Patrick Bloom- Electric & acoustic guitars, Vocals
Megan Valencia- Hammond B3 organ, piano, accordion, harmony vocals
Randall Davis- Electric guitar, banjo, lap steel
Billy Valencia- Electric & upright bass guitar
James Robinson- Drums
Influences
The Band, Greg Brown, Vic Chesnutt, Miles Davis, Alejandro Escovedo, Nick Drake, Bob Dylan, Fred Eaglesmith, Lyle Lovett, Kelly Joe Phelps, Jane Siberry, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, Tom Waits, Gillian Welch, Neil Young
This month we mostly have Catie Curtis (with a Richard Thompson cover), Lindsay Fuller and The Cheap Dates (and who amongst us isn't?), Josh Fix with a track from the well-titled album This Town Is Starting To Make Me Angry and the rather lovely Red Rooster.
I hope you're planning a CD release party up north. Your Minnesotan fans miss you and appreciate the new songs- especially Minnesota. Although I'd be willing to bet that folks from Wisconsin are wondering when their turn will come. Bring your band- you've got a place to stay.
Hello, after an unfortunate hiatus, the reasons for which are probably best not gone into here, we finally have some new music on the AUK MySpace site. For your listening pleasure this month we offer Nathan Oliver, Conrad Ford, the irrepressible Todd Snider and the delightful Beccy Owen. Don't forget too, for those of you within striking distance of Leicester, Electric Dustbowl 2 on 19 September.
Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane. I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too! Ruby Jane
Today is the 26th anniversary of the untimely death of Karen Carpenter. Today's media obsession with the weight of Jessica Simpson and others reminds me of the hounding about weight that Karen was subjected to. Unfortunately this played right into her health problems. In any case. I think it's a shame (maybe more) that the Carpenters are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. If anyone wants to help, they can sign a petition at www. gocarpenters. com.
Hello and a Happy New Year to you. An eclectic bunch of songs new to the site this month. The frankly uncategorisable Icelandic band Storsveut Nix Noltes, the sardonic lyics (plus ukelele) of Dent May. some dark folk from The Deep Dark Woods and emerging US singer-songrwiter Israel Nash. Hope you like them all.
