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Festive 50 - Neko Case Live at BBC Maida Vale

By Simon, on December 21st, 2011

Back in 2000 Neko Case and Her Boyfriends topped the Peel Festive 50 with their track Twist the Knife here’s a bootleg of that performance, the quality is not the best but still it’s a fine listen with tracks from the Furnace Room Lullaby album along with a great selection of covers including the Everly Brothers Bowling Green that appeared on The Virginian album, Bessie Griffin’s Lord Don’t Move the Mountain after which Loose (I assume it’s the same Loose) get a shout out, Aretha Franklin’s Runnin’ Out of Fools and Look for Me (I’ll Be Around) by Ketty Lester

Neko Case – 1 – Set Out Running

Neko Case – 11 – Bowling Green

Here’s the two tracks that start and end the session, you can get the whole thing here.

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Mud, Blood & Beer - Gone For Good

By Simon, on December 2nd, 2011

2 Years after their debut self-titled release Mud, Blood & Beer (from a line in Johnny Cash’s classic A Boy Named Sue, “Kicking and a’ gouging in the mud and the blood and the beer”) featured here on Beat Surrender the boys are back with Gone for Good a five-track EP featuring more of the New York based quartets urban alt-country.

You can pick up their debut release as a free download here or better still on disc here.

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Boca Chica - Get Out Of Sin City

By Simon, on November 14th, 2011

Indie country from Pittsburgh band Boca Chica, band or collective ? well over the past few years there has being a shifting line up of contributors who have between them released a series of albums, EP’s and singles (discography), the group are led my songwriter Hallie Pritts (acoustic guitar, percussion, vocals) on Get Out Of Sin City she’s joined by Susanna Meyer (electric and upright bass, flute, vocals), Ricky Moslen (drums and percussion) j.vega (electric guitar, Wurlitzer, Organ, Banjo, vocals), James Hart (pedal steel, banjo, mandolin, Wurlitzer, vocals), Kraig Decker (piano, organ Wurlitzer, harmonica, Hawaiian guitar, vocals), Ross Rader (piano, trumpet), Stephanie Schere (percussion) and Cello Fury.

An independent release in the US and part fan-funded through Kickstarter , including a small contribution from yours truly, the resulting album is difficult to tie down as the band take a pick ’n’ mix approach to genre’s, drawing . . . → Read More: Boca Chica – Get Out Of Sin City

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Morning River Band - Between the Ocean and the Blues

By Simon, on November 8th, 2011

Between the Ocean and the Blues is the latest release from Collingwood NJ based Americana band Morning River Band, the albums title and five of the eight tracks name-check ‘the blues’ although the style is more East Nashville than Beale Street,  laid-back alt-country with plenty of steel and splashes of harmonica creating the mood for the melancholic melodies, self-released the album clocks in at economic 8 tracks and 24 minutes -a short but sweet collection of tunes that leaves you wanting more of the same.

Morning River Band – Bluebonnet Blues

Morning River Band – Drinking Blues, No. 1 (I’ve Been Drinking)

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