Zach Mechlem - acoustic guitar, vocal
Greg Slone - drums, vocal
Will Campbell - bass
Steve Wethington - electric guitar
Annette Christianson - violin
Influences
Johnny Cash, Led Zeppelin, Ennio Morricone, Hank Williams, R.L. Burnside, Bill Monroe, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Hugo Montenegro, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Marty Robbins, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Django Reinhardt, Tom Waits, Calexico, Bruce Springsteen, C. Gibbs, Richard Buckner, Chris Isaak, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Dirty Three, Buena Vista Social Club, Fleetwood Mac, John Lee Hooker, Neko Case, Dwight Yoakum, Jerry Reed, George Jones...
"WESTERN UNION" – by Mike Breen-------
Calling Mack West a “Country band” can be a little misleading, at least if you subscribe to the contemporary commercial definition. Mack West sounds nothing like Sugarland or Kenny Chesney. While certainly possessing roots in more traditional Country, the band also isn’t your run-of-the-mill Johnny Cash-rewriters. The band calls its sound “Alt-Western,” referring to its unique sonics, which capture a Western/Southwestern vibe and haunting ambiance. The dusky, atmospheric approach has as much (if not more) in common with Western soundtrack composer Ennio Morricone and Arizona’s Southwestern Country music specialists Calexico as they do Johnny Cash or Willie Nelson.
Frontman Zach Mechlem’s low croon (somewhere between Johnny Cash and Indie band The National’s singer Matt Berninger) delivers time-period lyrics about cowboys, outlaws and gunslingers, but not in a Disneyland-esque way, digging deeper into the psyche of the characters. A slew of local guests help the rhythm section of Greg Slone (drums) and Will Campbell (bass) concoct the big-sky, aural scenery. Like Morricone, these songs instantly conjure cinematic imagery and pay tribute to the Old West without resorting to tired clichés. BUY THE NEW CD @ http://www.cdbaby.com/mackwest
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Thanks for joining our circle of friends, and thanks for helping to keep Redd's music and legacy alive! Billy & Sharon (Stewart) www. reddstewart. com (Pee Wee King and his Golden West Cowboys)
