01.23.08
Posted in cory branan, lucero, drag the river, chris milam - January 23rd, 2008 at 1:55 pm by Cricket
Say, you know what’s good news? Chris Milam has a free download, every Monday, of a brand new track, available on his MySpace page. Go check it. I’ll personally vouch for the goodness of the tracks.
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Lucero tour dates:
2-21-08 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree Cafe (All Ages)
2-22-08 Orlando, FL - The Social (18+)
2-23-08 St. Petersburg, FL - State Theatre (All Ages)
2-24-08 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds (18+)
2-25-08 Tallahassee, FL - Beta Bar (18+)
2-27-08 New Orleans, LA - The Parish at House of Blues (18+)
2-28-08 Jackson, MS - Hal & Mals (Ages TBA)
2-29-08 Cleveland, MS - The Armory (Ages TBA)
3-01-08 Little Rock, AR - The Village (All Ages)
3-12-08 Baton Rouge, LA - Chelseas Cafe (18+)
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Cory Branan Tour dates:
1-24-08 Little Rock, AR - Juanita’s (All Ages)
2-09-08 Pasadena, CA - Old Towne Pub
2-13-08 Los Angeles, CA - Hotel Cafe (8pm Slot)
2-14-08 Lake Forest, CA - Gypsy Lounge (w/ Drag the River)
2-15-08 San Diego, CA - Casbah (w/ Drag the River)
2-16-08 Glendale, CA - The Scene Bar (w/ Drag the River)
2-20-08 Memphis, TN - Folk Alliance
2-21-08 Memphis, TN - Folk Alliance Showcase
2-22-08 Memphis, TN - Otherlands (w/ Guests)
5-01-08 Palmer, AK - TBA
5-02-08 S. Anchorage, AK - TBA
5-03-08 Anchorage, AK - TBA
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01.22.08
Posted in some albums we done liked others we ain't, cricket spazzes, drag the river - January 22nd, 2008 at 10:46 pm by Cricket
Once upon a time I was much younger Cricket and I listened to punk rock and the alternative music of the day (which was more alternative than the stuff these kids today are making). Eventually I expanded out into alt-country and, by extension of that old country, Americana and roots music. One day my pal, Ethel Cannes, dropped Lucero in my lap and it was like everything came together. Punk rock and country music written like someone was reading my own heart. There must be more, I thought, and went a-searchin’.
I don’t know how I found it, though it feels like maybe I tripped over it in a dark alley as I was leaving a bar after too much whiskey, but there it was: Drag the River. If someone was making music just specifically, exactly, only for me it would be Drag the River. And there was much rejoicing when I finally came to hear them. And lo, there were past albums to revel in. And so I did. And then they broke up. And I cried. And cried. And cried. But wait, there is another album, coming soon to save all our souls. It’s You Can’t Live This Way, and I have it in my hot little hands, for my own salvation and yours too (assuming your salvation hinges on my actually starting to post here on HCT again, the album has granted it, eh?).
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