I saw Junior Brown at the Bluebird over 20 years ago. Guy puts on a great show.I remember during that show (Labor Day 1996), we were getting an "Everybody's Somebody" T shirt for my brother (who just left Texas to come back to Bloomington for his Jr year), and having all the artists sign it.
We get to Junior Brown, and he asks what we want him to sign.
My buddy (Midland, TX / UT grad) replies "sign it 'Indiana sucks, come back to Texas'"
Junior was like "Indiana doesn't suck, I'm not saying that. Give me something else."
Come to find out, Junior spent some time growing up (grade school age for 2-3 years) down here SE of Bloomington by one of the quarries. Some of the older locals even remember him and his brother, and where they lived.
So Junior Brown...has a bit of affinity for Southern Indiana (which is kinda the South anyway).
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I remember during that show (Labor Day 1996), we were getting an "Everybody's Somebody" T shirt for my brother (who just left Texas to come back to Bloomington for his Jr year), and having all the artists sign it.
We get to Junior Brown, and he asks what we want him to sign.
My buddy (Midland, TX / UT grad) replies "sign it 'Indiana sucks, come back to Texas'"
Junior was like "Indiana doesn't suck, I'm not saying that. Give me something else."
Come to find out, Junior spent some time growing up (grade school age for 2-3 years) down here SE of Bloomington by one of the quarries. Some of the older locals even remember him and his brother, and where they lived.
So Junior Brown...has a bit of affinity for Southern Indiana (which is kinda the South anyway).
One of my favorite lines:
We were the first band to vomit in the bar
And find the distance to the stage too far
He still comes through the 'Bird quite a bit.
Dave's getting killed by the HiFi up in Indy on bookings, so he's mainly getting cover/party bands, and under the radar alt country types. Still good shows, but not sure if the Bird has the booking pull it had when it was just Vogue vs Bird for indie acts.
I'll keep getting texts from strangers who want to buy my house. The way things are going we would not be able to get another one.
HiFi has done the same to Dukes. I’d much rather go to Dukes. HiFi reminds me of a venue from a TV show. It lacks authenticity.
Junior Brown was my first concert here in Charlotte about 5 years ago. An old theater that was really a dive bar.
Fantastic show. I kind of knew of him before, but wow - blew me away.
And my personal favorite
I used to sing," patience" with a guy at work when I was in the Air Force. He was crazy about G &.R.
Move to Kentucky and marry one of them. Nobody will think anything about it
I think HiFi and Dukes are "kinda" in cahoots here and there...maybe? Or maybe they just kinda co-produced Holler on the Hill back in the day? Can't remember.
Katie Toupin's new band/alter ego Candi Jenkins has been playing up at Dukes lately. That place is pretty legit...about as close as you'll get to a real Texas honkytonk or dance hall. Need some sawdust on the floor though.
For Brad...
Other than Alice In Chains and Radiohead and maybe Nirvana, the rest suck balls.
Pearl Jam has to be the biggest hoax perpetrated in Rock, and that include Dave Matthews. Oh, and the Peppers suck ass, too.
You say Hip Hop like that's a positive.
Never mind. I just answered my own question. Dan Kemer is involved with Hi-Fi. He used to run Live Nation Indiana. No wonder they're killing it.
We'd take our daughter down to the Valentine's Weekend/Day dances at Luckenbach dance hall and teach her to two-step. She doesn't remember how now.
It feels like there have been just the right number of Steely Dan mentions. 😇
Saw him at Red Rocks two years ago. I’d forgotten how many songs of his I liked.
He put the O back in c untry.
I like a wide range of stuff and his show Electric Rodeo on SXM is $$.
A couple of them were from Santana's original band. They went from hippie jam band to ... teenybopper shit.
I agree with your concept though and even more I hate any over the hill reunion act regardless if original members or not. Especially rock bands living in the past. I'm embarrassed for them. If they aren't creating new music, and just regurgitating their old catalog, which tends to be played without any passion what so ever, I'd much rather listen to a past recording ... Much cheaper, far better music.
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I like him.
Have seen him anywhere from small town festivals in bum**** Texas, to underground clubs in Manhattan.
This is/was my wife's jam when we're taking the motorhome cross country to some race/festival/beach...
I kinda think he bitches too much about "fake country"...we all know it's fake...no need to keep harping on it.
Like his XM show as well.
You know though, I think I have a double standard. For some reason I don’t mind some of the Motown Acts that clearly have some younger members. I think I like the fact my kids can be introduced to music that was so damn good back in its time.
Appreciate your and @hookyIU1990 's perspectives. I like his XM show better than his live show. I struggle to find him authentic. He lives in Hollywood after all. 🤣 Saw him play a few songs with his mother a year or so ago and, even at her age, it wasn't even close. Not his fault at all, but she just felt the lyrics differently.
Yeah...I can dig that...kinda feel the same. The live shows are "OK"...I'd go see him at The Bird...maybe Indy on a dead weekend, but not making too much of an effort.
Grew up going to Old 97's shows in my early 20's in Dallas. Couple of the guys lived in the apartments next to me on Marquita in Dallas...mix of hipsters, yuppies, and SMU kids.
I would almost guarantee that I introduced Indiana to the Old 97's when I brought my "Hitchhike to Rhome" CD up one Fall weekend while visiting my brother in Bloomington. He kept the CD, and when I came back up for Little 500, 200 kids at their house party were singing along loudly to "St Ignatius", "504", "Doreen", and "Stoned". Cracked me up.
Not to derail...and this does circle back to Texas Hill Country artists...but just watched this great scene from Captain Fantastic on MovieMax 521 DirectTV...
Which ends rolling into this great song by Dripping Springs' TX own Israel Nash. First saw him at the Old Settlers Festival, where we used to camp right across the FM from the Salt Lick BBQ, and the fest was right next door.
Dude's great...
Which ends rolling into this great song by Dripping Springs' TX own Israel Nash. First saw him at the Old Settlers Festival, where we used to camp right across the FM from the Salt Lick BBQ, and the fest was right next door.
Dude's great...
Love that movieNot to derail...and this does circle back to Texas Hill Country artists...but just watched this great scene from Captain Fantastic on MovieMax 521 DirectTV...
Which ends rolling into this great song by Dripping Springs' TX own Israel Nash. First saw him at the Old Settlers Festival, where we used to camp right across the FM from the Salt Lick BBQ, and the fest was right next door.
Dude's great...
Former King Crimson lead vocalist to boot!!The Traveling F-ing Wilburys? C'mon, man. Next thing we know, you're going to be crowing about giving the world Asia.
The First X wife and I would spend 3 out of 4 weekends there in Monroe country 2 steppin. Ralph Eads first (the I started at) place down on south 446, just past the Cosway on the left. Then later moved it to Smithville Road. We did that for probably 4 years.We'd take our daughter down to the Valentine's Weekend/Day dances at Luckenbach dance hall and teach her to two-step. She doesn't remember how now.
Those were the best of times. I may have to think of those times, if 1steX over happens again. It might help.
For those of you that couldn't make it across the monkey bars as a 12 yr old. The "1steX" is a portmanteau.
It's interesting visually, but it's really not about the music.
I heard about that place. Heard it was great.
Mike's Dance Barn (kinda Brown Co) is kinda weak. Just a bunch of olds, line dancing.
