While I was at the Hank III show in Portland on 3/3/09, I interviewed the great Andy Gibson. Not only is Andy Hank III’s steel guitar player, he’s also a recording guru whose recorded and performed on albums from such artists as Bob Wayne, The .357 String Band, Honky Tonk Hustlas, and others. I wrote […]
Outlaw Magazine has some great new features up. If you go to the site, scroll down a bit and click on the “Features” tag you can read a great article on Roger Alan Wade, who also speaks about his cousin Johnny Knoxville. Also if you look under the “Live” tab there is a Hank III […]
One of the reasons that I could justify a 300 mile trip to see Hank III last week, was that the the opening act was the leaders of the Gothic country movement Those Poor Bastards from Madison, WI. I’ve been a fan of their eerily-produced, self described “Old Tyme Hellfire Music” for a while. Lonesome […]
On March 3rd, Merle Haggard was receiving a career achievement award from “Country Radio Broadcasters.” At the ceremony the beautiful and talented Emmylou Harris performed a Haggard tune from 1985 called “Kern River,” which ignited Haggard’s memory and his contempt for the corrupt ways of corporate Nashville, and specifically a feud Haggard had over the […]
OK, I got a review of the Hank III show in Portland at the Roseland Theater on Tue (3-3-09) coming up for the masses, but this one is for all you rabid Hank III fans like me who want to know the whole skinny. First off, the show was absolutely brutal. This was the best […]
Check out the new re-designed site! Bookmark it, subscribe to the RSS. Generally worship it and frequent it habitually until you need it in your life so bad you think you will die without it. And then pass the savingcountrymusic.com sickness to your friends! Tell ’em all! Just some quick things about the site, for […]
This Sunday (3-8-09) at the Texas Troubadour Theater in Nashville there will be a benefit to the late great Don Helms,the last of the Hank Williams Driftin’ Cowboys who passed away in August, 2008. Don Helms was the last of the breed to say the least. He was the final link we had to that […]
Complete, unedited video of Hank III’s performance at the Roxy on Friday Feb 28 2009 is now available on Mogulus Live!!! This video includes all the country, Hellbilly, and Assjack sets! Wow! To access the video, look at the bottom left of the box for the button that says “On Demand.” Click on that bad […]
For those of you that have seen Hank III live, you know there are no words or pictures to describe the scene. The energy from the crowd and stage is so intense, to a degree that can’t even be emulated by studio recordings or even bootleg shows. Hank III’s live shows are an integral, essential […]
Hardcore Lutheran has officially entered the Reinstate Hank Video Contest (see previous blog posts for contest details) : See people it is that simple, just let the camera roll and speak your mind. And if you don’t have a camera, you can just email and I WILL SEND YOU ONE! Simple as that. Also Restless […]
According to Curb Record’s New Releases page, all three of Hank III’s albums prior to Damn Right, Rebel Proud are going to be released on vinyl on April 18! There are also a couple of Hank Jr. albums to be released on vinyl. We first heard about this on an interview Hank III did with […]
Well Hank III is finally on the road again- you can check tour dates HERE. According to the reviews coming in the band sounds great! houstonpress.com has a 25 picture slideshow of his show at the Meridian on Tue 2/17 that you can view HERE. Here’s a couple gooduns: “Read savingcountrymusic.com or I’ll come out […]
You might be surprised to learn that Jackass mastermind and actor Johnny Knoxville is a big fan of underground / outlaw country music. Not only that, at times he’s gone out of his way to lend his name to helping out specific artists and causes. When you start poking around a bit, it’s amazing where […]
Sorry I haven’t been blogging much lately. Been under the weather and busy, you know. I’m working on some great blogs in this upcoming week, but here’s a couple of quick things: I had a BLAST last Thursday, hanging out in the chat room as the It Burns When I Pee podcast held a vidcast […]
According to hank3.com, the new band lineup for the upcoming tour will be: Andy Gibson – Steel Guitar, Dobro Daniel Mason – Banjo Adam McOwen – Fiddle Shawn McWilliams – Drums Zach Shedd – Upright Bass, Electric Bass (for Assjack) Gary Lindsey – Vocals (Hellbilly/Assjack) Most notable is Adam McOwen is back with the band, […]
Yes its true, we piss and moan about pop country a lot around here. Maybe too much. I get emails for people upon occasion saying “Yeah, I hate pop country too, but who cares? Just don’t listen to it if you don’t like it. No need to make such a big deal about it.” Artists […]
Just a few quick things: Drive By Truckers on Austin City Limits: In an attempt to conceal the fact that they have completely sold out and abandoned their roots of supporting local Texas music and other great independent country artists, Austin City Limits upon occasion will still put on a decent act, and this Saturday […]
I was floored yesterday when I learned that Rachel Brooke is pairing up with none other than Lonesome Wyatt of Those Poor Bastards to make a new album! The name of the album is going to be “A Bitter Harvest,” and they are planning for it to be available in May on CD and vinyl. […]
I’ve said it many times before. About the only country music institution you can count on nowadays to honor the old greats and preserve the traditions of REAL country music is The Country Music Hall of Fame. But unfortunately like so many of us they are having financial troubles. I first read about this on […]
This Reinstate Hank video was a collaboration of Sugar writing an amazing letter, Mr. Bandana doing an excellent, heartfelt job reading, and Big D’s Redneck Minute for providing the gear and behind-the-scenes help. Watching this video gave me a chill for a few reasons: The way Mr. Bandana read Sugar’s letter, it was almost like […]
Pop country has corrupted the airwaves of our country, and everyday like a bad rash it spreads out across the landscape poisoning the minds of would-be country music fans. Perch a cowboy hat on top of pop, take some glamor shots, and with a pretty face and a passable voice you too may be able […]
The take for the Reinstate Hank Video Contest is GROWING! On top of what I offered at the beginning (CD’s from Marty Robbins and Jimmie Rogers, and merch stickers from various bands), Manda Panda from File 13 Clothing has now offered up a T-Shirt from her Rebel Rouser Collection !! By the way, if you’ve […]
Real quick, some MySpace readers have been having trouble commenting and kudoing these blogs. MySpace has been jacking with the blogs for weeks now, and I appreciate everyone working through the problems. As always you can comment problem free at savingcountrymusic.com. Alright people. A couple of weeks back I made this video . . . […]
Just some quick random stuff . . . New Hank III Videos !!! LiveDaily.com has just posted three exclusive video performances of Hank III and his very young and impressional banjer picker Daniel Mason, so roll over there and check them out. Good stuff! And for you Hank III merch nerds: Can be purchased HERE. […]