In WestAllica? Are we neighbors?

I remember when Pink Taco opened when I lived in Las Vegas, I was in my early 20s and still thought it was the worst fucking name I'd ever heard.

I'm a fan of alternative history in theory, but with the political climate of 2017, I can't help but think that this was made exactly to get the reaction of think pieces and comment sections like this. Free advertising guarantees more eyeballs on the product.

That's my favorite Earle record, 15 tracks and not a second of filler.

A croquet mallet maybe? Listen, I don't want to give you any ideas in case I get subpoenaed.

If you want to go individual records, most of the early 70s stuff. I'd maybe go with a comp for Reed because there are some great singles spread out his career but no real peak, you know what I'm saying? I think if you can find one with 20-25 songs on it and it has the big hits ("Amos Moses", "Eastbound and Down",…

Yeah, I'm going to try and get into them when I find some time. I'm a fan of country era Dead/Byrds/Burritos and most of the offshoots/solo records, so I'll probably love them.

Beat on the brat.

Honestly, I don't know much about them, I avoided them as a kid because of the Dead connection and haven't really dug into them that much. I think popular opinion is the first three or four records maybe?

I just saw him a couple weeks ago too and he was way better than he has been over the last few time I've seen him. I mean, the first time I saw him he did almost three hours with no breaks with the same band from the mid 70s so I was totally spoiled, but he plays to his strengths now, he can still pick like a…

Willie Nelson start with the three records he put out on Atlantic, "Shotgun Willie", "Phases and Stages" and "Red Headed Stranger". Those three represent his most creative period, especially in the use of the LP as a format. Merle Haggard is my favorite singer of all time, any genre, period. He was a jazz singer…

Albums I heard for the first time this week that I liked
Condor & Jaybird - "The Kingdom"
Levi Parham - "These American Blues"
Quiet Hollers - "Quiet Hollers"

I fell into a Willie Johnson wormhole a couple months back. He's probably my favorite of the old blues guys. You're right, his wife brings a whole new dimension into the songs ("John the Revelator" especially) but I find in general his whole spiritual outlook was very Old Testament fire and brimstone punk rock. The…

Yeah, I'll second the "The Harder They Fall" soundtrack. Great intro to a ton of good bands. I think there's a two disc version out there someplace now. As far as Marley goes, his political stuff is his best stuff for me. I understand that white audiences in the early 70s weren't ready for "400 Years" or "Lootin'…

Waylon was great. I'd start with "Lonesome, On'ry and Mean" and "I've Always Been Crazy" before trying out "Willie & Waylon" and "Music Man" (for a nice slice of super coked out Waylon). Guy put out a ton of records, but it's pretty safe to bet on anything released between 1973-1978 and really there are some great…

Fish sauce will last forever. I buy the big ass bottle even though I only use it once a month or so. Jump in!

I made this analogy to a film maker friend of mine the other day. Welles and Casavettes are unarguably huge, and with good reason, but they appealed to people that were all ready on the "artsy" side of things. Romero was a film maker with no cash from the rust belt with a story to tell and goddamn it, he was going…

Are clubs with live music considered night clubs? I'm just trying to figure out if I should load up the Netflix queue with Murder She Wrote reruns or not.

George Romero is the single most important person in the history of American independent film making. Full stop.

Well, in Wisconsin, if they can see over the bar when they order, they have a puncher's chance of bringing you home a full growler (minus whatever they drink on the walk).