As any regular reader here knows, there are certain bands I champion on ninebullets.net and long before I knew the guys in Truckstop Coffee personally they were one of them....and they still are. Admittedly, I have not heard the whole album yet (it's currently playing) but from what I've heard/seen of the new album at their live shows they've started to move away from the Lucero-esqe country sound of their previous album and towards a more twang tinged straight forward rock sound (ala say: Two Cow Garage). Anyhow, they officially released their new album, [...]
I swear to god. One of my personal missions with ninebullets.net is to make the whole world like Truckstop Coffee as much as I do. In keeping with that goal I am presenting y'all with "Laredo Skies" from their upcoming album, For Dear Life . It was recorded live at Propaganda . Listen to it and love it or I'll search you down and kick you in the shins. Another track from the new cd: Truckstop Coffee - Ghost or [...]
Holy. Crap. Talk about getting one in right under the wire. No matter. We're here. tt's still July and the podcast is live, so let's talk about it. This month's podcast is divided into two halves. The first half is all about new music. In that section we have a song from the upcoming Lucero cd, 1372 Overton Park , as well as a phenomenal cover of Lucero's "Better Than This" by ninebullets.net faves, The Fox Hunt . Incidentally, the new Lucero album is currently up for preorder . If you do preorder [...]
Anyone who pays any attention to music in Florida has heard about The Takers at some point in the past year, and since Suburban Home picked them up the hype machine has been doing nothing but gaining momentum. By the time Virgil reached out to me with a copy of their debut album, Taker Easy , I was already wondering if they would be able to match the advance billing. Now, after spending some 2 months with the cd and managing to catch them live at the Citrus Circuit Tour, I can readily proclaim that yes, they [...]
You know what they say, "when it rains, it pours", and such is the case next week with three shows in four days. While I don't expect anyone else to adhere to such a rigorous schedule I do think you could find something you like in one (or more) of these shows. If you do make it out to any, find me and we'll tell fish tales over a beer. WEDNESDAY 6/24 @ THE RITZ: GRAYSON CAPPS I [...]
We're back with another podcast. This month features a couple of tracks from the upcoming Evan Phillips benefit album , as well as a track from the upcoming Joey Allcorn album All Alone Again . Evan Phillips is the front man for one of my favorite new rock and roll bands, The Whipsaws , as well as a member of the trio E.S.P. , with Tim Easton and Leeroy Stagger . Seven years ago he suffered an injury while climbing a mountain in California and had surgery to try [...]
Since I originally wrote about these guys back in ninebullets.net's infancy I've gotten to actually know the band and, much like I've said about Two Cow Garage back in the day, I can say that Truckstop Coffee is the kind of band I can get behind. They are four completely awesome people who make awesome music together. They come out of Lake Worth, Florida and they make music that falls under the same umbrella which houses Lucero and Drag The River. Currently they are the process of trying to record and release a full-band follow-up to their 2006 debut, [...]
Truckstop Coffee - Pretty 'Lil Smile Two Cow Garage - No Shame Drag The River - Br00tal Mad props to my buddy (even though he is a Gator fan) Mike for his stellar poster design. Contact him if you're in need of a show poster.
This Saturday @ Skipper's Smokehouse , 88.5 WMNF will be hosting their Second Annual Americana Festival . Featuring 12 of the best Florida-based Americana artists, the show starts at 3:00 and runs till Midnight. Know what that means? It means you are gonna have to sample some of that fine, fine fried catfish they serve up there at Skipper's. The wife and I will be getting there just as quickly as possible after she gets off work. I hope some of y'all get a chance to get out to this. It is a great [...]
Truckstop Coffee serves up a breed of alt.country/southern rock with songs about whiskey, women, heartache, and interstate highways. Their sound is probably best compared to fellow whiskey, women and heartache stalwarts Lucero or The Drive-by Truckers . Hailing from Lake Worth, FL, Truckstop Coffee is Pete Stein, Caleb James, Nick Orow and Venny Portalatin. In December of 2006 they released thier debut LP (a 5 song EP was released in 2004), One Damn Thing to Redeem . Partially recorded in South Florida and part in Knoxville, Tennessee. The cd opens up with a [...]
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