Old 97's
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Old 97’s are an alt-country band originally based in Dallas, Texas, USA. The group formed in 1993 and took their name from a song popularized by Johnny Cash, “Wreck of the Old ‘97”. They describe themselves as a rock band with influences as varied as The Kinks, The Beatles, Pixies, D... Read More
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The O's Keep it TrillThe O's just spent a month on an East Coast tour with the Old 97's, and this marks their triumphant return. Taylor Young and John Pedigo are still riding the good country-folk fumes of last year's Between the Two, but they've got to be working on some new material as well, right? Austin's fiddlin...Dallas Observer - Music2 February 2012
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Mike Quinn – MagicoDownload link is in the original post Sounds like: The Old 97's, Fountains of Wayne, Wilco Song: Mike Quinn - Reforming [download here ] What's so good? Scranton, Pennsylvania is not only the home of the TV show The Office and Joe Biden, it has also bred Mike Quinn, a musician who has a tasteful and quirky grasp on post-country americana. Mike Quinn’s album Magico is an onion being peeled, if you will. The stories are intriguing and sometimes humorous. They’ll leave you wondering if the lyrics are some sort of a self-narrative or just a creative mind ...indie shuffle30 January 2012
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Mutt from Cory Branan in MayIt's been a long time coming , but Cory Branan has finally finished and found a home for his follow-up to 2006's 12 Songs . The new album, Mutt , will be released in May 2012 through Bloodshot Records. The label has worked with Ryan Adams, Old 97's, Ben Kweller and Justin Townes Earle. Cory is in good company. [ bloodshotrecords.com ]Silent Uproar12 January 2012
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More from 2011Other albums from 2011 that I really liked (in alphabetical order by artist): Kasey Anderson and the Honkies - Heart of a Dog Blackie and the Rodeo Kings - Kings and Queens The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow Dawes - Nothing is Wrong The Decemberists - The King is Dead Drive-By Truckers - Go-Go Boots Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Glossary - Long Live All of Us Ha Ha Tonka - Death of a Decade Lauderdale - Moving On Middle Brother - Middle Brother Old 97's - Grand Theatre Vol. 2 Tom Russell - Mesabi Ryan">Matthew Ryan - I Recall Standing As Though Nothing Could Fall Tom Waits - Bad as Me Album ...My Aimz is True6 January 2012
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The Interpreter: Live at LargoWho knew the Pixies' "Wave of Mutilation" sounds best played as a back-porch country stomper? Only Rhett Miller apparently who gives the song that treatment halfway through this collection of covers recorded live at the Los Angeles club Largo in 2008 Elsewhere the Old 97's frontman favors more modest makeovers David Bowie's "Queen Bitch"...Rolling Stone: Album Reviews1 January 2012
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Rhett Miller: The Interpreter - Live At Larg ..Rhett Miller The Interpreter: Live At Largo Maximum Sunshine Records [2011] Fire Note Says: Rhett Miller is best when he is at home on the stage! Album Review: The live stage has always been a place that Old 97's frontman Rhett Miller has shined and on this 14-song set, recorded during his final two live performances at the original location of Largo in 2008, Miller gives you a sincere show of cover tunes. The album gives you some insight of why the Old 97's have never stayed in the Americana genre, as Live At Largo lets you in ...The Fire Note7 December 2011
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Lydia Loveless and the Blood of the LambLydia with old friend, Fender Telecaster "They're gonna feel almighty When I can barely stand I just tell them I couldn't turn down One more glass of the blood of the lamb." About a month ago, I had the good fortune to see Lydia Loveless and Wild Flag on the same day (October 29). I actually saw Lydia twice. She and Ben Lamb, her standup bassist/husband (not necessarily in that order) played a 30 minute in-store at End Of An Ear , followed a few hours later by a 45-50 minute opening slot at the Hole In The ...The Adios Lounge4 December 2011
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[Review/Listen] – Old 97′s – “The Grand Thea ..Tweet The train-engine rolling sound of the Old 97′s doesn’t completely disappoint on their latest release “The Grand Theatre Vol. 2“. For those who appreciate Rhett Miller’s rambling poetry and fragmentary phrasing the album will be a welcome addition to the seemingly unending discography of this prolific band. I think the sign of a good songwriter [...]Listen Before You Buy22 November 2011
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Exclusive Album Premiere: Rhett Miller's 'Th ..Click to listen to Rhett Miller's album 'The Interpreter Live at Largo' Old 97's frontman Rhett Miller keeps his solo career rolling with the upcoming release of The Interpreter Live at Largo a dozen live acoustic covers of some of his favorite songs by David Bowie the Pixies the Kinks Elliott...Rolling Stone18 November 2011
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Exclusive Stream: Rhett Miller Reinterprets ..Click to listen to Rhett Miller's 'Queen Bitch' The Interpreter the first live solo album by Old 97's frontman Rhett Miller finds the songwriter offering up his own versions of songs by the Pixies the Kinks Wilco and the Ramones at Largo in Los Angeles In this preview from the set...Rolling Stone: Smoking Section12 November 2011
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Cover Wars: Five Years (David Bowie)As we celebrate five years of Hidden Track, I could think of no better selection for this week’s Cover Wars than Five Years by David Bowie from his 1972 album Ziggy Stardust . What I’ve always liked about this tune is that the listener always feels like the “Five Years” refrain should come at the end of the first verse, but it doesn’t. In case you missed it, late Sunday night we launched the redesigned Hidden Track – newer, better, wider, more social and guaranteed to make you want to listened to these five (ehh? 5?) covers or your ...Hidden Track19 October 2011
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Book of PoemsEven though I'm feeling somewhat over-saturated by the media with Sept 11 memorials, especially for an event that seems to me to have just happened last week, I have to add a bit for those of you who happen to read my little blog. One of my favorite singers/songwriters/performers, Rhett Miller , who's band the Old 97's helped introduce me to the alt country genre, lived in New York just three blocks south of the World Trade Center on the day the twin towers were attacked. He allowed The Atlantic to publish the journal he kept ...My Aimz is True12 September 2011
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MusicfestNW, Friday: Rhett MillerRhett Miller‘s country twang has colored his rock n’ roll career since it began, most notably with his band, the Old 97′s. Acclaimed for their energetic and enthralling live act, Rhett & company claim never to rehearse, a tradition that informs the group’s off-the-cuff Americana rock. Miller’s solo work is a little more practiced, but Read more...KEXP Blog10 September 2011
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Mix Tape: An eight-hour road trip with my da ..Requested by convok • Compiled by JD This'll get you started: 01. Drive-By Truckers - "Rebels" (The Fine Print) 02. Levon Helm- "Dance Me Down Easy" (American Son) 03. Lynyrd Skynyrd - "T is for Texas" (One More From the Road) 04. Marty Robbins - "Devil Woman" (Devil Woman) 05. Dwight Yoakam - "Guitars, Cadillacs" (Just Lookin' For a Hit) 06. Murder By Death - "Spring Break 1899" (Red of Tooth and Claw) 07. Neil Young - "From Hank to Hendrix (unplugged)" (Unplugged) 08. Old 97's - "Mama Tried" (Hitchhike to Rhome) 09. Keb Mo - "Folsom Prison Blues" (Kindrid Spirits: A Tribute to Johnny Cash) 10 ...Tiny Mix Tapes8 September 2011
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[Listen] – New Song By Silent Diane – “Capel ..Tweet Silent Diane have been around for a couple of years now as part of the sprawling music scene in their native Austin, Texas. Bands like White Denim, Sleep Over, Harlem, and Old 97′s have gotten more press and attention but with this new single things might be about to change for the band. Released [...]Listen Before You Buy1 September 2011
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Grand Theatre Vol. 2New West Records2011TRACK LISTING- Brown Haired Daughter
- I m A Trainwreck
- Perfume
- The Actor
- No Simple Machine
- White Port
- Ivy
- Manhattan (I m Done)
- Marquita
- Bright Spark (See What I Mean)
- Visiting Hours
- How Lovely All It Was
- You Call It Rain
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The Grand Theatre Volume OneNew West Records2010TRACK LISTING- The Grand Theatre
- Every Night Is Friday Night (Without You)
- The Magician
- You Were Born To Be In Battle
- The Dance Class
- Let The Whiskey Take The Reins
- Champaign, Illinois
- A State Of Texas
- You Smoke Too Much
- Love Is What You Are
- Please Hold On While The Train Is Moving
- The Beauty Marks
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Blame It On GravityNew West Records2008TRACK LISTING- The Fool (4:17)
- Dance With Me (2:38)
- No Baby I (3:31)
- My Two Feet (3:26)
- Ride (3:30)
- She Loves The Sunset (2:35)
- This Beautiful Thing (3:04)
- I Will Remain (3:10)
- Early Morning (2:49)
- The Easy Way (4:25)
- Here s To The Halcyon (2:43)
- Color Of A Lonely Heart Is Blue (5:52)
- The One (4:07)
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Hit by a Train: The Best of Old 97'sElektra / Wea2006TRACK LISTING- Stoned
- Cryin' Drunk
- Doreen
- Victoria
- Timebomb
- Niteclub
- Four Leaf Clover
- El Paso
- Jagged
- Lonely Holiday
- Murder (Or A Heart Attack)
- Valentine
- The Villain
- King Of All Of The World
- Question
- Rollerskate Skinny
- Barrier Reef (Live)
- Nineteen (Live)
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Satellite RidesElektra / Wea2001TRACK LISTING- King of All the World
- Rollerskate Skinny
- Buick City Complex
- Bird in a Cage
- Up the Devil's Pay
- What I Wouldn't Do
- Question
- Am I Too Late
- Weightless
- Can't Get a Line
- Designs on You
- Book of Poems
- Nervous Guy
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Fight SongsElektra / Wea1999TRACK LISTING- Jagged
- Lonely Holiday
- Oppenheimer
- Indefinitely
- What We Talk About
- Crash on the Barrelhead
- Murder (Or a Heart Attack)
- Alone So Far
- Busted Afternoon
- Nineteen
- Let the Idiot Speak
- Valentine
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Too Far to CareElektra / Wea1997TRACK LISTING- Timebomb
- Barrier Reef
- Broadway
- Salome
- W. TX Teardrops
- Melt Show
- Streets of Where I'm From
- Big Brown Eyes
- Just Like California
- Curtain Calls
- Nite Club
- House That Used to Be
- Four Leaf Clover
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Wreck Your LifeBloodshot Records1996TRACK LISTING- Victoria
- The Other Shoe
- Doreen
- You Belong To My Heart
- Big Brown Eyes
- Dressing Room Walls
- W-I-F-E
- Bel Air
- My Sweet Blue-Eyed Darlin'
- Old Familiar Steam
- Over The Cliff
- Goin', Goin', Gone
Clem Snide
Magnolia Electric Co.
Lucero
Ryan Adams
Deer Tick
Wilco
Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit
Hayes Carll
Neko Case
Blue Rodeo
Kathleen Edwards
Richard Buckner
Roadside Graves
Dawes
Phosphorescent
Joe Pug
Justin Townes Earle
Todd Snider
The Bottle Rockets
The Felice Brothers
Calexico
drive by truckers
Langhorne Slim
Cuff the Duke
John Prine
