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ABOUT ME
Tagline: We may live in the city but we sure do miss the country! When You Awake is our ode to country life as well as a chronicle of the current indie country/folk/rock and roll/roots scenes in LA, New York, and any place where people listen to songs that tell stories. We're looking to bring you the best in revival goodness: Music, Style, Events, Recipes, whatever strikes our fancy...keep checking back as we update daily!
Favorite Bands:
Bob Dylan and the Band, Waylon Jennings, Gram Parsons, Steve Young, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Dolly Parton, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Leon Russell, The Byrds, The Everly Brothers, The Flying Burrito Brothers, George Jones, Lefty Frizzell, The Allman Brothers, Loretta Lynn, Emmylou Harris, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, The Grateful Dead, The Travelling Wilburys, The Highwaymen, Beachwood Sparks, Will Oldham, My Morning Jacket, Dwight Yoakam, Gillian Welch, Patsy Cline, Porter Wagoner, Wilco, The Bees, The Pierces, The Morning Pages, The Rolling Stones, George Harrison, Jonathan Wilson, Alana Amram, Leslie and the Badgers, Howlin' Rain, Vetiver and so on
Favorite Films:
The Last Waltz, Coal Miners Daughter, Honeysuckle Rose
5 Items I Can't Live Without:
Nudie Suits, Records, Harmonicas, Guitars, Nashville
I Want to Party With:
Honky Tonk Heroes
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
New York, NY Sept 4, 2008 Catherine Pierce (the Pierces) DJ Set- Chloe Sept 4, 2008 Liam Finn- Bowery Ballroom Sept 13, 2008 Beachwood Sparks- Bowery Ballroom Sept 17, 2008 Sunset Rubdown- Mercury Lounge Sept 21, 2008 Bobby Bare, Jr Sept 23, 2008 Black Mountain- Bowery Ballroom Sept 25, 2008 Built to Spill perform "Perfect From Now On"- Terminal 5 Sept 26, 2008 Built to Spill perform "Perfect From Now On"- Terminal 5 Oct 2, 2008 Hymns- Mercury Lounge Nov 6, 2008 Drive by Truckers- Terminal 5 Nov 17, 2008 Iron and Wine/Blitzen Trapper- Terminal 5
Los Angeles, CA Sept 10, 2008 Bodies of Water- The Echo Sept 13, 2008 Brian Wilson- Hollywood Bowl Sept 14, 2008 Lindsay Buckingham- Royce Hall Sept 16, 2008 Devotchka- El Rey Sept 17, 2008 Black Crowes/Howlin' Rain- Greek Theatre Sept 17, 2008 Vampire Weekend- The Wiltern Sept 19, 2008 Vampire Weekend- The Wiltern Sept 20, 2008 Liam Finn- Echoplex Sept 21, 2008 My Morning Jacket- Greek Theatre Sept 23, 2008 Okkervil River/Sea Wolf- Henry Fonda Sept 29, 2008 Calexico/Cave Singers- Henry Fonda Oct 2, 2008 Kurt Wagner (Lambchop)- Echoplex Oct 2, 2008 Justin Townes Earle- Echo Oct 2, 2008 Ben Kweller- Troubadour Oct 3, 2008 Parson Redheads- Spaceland Oct 4, 2008 Iron and Wine/ Swell Season- Greek Theatre Oct 15, 2008 Kings of Leon/The Stills- Nokia Theatre Nov 30, 2008 Blitzen Trapper- The Echo
San Francisco based psych rock group Wooden Shjips have given us their Top Ten Songs About Cities, which features tunes by Lee Hazlewood, Dwight Yoakam, The Band, Glen Campbell and more. They are currently gearing up for a very busy summer with stops at both the UK and New York incarnations of the All Tomorrow's Parties Fest (with My Bloody Valentine, Thurston Moore, etc), and the Scala in London (with Howlin' Rain) among other dates. For us California kids, we will have the chance to catch them up in Big Sur on May 23 as part of the California 2008 Tour for Krautrock Legends Cluster. I have never actually been up to Big Sure (gasp...I know!) and this might very well be the perfect excuse to remedy that sad situation. Anyways, check out their amazing mix after the jump!
1. Marty Robbins - El Paso A great live staple for the Dead, but no one sang it like Marty.
2. Bob Wills - Take Me Back to Tulsa Again, going with the original, but Willie and Merle's versions are also tops. Happy music.
3. Gene Clark - Los Angeles I admit I don't really get the fuss over Gene Clark, but I love this song. Los Angeles: city of the doomed; San Francisco: city pretty by the bay. He said it, not me.
4. Buck Owens - Memphis I just love Buck Owens. All the exuberance and fun of Chuck Berry's original, but countrified.
5. Lee Hazlewood - No Train to Stockholm Had to stick one on here from the psychedelic Cowboy in Sweden. Freedom's where you think it is.
6. Dwight Yoakam w/ Buck Owens - Streets of Bakersfield So good. Extra points for mentioning San Francisco. There's a great video for this on YouTube.
7. Doug Sahm - Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day Doug Sahm has a lot of great place songs to choose from (Mendocino, (Is Anybody Goin' to) San Antone, Michoacan, etc...), so this is pick is based mostly on proximity.
8. Glen Campbell - Houston Like Doug Sahm, lots of choices from Glen. Galveston, By the Time I Get to Phoenix, or Wichita Lineman may all be better songs, but this one also mentions San Francisco (I've got a sub-theme going). And I too am sittin' here in San Francisco, tryin' to get more pay.
9. The Band - Goin' To Acapulco What can I say? The Basement Tapes are like a holy text, best to go to the source.
10. Nashville West - Nashville West Classic Parsons/White intrumental. The Byrds version is great, but more psych-pop-country (the pseudo hoe-down at the end is really grating). The live Nashville West version is pure Tele brilliance. Would've loved to hear the Buckeroo's take this one on.
Wooden Shjips Video:
Wooden Shjips- We Ask You To Ride
Upcoming Dates (the posters):
Upcoming Dates (the list):
Apr 25 2008 KUSF Birthday Party - Cafe Du Nord w/ Citay, Jenny Hoyston San Francisco, California May 3 2008 Matt Cronk Benefit w/ Saviours, Triclops!, Hank IV San Francisco, California May 11 2008 All Tomorrow’s Parties - Camber, England Camber May 12 2008 Scala, London w/ Meat Puppets, Howlin Rain London May 23 2008 BIG SUR w/CLUSTER, Arp, Jonas Reinhart Big Sur, California Jun 19 2008 Terrastock 7 - Louisville, KY Louisville, Kentucky Jul 12 2008 Supersonic 2008 - Birmingham Birmingham Sep 19 2008 ATP NY: My Bloody Valentine, Meat Puppets, Thurston Moore Monticello, New York
