BOB LOG III PLAYS THE GARAGE IN DOWNTOWN ST. PETERSBURG ON SUNDAY, MAY 24.
A lot of people don’t know who Bob Log III is. Those that have seen him will never forget him.
My first Bob Log III experience came at the Deep Blues Festival ‘08. He played with Possessed By Paul James and Scott H. Biram at a few night shows, so I managed to catch him a few times outside the festival and once actually at the festival. The first time I saw him, I was convinced it was Scott H. Biram in disguise, but then I walked up to the bar for a drink and Biram was sitting there. Suddenly I wondered, Who the fuck was this man on the stage in a full-faced helmet and full-body cannonball man suit? As the show wore on, he had women sitting on his lap, women with their tits in his drinks and by the end of the weekend, he had a devoted fan in myself.
(MORE OF THE BOB LOG-APALOOZA AND MP3s AFTER THE JUMP)
Okay, last month we stumbled, both technically and performance wise, through the debut podcast. Come month two, we’re ready to drop the cream of Americana podcasts (from one of the best Americana blogs) on you, and our tech is prepped for the amount of awesome that you’re likely to find yourself listening to multiple times a week. I know I’m coming off like the Kanye West of the Americana blogging community, but I don’t give a fuck. I like fish sticks and I’m telling you, you’re gonna love it and you’re gonna listen to it numerous times. I feel that confident.
So, here is the tracklisting for what very well may be the only thing you listen to for the rest of this week:
Drive-by Truckers – Nine Bullets
Autopsy IV Commentary
Strawfoot – Cursed Neck
Pinebox Serenade – Woven Arms
Uncle Sinner – When Jesus Comes
Autopsy IV Commentary
Olin & The Moon – Call Me Up
American Aquarium – California
Eileen Jewell – Sea of Tears
Autopsy IV Commentary
Drag The River – Old Sad Songs [extended] (Lucero Cover)
Gillian Welch & Old Crow Medicine Show – The Weight (The Band Cover)
Scott H. Biram – Sinking Down (FD Session)
Jon & Chad (Drag The River) – Dancin’ In The Moonlight (Thin Lizzy Cover)
Autopsy IV Commentary
Grayson Capps – Going Back To The Country
Chris Knight – Enough Rope
Autopsy IV Commentary
Two Cow Garage – Should’ve California
IF YOU LISTEN TO THIS AND ENJOY IT PLEASE FORWARD IT TO SOMEONE ELSE!
I’ll be honest, I’m not really too into tribute albums. I mean, they usually have their high points but when you take them as a whole, they tend to feel mailed in or uninspired.
Such is not the case with this particular tribute album, and while I am sure there have been no shortage of tribute albums dedicated to Hank Sr. or Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter, I am sure there hasn’t ever been one quite like this. For one, check out the take-no-prisoner’s, my-way-or-fuck-you roster of contributing artists. With acts like Scott H. Biram, Possessed By Paul James, Bob Log III, Jawbone, Wayne “The Train” Hancock and Soda involved, you know these aren’t just gonna be mere remakes of classics. For another thing, take the folks putting it out — Hillgrass Bluebilly Entertainment. In what dealings I’ve had with these guys, two things are certain. 1) They have as much passion about the whole punkass/deep blues scene as anyone, and 2) if they are gonna do something they are gonna do it 100 percent all out. Taking all that into account I had a hard time imagining how this particular tribute album couldn’t be awesome.
