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Question: YEE-MOTHERFUCKIN-HAW

BitterOldPunk — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:43:48 -0800

I wanna rock (with a twang)! I like Drive-By Truckers, Lucero, Centro-Matic, The Dexateens, and I HATE HATE HATE jam bands. Please advise.

Who's the best bar band, lounge act, freakabilly festival weirdo, American rock and fucking roll band you've heard recently? NB: I hate Widespread Panic, the Dead, the Dave Matthews Bland, and all that ilk. I like NRBQ, the Austin Lounge Lizards, and Marcia Ball. And "Pancho and Lefty" ranks up there with the Iliad. And I'm already down with Robbie Fulks. And The Highwaymen. And Steve Earle. And Lucinda.And Dan Sartain. And the Jayhawks, and the Gear Daddies, and Neko Case. And the New Pornographers. And all that stuff. Gimme new, gimme good.

By: Karlos the Jackal

Karlos the Jackal — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 02:11:51 -0800

You want The Sadies and The Gourds.

By: Karlos the Jackal

Karlos the Jackal — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 02:14:08 -0800

Oh, and Bad Livers.

By: electroboy

electroboy — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 02:24:01 -0800

My Morning Jacket.

By: ethel

ethel — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 03:01:36 -0800

Califone or maybe more appropriate, Calexico?

and definitely check out Carla Bozulich. I haven't heard her new album, but she released an entire album cover of Red-Headed Stranger! and it was good.

By: nonmerci

nonmerci — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 03:02:44 -0800

BLITZEN TRAPPER.

Seriously.

www.myspace.com/blitzentrapper

By: ethel

ethel — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 03:06:45 -0800

Not new, and you maybe already dig them, but I have to say it, the Flying Burrito Brothers rule.

By: oh pollo!

oh pollo! — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 03:34:47 -0800

Green on Red and/or Chuck Prophet.

By: notsnot

notsnot — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 04:51:33 -0800

Pancho & Lefty as the Iliad? I love you man.

Seconding Calexico, though they can be more jazzy.
Grand Champeen.
Two Cow Garage.
Wussy.

Not aroudn any more, but:
Slobberbone.
Whiskeytown.
Uncle Tupelo will rock your world.

Also, many of the bands who have played Twangfest would fit the bill. In fact, come to Twangfest next year.

By: tiny crocodile

tiny crocodile — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 04:55:25 -0800

Old Crow Medicine Show. I saw them live recently, and they were great. And twangy.

By: ShawnString

ShawnString — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 04:59:49 -0800

I can not recommend more highly The Avett Brothers.
Esp if you can see them live.

By: Rykey

Rykey — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 05:02:42 -0800

Your new favorite label is Bloodshot Records. They have a great compilation out called For a Decade of Sin.

As I've mentioned previously, Sympathy For The Record Industry also has a great compilation called Root Damage.

And these people:
Reigning Sound
Compulsive Gamblers
Handsome Family
Roky Erickson
Alex Chilton
Evan Johns & His H-Bombs
Geraldine
Jon Wayne
Fred Eaglesmith
Bob Log III
Gram Parsons (2nding Burrito Brothers!)
Nashville Pussy

2nding the Sadies. And if you ever get to hear Neko Case's Canadian Amp record, it's one of the most underrated records ever.

And, at the risk of being run out of town, I'd avoid the Uncle Tupelo / Son Volt family (although Wilco is pretty good). They're always pointed to as these quintessential alt-country bands, but I've never cared for 'em. Everyone else seems to love them, though, so YMMV.

It's way too early in the morning to link to all these, or I would have. Enjoy!

By: dirtdirt

dirtdirt — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 05:22:32 -0800

Bobby Bare Jr.

Rykey mentioned Bloodshot Records, but Bobby is specifically GREAT enough to mention specifically.

By: willpie

willpie — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:22:53 -0800

Ehh, I doubt any of these will be news to you (and some of them are maybes), but on the off chance they help:
Alejandro Escovedo
Laura Cantrell
Kelly Willis
Kelly Hogan
The Mekons (on an album-by-album basis here. See also: a few members' solo projects. Sally Timms and John Langford come to mind; I think there are others)
Waco Brothers
Jim Lauderdale
Hank Williams III
Old 97's
Patty Griffin

By: yerfatma

yerfatma — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:24:15 -0800

Old '97s
Drag the River
Ryan Adams & the Cardinals
Adam Hood
Patty Hurst Shifter
Hackensaw Boys
The Band
The Black Crowes

Seconding:
Bobby Bare, Jr.
Reigning Sound
Whiskeytown (earlier's better than later)
Uncle Tupelo
Son Volt

By: unSane

unSane — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:38:00 -0800

+1 Burritos, Gram Parsons, some Calexico.

Now how about the Derailers?

And some old Jason and the Scorchers?

Wilco.

And then there's the brilliant Van Lear Rose album from Loretta Lynn.

By: dpx.mfx

dpx.mfx — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:46:42 -0800

+Some Ryan Adams, and Whiskeytown
+ Old 97's
+ Older Hank III (the newer it is, the more Rock it'll be)

add:
Southern Culture on the Skids
The Weary Boys

And, for lots more recommendations, with sound clips, check out:
ninebullets

By: MarkAnd

MarkAnd — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:59:31 -0800

Chris Mills
Richmond Fontaine
early Robert Earl Keen
Tom Russell
Iris DeMent

By: dpx.mfx

dpx.mfx — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:00:32 -0800

Oh, and the Mother Truckers.

By: MarkAnd

MarkAnd — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:00:45 -0800

That newish Richard Buckner/Jon Langford album is right up your alley, too.

By: jbickers

jbickers — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:04:26 -0800

Nobody said the Blasters yet? Or anything with the last name Alvin in it?

By: fourcheesemac

fourcheesemac — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:09:20 -0800

Dale Watson, dude. Dale Watson. You will thank me.

By: whatideserve

whatideserve — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:11:00 -0800

Don't think anyone has mentioned...
Tommy Womack
Will Kimbrough
Todd Snider
The Bottle Rockets
Deadstring Brothers
Tim Carroll
Duane Jarvis
Marah
.....yet.

By: ncc1701d

ncc1701d — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:12:46 -0800

the refreshments (esp. Fizzy, Fuzzy, Big & Buzzy)
li'l cap't travis
+ wilco
+ the old 97's

By: ncc1701d

ncc1701d — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:13:51 -0800

also... my morning jacket is great but may be too jam-bandy

By: altcountryman

altcountryman — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:14:51 -0800

Can't believe the Bottle Rockets haven't been mentioned, although their label, Bloodshot Records, has.

I think they may be exactly who you're looking for.

And start with old Uncle Tupelo, then Son Volt, listening your way through chronologically.

Have fun and post reviews!!

By: Frank Grimes

Frank Grimes — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:17:01 -0800

A couple of repeats and some new ones:
Bobby Bare, Jr.
Richmond Fontaine (songs: Contrails, 5 Degrees Below Zero)
Pawtuckets
Blair Combest
Silver Jews
Tennessee Rounders (song: "Pabst Blue Ribbon")

By: theredpen

theredpen — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:24:23 -0800

Road Kings.

By: whatideserve

whatideserve — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:05:00 -0800

Can't believe I forgot to mention Scott Miller & the Commonwealth. "Reconstruction" has lived on repeat around here since it came out earlier this year.

By: emelenjr

emelenjr — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:13:07 -0800

Wrinkle Neck Mules

By: rabbitsnake

rabbitsnake — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:15:16 -0800

Band of Horses

By: kimdog

kimdog — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:21:31 -0800

BR-549 (much more rocking than the song currently on their website).

Malcomb Holcombe

Junior Brown

Meat Purveyors (they broke up earlier this year. pity)

Buddy and Julie Miller

By: notsnot

notsnot — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:25:56 -0800

Oh yeah, Richard Buckner, esp. the album (Devotion +Doubt) with Calexico as the backing band.

How in hell did I forget teh Bottlerockets?

And for more of a Southwestern air, Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers.

By: readery

readery — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:26:04 -0800

Nthing Bloodshot Records and when in Chicago you should hangout at the Hideout

By: otolith

otolith — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:43:03 -0800

I just saw O' Death play and they kicked out some serious banjo punk.

By: otolith

otolith — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:54:15 -0800

And if you want to take a look at a weirdo band, I recommend Old Time Relijun. You may have to see them live to appreciate how off kilter their singer/guitarist/lyricist is. On their myspace page, I would start with the song "Indestructible Life."

They definitely have a twisted twang on some songs, abetted by their upright bassist.

By: sleepy pete

sleepy pete — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:03:41 -0800

Lots of good ones in here already, so I'm going to go with some older stuff that you're hopefully not completely sick of:

Truck Stop Love were a great band in the 90s and when I first heard Drive-By Truckers, I thought TSL had gotten back together to do another album (I also feel like I've said that before here, but maybe it was another site). The song "Townie" from the link is a good start.

If you like the Jason and the Scorchers stuff, Little Hits had a nice breakdown (and list of names) of some of the stuff from that era awhile back (with a great track by a band called Spaghetti Western).

Thin White Rope had some pretty great twangy moments.

Meat Puppets II (nevermind the guy who did those covers, this album is wonderful).

A few newer people:

The Danny Pound Band is great.

And, at least it used to be true, the band of the Danny Pound Band is the Horsefeathers of Arthur Dodge and the Horsefeathers (also contains one member of TSL).

Yes, those last two are from my old hometown. I think more people should listen to Danny.

By: Doublewhiskeycokenoice

Doublewhiskeycokenoice — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:12:12 -0800

William Elliott Whitmore
Whiskey and Co.
Two Cow Garage
The Devil Makes Three

By: paleography

paleography — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:13:26 -0800

Seconding Scott Miller and Southern Culture on the Skids. And if you can find either of the Bubbapalooza compilations (there were at least two, maybe more), they're fantastic. And next time you're over in Atlanta, go to a show at the Star Bar.

By: asuprenant

asuprenant — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:39:17 -0800

Howe Gelb. He's taken a desert sound to exuberant places with a gospel choir and is also no stranger to chill and lo-fi places.

His more rockin' involvements are Arizona Amp and Alternator and Giant Sand's All Over the Map.

His on-again off-again alt-country supergroup Band of Blacky Ranchette (with M. Ward, Neko Case, Richard Buckner, the Calexico guys, and Grandaddy) is also not to be missed.

By: pazazygeek

pazazygeek — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:48:44 -0800

Maybe a bit more rockin' than twangin', but The Supersuckers are totally awesome.

SO many good suggestions here for you!

By: pazazygeek

pazazygeek — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:49:30 -0800

Oh! There's a local LA band I really like, called Shurman. They are awesome live.

By: BitterOldPunk

BitterOldPunk — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:15:59 -0800

These are great! Keep 'em coming!

I've been an Uncle Tupelo fan for years, and I've lost count of the number of times I've seen Southern Culture on the Skids. I dig Slobberbone, Giant Sand, Calexico, and Hank III. Ryan Adams sucks, and Kelly Hogan's "Sugarbowl" is what I sing in the shower. Cuz it makes me feel purty.

And though memory fails me, I think I'm banned from the Star Bar....but that was years ago.

I have much listening to do today.

Will report back with best answers when I can. I'm deeply digging Truck Stop Love, though.

By: gingerbeer

gingerbeer — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:17:45 -0800

+ Old 97's
+ Uncle Tupelo/Wilco/Son Volt - the whole No Depression set in general
+ anything on Bloodshot

Let me add Freakwater and the Geraldine Fibbers.

By: fshgrl

fshgrl — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:25:38 -0800

Seconding Chuck Prophet
Pete Drodge and The Sinners, I would start with Find A Door.
Uncle Tupelo/ Son Volt/ Early Wilco (Summerteeth is an absolute classic)
The Glands
Bap Kennedy I particularly recommend Domestic Blues
Jake Brennan
The Mother Hips mostly their older stuff.

You can also check out No Depression

By: Bearman

Bearman — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:22:08 -0800

Blackie and the Rodeo Kings are good.

By: Rykey

Rykey — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:08:51 -0800

You can also check out No Depression

Oh yeah. Great magazine for this sort of thing.

By: Good Brain

Good Brain — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:09:27 -0800

The Old 97s have a wide ranging twang quotient, so try a range of their albums. I think Hitchhike to Rhome and Wreck Your Life are the twangiest, their major label releases less so (but still worth while)

By: twistofrhyme

twistofrhyme — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:28:22 -0800

how about elliott brood?

By: smartyboots

smartyboots — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:11:28 -0800

No one's said The Knitters yet? Really?
The Vandals
Neko Case and Her Boyfriends (her first two albums)
Sally Timms' Cowboy Sally albums
Jesse Dayton
Jack Grace Band (I've only seen him once, but he was great)
Juanita Family and Friends
16 Horsepower
The Wilders
The Meat Purveyors
Rex Hobart & The Misery Boys
Split Lip Rayfield (these last three are all on Bloodshot)
Souled American (okay, they're pretty far afield of the twang sound you're looking for, but they're awesome - someone started a whole record label solely for the purpose of rereleasing their albums!)
nthing Freakwater, plus Catherine Irwin's solo album - she's the best songwriter around
Kelly Hogan is my imaginary girlfriend

some SF Bay Area bands -
Rube Waddell
Kemo Sabe
The Pinebox Boys

By: BitterOldPunk

BitterOldPunk — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:22:59 -0800

Added to my iPod so far today:

elliott brood
two cow garage
truck stop love
bobby bare jr.
the sadies
scott miller and the commonwealth
meat purveyors
band of horses (I really wanted to hate this band of twee beardy weirdos. But they're very soothing.)

By: pfafflin

pfafflin — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:29:23 -0800

Matt Mays and El Torpedo are one the of the best bands that Americans haven't heard yet ...

By: anifinder

anifinder — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:58:43 -0800

If you're looking for southern rock (with a twang) in the vein of Drive-By Truckers, I can highly recommend I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In The House (sample tracks). Pretty much straight-up the same genre of music. (Alas, they have recently broken up.)

By: paleography

paleography — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:20:14 -0800

Ooooh, yes, the Knitters. I can't believe I didn't include them before.

By: lilnemo

lilnemo — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:33:48 -0800

Five Horse Johnson
Clutch
Backyard Tire Fire

By: emd3737

emd3737 — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:00:30 -0800

The Heartless Bastards rock my world.

By: Skychief

Skychief — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:02:46 -0800

Evangenitals . You might especially like Gasoline.

By: nicwolff

nicwolff — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:15:12 -0800

Not new, but new to you, and the best bar band I've ever heard: '90s Philly legends Go To Blazes.

By: andrewraff

andrewraff — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:48:42 -0800

Take a gander at Heavy Trash

By: Karlos the Jackal

Karlos the Jackal — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:19:15 -0800

Several people have recommended The Mekons. Specifically, check out their albums Honky Tonkin', Fear and Whiskey, and Out of Our Heads (or OOOH!) -- they are good starting points for the sound you may be looking for. Even more specifically, check out out the song "Thee Olde Trip to Jerusalem" from OOOH! Brilliant, exciting, chilling song. Yeah!

By: smartyboots

smartyboots — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:31:29 -0800

Oops! Forgot Trailer Bride!

Skychief, thanks for the tip on The Evangenitals - now I'm scheming to get them on a bill with my band, The Whoreshoes. Imagine the fliers!

By: gingerbeer

gingerbeer — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:22:27 -0800

Can't believe I forgot the Knitters! D'oh!

A couple more: Hem and Jim and Jennie and the Pinetops.

By: erikgrande

erikgrande — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:06:41 -0800

Boys Named Sue from Dallas are great live...

By: kirkaracha

kirkaracha — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 08:16:05 -0800

Rhett Miller's solo albums are really good, but more poppy than twangy.

By: candyland

candyland — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:05:48 -0800

Scruffy the Cat

By: cog_nate

cog_nate — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 11:15:39 -0800

They've been broken up for almost seven years now, but Dieselhed is my all-time favorite band. New it's not, but it's all good stuff.

The former frontman for them, Virgil Shaw, has a couple solo albums which I really like, too.

By: dog food sugar

dog food sugar — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 11:46:23 -0800

I'll add Sean Reefer and the Resin Valley Boys.

By: pieliza

pieliza — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:15:27 -0800

band of horses
built to spill
some damien jurado (i break chairs)

lo-fi twangy-ish options:
will oldham
silver jews
lambchop

By: yeahyeahyeahwhoo

yeahyeahyeahwhoo — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:59:09 -0800

the can kickers are pretty rad

By: anthropomorphic

anthropomorphic — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:29:14 -0800

the hold stead

By: anthropomorphic

anthropomorphic — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:29:31 -0800

by that i meant the hold steady.

By: carsonb

carsonb — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 08:12:53 -0800

Rather than Built To Spill, try Doug Martsch's solo stuff. Good twang.

Holopaw
Arizona Amp & Alternator (This is YEE-HAW!)
Fruit Bats
Lamb chop

By: carsonb

carsonb — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 08:15:55 -0800

Oh, and I wouldn't be saying all the same things over again if I didn't mention Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris' album Western Wall.