Like a lot of you, I’m guessing, I go to a lot of shows. There are many benefits to this, one of which is asking your favorite musicians who they’re listening to these days. Over the course of the past year or so, I noticed their lists almost always had two names in common: Townes Van Zandt and John Moreland . That’s a hell of a thing for an up-and-coming musician to share a “must listen to” list with the late, great Townes Van Zandt (with whom I am already [...]
Bryn Perrott, a Morgantown, WV-based artist who works at Wild Zero Studios , created the artwork for the new Lucero EP, Texas and Tennessee . I caught up with her via email to see if she might answer a few questions, and she graciously obliged. What is the story behind the artwork for the new Lucero EP cover you designed? The album art for Lucero's most recent EP is based on older tattoo flash. I've [...]
Rick Steff of Lucero has come out with a three-song EP on Archer Records , "Rick's Booogie" (additional "o" an' all). I caught up with him at one of the Illinois Lucero shows to talk about the makings of his EP, and what it was like to have his fellow Lucero members backing up one of his projects. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Steff is easily one of the nicest men alive anywhere, much less in music, and genuinely one of the most skilled and talented. [...]
McDougall is no stranger to regular readers of Nine Bullets. He's a unique musician who makes his living as a one man band out on the road. His old tour Explorer is dying and instead of asking for money for a funeral he's seeking to raise money for a new ride. He's got some really cool rewards, a record just for this and giving away some of his artwork. Let's help this dude out . McDougall - A Few Towns More
The Jack River Kings are made up of some of the best roots-rock musicians Anchorage, Alaska has to offer in the way of Matthew Dean Herman, Aaron Benolkin, Martin Severin and Patrick McLaughlin. By the time I’d found lead singer Matthew Dean Herman’s debut solo album, Blackbird , he’d already morphed (or was in the process of) into the full band ensemble that is The Jack River Kings, and I’ve anticipated this follow up every single one of the 3 years it took to materialize. First and foremost, this is a rock record. Sure, it has [...]
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George Jones and Slayer in the same show. Yes, I am proud of that fact. Put your ears on the archive of the show . Below is the playlist for May 04, 2013 [Artist - Song (Album)] 01. Hellbound Glory - The Feud (Single) 02. Kossandra Rose (live in studio) 03. Jake Bugg - Seen It All (Jake Bugg) 04. The Decemberists - Rox In The Box (The King Is Dead) 05. Mother Merey [...]
I always get excited each time the songs for a podcast start to come together. I can't really explain the process but it often involves find a few new songs and a few older, less expected, songs that seem to go together and then go from there. There is a lot more new music in this podcast in comparison to most of my other episodes. I guess this happened because there has been a SHIT TON of great new music being released. Go find some and make a purchase or two. Everything else you need to know is contained within the episode, [...]
Well it's been a while since a taco recipe got posted but since Mike mentioned the sporadic taco recipes I decided it's time for a new recipe. Being raised in Houston I have had the pleasure of tasting many types of tacos from gourmet (usually strange and not worth going back for more) to the roach coach variety and one of my favorites has always been the picadillo taco. Everyone makes theirs differently and this is my own personal take on a Mexican picadillo taco. What is picadillo you may wonder? Well it's a hash, in essence, [...]
Or at least tangentially about food. And like all good lists this one goes, in alphabetical order, to 11. The Band - "Home Cookin'" from A Musical History. A 1976 outtake, this is Rick Danko near his vulnerable best. Carolyn Mark & the New Best Friends - "Yanksgiving" from The Pros and Cons of Collaboration. Cooking to this song is tons of fun, but also guaranteed to make you wish that you were at Carolyn Mark's party instead. Descendents - "Weinerschnitzel" from Fat [...]
It’s not so much that I only go to see really great songwriters where hardly no one is in the audience, it’s more that I only write Rock Reports about such evenings. Last night I ventured down to Surfside 7 because John Moreland was coming through town. I am a recent convert but I’m already fully committed. Baptized and everything. Holy Ghost fire and whatnot. It was a Wednesday night and I don’t know if John Moreland has been to Ft. Collins before, so I wasn’t expecting much of a crowd and I was right. Surfside [...]
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Had Have Gun, Will Travel live in studio. They debuted a brand new song off their upcoming album, Fiction, Fact or Folktale? and played some live stuff. What more needs to be said? Put your ears on the archive of the show . Below is the playlist for April 27, 2013 [Artist - Song (Album)] 01. George Jones - Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes (Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes) 02. Brothers Of The Last Watch - The Wind (unreleased) 03. [...]
Norwegian musicians have for years traveled to Nashville to record music. The thing is, if you record crap, it doesn’t really matter where you record it. But off course it’s cool to say that you recorded your album in Nashville. To Norwegians, at least it was cool to say that. Bendik Brænne is a fantastic saxophoneplayer, who’s backed a lot of the good norwegian bands out on the road. ORBO & Longshots, Nora Noor and as a steady member of Amund Maaruds band, he’s let his saxophone give depth to the music. Through ORBO he met [...]
It wasn’t until I became a Contributor here at Ninebullets that I had heard of Joe Pug. (I know, I know. For shame! Better late than never, though, right?) Considering how hard and diligently Pug has worked over the past five years, and the fact that I prefer strong, expressive, earnest song writing styles, it truly is a wonder. Pug’s music makes my mind wander. His lyrics are just specific enough that I can relate to them, but not so specific that I feel as if I would need to be him in order [...]
I would guess, without actually doing any searching, that "crisp" and "bright" are not the two most used adjectives here on 9B but they are the first two that come to mind whenever I queue up Left Arm Tan's Altanica . These Fort Worth boys have put together a very well rounded sophomore effort. While their first full length never made my radar Altanica has been in fairly constant rotation on the headphones here at work. While not quite the usual Red Dirt fare Left Arm Tan managed to produce a polished album without [...]
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Brand new John Moreland, ICLASOB, JJ Grey and David Mayfield with an hour of Matt Woods, Devon Stuart and Micheal Claytor live in studio in the middle. Find two hours and put your head holes on the archive of the show . Below is the playlist for April 20, 2013 [Artist - Song (Album)] 01. Gravy Flavored Kisses - When I Make It To Jackson (The Mail) 02. Arliss Nancy - Front Seat (Simple Machines) 03. Lucero - Hate and Jealousy [...]
Half of my office has Boston PD scanners running. The other half are glued to their twitter feed. The scene inspired me to tweet out: "Turn off your twitter and listen to music. People will die today but we don't need to treat it like a sporting event" in hopes they'd see it. They did. Called me a hippie. Cam Penner has a new album coming soon called, To Build A Fire . He posted a video of the title track a few days ago with a cool story about how it came into [...]
That feeling when magic hits you. When you realize that what you’re hearing is exceptional. Better than you thought imaginable. That feeling is what keeps us going over here at Ninebullets. The discovery of something so special you just have to share it with someone. Shout “You gotta HEAR this. Really listen! LISTEN!”. The brother of Jessica Lee Mayfield, he's got a lot of help from The Avett Brothers on this. The first time I heard David Mayfield, when my friend Jan sent me the video at the bottom of this article, I was dumbstruck. Then I got [...]
Nine Bullets introduced me to Charlie Parr’s music then I mentioned him to a few smarter than average people and they were like, “yeah, I’m surprised you didn’t already know him.” Hearing that kind of bummed me out because I like being the first guy to the party. (My friends also know me as the going home early guy, but that’s another story.) Parr falls into the Piedmont style of blues though on a couple of songs, “Groundhog Day Blues” & “Motorcycle Blues”, he drowns his voice inside his throat and it adds a hypnotic quality [...]
On the surface ready about Cody Jinks just leaves you thinking, “great. another metal head turns country,” but brushing Cody Jinks away so flippantly is to do so at your own peril. Much like his home state of Texas, Mr. Jinks is making the move his own way. Unlike many other rockers who’ve found Americana Cody has opted to forgo the punk with an acoustic guitar sounds of a Frank Turner, Chuck Ragan and/or Tim Barry that we’ve all grown to know and love. Opting instead for a more; Andrew Combs meets Whitey Morgan feel. The result is damned near [...]
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This week was a fun show that just so happens to feature brand new songs from Hellbound Glory, JJ Gret & Mofro, Rick Steff, I Can Lick Any SonofaBitch In The House and Frank Turner all of which is spaced out by much other goodness. Stick around for the Rob Zombie cover at the end. It's a lot of fun too. So, set aside two hours and put your head holes on the archive of the show . Below is the playlist for April 13, 2013 [Artist - Song (Album)] [...]
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