The brewery is expecting their new Kid Rock branded beer to hit shelves by mid-springtime. The beer's name, style and pricing are yet to be decided. [...]

I've been getting a little static lately from the readers of this blog about the lack of posting frequency here. This is a blog. It's not my job, but it feels like it. A few months ago and I had to explain this to my son. He's kind of impressed at how many people actually read this (and I am too) but confused at how much time his Dad spends doing it. Today, on the phone he asked me how to download the songs here. So, rather than compose another one of my long winded and angular diatribes [...]

Today patients, our rock 'n roll stethoscopes have the original album of 'Cosmic American Music' by that bona fide honky tonk trailblazer, Gram Parsons. The past few nights the doctors and nursemaids have been saddlin' up to the whiskey soaked wounded sounds of Safe at Home by The International Submarine Band. Only 21yrs young at the time, Gram Parsons had a knack for heartfelt twang and draggin' rock 'n country through the dust. Recordin' for the classic LP Safe at Home started eight months before the country-rock masterpiece by the Byrds for, [...]

Before joining The Byrds for Sweetheart Of The Rodeo , Gram Parsons (and what was left of the International Submarine Band ) recorded another album of country rock called Safe At Home . The ten song LP included six covers and four new songs written by Parsons. Here are some earlier versions of the cover songs: 1. Merle Haggard – Somebody Else You've Known ( buy ) 2. Porter Wagoner - A Satisfied Mind ( buy ) 3. Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues [...]

This post is inspired by an e-mail from reader Tom who took issue with my off-the-cuff comment in an earlier post that Gram Parsons "wrote the book" on country rock . I had been referring to Parsons' work with The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, & as a solo act, and wrongly implied that Parsons invented country rock. Tom, who knows his stuff, rightly pointed out that several country rock songs were released before The Byrds put country-rock on the map in the Summer of 1968 with Sweetheart of the Rodeo . [...]

Setting the Woods on Fire is now entering its third phase of life as a blog. First I had to figure out how to work everything (i.e., html, hosting, feeds). Then I had to get noticed (i.e., elbows, hype machine, links). Now that I can work the controls and have a fair amount of readers, it's time to figure out what I really want to do with this blog. My plate is pretty full these days. Like the man said, I've got chores to keep me busy (house), a clock to keep my time (work), and [...]
The next time you find yourself browsing your local bookstore, be sure to hit up the music section on their magazine rack. Once there, look for the latest issue of the Oxford American; it's their 9th Annual Music Issue. It's hard to miss; just scan for a black and white photo of Thelonious Monk, [...]
I started working in a used and new record store in Seattle in 1987. A significant portion of my dreams came true when I actually got paid (very little, of course) to flip through records all day. One of the benefits of working there was I got first dibs on any used records I bought for the store. At that time, CDs were making vinyl practically obsolete. People couldn't trade in their records fast enough. Great vinyl abounded. One day I came upon my first Gram Parsons record. Or rather my first Flying Burrito Brothers record. [...]

Play it: Essential Gram Parsons Play it: Gram Parsons Interviews (from The Complete Reprise Sessions ) Today sees a double-shot of love ( courtesy of Rhino ) for the godfather of Alt.Country: Gram Parsons . First off is the DVD release of the documentary Gram Parsons - Fallen Angel , which wow'd crowds in the festival circuit last year. It's a good [...]