Nik Edwards: vocals, electric guitar, banjo, accordion
Kevin Johnson: vocals, acoustic guitar
Jeff Kingman: drums
Jody Clarke: pedal steel
Collaborators
Mac Martine (gtr/pedal steel)
Patti Weiss (fiddle)
Sam Chong (video/audio engineering/live sound)
Michael Wilson (audio engineer/producer)
Influences
old 97's, neko case, 16 horsepower, bob dylan, johnny cash, george jones, whiskeytown, neil young, social distortion, r.e.m., grant lee buffalo, hank williams sr., carter family, charlie rich, mark lanegan, the beatles, old crow medicine show, son volt, townes van zandt, U2, jesse sykes, son house, alvin youngblood hart, slim cessna's auto club, richmond fontaine, waylon jennings, steve earle, the replacements, willie nelson, van morrison, calexico, buffalo tom, led zeppelin, elvis p., elvis c., the pogues, the handsome family, the jayhawks, jim white, john prine, lucinda williams, marah, richard buckner, tom petty, pernice brothers (scud mountain boys), uncle tupelo, tom waits, band of horses, bright eyes, conway twitty, charles bukowski, raymond carver, hunter thompson, jay farrar, the posies, afghan whigs, twilight singers, budweiser...
Sounds Like
16 horsepower, old 97's, tom petty, bob dylan, the band, whiskeytown, slobberbone, stanley brothers, louvin brothers, steve earle, son volt, jayhawks, lucinda williams, johnny cash, willie nelson, buffalo tom, grant lee buffalo, wilco, bruce springsteen, love, lawyers, guns, money....
The Robber Barons took the alt-country community by surprise with their 2004 debut cd, Dragging The River. With the release of the follow up, "Kerosene Communion" (in stores now), they've made the leap from roots rock upstarts to one of the most sincere and promising Americana tinged bands in the U.S.
The band delivers well crafted songs formed by a rich and organic sound with lyrics well suited for these troubled times. Their sophomore release, Kerosene Communion features top notch production from Michael Wilson (Paula Frazer) and "fully captures the dark honesty and haunted desperation of those forsaken by the American dream".
Listen to Batching It's debut album "Homage" in it's entirety before it is released! CD out in January 2010! Featuring songs by NOFX, Skankin' Pickle, Swingin' Utters, Pearl Jam, Rancid, Lagwagon, Metallica, Sublime, No Use For a Name, Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, No Doubt, The Descendents, Less Than Jake and Operation Ivy!
Hey just wanted to stop by and thank you for your friendship and let you know that you can now download the entire "American Nightmare" album for ONE DOLLAR for a limited time!
Go to the Dead Aesthetic profile and click on the album cover art in the right hand column to get it now!
Thanks again for the support and I hope you enjoy the album!
Buy these songs and make out with one of us for free! (Coupon required, offer excludes those 55 +, offer expires 12.1.09). iTunes link: http://miniurl.com/21328
My attempts to create an Open at the Mama Buzz Cafe have failed. The will be no open mic at the Mama Buzz cafe. The "Every Second Sunday" open mic has been double booked for the second month in a row. It is clear I'm not suited to be the host of an open mic. Thank you all for your interest and support. My sincerest apologies to all musicians poets that hoped and even planned for this open mic.
Listen to Batching It's debut album "Homage" in it's entirety before it is released! CD out in January 2010! Featuring songs by NOFX, Skankin' Pickle, Swingin' Utters, Pearl Jam, Rancid, Lagwagon, Metallica, Sublime, No Use For a Name, Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, No Doubt, The Descendents, Less Than Jake and Operation Ivy!
The new True Margrit CD - The Juggler's Progress - is now available for pre-order, along with t-shirts and artwork, photo and drumheads, as we get ready for our monthlong tour of the Great Northwest! Check it out here: http://bit.ly/7Cu8J
Look for us in Washington, Oregon and California between October 15 and November 15, when our tour wraps up with the big show at San Francisco's best rock club, Bottom of the Hill! For the complete show schedule, check here: http://bit.ly/1UgGqQ
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.
Hey, guys! I'm playing a show with KFOG Local Scene Volume VI artist Mike Gibbons at Red Devil Lounge in San Francisco this Friday, August 21st! Tickets are $8.00 in advance at http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=2419994&pl=reddevil or $10.00 at the door. Come on out and support some local music! It would be great to see ya there. Doors open at 9:00pm. Music starts at 9:30pm. Thanks!
