Blues guys make the trip to the crossroads where they make the deal with the devil. Cool country bands make the same deal with the same entity... but they go to Austin to do it. The Morts have a strange way of taking your country themes and instrumentations and running ‘em through some hi-test beverages and amplifiers. What comes out the other end is country music that celebrates the fact that the Scorchers and Hank III are out there as well as Merle and Waylon. Out in Tucson a couple of weeks ago, the Little Morts burned a hole in the stage one last time by way of saying Adios to Arizona and Hello, Austin. Their pal Swede has this account:
"I never saw anybody smash a banjo before. But neither could I have dreamt of a better description of the drunken punk-country of the Little Morts, or a more fitting moment as their final show (in Tucson) spun out of control and crashed in sweat, smiles and tears. Irish and proud, Daniel Long is a red-headed growler, not so much a stranger as a friend as he writes of booze, jail, travelin' and the last moments of reason in a day, the strange, uncomfortable, curious sobriety of a bright noon. Just wonder. I'll leave it to someone down the line to write the history of the Little Morts, because they sure as shit aint done yet. Bigger stages are waiting out in the Texas night. But I will say that as I stood in front for their final show, head bobbing in a corduroy cowboy hat, ears open and joyous and mind swimming in a whiskey river, the Little Morts couldn’t have been better. It was a good-bye full of swagger and joy and 20 songs that weren’t nearly enough."
Thanks to Dave at Twang Brand Records and thanks to Swede at catfishvegas. blogspot. com for writing this bio!
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Lemme pick up my jaw, and dry the drool! Coming up this Saturday, May 30, JOHNNY HOOTROCK are gonna tear it up with the über-cute gals from The Jigglewatts at Hanover's Draught Haus in Pflugerville, TX! You have got to check out Goldie Candela, Pearl Lux, Miss Ruby Joule, and Miss Coco Lectric! Don't be shy! It's gonna be an über-hot night!
ONE TIME in AUSTIN ONLY! Pay one extra dollar at the door, and get a copy of our new record, "Pose & Posture". You're invited! Come have a beer with us!
Friday, May 22nd! @ Flamingo Cantina on 6th St. in Austin. Doors @ 9pm
We're playin with Ryan Scroggins & The Trenchtown Texans and Informant (Dallas).
We're celebrating the release of our new album "Pose & Posture" Go here to see a review:
http://amusicfan.blogspot.com
"These guys have the chops to hang with the heavy hitters in US ska scene but also have a fresh and accessible enough sound to cross over to new listeners..."
or here:
www.phillyska.com (scroll down)
"It is something a little different, yet also familiar. In short time the album rose to become one of my favorite releases so far this year with a secure position on my playlist..."
or here: http://www.musicaloccupation.com/
"If there’s one album that stands out as different this year, it’s Channel One’s Pose & Posture..."
thanks!
Howdy Fellas! I'm a little short this month, actually if Ya seen me, ya know I'm a little short every month, ...ahhh...Anyways...I was wonderin if you'd like ta buy some picktures of my wife nekkid? They're full color 8x10 an I even still got some of her "pretzel pose" left! They're a buck each an if ya want a atogr ...ahhh...artagr...If ya want em signed, then they're a buck fifty each... They make inneresting CD covers! An the one where shes got missletoe inner hair and a cowboy hat on makes a good Christmas card! So... how many ya think?
You're invited! Come have a beer with us!
Friday, May 22nd! @ Flamingo Cantina on 6th Doors @ 9pm
We're playin with Ryan Scroggins & The Trenchtown Texans and Informant (Dallas).
We're celebrating the release of our new album "Pose & Posture" Go here to see a review:
http://amusicfan.blogspot.com
"These guys have the chops to hang with the heavy hitters in US ska scene but also have a fresh and accessible enough sound to cross over to new listeners..."
or here:
www.phillyska.com (scroll down)
"It is something a little different, yet also familiar. In short time the album rose to become one of my favorite releases so far this year with a secure position on my playlist..."
or here: http://www.musicaloccupation.com/
"If there’s one album that stands out as different this year, it’s Channel One’s Pose & Posture..."
thanks!
Hey, It's Dave Clupper. If I haven't told you thank you for your support yet, thank you! Check out the video below for a live clip shot from Downtown Tulsa with my daughter Ellen. Also, stop by my profile and enjoy a majority of my new record "Letting Go" released earlier this month. If you want to own a copy, look for the Buy Now Button on my profile or to just own a track, visit iTunes by clicking here. Talk soon!
we are on our way back to TX after a GREAT West Coast run that wraps up on Sat May 2nd at the Scoot Inn in East Austin w/ our good friends the Mother Truckers...c'mon down!
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Hope you are SURVIVING these crazy economic times! Enjoy our new video "Whiskey Tonight" and stop by our site for a FREE download of the new song. Yes, something for FREE. Cheers!
THANX MORTS,SOUNDS GREAT!!I TATTOO SOMETIMES AT PERFECTION ON GUADALUPE..CHECK OUT OUR BAND IF YOU HAVE TIME-HALFWAY USELESS!!ITS THE GUYS DREAM TO PLAY SXSW!!!
Happy New Year... Stop by for a FREE download of "Whiskey Tonight", our first release in 2009 from the band's upcoming 7th CD - "Whiskey Tonight". The new song hits home with the same good time impact expected of an Indulger's song, heralding a return to our "rockin' irish pub sound". * * Stop by for your FREE download of the new song and all the best to you in 2009!
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