Untangling the alt-country pile-up [The Onion's Madison Decider]
“This week, the High Noon Saloon features two alt-country label showcases—Bloodshot Records on Saturday and Suburban Home Records on Tuesday—so The A.V. Club decided to group the participants from clang to twang.” This is a great side by side feature of the Suburban Home and Bloodshot tours and honestly, it is a huge honor for me to have Suburban Home mentioned in the same sentence as Bloodshot. Great column full of videos.
Suburban Home Records Tour: Two Cow Garage, Austin Lucas, And Jon Snodgrass [The Onion's Twin Cities Decider]
“It’s hard to imagine two more disparate voices than Austin Lucas’ achingly melancholy (and beautiful) falsetto and the serrated primal growl of Two Cow Garage’s Micah Schnabel.”
The List, August 20-26, 2009, Critics’ Choices and other notable concerts [Chicago Reader]
“Recorded with friends in various towns, it’s both relaxed and energetic, alternating up-tempo jukebox punk with laconic alt-country, both of which Snodgrass has been playing since the early 90s. His version of roots rock isn’t tied to any particular region—rather it sounds like an Americana he developed on all-night drives, listening to whatever staticky radio station he could pick up out in the middle of nowhere.”
Two Cow Garage “Should’ve California” live video and SH Tour write up [Punch Telegraph]
“The above video features “Should’ve California” from Two Cow Garage’s album Three. It’s a slow song about regret that will stick in your head, but unfortunately not one that demonstrates the brutal beating drummer Cody Smith gives his set.”
Joey Cape playing the 14th Anniversary weekend [The Onion's Denver Decider]
“As the frontman for California punk band Lagwagon, Joey Cape keeps things fast and furious, but he also plays the field stylistically in projects like cover band Me First And The Gimme Gimmes. He makes another stylistic swerve as a solo artist on last year’s Bridge, going for a stripped-down and soulful sound reminiscent of Elliott Smith.”
