NINEBULLETS.NET FEBRUARY PODCAST: SxSW EDITION

Feb 262010


Whew! This month really snuck up on me. All the SxSW research and planning I was doing distracted me and I looked at my calendar one night and realized I only had 5 days before this bad boy needed to be done. It’s all good though, I don’t need much more than a night or two and a bottle of whiskey (or two) to knock these babies out. This month I really focused on getting all the ID tagging complete and accurate for those of you that download the podcast and I finally even figured out how to embed the tracklisting as lyrics. That was something that was suggested to me a few months back but I had no idea how to do it. I still have no idea how to view ‘em, so if you do please leave me a comment telling me whether I did it right or not.

This month I decided to feature bands that are playing SxSW that I am gonna be making a point to catch. I’ve been told by people who’ve been there before that I need to head out there with a well planned out spreadsheet to tell me where I wanna be and when, and then I need to be prepared to toss it aside immediately. I’m prepared to do all of that and I just bought a pair of comfortable shoes. All that’s really left to do is to say a few prayers for my liver. I totally plan on documenting the entire trip via live tweets (follow me on twitter), Facebook postings (me on facebook) and I hope to capture some good acoustic performances and interviews on the Flip camera to bring back for y’all. Other than that, I hope y’all enjoy this month’s show (last month’s was the busiest ever!) and, as always, please tell your friends and Facebook/Twitter followers about it ’cause I’d greatly appreciate it. ~ Autopsy IV (twitter/facebook/myspace)

TRACK LISTING:

  1. Slim Cessna’s Auto Club – Introduction To The Power Of Braces (Teeth) [00.00.00]
  2. Micah Schnabel – American Static [00.01.08]
  3. Lucero – Hey Darlin’ Do You Gamble [00.04.08]
  4. Drive-By Truckers – Birthday Boy [00.08.48]
  5. Scott H. Biram – Blood, Sweat and Murder [00.12.16]
  6. Autopsy IV Commentary [00.15.06]
  7. American Aquarium – Tennessee [00.17.33]
  8. Austin Lucas – Somebody Loves You [00.21.21]
  9. Kasey Anderson – Real Gone [00.25.24]
  10. Joe Pug – The Door Is Always Open [00.32.36]
  11. Glossary – Save Your Money For The Weekend [00.35.18]
  12. Autopsy IV Commentary [00.38.51]
  13. Slim Cessna’s Auto Club – This Is How We Do Things In The Country [00.41.18]
  14. Carolyn Mark – 2 Days Smug And Sober [00.46.24]
  15. Those Darlins – Wild One [00.50.36]
  16. The Pack A.D. – Crazy [00.53.21]
  17. Autopsy Iv Commentary [00.56.21]
  18. Slim Cessna’s Auto Club – Introduction To The Power Of Braces (Arms) [00.58.24]



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THE ROCK REPORT: LUCERO & GLOSSARY; NORTH CAROLINA

Feb 252010


(Editor’s Note: Since this tour wasn’t passing through Tampa I asked long time reader, Adam Fenwick, to cover the North Carolina show. He agreed and here we are.)

The Rock Report: Lucero & Glossary @ The Visulite Theater in Charlotte, N.C. Feb. 23, 2010

Oh. Fuck. Yeah. Those three words kept running through my head last night at Charlotte’s Visulite Theater as I got my first taste of ninebullets.net favorites Lucero and Glossary for the first time.

I’ll be the first to admit that I went into Tuesday’s show a little blind. I knew next to nothing about each band and only knew a few songs from each bands library (I spent Tuesday at work listening to as much Lucero as I could get my hands on via MySpace) but by the end of the night I was highly impressed.

Glossary took the stage earlier than expected, about 15 to 20 minutes before their 9 p.m. start time. At this point the crowd at the Visulite was thin, but that didn’t stop those who were there from getting into the show (much as I did).

I took the show in from a bar stool near the back of the venue as I’ve found standing looking up at the stage tends to make my back ache the following day (yes, I’m a wussy, get over it). On the plus side, I was able to see the stage easily and this allowed me to really enjoy the music (while head banging when appropriate).

While I have to say I was disappointed when Glossary finished their set (I wanted them to play “Save Your Money For The Weekend” again) I was stoked to finally get my first taste of Lucero. By the time the main event hit the stage the venue had filled up nicely (it wasn’t packed to the gills, but there was a pretty decent crowd on hand).

Everything I’d read about Lucero’s live act in the days before the show turned out to be absolutely true. This band of merry men hit the stage and ripped the crowd to shreds. While I wasn’t familiar with a large portion of what was played it wasn’t hard to get into the groove of things. As far as I’m concerned Lucero played rock and roll like it was supposed to be played.

I made sure to pick up copies of Lucero’s “1372 Overton Park” and Glossary’s “Feral Fire” for use in my CD player for the foreseeable future before exiting at around 11:30 p.m. While this may have been my first exposure to both bands, I have no doubt that it won’t be my last.

Glossary – Save Your Money For The Weekend
Glossary – Through The Screen Door

Lucero – Sixes and Sevens
Lucero – Darken My Door

THE ROCK REPORT: ST. PETERSBURG: LAST WEEKEND

Feb 252010


I understand that most of Tampa refuses to come to St. Petersburg for almost anything. Unless the Yankees or the Red Socks are in town, y’all prefer to hang out in your overly congested urban sprawl and joke about how St. Pete is where your grandparents live. In most cases I am fine with that. Keep your car and club culture over there and we’ll ride our bikes to live shows over here. However, this weekend was a great weekend live music in the ‘Burg which kicked off for me Saturday night when Gainesville’s Against Me! brought one of my musical idols, Tim Barry, to town, and I suspect no shortage of Tampanians bitched about having to cross the Howard Frankland.


A Tim Barry show is as much a motivational speaking engagement as it is a concert, where the message is working as little and living as much as possible, instead of making as much money as possible. Even as an opener and on reduced time, Tim managed to get that message across. The show was sold out and the crowd definitely wasn’t late arriving, so I was really expecting a lot of chatter from a largely indifferent crowd. Apparently I underestimated the overall taste of an Against Me! crowd, ’cause the bulk of the crowd was not only attentive but they also managed to sing along to every Barry chorus. Tim ran a set evenly Lose Weight Exerciseed with classic songs and songs from his new album, 28th & Stonewall, living up to every expectation I had.

After Barry’s set I noticed the Fire Marshall standing at the entrance on my way to the merch desk. After getting my “Raisin’ Hell & Living Cheap” shirt, I asked what was up. Seemed the place was packed to max capacity and the only way anyone could get in was if someone left. Looking out the door, there was a 30+ deep line of people just hoping someone left. At that point I decided that it was more important to leave and let in one of those kids that actually cared about Against Me! than it was for me to listen to a band I’ve never heard at all in the name of “journalism”, so I went home.

You can see more pictures from the show over at After The Hours.

Tim Barry – Thing of The Past
Tim Barry – Wait At Milano

Sunday started with me feeling energized by Tim’s “work for yourself” message, so I got up and finished getting the fence up at my house, much to the happiness of my dogs. I even managed to finish early enough that I was able to get up to the rock and roll swap meet at Shackelton’s Folly in South St. Petersburg to catch Standback, Tailgunner Joe and Have Gun Will Travel. I wasn’t sure what the “swap meet” portion of the event was gonna consist of, but I was pretty impressed by the amount of vendors there. There were easily enough to keep you occupied between bands.


Standback has recently moved back to the Bay area from New Orleans, and their blues chops are as sharp as ever. Either they’ve added a horn player or I’ve totally forgotten about him from when they lived here, both are possible, but the band is as good as ever and St. Pete’s local music scene is better for them being back in it. Tailgunner Joe was next and they mostly played material indicative of their new direction. I have to be honest, I preferred the alt.country/rock sound they used to have, but the crowd seemed really receptive of them and a quick sampling of the crowd’s opinion suggests that they’re on a good path. Have Gun Will Travel took the stage next, with the grace and power we’ve come to expect from these guys. Mowing through a stellar collection of songs from their current album, Postcards From The Friendly City, they managed to captivate a crowd complete with women, men, toddlers and dogs. For me, the highlight of their set was “Sole of Our Shoes”, easily my favorite track of the new album.

You can see more pictures of Have Gun Will Travel than you can shake a stick at over on Elawgrrl’s Flickr page.

Have Gun Will Travel – Soles of Our Shoes
Have Gun Will Travel – Come, All Ye Sinners

All in all it was a great weekend complete with rock shows, whiskey drinks, physical labor and scooter rides. It’s good to live in St. Pete.

ANOTHER SUBURBAN HOME COMP / MICAH SCHNABEL’S SOLO ALBUM IS FINALLY AVAILABLE / SH HATES NINEBULLETS.NET….

Feb 242010

So. If I were the type to hold a grudge I’d never mention Suburban Home Records again and I’d give all SH artist who rolled through town wedgies (except Tim Barry, I ain’t fucking with that man) but I’m not that guy. Nope. Instead of holding a grudge I am gonna go to the virgil hates ninebullets Front Porch Musing / Suburban Home Showcase featuring…well, pretty much everyone; Micah Schnabel, The Only Sons, State Champion, Look, Mexico, Austin Lucas, American Aquarium, Glossary and Two Cow Garage. It’s gonna be a great show and I fully expect to get drunk on Virgil’s dime. The show is Saturday at Friends Bar and on the real, it’s gonna be pretty fucking epic. I’ll be the dude in the Florida State Seminoles hat. Come say hi. I’ll get you a drink on Virgil.

On another note…Suburban Home has opened the pre-orders for the official Suburban Home release of Micah Schnabel’s (Two Cow Garage) solo album, When The Stage Lights Go Dim. Folks, this really isn’t the album you wanna sleep on. When I originally reviewed it I said, “This album is perfect for winding down in the middle of the night with a whiskey while you wait for the amplifier ring to subside a little. While it might not be a very easy cd to get right now, it’s easy to put it on the Essential Listening list, and I suggest you put the effort into acquiring it.” Well, now it’s real damn easy to get, so do it cause it’s still Essential Listening.

And finally, I know I slept on the last SH comp for damned near 4 months before mentioning it but not this time. Vol. II of Virgil’s hiphop mixtape culture inspired comps has come out and once again Virgil is asking folks to get it out by whatever means necessary and since I am all about getting the music to y’all I will oblige. Once again, I have 4 copies one more copy of this sumbitch that I’ll give away with a ninebullets.net sticker to the first 4 people who email me their mailing address and for those of you that don’t visit the site enough times a day to get in on the giveaway I have a download link for y’all…but I expect more from you next time.

Tracklisting:

  1. Micah Schnabel – Stage Lights
  2. Micah Schnabel – American Static
  3. Two Cow Garage – Oh Darling (Beatles cover recorded live at The High Dive)
  4. Two Cow Garage – Skinny Legged Girl
  5. Jon Snodgrass – Remember My Name (featuring Two Cow Garage)
  6. Drag The River – J.J.’s Driving
  7. Glossary – Lonely Is A Town
  8. John Paul Keith & The 145s – Lookin’ For A Thrill
  9. I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In The House – Swear To God
  10. Yesterday’s Ring – Scrabble Strip Club
  11. Slobberbone – Meltdown
  12. Justin Townes Earl – Mama’s Eyes
  13. Joe Pug – Messenger
  14. Kay Kay and His Weather Underground – Diggin’
  15. Starflyer 59 – Not Funny
  16. PJ Bond – You, Too
  17. A.A. Bondy – False River
  18. Kevin Kerby + Battery – The Devil Is Real
  19. Ghost Buffalo – Blinding Sky
  20. David Bazan – Hard To Be

So there you go. A whole shitload of Suburban Home Records news even though they’ve decided to shun us. I’d like to say it feels good to be the better man but it’s a fucking lie.

:-)

TOP 5: SONGS ABOUT YOUR STATE:

Feb 242010

While I feel that some of you are at a disadvantage on this one, not being from or living in Texas, this week’s top 5 is “Songs About Your State”. I left it kinda’ open so you can pick the state you where you were born, where you live, or where you have lived. Being from Texas I am all sorts of proud to be a Texan and all that but I do realize that the 49 lesser states have history, color, tradition, and even songs written about them so I figured that we’d try this one out and see what came of it. Yeah I’m a little arrogant about being a Texan and if there’s a problem with that then I’ll just join one the elder statesmen of our music music in scene in saying, with all due respect: “Screw you, we’re from Texas!. (Gotta love Ray Wylie)

Bragging aside post your top five songs about your state and let’s have the good time we always do in the comments on these top 5 lists. And don’t feel too bad about not being from Texas you can still move here. Heck I’ll even buy you one of them there bumperstickers that says “I’m not from Texas but I got here as fast as I could”. :)

Texas!!!

Autospy IV says, “This is the first song I think of when I think of Texas.“: Revolting Cocks – Beers, Steers and Queers

And here are Autopsy IV’s Top 5 about Florida:

Johnny Cash – Orange Blossom Special (I mean, duh…)
Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter, James Cotton & Pinetop Perkins – Deep Down in Florida (when Muddy writes a song about your state…it’s one of the top songs. That’s music rule #5)

These next 3 have a common theme: development raping and ruining the state:

Mofro – On Palestine (Tackles the old-meets-new Florida, where timber companies came to Lake Palestine and virtually wiped out the forest. True story)
Mofro – Florida (should be the new state song)
John Anderson – Seminole Wind (interesting note; my family was one of the 5 founding families of the city Micanopy mentioned in this song)

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