For me the alt-country scene began and ended with Old 97’s -I couldn’t wear Uncle Tupelo and all those other Gram Parson’s crowd of wannabes, but the serial ladies killer himself, Rhett Miller and his tight as fuck band, were the best Texas gave us.
Old 97’s last album gave us one of their greatest moments: the nearly, no not nearly, the perfect “No Baby I” and though the 2008 was less great I’d pay $10 for a song this perfect, a song where he blames her teardrops falling on the effects of gravity… and also on her gender.
So they are planning to release The Grand Theatre Vol One and Vol Two on October 12th One of the best live shows anywhere, I never miss em when they’re in touwn they will be at the Bowery Ballroom Dec 8th and 9th at Bowery Ballroom and Dec 10th at Music Hall of Williamsburg.