Bob Wayne: Till the Wheels Fall Off
25 May 2012 Leave a Comment
in Music Tags: Bob Wayne, Calamity Cubes, entertainment, Muddy Roots
I enjoy the sharper edges of life; from the stark sculpture art of David Smith to the persona that is Bob Wayne. This cd is not perfect and neither is he. There a few well done acts out there and I like what he has crafted. He gets such inspiration from the life his mother has led and the stories she must have. What he learned from Hank III is play and work at working with the best.
I’m glad I watched the promo video for “Till the Wheels Fall Off” where Bob explains where the title song comes from. Every time I hear the song, I’ll have the context to it which just adds another layer of coolness.
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



