As one of— if not the—most unadulerated country bands on the entire REVERBfest bill, the Rainieros offer up honky tonk country music like real cowboys drink whiskey: straight up. They play lots of songs about drinking, and your wife being pissed at you for drinking, and there's nothing alt-, pop-, or fusion- about it. It's a straight up five-piece with a pedal steel and a steel guitar, both standard in country bands. No gimmicks here; just country music. And that's just fine by me. And so far's I know, you can only experience the beauty of the Rainieros live, because they do not have any wares for sale on the Internet, nor do they have a recorded album. That will change soon, but in the meantime, you'll just have to show up in person...see? Told ya this is old school. SARA BRICKNER - The Seattle Weekly
One thing I noticed during some recent travels is that other areas in the United States aren't blessed with the great selection of independent radio that we have hear in the Pacific Northwest. I was able to share these stations with some of my new friends out there in American and around the world and they all really enjoyed finding out about these resources. Here's the list I shared of stations/shows that play music that has inspired us.. as well as new bands/peers making great music today. Theys stations also have great programs featuring folk music, reggae, world music, jump blues, soul, etc, etc... check them out.. sorry for anyone I missed but I didn't want to go on forever.. some of it you'll have to discover on your own -
Great Local Independent Radio that can be enjoyed anywhere in the world on the internet:
KEXP - 90.3 fm (Seattle, WA, USA) www.kexp.org
-Swinging Doors - with Don Slack - Thursdays at 6pm (PACIFIC STANDARD)
(Country & Western, Alt-Country, Blue Grass, Honky Tonk)
-Shake the Shack - with Leon Berman - Fridays at 6pm (PACIFIC STANDARD)
(Rockabilly, Rock & Roll, Honky Tonk, Surf)
KSER - 90.7 fm (Everett, WA, USA) www.kser.org
-Frettin Fingers - with Jim Hilmar - Saturdays at 1pm (PACIFIC STANDARD)
(Jazz, Country, Rock, and anything else featuring guitars!)
-Pull the String - with Van Ramsey - Saturdays at 3pm (PACIFIC STANDARD)
(Rockabilly, Rock & Roll, Honky Tonk, Surf)
KBCS - 91.3 fm (Bellevue, WA, USA) www.kbcs.org
-Walking the Floor- with Iaan Hughes - Sundays at 6am (PACIFIC STANDARD)
(Country & Western, Alt-Country, Blue Grass, Honky Tonk)
Had so much fun hanging out you all. I'll be back soon to visit again. Sorry you'll miss Hillbilly Fest, except for Greg that is. Maybe next year. Either way keep in touch.
