http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/NowhereNights/ Comments on the country music scene by Kasey Anderson Copyright 2010, Country Standard Time Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:51:05 GMT Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:51:05 GMT 120 http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/NowhereNights/entry.asp?xid=593 http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/NowhereNights/entry.asp?xid=593 I would love to tell you that SXSW was an insane, debaucherous blur but my days of debauchery are well behind me. Fact is, SXSW was exhausting, and all I did was play my gigs and try to catch as many of my friends' bands as I possibly could. I can understand people who attend SXSW to play, or to cover music, but to simply spectate and stand in line all week, getting increasingly drunker, rowdier, dirtier, and less sane? I couldn't do it. Kudos to those who can, though.... Country Music Blog Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:51:00 GMT http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/NowhereNights/entry.asp?xid=587 http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/NowhereNights/entry.asp?xid=587 I would be remiss if I did not pass along my SXSW show schedule, along with some info about the gigs, so here it is: MARCH 17 Burnside Distribution Party The Independent @ 501 Studios 501 I-35 Austin, TX 78702 12:00 - Shivering Denizens 12:45 - Righteous Hillbillies 1:30 - Kasey Anderson 2:15 - T. Tex Edwards & Out On Parole 3:05 - Coal Porters 3:55 - The Nashville Liverpool Underground Medicine Show 4:45 - The Maldives Ninebullets Party Opa!... Country Music Blog Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:28:00 GMT http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/NowhereNights/entry.asp?xid=586 http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/NowhereNights/entry.asp?xid=586 As young artists throughout the country (myself included) prepare for next week's SXSW Festival in Austin, TX, i offer a few modest proposals. Tune Your Guitar: Sounds simple, right? That's because it is. It takes maybe 45 seconds, tops. And yet, on any given night in most American cities, you can see countless low-slung hipster guitarists who... Country Music Blog Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:32:00 GMT http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/NowhereNights/entry.asp?xid=582 http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/NowhereNights/entry.asp?xid=582 We had to fly from San Francisco to Portland, due simply to the fact that the drive is twelve hours and, maybe somebody is capable of staying up all night, driving, and then playing an in-store followed by a show, but that person ain't me. So, like I said, we had to fly. The aforementioned in-store happened at Music Millennium, a record store... Country Music Blog Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:25:00 GMT http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/NowhereNights/entry.asp?xid=579 http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/NowhereNights/entry.asp?xid=579 Sometimes you gotta make the best of it. The first date in a week-long run of West Coast shows with the brilliant Matthew Ryan started, let's say ominously, but ended with a roomful of people raising their voices in celebration, so it couldn't have been half bad, right? Without naming any names, I'll say this: there were two other artists on... Country Music Blog Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:18:00 GMT http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/NowhereNights/entry.asp?xid=576 http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/NowhereNights/entry.asp?xid=576 I've not spent much time in San Diego, so I was unaware that it is one of the largest cities in America, at least in terms of population density. I gotta say, for a "city," there's really not much "city" to San Diego. In fact, if I have one lasting memory from this gig, it will be driving around the block for 45 minutes trying to find a parking spot near the venue.... Country Music Blog Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:44:00 GMT http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/NowhereNights/entry.asp?xid=567 http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/NowhereNights/entry.asp?xid=567 To me, you either love Los Angeles or you hate it. I don't know anyone who has vanilla feelings about the city. There was a time, not long ago, when I found myself in the latter camp. But, the older I get, the more often I visit, and the more I find the patience to seek out likeminded people, and the abundance of art and culture available, the more I find myself very much enjoying Los Angeles.... Country Music Blog Sun, 21 Feb 2010 07:35:00 GMT http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/NowhereNights/entry.asp?xid=566 http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/NowhereNights/entry.asp?xid=566 It will be a rare occurrence that I use this blog for any kind of personal promotion but I would be remiss if I didn't note that my new album, Nowhere Nights, is available today on Red River Records. The album is an incredibly personal work for me - it took two years to write and ten years to live - and it's one I am very,... Country Music Blog Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:32:00 GMT http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/NowhereNights/entry.asp?xid=565 http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/NowhereNights/entry.asp?xid=565 I know that I covered Townes already in relation to Steve Earle, but he is a figure that looms so large over songwriters, his influence bears mentioning again, this time not as much in terms of music, but in terms of dedication to the craft and absence of pretense. So, here goes. "Townes did it. Townes did it a million times."... Country Music Blog Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:25:00 GMT http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/NowhereNights/entry.asp?xid=563 http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/NowhereNights/entry.asp?xid=563 My fourth album, Nowhere Nights, will be released February 16 on Red River Records. If I seem more personally invested in this album, that's because it is a far more personal record than I have ever made, than I ever thought I would make. Ten years ago, I moved from Portland, Oregon to Bellingham, Washington for what... Country Music Blog Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:24:00 GMT http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/NowhereNights/entry.asp?xid=561 http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/NowhereNights/entry.asp?xid=561 Watching Steve Earle perform is like taking a masters class in what it means to be a songwriter. Watching Steve Earle perform the songs of Townes Van Zandt, and candidly discuss his relationship with Van Zandt, is like being let in on some kind of mythical secret. To use words like "arresting," or... Country Music Blog Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:32:00 GMT http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/NowhereNights/entry.asp?xid=560 http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/NowhereNights/entry.asp?xid=560 The Pony Bar reminds me a lot of the Temple Bar in Bellingham, WA; dim, quiet, a lotta muted colors. I don't think of Bellingham that often these days, but a little nostalgia never hurt anybody. Been in Europe almost a year, and I'm almost starting to miss the racket of an audience only half... Country Music Blog Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:13:00 GMT