Old Glory vs New Glory

Posted by Lance Davis - September 29, 2018 - American Flag, Beastie Boys, Dolly Parton, Drive-By Truckers, Eminem, Funkadelic, Gil Scott-Heron, Glossary, Ice Cube, Jefferson Airplane, Johnny Cash, Lee Bains III, Maria McKee, MC5, Merle Haggard, Minutemen, Neil Young, Sly And The Family Stone, The Glands

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In doing early research for my next Nicky Hopkins post, I landed on the Jefferson Airplane’s 1969 album, Volunteers, because Hopkins plays on five tracks. Unfortunately, his prodigious talents couldn’t pull the record out of a nose dive. I get that the group has many adherents who appreciate their wild, shirtless sensibility, but I don’t […]

Old Times Were Good Times: Remembering The Stray Gators

Posted by Lance Davis - February 1, 2015 - Drive-By Truckers, International Harvesters, Johnny Cash, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Neil Young, Silkworm, Stray Gators, Uncle Tupelo

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Bassist Tim Drummond passed away on January 10. If that name means something to you, it’s no doubt due to his relation to several prominent frontmen, including Bob Dylan, James Brown, Conway Twitty, Ry Cooder, CSN, and most importantly, Y, Neil Young. Drummond’s lowdown, self-assured basslines could be funky, twangin’, behind the beat, in […]

Everyone Knows This Is Nowhere

Posted by Lance Davis - March 4, 2012 - grammar dick, Neil Young, Soul Asylum

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One of my favorite parts of doing the “James At 16” post was discovering this hilarious typo printed on the back cover of the “Standing In The Doorway” single. Not sure if it’s Rolling Stone or A&M at fault, but regardless, the writer is clearly overlooking my favorite Neil album, Tonight Is The Night and […]

The Notorious Good Brothers

Posted by Lance Davis - December 30, 2010 - Byrds, Clarence White, Cramps, Neil Young, Sadies, Stooges, The Band

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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 […]

L.A.’s Beautiful When It Rains

Posted by Lance Davis - December 13, 2009 - Bob Forrest, Lisa Marr, Los Angeles, Neil Young, Neko Case

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The Adios Lounge is now coming to you from rainy Los Angeles. That’s right, the Lounge has returned to the motherland from Austin, Texas. (I’m originally from Huntington Beach). It wasn’t a move I anticipated making, say, 5-6 months ago, but life has a funny way of shakin’ some unpredictable action. So, in homage […]