09.27.07

Muckle me, muckle you (bands to go see, part three, girls!)

Posted in hot live action - September 27th, 2007 at 11:12 am by Daisy

Say, how about that Mucklewain, eh? I must say that, while there are certainly drawbacks, I’m a fan of the outdoor, multi-stage shows. It’s an opportunity to spend a lazy weekend hanging out with friends, listening to good music and discovering new bands. [Your upbeat Pollyanna attitude is going to make me look even more like a bitch than I already do, I see it now.—Mimi] The great part being, if the set you’re listening to sucks, you can always go seek out another stage.

When I started looking through the Mucklewain schedule, I discovered that all of the bands that I know and want to see have been covered here already. So instead of re-reviewing guys like Todd Snider, and Matthew Ryan, I thought I’d go over a few of the acts that I’m looking forward to seeing based solely on their MySpace pages. My laziness prevents me from being properly embarrassed about this. [Embrace the darkside, MySpace is music love, even if everything else about it sucks.—Cricket]

09.26.07

White Muckled waiting (bands to go see, part two, Jason Isbell)

Posted in some albums we done liked others we ain't - September 26th, 2007 at 4:50 pm by Cricket

Mucklewain somehow managed to creep up on me way faster than I expected. Seriously, September, where did you go? Didn’t you just start? Though, well played, September, for bringing me Lucero and Cory Branan shows both at the beginning and the end of the month.

I hear people talking about Mucklewain ’round these parts, and the usual refrain is, “OH! You were there?!?” Yeah, buddy, and why weren’t you? I mean, sure it’s hard for some people to get to Tennessee, but those of you already here or nearby have no excuse! Tons of great bands, good times laying in the grass, a chance to stand with Daisy while she watches Mimi and I make asses out of ourselves.

Jason Isbell – Sirens of the Ditch

09.25.07

It’s time to do that Muckle-thing (bands to go see, part one, Scott Miller)

Posted in some albums we done liked others we ain't - September 25th, 2007 at 3:34 pm by Mimi

Mucklewain! She is upon us again. This year, the show isn’t, um, in Belize… it was in Belize last year, right? It seems like we were in the car for seven days. No? Well, all the same this year, the show’s in Pinewood, TN which is 45 miles from Nashville, according to the Official Mucklewain website. Since I drive as little as possible, to me that reads like “Mucklewain is a couple comic books and one stop to pee away from home.” [Indeed. Pinewood is about halfway to Bucksnort, TN, everyone's favorite vacation destination. If we drive fast enough and no one drinks in the car, we not even have to make the pee stop.—Cricket] [I make no such promises.—Daisy]

Unlike last year, the festival is two days–September 28 & 29. Shows start about 5pm on Friday and again at 11am on Saturday. It’s a rock show, so these times are approximate.

09.21.07

We’ve had pop country songs that make indie-rock seem sincere

Posted in a little bit rock and roll, random - September 21st, 2007 at 9:39 am by Mimi

We’re about to do a major revamp around these parts. In the meantime, we have a whole new posting strategy…in that we’re going to actually post. [It's amazing our plan to take over the world hasn't worked yet with that kind of crafty planning…—Daisy]

In order to facilitate that, we’re all going to write random posts about whatever we feel like that day. [Or, you know, like, review music and shows and stuff.—Cricket]

I present: Songs on my iPod that, when it’s on shuffle on the dock, people go “Um, WTF is that?”

This is pop/indie-rock heavy because people always seem shocked that I/we like it. Yes, I say all the time I hate rock music, but what I mean is cock rock–maybe that will help clarify.

09.20.07

Once we were lost, now we’re found

Posted in cricket hates on pop country, cricket spazzes - September 20th, 2007 at 11:32 pm by Cricket

Let’s face it. We’ve been on summer vacation. An unannounced and unplanned hiatus. August was too insanely hot in Tennessee for anyone to think let alone get work done. I’m surprised the whole state didn’t just shut down. And then Daisy joined us in Nashville. You’ll recognize her, surely, from her blog comments and editorial comments, as she’s been help us out around here for a while. Now the bright lights of Nashvegas have drawn her like a moth to a flame. [Sigh, clichés are so cliché.—Mimi] [I'm still waiting for the houseboy I was promised as part of my relocation—Daisy] Now she’s a full-fledged HCT Girl and resident of HCT HQ. She’ll be writing with us and hopefully keeping us a little more on track than we have been.

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