The recent news that’s come out about Hank 3 is a flood of amazing. First of all, on Tuesday, September 6, 2011, he is releasing FOUR new post-Curb era CDs. He wants to come out of the gate strong and his creativity has apparently been a flowing. The first is a double-disc set of his country that we all know and love called Ghost to a Ghost / Guttertown. Guest appearances include the mythical Tom Waits on the haunted “Fadin Moon” from Guttertown and on the Ghost to a Ghost title track, Alan King of Hellstomper, Les Claypool of Primus fame and beyond, Dave Sherman, Troy Medlin and Hank3′s dog, Trooper. Also is the much anticipated release of his ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) album and a release called Cattle Callin, a mix of speed metal woven in and around actual cattle auctioneering. More
Hank 3
17 Jul 2011 4 Comments
in Gigs I'm Going to See, Music Tags: Alan King, Attention Deficit Disorder, Cattle Callin, Dave Sherman, Ghost to a Ghost, Guttertown, Hank 3, Hank Williams III, Hellstomper, Les Claypool, Muddy Roots, Primus, The Masquerade, Tom Waits, Troy Medlin
Muddy Roots Festival 2011
10 Jul 2011 3 Comments
in Gigs I'm Going to See, Music Tags: Art Adams Band ( Rockabilly Hall of Fame), Black Jake and the Carnies, Bob Wayne, Burlesque Le Moustache, Calamity Cubes, Cashman, Cletus Got Shot, Country Music Hall of Fame artist Don Maddox of the Maddox Brothers and Rose, Cutthroat Shamrock, Davy Jay Sparrow and His Well KNown Drifters, Derek Hoke, Goddamn Gallows, Graham Lindsey, Hans Condor, Hellbillies, Hellbound Glory, Hellfire Revival, Highlonesome, Hillbilly Casino, James Hunnicutt, Jayke Orvis and the Broken Band, JB Beverley & The Wayward Drifters, Joshua Black Wilkins, Last False Hope, Left Lane Cruiser, Liquorbox, Lucky Tubb and the Modern Day Troubadors, Mark Porkchop Holder, McDougall, Muddy Roots, O’Death, Owen Mays, Peculiar Pretzelmen, Porter Hall Tennessee, Possessed By Paul James, Rachel Brooke, Rev Deadeye, Ronnie Hymes, Scissormen, Sean Wheeler (Throwrag) y Zander Schloss ( Circle Jerks), Slim Chance and the Can't Hardly Playboys, Smokestack & the Foothill Fury, Soda, Spinderellas (Hula Hoop act), Ten Foot Pole Cats, The Dirt Daubers, The Dirt Scab Band, The Harmed Brothers, The Hogslop Stringband, The Krank Daddies, The Legendary Shack Shakers, The Perreze Farm, Thomas Maupin (Champion buck dancer) and Daniel Rothwell., Viva le Vox, Wanda Jackson (Rock n Roll Hall of Fame), Wayne Hancock, Whiskey Folk Ramblers
Are you goin’? ‘Cause I’m goin’.
THIS is the music festival for you if you’re sitting there thinking (a) “I liked country music back when Hank Williams and Waylon Jennings ruled the roost, but what I see on CMT gives me a rash.” or (b) “I was weaned on rock and punk but I also have a Johnny Cash t-shirt.”
It’s during Labor Day weekend in Cookeville, TN (right outside Nashville). There’s camping, hot showers, and they’ll even set up a tent for you to rent. Or, if you’re a city slicker like me, the hotel down the road is $46 pp per night. (All the info is on their website)
And the music. Holy bunches of greatness, the music. The amazing Wanda Jackson is the big cheese, along with Don Maddox and Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers are headlining. I’m looking forward to seeing every other band just as much. Nobody beats the voice of Wayne ‘the train’ Hancock or the pure energy of Possessed by Paul James. I could ramble on an on with my music nerd obsessions here but suffice to say if you’re wondering what’s going on in underground country, this is our Woodstock. So be there, ’cause it’s gonna be great!
2011 NYC Summer Concerts
04 Jun 2011 4 Comments
in Brooklyn, Gigs I Wanna See, Gigs I'm Going to See, Music Tags: A Tribe Called Quest, Afro-Punk Festival, Bang Sway, Beats Rhymes and Life, Bob Wayne, Caitlin Rose, Calamity Cubes, Cee Lo Green, Celebrate Brooklyn, Cerebral Ballzy, Cletus Got Shot, Cutthroat Shamrock, Dale Watson, Fishbone, Foothill Fury, Goddamn Gallows, Gordon Voidwell, Hellbillies, Hellbound Glory, Highlonesome, Hillbilly Casino, James Hunnicutt, Janelle Monae, Jay Electronica, Jayke Orvis and the Broken Band, JB Beverley & The Wayward Drifters, Joi, Justin Townes Earle, Last False Hope, Laura Rebel Angel, Left Lane Cruiser, Mark Porkchop Holder, Maxwell's, McDougall, Mercury Lounge, Muddy Roots Festival, Ninjasonik, O’Death, Otto's Shrunken Head, Outlaw BBQ, Owen Mays, Porter Hall Tennessee, Possessed By Paul James, Q-Tip, Rachel Brooke, Reggie Watts, Res, Rev Deadeye, Rocky Business, Ruby Jane, Santigold, Scissormen, Slackeye Slim, Smokestack, Soda, Straight Line Stitch, Ten Foot Pole Cats, The Perreze Farm, Toro Y Moi, Toshi Reagon, Valentine's, Wayne Hancock
It’s summertime summertime sum-sum-summertime! Time for music awesomeness!
Here’s my list SO FAR…
Friday, June 10th = Dale Watson at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ
Saturday, June 11th = Bang Sway at Private Rooftop Partay (email me for deets)
Saturday, June 25th = Rachel Brooke and James Hunnicutt at Otto’s Shrunken Head
Thursday, June 30th = Justin Townes Earle at Prospect Park Bandshell
Saturday, July 2nd = Possessed by Paul James at Valentine’s in Albany
Monday, July 4th = Bob Wayne at the Outlaw BBQ
Friday, July 8th = Beats, Rhymes and Life an ATCQ documentary film opens
Saturday, July 16th = Q-Tip at the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival
Saturday, August 20th = Caitlin Rose at the Mercury Lounge
Saturday & Sunday August 27-28th = Afro-Punk Festival in Brooklyn, NY
Saturday & Sunday September 3.4th = Muddy Roots Festival in Cookeville, TN
Saturday, October 22nd = Ruby Jane in Titusville, NJ
Hank III News Update
12 Aug 2010 1 Comment
in Brooklyn, Gigs I'm Going to See, Music Tags: Arson Anthem, Assjack, Collin Yeo, Curb Records, Down, Eyehategod, Hank III, Insecurity Notoriety, Mike IX Williams, Outlaw Order, Pantera, Phil Anselmo, Ponykiller, Superjoint Ritual
A flood of awesome
ness is coming from the Hank III camp. First and foremost, he will be gigging with Asskjack here next month. Because he keeps the ticket prices so low ($23), we get to see him twice. (You can find the tour schedule here.) This is the last tour he’ll do with Curb Records and everything will change on December 31st. It sure has been an great ride so far. He hasn’t had the easiest of lives and it’s all laid out in front of us through his lyrics and interviews. He’s followed in the artistic footsteps of his lineage and masters like Henry Rollins and all the other great performers that do it 110% from their soul, regardless of what industry had to say.
Because of life-happens circumstances, he’s been bound in a tough record contract for the past decade+. Fighting tooth and nail, he’s had to carve out his own way and bring up his friends with him. I wonder if he’ll take off the dog chain around his neck on New Year’s Eve. More
Summer Shows 2010
11 Jun 2010 Leave a Comment
in Brooklyn, Gigs I Wanna See, Gigs I'm Going to See, Music Tags: Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Carole King, Central Park, Central Park Summerstage, Ebony Bones, Good Morning America, James Taylor, Jayke Orvis, Lucky Tubb & The Modern Day Troubadours, Mary J. Blige, Prospect Park Bandshell, Public Assembly, Rumsey Playfield, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Southpaw, Talib Kweli, The Bell House, The Goddamn Gallows, The Roots, The Today Show, Viva le Vox, Wayne the Train Hancock
Summer Show list 2010 is coming together! All shows are free or cheap and if you know anything that I don’t please email me at Gillian dot Grey at yahoo dot com. Thanks!
Sunday, May 23rd 10 PM = Wayne the Train Hancock @ Public Assembly
Saturday, June 5th 4 PM = Ebony Bones @ Central Park Summer Stage
Sunday, June 6th 8 PM = Ebony Bones @ Southpaw
Friday, June 18th 7 AM = Carole King and James Taylor @ The Today Show
Friday, June 25th 8 PM = Lucky Tubb and the Modern Day Troubadours @ Public Assembly
Friday, July 2nd 7 AM = Mary J. Blige @ GMA Rumsey Playfield, Central Park
Saturday, July 10th 12 PM = Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival @ Tobacco Warehouse (BK Bridge)
Saturday, July 10th 8 PM = The Goddamn Gallows @ The Bell House’s Annual Psychobilly Luau
Sunday, July 11th 3 PM = The Roots with Talib Kweli @ The Prospect Park Bandshell
Monday, July 12th 7:30 PM = George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic @ Wingate Field
Friday, July 23rd 8 PM = Viva le Vox @ Southpaw
Saturday, August 7th 6 PM = Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings @ Prospect Park Bandshell
Sunday, August 22nd 4 PM = Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears @ Central Park Summer Stage
Goddamn Gallows Coming to Brooklyn!
18 Feb 2010 Leave a Comment
in Brooklyn, Gigs I'm Going to See, Music Tags: Brooklyn, Jayke Orvis, The Goddamn Gallows
02/28/1o at 8 PM at Public Assembly in Williamsburg
’nuff said
I’m Broke!
07 Feb 2010 Leave a Comment
in Gigs I'm Going to See, Music Tags: Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, I'm Broke
My newest favoritest video. Every time I watch it I find another classic album cover.
Summer Shows 2009
26 May 2009 2 Comments
in Brooklyn, Gigs I Wanna See, Gigs I'm Going to See, Music Tags: 2009 Summer Concerts, 6 Day Bender, Assjack, Betty LaVette, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, Dave Brubeck Quartet, Hank III, Lucky Tubb & The Modern Day Troubadours, Saratoga Jazz Festival, Scott H. Biram, WFMU Record Fair
Thurs. June 4th = 6 Day Bender @ Hank’s Saloon here in Brooklyn (FREE)
Sat. June 20th = Dead Prez @ Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival ($10)
Tue. June 23rd = Hank III & Assjack w/Lucky Tubb & The Modern Day Troubadours @ Toad’s Place in New Haven, CT ($20)
Wed. June 24th = Hank III & Assjack w/Lucky Tubb & The Modern Day Troubadours @ Music Hall of Williamsburg here in Brooklyn ($20)
Sat. June 27th & Sun. June 28th = Dave Brubeck Quartet, Saratoga Jazz Festival @ SPAC in Saratoga Springs, NY ($40 each day)
Thu. August 6th = Scott H Biram @ Union Hall here in Brooklyn
Fri. October 23 – Sunday Oct. 25th = WFMU Record Fair (dude, it’s Christmas in October!)
* Every Sunday is the African Drumming Circle at Drummer’s Grove in Prospect Park, Brooklyn (FREE)
*** If there are any shows that you know of that I’ll like and that are free or cheap, lemmie know by shooting me an email at gillian dot grey at yahoo dot com
SevenTEEN months
20 Mar 2009 1 Comment
in Gigs I Wanna See, Gigs I'm Going to See, Music Tags: Hank III, Lucky Tubb & The Modern Day Troubadours, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Toad's Place
Now that we’ve got the introduction out of the way, I’ll begin gas-bagging it. WHERE IS HANK III? Seriously. The last show we saw was 17 months ago. Do you know what that’s like for a fan that thinks he’s the sun moon and stars? I hope everything is well on his end and things work out to get him up here doing what he does best…soon.
U P D A T E :
Tour dates are now posted on his website! We’re going to see the gig at Toad’s Place in New Haven, CT on June 23rd and then here in Brooklyn at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on June 24th!
Opening will be Lucky Tubb & The Modern Day Troubadours (schweeet!)
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
