Celebrating Americana Music Since 2008
I'd like to invite you to check out my video of "Motorcycle Dream" directed by Brian Gaskill...and then this posting for the CD release party, which is TODAY!, "Come mix it up! maybe you'll meet the grrl or guy of your dreams listening to some white grrl sing her folk rock indie with some soul and heart and a top shelf band of Italian jew stew...not sure what Don Kerce is....come throw down with me,,, bring your ears, hearts OH AND WALLET..."
It was 2002 when the CD Five Dollar Bill came out, and I was totally knocked out by this Canadian guy - Corb Lund - so much so, that I made it a point to cruise to see him on 6th during SXSW in 2003. After the show, I invited him to come to DC to do a session for us, which he obliged.
He was quirky and glib, and that has certainly become one of his hallmarks, but there is another side to him too, an ability to write authentically, dramatically; and he does both with perfect delivery. This decade has brought much growth for Corb Lund (or Core Blonde as the audience sometimes mispronounces!), and on the release of his latest album Losin Lately Gambler he combines the quick wit with the visual on "Talkin' Veterinarian Blues."
Here 'tis!
-Jessie
Hello from out west! Nashville seems like ages ago! I am missing the crew lots but I miss experiencing music first hand (sorry guys! Close second, I promise).
You can have the best sound system that money can buy but it would not be anything like the experience of the tunes floating through the air straight to your soul. It’s something special that I have a hard time describing because nothing seems real enough to do live music justice. I was thinking about my younger years when I went to concerts. I was not aware enough to realize the real goodness of music, but hey that’s why things can change. I honestly did not like going to concerts until I hit about 16 and my taste in music drastically changed.
Most everything that rolls into town are big name shows. I call it a show because it wasn’t real to me. Rehearsed as if it were a play. Sure, it can be fun but something is missing. Where is the natural flow of the music and the honest emotion of the artists if everything is on a timeline? Life isn’t perfect and clean. It’s messy and mostly unorganized. That is what I can appreciate and love about the Americana genre. It doesn’t have the “staged” quality that cuts the heart out of the music. You bet your ass if Ragweed wants to jam, they sure as hell are going to! No timeline there.
A favorite story of mine is when some friends saw Ragweed in Sun Valley and kept screaming for ‘Alabama’. Cody finally said, “Alright, we’re going to play ‘Alabama’ so these girls quit screaming”. While it’s the “annoying” example, it shows how real things are. Being at a place like The Music Fest and seeing so many artists jumping in on other sets and shaking things up is what makes it so awesome. You are pretty much guaranteed to hear a song and never hear it the same again. And when you hear it playing on your stereo in the car or living room you can’t help but think about the times you heard it live. Behind the lyrics and melodies, you have your own memories imprinted in song that roll like an old film in the background.
-Sheila
