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New Record from Scott Kempner (ex-Dictators/ex-Del Lords)(plus video comments enabled!)

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Scott Kempner of Dictators and Del-Lords fame has a new record coming out soon on … I’ve got mixed feelings about the record as a whole but it’s nice to hear his voice again and it’s especially nice to hear it singing a song from the perenially under rated singer-songwriter Tommy Womack.

The new record is called Saving Grace and as I said I’m still listening and forming an opinion but Tommy Womack’s “I’ll Give you Needles” as sung by Scott Kempner is a real gem. Saving Grace is due soon from 02:59 Records.

I’ll Give You Needles

PS I just enabled video commenting on Songs:Illinois. And while I’m a little worried about seeing all yer scruffy faces, I would like to hear your comments on this development and/or anything loosely related to roots music.

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LoFi country-punk from Tony Wain And The Payne – “Hump The Drum”

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Hey there, here’s some straight talk for ya. I’ve got solicitations to write about every minor and major release out at the moment (and then on up through May), but I’m bored with each and every overproduced one of them (no offense…sorry pr folks). Luckily somehow last night in a very odd case of six degrees of separation I came across Tony Wain And The Payne.

Tony Wain and co. walk the fine line between being quaint hobo’s and outright hoodlums. Their MySpace page says they met in the local Ashville, N.C. drunk tank and I don’t think there is an once of irony to be found in that statement.

The songs below are rough demos, but I expect the finished product will sound very similar to this. This is lofi country performed by a generation that missed out on the punk movement but is still willing to fly the freak flag high. Impossibly these guys have a live date on their docket this week – so if you’re down in Ashville catch the band at Harvest Records at 8pm on March 27.

Vine Street Rag
Hump The Drum

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