"Countrypolitan transcends music. It's a lifestyle, not a category of music," says Southern Culture on the Skids front man, Rick Miller. "It's where rural and urban sensibilities meet. I mean, it's when you see trucker hats being sold in Beverly Hills boutiques or notice folks eating pork in Mebane, where ...
Though they’d been around quite awhile before that, the first time I heard this band was 1996 in friend’s garage when he slapped the CD "Dirt Track Date", their first major label release, in and cranked it up. By the time it was over I’d fallen in love. Over the next couple of years I acquired a good portion of their catalog. Hard to describe this band; a big hunk of HIGH powered White T
So later the same night after seeing the Gore Gore Girls, The headline act took the stage. I really liked the energy of this band, but on this particular night, they had the PA turned up a little too high. My ears like too have at least a chance of understanding the words. It was still fun to frolic with the band as they handed out used items of clothing at the breaks between sets. ...and n...
I was looking around for something to post this morning and I happened upon a nice post by waydutch about a cool tune called Funnel Of Love http://mog.com/waydutch/list/posts/3I thoroughly enjoyed that tune. So, I decided to post my favorite tune by the S.C.O. T.S. entitled 8 Piece Box. I find this tune great because you can hear that chicken scratchin by the excellent guitar work, love that.So...
Continuing this series by popular demand(?), from their latest, which is 15 covers. So, I'm warning you, I could keep going awhile here yet. . .This is the "bonus" cut from Southern Culture on the Skids’ (SCOTS) latest CD, Countrypolitan Favorites. Taking a rather different twist from the rest of the album and doing a cover of the Who’s “Happy Jack”. … and, of course, naturally when
Though they’d been around quite awhile before that, the first time I heard this band was 1996 in friend’s garage when he slapped the CD "Dirt Track Date", their first major label release, in and cranked it up. By the time it was over I’d fallen in love. Over the next couple of years I acquired a good portion of their catalog. Hard to describe this band; a big hunk of HIGH powered White T
"Santa come down the chimneyabout half past threeleft all those good ole' presentsfor my baby and me!"--??"Merry Christmas Baby"?? by Southern Culture On The Skids
Southern Culture on the Skids, who are best described as a Country B-52s, will be playing this Sunday, August 31st, at the Grand Ole Echo. Tickets are $12 ($10 advanced), but one lucky When You Awake reader will get a pair of free tix. To win, e-mail whenyouawakela @ gmail.com (subject: Southern Culture). Include your first and last name in the email. One winner will be picked randomly and cont...
Though they’d been around quite awhile before that, the first time I heard this band was 1996 in friend’s garage when he slapped the CD "Dirt Track Date", their first major label release, in and cranked it up. By the time it was over I’d fallen in love. Over the next couple of years I acquired a good portion of their catalog. Hard to describe this band; a big hunk of HIGH powered White T
Continuing this series by popular demand(?), from their latest, which is 15 covers. So, I'm warning you, I could keep going awhile here yet. . .This is the "bonus" cut from Southern Culture on the Skids’ (SCOTS) latest CD, Countrypolitan Favorites. Taking a rather different twist from the rest of the album and doing a cover of the Who’s “Happy Jack”. … and, of course, naturally when