Monday Night Country Music
Yeah, I don’t feel like talking about Chuck Hagel either. So let’s spin some tunes.
Don’t let the title of the post scare you. I’m not generally a fan of country music myself — just country rock. But these bands qualify for the latter title, even if they are classified in the former.
They’re two great bands from Austin, Texas (originally hailing from Idaho): Micky and the Motorcars and Reckless Kelly. Watch the clips and then I’ll clue you in on an interesting factoid.
First, Micky and the Motorcars:
And a subversive Reckless Kelly video about breaking out of jail:
I can’t help but close out with another Reckless Kelly tune, just because of all the shots of Austin:
The factoid: these are bands of brothers. You know how I said both bands are from Austin, but originally came from Idaho? That’s because there are four brothers in these two bands: Micky and Gary Braun from Micky and the Motorcars, and Willy and Cody Braun of Reckless Kelly.
Check out Micky and the Motorcars and Reckless Kelly at Amazon. I used some gift cards to go wild and bought 4 Reckless Kelly albums and 3 from Micky and the Motorcars.
What’s next? Boots?
I had boots as a kid.
Patterico (8b3905) — 1/7/2013 @ 8:46 pmGood stuff.
Dustin (73fead) — 1/7/2013 @ 8:53 pmNot bad, huh?
Hey, what’s the difference between a fact and a factoid?
Patterico (8b3905) — 1/7/2013 @ 9:00 pmFactoids are plausible lies, presented matter-of-factly as if they were true, so that many people are taken in.
Milhouse (15b6fd) — 1/7/2013 @ 9:26 pmBegging your pardon, but Mickey and the Motorcars are a Western band (as in “we have both kinds of music here, country and western”). They just haven’t saved up enough money yet to buy a pedal steel guitar.
Reckless Kelly has a mandolin player, so I am inclined to consider them Country, but one of the rhythm guitar players is wearing sunglasses. Without completely discounting the idea that he might be blind, I would consider them more Rockabilly-with-Mandolin, which is a genre that I just made up. Also, none of the band members wear hats. And do my eyes deceive me, or is that a minivan that dude is driving in the second video? Hank Williams just died all over again.
JVW (4826a9) — 1/7/2013 @ 10:57 pmthis should be a regular thing i think
country music mondays is something i could look forward to
happyfeet (ce327d) — 1/7/2013 @ 11:53 pmi been listening to this across the miles and I thought it was an everybody is also listening thing but so far the los angeles people I been saying hi to, they haven’t heard it well they should’ve somebody has dropped the ball
happyfeet (ce327d) — 1/8/2013 @ 2:29 amit sounds really good in snow but if you don’t have any snow you can just make pretend
happyfeet (ce327d) — 1/8/2013 @ 2:35 amAustin has a way of attracting great bands. In the late 70’s I saw Stevie Rat Vaughn 20 times in a year, playing small clubs in Austin.
mg (31009b) — 1/8/2013 @ 3:33 amAs well as Gatesmouth Brown,Fabulous Thunderbirds, Delbert Mcclinton, and scores of others.
There is a mandolin and fiddle player that tours wih Keith Urban from Ft Wayne. He is spectacular.
I am in a Kip Moore and Eric Church phase of country music.
JD (7782d6) — 1/8/2013 @ 5:38 amThe best country break-up song ever, by Reckless Kelly. Because of NSFW lyrics, released as a hidden track at end of a live CD.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eQxUiRQQGQ
joepc (235d99) — 1/8/2013 @ 9:51 amEric Church just doesn’t make a bad song except for that country music jesus one is just weird
too many bong hits come a sunday morning I think is where that one came from
happyfeet (ce327d) — 1/8/2013 @ 10:36 amThat is so funny you say that, because that is one of my favorite.
JD (5ed6bd) — 1/8/2013 @ 10:38 amI hate when that happens… I like the up all night song a LOT by Mr. Moore and the hey purr girl song is really nicely done I think
but my favorites one right now on the new eric church is the homeboy song it makes me think of bh
happyfeet (ce327d) — 1/8/2013 @ 10:44 amtoo many bong hits come a sunday morning I think is where that one came from
Of that there is no doubt.
JD (5ed6bd) — 1/8/2013 @ 10:47 ami know everyone already knows she’s the next big thing but I love her more than pickles
i don’t think her cd has dropped yet I checked several walmarts already plus a hastings
happyfeet (ce327d) — 1/8/2013 @ 11:12 amsame hurt in every heart same trailer different park
happyfeet (ce327d) — 1/8/2013 @ 11:15 amDear Patterico,
The Braun brothers are great. For those of us long-time Tonight Show viewers, you might remember the appearance of the Braun brothers, along with their father Muzzie, back in 1993. Here is a link to the video on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQhgR7Oj-zY
There is a Braun brothers reunion concert every summer in Challis, Idaho, which attracts some fairly high profile C&W acts. Here’s a link:
http://www.braunbrothersreunion.com/news.html
Yours truly,
ThOR
ThOR (0d3941) — 1/8/2013 @ 11:35 am