01. Lost Without You
02. Picture This
03. Out Of Love
04. Black Prairie Theme
05. California Stars
06. Broadway
07. This Summer Lie
08. Wreck Of The Old 97
Rolling Stone has shared an unreleased tune, "Holy Cross," off the Old 97's new reissue of their 1997 release, Too Far To Care, out tomorrow via New West. Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates.
10.14.12 at Austin City Limits Festival (Austin, TX)
10.16.12 at The Pageant (St. Louis, MO)
10.17.12 at Capitol Theater (Madison, WI)
10.18.12 at First Avenue (Minneapolis, MN ) 10.19.12 at Vic Theatre (Chicago, IL)
10.20.12 at Newport Music Hall (Columbus, OH)
10.22.12 at Royale Night Club (Boston, MA)
10.23.12 at Webster Hall (New York, NY)
10.24.12 at Music Hall of Williamsburg (Brooklyn, NT)
10.25.12 at Union Transfer (Philadelphia, PA)
10.26.12 at 9:30 Club (Washington, DC )
10.27.12 at Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, NC )
10.29.12 at Cannery Ballroom (Nashville, TN)
01. Lost Without You
02. Long Long Long
03. Out Of Love
04. Sleepwalkin'
05. This Summer Lie
06. I'll Try To
07. Marina
08. Swimmin' In Sunshine
09. As Close As I Came To Being Right (feat. Rosanne Cash)
10. Love Grows
11. Picture This
12. Complicated Man
13. Sweet Dreams
Standout Tracks:Sleepwalkin' / Lost Without You / Out Of Love
* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.
Rhett Miller is set to release a new album, The Dreamer, on 6/5 via Maximum Sunshine. Check the new tune, "Out Of Love," out below, along with some upcoming tour dates.
03.15.12 at SXSW - The W Hotel (Austin, TX)
03.15.12 at SXSW - Heartbreakers Banquet (Austin, TX)
03.16.12 at SXSW - Stage on Sixth (Austin, TX)
03.16.12 at SXSW - Parkside (Austin, TX)
03.16.12 at SXSW - Cedar Street Courtyard (Austin, TX)
03.17.12 at SXSW - Peckerheads (Austin, TX)
03.23.12 at City Winery (New York, NY)
04.13.12 at Club Helsinki (Hudson, NY)
04.14.12 at The Haunt (Ithaca, NY)
04.21.12 at Texas Crawfish Festival (Houston, TX)
04.24.12 at Iron Horse (Northampton, MA)
05.12.12 at Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble (Woodstock, NY)
06.04.12 at Jammin Java (Vienna, VA)
06.05.12 at World Cafe (Philadelphia, PA)
06.06.12 at Club Cafe (Pittsburgh, PA)
06.07.12 at Maxwell's (Hoboken, NJ)
06.08.12 at Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY)
06.09.12 at Brighton Music Hall (Boston, MA)
06.15.12 at The Casbah (San Diego, CA)
06.16.12 at Sainte Rocke (Hermosa Beach, CA)
06.17.12 at The Coach House (San Juan Capistrano, CA)
06.18.12 at The Troubadour (Los Angeles, CA)
06.19.12 at The Independent (San Francisco, CA)
06.21.12 at The Doug Fir (Portland, OR)
06.22.12 at Crocodile Cafe (Seattle, WA)
01. Homeward Bound
02. American Girl
03. California Stars
04. Happiness
05. Brilliant Mistake
06. Queen Bitch
07. Waterloo Sunset
08. Wave Of Mutilation / I Wanna Be Sedated
09. The Bewlay Brothers
10. The Birth Of The True
11. I'll Cry Instead
12. You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
13. Cynthia Mask [Bonus Track]
14. Wave Of Mutilation (feat. Joey Santiago) [Bonus Track]
15. Farewell Banter...
Old 97's released a new album, The Grand Theatre Vol. 2, today via New West. Check out the tune, "Brown Haired Daughter," below, along with some upcoming tour dates.
07.07.11 at Summerfest (Milwaukee, WI)
07.08.11 at Mercy Lounge (Nashville, TN) *
07.09.11 at Mercy Lounge (Nashville, TN) *
07.11.11 at Rams Head Live (Baltimore, MD)
07.12.11 at Stone Pony (Asbury Park, NJ)
07.13.11 at Bell House (Brooklyn, NY)
07.14.11 at Bell House (Brooklyn, NY)
07.15.11 at The Beachcomber (Wellfleet, MA)
07.16.11 at Green River Festival (Greenfield, MA) 07.18.11 at Lincoln Hall (Chicago, IL)
07.19.11 at Lincoln Hall (Chicago, IL)
07.20.11 at First Avenue (Minneapolis, MN)
07.21.11 at Crossroads (Kansas City, MO)
07.22.11 at Opolis (Oklahoma City, OK)
07.23.11 at Texas Rangers Game (Arlington, TX)
08.12-14.11 at (San Francisco, CA) Outside Lands Festival
08.16.11 at House of Blues (San Diego, CA) ^
08.17.11 at The Wiltern (Los Angeles, CA) ^
01. The Grand Theatre
02. Won't Be Home
03. Champaign, Illinois
04. Barrier Reef
05. You Were Born To Be In Battle
06. Every Night Is Friday Night
07. Please Hold On While The Train Is Moving
08. Overjoyed
The Old 97's are set to release a new album, The Grand Theatre Volume One, on 10/12 via New West. Check the album art, tracklist, and new tune, "Every Night Is Friday Night (Without You)," out below, as well as some upcoming tour dates.
Tracklist
01. The Grand Theatre
02. Every Night Is Friday Night (Without You)
03. The Magician
04. You Were Born To Be In Battle
05. The Dance Class
06. Let The Whiskey Take The Reins
07. Champaign, Illinois
08. A State Of Texas
09. You Smoke Too Much
10. Love Is What You Are
11. Please Hold On While The Train Is Moving
12. The Beauty Marks
13. Two Family Trees
10.12.11 at Borders (Dallas, TX)
10.13.11 at Waterloo Records (Austin, TX)
10.14.11 at Cactus Records (Houston, TX)
10.14.11 at The Continental Club (Houston, TX)
10.22.11 at Carrollton Festival at the Switchyard (Carrollton, TX)
12.02.11 at The Lyric (Oxford, MS)
12.03.11 at Revolution Music Room (Little Rock, AR)
12.04.11 at Mercy Lounge (Nashville, TN)
12.07.11 at Recher Theatre (Towson, MD)
12.08.11 at Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY)
12.09.11 at Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY)
12.10.11 at Music Hall of Williamsburg (Brooklyn, NY)
12.11.11 at Theatre of Living Arts (Philadelphia, PA)
Rhett Miller will release a new self-titled album, Rhett Miller, on 6/9 via Shout! Factory. This new record also features multi-instrumentalist and producer Jon Brion on guitar and bass, The Apples In Stereo's John Dufilho on drums and Billy Harvey on guitar. Check the album art and tracklist out below, along with a stream of the new tune, "I Need To Know Where I Stand."
Tracklist
01. Nobody Says I Love You Anymore
02. Like Love
03. Caroline
04. I Need to Know Where I Stand
05. Happy Birthday Don't Die
06. Bonfire
07. Haphazardly
08. If It's Not Love
09. Another Girlfriend
10. Refusing Temptation
11. Lashes
12. Sometimes
Old 97's have a new video for "Dance With Me," a tune off the new release, Blame It On Gravity, out now via New West. Check it out below, along with an mp3. Also, if you missed these guys last week at the Metro, like myself, be sure to check them out July 4th, at the Taste Of Chicago with Gomez and Alejandro Escovedo.
01. The Fool
02. Dance With Me
03. No Baby I
04. My Two Feet
05. Ride
06. She Loves The Sunset
07. This Beautiful Thing
08. I Will Remain
09. Early Morning
10. The Easy Way
11. Here's To The Halcyon
12. Color Of A Lonely Heart Is Blue
13. The One
Standout Tracks:I Will Remain / Dance With Me / Color Of A Lonely Heart Is Blue
Rhett Miller and gang have delivered a fairly solid batch of new tunes for us. I honestly haven't been following the Old 97's for too long, so it's hard to compare, but I will say that I do like this more than The Believer, which was Miller's last release. Anyway, Blame It On Gravity is out now on New West.
* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (fortunately or unfortunately) seem to stick/hold true.
So I have been in a Rhett Miller mood today and his album from 2002, The Instigator, has been on constant repeat. Such a good album. Here are a few of my favorites.
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