D.Rives Curtright: Vocals & Guitar. Matt Stark: Vocals, Guitar & Banjo. Sydney the Kidney: Bass. Andy Bacon: Drums. Erik Clampitt: Pedal Steel & Harmonica. Quality Dan Baldwin: Percussion & Washboard. 1966 to 2009 May you be in our hearts forever!
Influences
Waylon & Willie, Townes Van Zandt, Flaming Groovies, Blaze Foley, The Kinks, The Band, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Buck Owens, Neil Young, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ralph Stanley, John Prine, Jerry Jeff Walker, Dave Dudley.
Black leather vest, boots and bolo ties adorn this classic posse of country musicians. Power of County is the inception of classic country story telling with the speed and aggressiveness of rock n roll. This is not a new band but one who has found and lost themselves again and again. Their lyrics are highly reminiscent of days gone by reflecting chaos, excess, lust and murder all mixed with instrumentation that is exceptional on its own. So grab a shot of whiskey, kick your boots up and enjoy.
During the summer of O7, they successfully supported Jim Goad in opening for the national act Hank Williams III. Since then, Power of County has opened for national acts including the Sadies, the Knitters, and Or, The Whale. Based out of Portland, Oregon the Power of County has been lauded by regional press as punk rock cowboys on a mission to bring Western back to Country.
P.O.C.'s new, third full length album "See You in Rock 'n' Roll Heaven" on the Union Records has been critically acclaimed and received international attention, and was recently given an honorable mention by Twangnation's Best Albums of 2008
Reviews: "Power of County have ...produced as fine an album of ass whuppin’ country rock as I’ve heard in a long time. In less than 30 minutes this album covers all the bases with frantic country rockers and booze soaked ballads. Death, prison and greed all figure." Paul Kerr, Americana UK
"(T)his is an exceptional in ya face take no prisoners Country album full of the licks and kicks that most contemporary Country music lacks. It is absolutely ornery with tobacco spitting arrangements with great tempo changes that call out for the listener to keep up. How could you not like this album, it calls out for a party, so pass the bottle of whiskey and lets dance! You have won us over with this cd, yes definitely impressed us all." Peter Merritt, Acid Country PBS Australia
Hey, we're playing at the Ash Street Saloon.....Nov 22nd....CDs WILL BE available!!.....also, we'll have music available at CDBaby.com and iTunes, soon......hope to see ya there....
Today I like to inform you, that you can read and watch interviews with your favorit country stars in Enlgish, German and French at http://www.CountryHome.de/Interviews .
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Editor & Journalist for Country Music Christian Lamitschka An der Pfingstweide 28 61118 Bad Vilbel Germany Phone: ++49 6101 544613 Mobil: ++49 171 6903352 Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de Info@CountryMusic-Magazin.de www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka
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.
Hi fellas, hopefuly it's not another week before you check this....tee hee hee. I just checked out the new videos on YouTube......Perty durn good:) Shawster, if you see this come to Any's show on Thursday, if not I won't see ya 'til after Christmas. boo hoo hoosies.
wilde summertime party this saturday!!!! 8/15/09
it's the first ever annual FFARCE (FunFest at RockCentrE)!!! this place is on NE 15th between Shaver and Failing Streets...
real live fun!
1:00 Gates 1:45 The Humans 2:45 1908 (not the douchey Wisconsin band on myspace - they're a Portland band) 4:00 The Hand That Bleeds 5:15 Party Killer 6:30 Dan Groth's (incredibly hilarious) Bad Poetry 7:00 Pure Country Gold 8:15 Thee Headliners 9:30 Power Of County
Four more little sonic gems for your August pleasure are now available on the site. Blitzen Trapper, Boulder Acoustic Society, Jay Brannan and The Wiyos. Yet another fine quartet even though we say so ourselves as picked them out.
Honky Tonk at The Maltese tonight! $1 PBR $2 Jim Beam, rowdy women and honky tonk - what more do you need on a Monday night? No cover, git yerself down here!
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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.
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