One of my favorite moments of 2010 was seeing John Doe and The Sadies play Cal State Northridge on November 20, and totally by chance. I stumbled upon the LA Weekly listing the day of the show, called a friend, and was at the venue before realizing the enormity of what I was about […]
Read MoreJohn Doe & The Sadies: Songs of Whiskey Dreams
“Country Club is the result of a drunken promise or threat I made to Travis & Dallas [Good, of The Sadies] the first night we played together in Toronto. We’re not sure why it sounds like it’s from the sixties. Maybe that’s our favorite era of country music or maybe that’s what we listened to […]
Read MoreGary Louris > The Sadies < Clarence White
While researching The Jayhawks for my Lover Of The Bayou post, I discovered that Gary Louris produced The Sadies‘ 2007 album, New Seasons. How in the name of God did I not know this?!?! I’ll tell you how. I downloaded the album from eMusic and it didn’t come with liner notes. Is it really […]
Read MoreIntroducing … Plain Meanness
The Lounge was closed for the past few days, so I could get some R&R out at the Star Maker Machine Ranch. Shot some hoops, pondered the nature of MLB interleague play, and wrote about Ronnie Lane, The Minutemen, and Scott Miller. Check ’em out when you get a chance. While R&Ring, I also spent […]
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