Chicago's own Bloodshot Records announced that it has teamed up with Jim Beam and Founders to host a holiday concert and food drive next Saturday, Dec. 17 at Cobra Lounge . On tap to play Bloodshot's Holiday Whiskey Extravaganza are Whitey Morgan and the 78s , Kurt Marschke of Deadstring Brothers and Lydia Loveless . The food drive will benefit Back of the Yard's organization Casa Catalina Basic Human Needs Center. Those concertgoers who donate will receive a Bloodshot Records gift. In addition to [...]
The whole "XXX Music" movement has gotten very little run here on ninebullets for a lot of reasons, one of the biggest being the name but I had a little bit of an epiphany while talking on ninebullets radio a few weeks back. To paraphrase I basically said that, " disagreements aside, the simple fact is that we're on the same side and fighting the same war... " With that said: Give Me My XXX is a grassroots movement intended to give "outer-edge" artists a common umbrella to call home and it tries to be [...]
If you're reading this, there's a good chance you like country music. There's an even better chance you never had a chance to see two of the most important figures in country music perform live
My Canadian Rock Grrrl Rad Jen comes through again with another killer guest post! Which is extra sweet for me since I've been drawing the bloggers-blank lately. Y'all need to eat at SXSW , correct? Here are your eating/drinking suggestions for the week. And you in Canada know that NAFTA didn't exactly come through for Tex-Mex food, so gorge yourself while in Austin. ______________________________ ____________ Great Texas food should be part of your fun at SXSW. Get your share of great authentic BBQ, Tex-Mex, tacos, gulf shrimp, and the incredible explosion of "foodie" [...]
My Twitter and Facebook feeds were all a flutter Monday morning about The Grammys. The Black Keys won 3 Grammys and Mumford & Sons and The Avett Brothers performed on the show! Not to mention Mumford & Sons being up for Best New Artist. For a day at least, everyone was openly wondering who the next band from whatever our little niche of music is was gonna be. So that's this week's Top 5. Give me your opinion on the 5 artists or bands that have the [...]
Happy New Year! So we start 2011 with some outlaw country honky-tonk from Whitey Morgan & The 78's . It seemed more than appropriate to follow the New Year's Eve festivities with this… I Ain't Drunk comes from their latest self-titled album and it is well worth a listen. You can check out their MySpace page here. With all good wishes for 2011 from all at Mad Mackerel. Download Whitey Morgan & The 78's – I Ain't Drunk mp3 (from Whitey Morgan & The [...]
Hardcore country troubadour from Flint, MI shares tales of his intensely personal relationship with his...local jukebox. If you're a hardcore country fan (that is to say, not a fan of Nashville Hat Acts), you've probably accepted the lack of attention and appreciation paid to the genre by the music blogosphere and print media. That said, this Fall, a few baby steps have been taken to bridge this long-standing gap: most notably, the Jamey Johnson profile and an eight, uh, circle review of his The Guitar Song in the October issue of...
With little more than the first song I heard from these guys the band moved straight onto my "watch closely" list. When Bloodshot announced they were signing the band I literally did a fist pump here at my computer. As good of news as it was for the band, I viewed it as equally good news for all those bands I write about still sitting out there w/o label representation. I know Bloodshot ain't the "biggest" label but within our little scene they are certainly one of the most well respected [...]
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Aquí van los streams y mp3 de algunos de los discos que fueron lanzados esta semana. Yo veré el regaño por el compilado de Robbie Williams , pero en serio pongo en duda su gusto musical si no encuentra algo que honestamente le guste entre esas 56 canciones. Destacados: The Fresh & Onlys: Play It Strange The Fresh & Onlys: [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Deerhoof : "The Merry Barracks" [mp3] from Deerhoof vs. Satan (out January 25th) other Deerhoof posts at Largehearted Boy Fops : "Solid Copper Huntress" [mp3] from [...]
Romeo here. Despite rumors to the contrary I have not shuffled off this mortal coil. I will forgo any explanation of my absence and just make with the Top 5! So this Top 5 is all about you, our faithful readers, and my curiosity. I want to know what songs make you think about us or the site with the caveat that you can't use Nine Bullets by Drive By Truckers because it's so easy it's pretty much cheating. For me the songs that make me think about the site are a mix that goes [...]
Let's get back to the old misery list. From our friends at Forbes magazine, the 20 most miserable cities in the US . Don't worry folks, in fairness I have come up with my own list of Canadian misery which I will post after the US countdown. 6. Miami, Florida Finally! A warm weather city on this list. Population 362,470 with a metro area (Miami-Dade County) of 5,414,712. Unemployment rate of 11.8%, the highest since 1975. [...]
Hey everyone, Autopsy IV here. Whitey Morgan & The 78's were one of the bands on my "do not miss" list heading into SxSW last week. As a result I managed to catch them twice and they lived up to every hope and expectation I had. While we were watching them at Bloodshot's Yard Dog party RomeoSidVicious asked why he hadn't heard of them so I thought it might be appropriate to repost this post I made back in October of 2008. Whitey and the boys just signed to Bloodshot Records and I don't know if Bloodshot's gonna [...]
Not sure what the gossip is over at Bloodshot Records . But if I had to guess from the lineup of their SXSW parties I'd say that there may be some talk of signing Whitey Morgan and the 78's . Whitey Morgan is the only non-Bloodshot group playing both of their parties at SXSW. I for one say go for it! Despite their excellent roster and being synonymous with insurgent country I think a band that combines the best of classic honky-tonk with rebel rock would be a welcome addition. The [...]
The Melting Pot is back in action and you, my friend, are not going to wanna music a single note of any tune present in this compilation. The tunes, like me, are mellow yet upbeat and 100% thought provoking. Grab a beer, glass of wine or mixer and press play now! Click Button To Play | Right-Click To Download Songs heard on this podcast: Whitey Morgan and the 78's - "Crazy" (download this tune free on eMusic ) Blitzen Trapper - "Black [...]
The Melting Pot is back in action and you, my friend, are not going to wanna miss a single note of any tune present in this compilation. The tunes, like me, are mellow yet upbeat and 100% thought provoking. Grab a beer, glass of wine or mixer and press play now! [audio: http://musicgoat.com/podcast/m mp035_blender.mp3] Click Button To Play | Right-Click To Download Songs heard on this podcast: Whitey Morgan and the 78's - "Crazy" (download this tune free on eMusic ) Blitzen Trapper [...]
As their bio implicitly points out. Whitey Morgan is no Nashvegas country pop star. He's the antithesis to everything that's happening in Nashville. It's fitting then that he and his band is based in Flint, Michigan. Flint is as depressed and in need of a solid drink of whiskey as any city in the US. Imagine how bad it was when the film Roger and Me came out and now multiply that by ten or even a hundred. The city and that entire region is ravaged by the recession. Whitey Morgan and the 78's acknowledge [...]
Well, let's just keep the "this is your daddy's country music" theme going and talk about Whitey Morgan and the 78's. I bought Honky Tonks and Cheap Motels based solely on the album cover and title and the minute I heard the first track, "Hold Her When She Cries", I knew I'd made a great decision. Take a listen down below and try to tell me you couldn't hear Merle Haggard singing that to you through the crackle of a record player. Whitey Morgan and gang come from Flint, Michigan, a region of the country that [...]
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