http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/ Music for you - punk rock, garage, psychobilly, rockabilly, alt-country, and rock'n'roll! en-us vickipepper@altville.com 2007-01-20T17:42:49-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/archives/2007/01/not_just_a_pret.html I feel like I've been spending way too much time at the Cinema Bar lately. In the past week and a half, I've been there three times. But how could I not go when last Saturday Ramsay Midwood was playing,... 1143@http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/ Concert Reviews 2007-01-20T17:42:49-08:00 http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/archives/2007/01/preaching_to_th.html The last time I saw the Reverend Horton Heat, I was living in Orange County and drove to my favorite venue, the House of Blues on Sunset Strip. Now, I live in Los Angeles and drove to Orange County to... 1141@http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/ Concert Reviews 2007-01-20T17:02:35-08:00 http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/archives/2007/01/becoming_a_matu.html Legally, I am still a resident of Riverside. There are many reasons for this, but the biggest one is that I'm too damn lazy to constantly be filling out "change of address" forms. While I've lived at four different locations... 1124@http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/ Columns, Interviews, and Stories 2007-01-20T00:13:59-08:00 http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/archives/2007/01/night_at_the_tr.html You can probably imagine the debauchery that's sure to ensue when a lineup includes bands named Roadkill Kings, Trucker Up, The Cheatin' Kind, and Saints of the Gutter. Throw all those bands together at Alex's Bar (the only So Cal... 1111@http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/ Concert Reviews 2007-01-12T19:27:26-08:00 http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/archives/2007/01/paul_no_relatio.html With only two nights a week off from work these days, I really try to make the best of them. I knew that going from a "normal" (Ha!) day shift to a night shift would be a rough change (especially... 1110@http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/ Concert Reviews 2007-01-12T18:26:02-08:00 http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/archives/2007/01/how_not_to_hit.html ::Security guard spots my "My Little Pony" backpack as I'm leaving work one night:: "Oh! You must have a little girl." "Uh - no - it's mine. My friend's daughter saw it and wanted to buy it for me, because... 1106@http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/ Columns, Interviews, and Stories 2007-01-06T18:10:37-08:00 http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/archives/2006/12/darlins_top_10.html I started out with a "Top 10," but was excited about too many albums - so I extended it to a Top 20. Sue me. 1. Dixie Chicks - Taking the Long Way Is it country? Is it not? I... 1097@http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/ Music/CD Reviews 2006-12-24T20:23:55-08:00 http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/archives/2006/12/record_weirdo_r.html By Kevin Hillskemper I will miss Tower Records. In an attempt to achieve closure, I loaded up with marked-down stuff at their going-out-of-business sales. More about that later. The old Tower Records store in Brea always had special significance to... 1091@http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/ Columns, Interviews, and Stories 2006-12-17T17:27:25-08:00 http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/archives/2006/12/you_dont_know_j.html The first week of December always seems like it's heavy on great music - and then of course followed by a long dry spell as the holidays get closer. The day after the "Locked and Loaded" tour at Universal, I... 1088@http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/ Concert Reviews 2006-12-09T22:53:27-08:00 http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/archives/2006/12/suffering_perma.html There are very, very few arena shows that I get ridiculously excited about, but with a lineup like the "Locked and Loaded" tour featured, including Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, and the Randy Rogers Band, well, that's worth the effort of... 1087@http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/ Concert Reviews 2006-12-09T22:14:04-08:00 http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/archives/2006/12/our_duhks_save.html "We didn't set out to be a political band, but we do sing about things that are meaningful to us," explains Leonard Podolak, banjoist for and founder of Winnipeg's old-timey acoustic band The Duhks. What's meaningful to the Duhks is... 1086@http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/ Special Features 2006-12-02T14:52:56-08:00 http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/archives/2006/12/cant_stop_wayne.html I love Wayne Hancock. And I also love Safari Sam's, where he played last night. Not only does Safari Sam's have a huge-ass parking lot, but it also has Pabst Blue Ribbon on tap. What more could you ask for?... 1085@http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/ Concert Reviews 2006-12-02T14:27:20-08:00 http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/archives/2006/11/the_detours_112_1.html At The Mort Words and Pictures by Kevin Hillskemper The Detours have been doing some reunion shows lately. Check their website for a history lesson. You probably know some of their songs. The Adolescents recorded a few and DI recorded... 1084@http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/ Concert Reviews 2006-11-26T10:48:30-08:00 http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/archives/2006/11/shut_up_and_lis.html I remember exactly where I was when I first heard a Dixie Chicks song. I mean, not just heard on the radio as background noise, but really, truly heard their music. It was the fall of 1998; I was in... 1083@http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/ Concert Reviews 2006-11-25T15:49:21-08:00 http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/archives/2006/11/raul_malo_roxy.html The only time I've ever seen chairs set up at the Roxy is when Raul Malo performs, which works for his mellow, romantic style. Unfortunately, they did not work for Raul's opener Mother Superior, whose loud aggressiveness was quite a... 1079@http://www.barflies.net/archive/2004/ Concert Reviews 2006-11-11T17:26:00-08:00