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just when you thought every genre was represented here,.....LOL

Hey CD ...sure why not...as we discussed on slsk...I love the Blasters...wish more people had heard of them... btw...recommend some psycobilly for people unaware of the tunes . some good stuff for us to try. Always love to be turned on the new music.

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Theres tones of bands you could check out...Godless Wicked Creeps, Barnyard Ballers, Hilbilly Hellcats, Astro Zombies, Milwaukee Wildmen, Blue Cats, Gene Vincent, Reverend Horton Heat...and the list goes on.

If anyones interested check out

www.psychobilly-online.de

www.wreckingpit.com

the heart of most 'billy' bands is the stand up --> jammin'

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Here's some info on The Good Reverend and the Hillbilly Hellcats strumma'

In the 1990's the Reverend Horton Heat was the premier indie/punk rockabilly band in the U.S. Through five albums, the Reverend progressed from straight-up rockabilly with a twisted sense of humor on Smoke Em If You Got Em to the heavy alternative rock of Liquor In the Front. Now they've switched record labels from Sub Pop to Time Bomb and have also returned to their more traditional country roots. All of the songs on Spend A Night In the Box sound like they could be straight off of a 50's country album such as Hank Williams.

Fans of the Reverend's last few albums may be disappointed because of a lack of heavy electric guitar parts. This album doesn't even have the lewd phallus-themed songs that have permeated their career. So does that mean that the Reverend has matured? Probably not, but one can not help but notice the lack of immaturity which can be found in many of their earlier albums. The lyrical themes are still similar; many borrowed from classic rockabilly themes such as drinking and jilted lovers. While there is still a few songs where the Reverend sings about sexy women, such as "The Girl In Blue" and "Whole Lotta Baby," he also sings about a woman who is apparently his wife in songs like "Spend A Night in the Box" and "The Bedroom Again."

Still, it is mostly the same Reverend that has been the best rockabilly band for the last few years. The stripped down sound gives the band a chance to show off their considerable talent and even though they may have matured a tiny bit the album is still much more fun and produces a more skilled project than any of the prevalent country stars around today.

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Hillbilly Hellcats

Guitarist Chuck Hughes and Bassist Lance Romance formed the band in 1994 after previously playing Rockabilly standards together. Building on these influences, along with all the other music that has come since the Rockabilly heyday of the 50's, the band has created a sound that is a "well rounded mix of Rockabilly, Swing, Bluegrass and Punk". - Creative Loafing - Savannah GA.

Get some free MP3s and bg info on the Hillbilly Hellcasts here:

http://artists.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Hillbilly_Hellcats/

    

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For anyone whos interested, there is a Psycho Festival taking place in San Bernardino Ca this June.

http://artinmusicfestival.com/

Macabre Art In Music Festival

San Bernardino, California

June 18th, 19th, 20th 2004

[Macabre Weekender Pre show - June 17th, 2004

Macabre Weekender Post show - June 21st, 2004]

Bands: Batmobile (NL) Frantic Flintstones (Ger) Demented Are Go (UK) The Hangmen (UK) Banane Metalik (Fra) Speed Crazy (NJ) Evil Devil (Italy) Asmodeus (Amd) The Astro Zombies (Fra) Thee Exit Wounds (UK) Milwaukee Wildmen (Hol) Frenetic Trio (Brazil) Hellbillys (CA) Phantom Rockers (UK) Coffin Draggers (CA) Barnyard Ballers (CA) The Spectres (WA) The Slanderin' (CA) Mad Ramblers (CA) Wrekdefy (CA) Lobo Negro (CA) Krappulas (Brazil)Tabaltix (CA) The Intruders (CA) Satan’s Teardrops (MS) 7 Shot Screamers (MO) Los Creepers (CA) Photon Torpedoes (Boston) The Hyperjax (UK) Left For Dead (CA) Alphabet Bombers (VA) Cult of the Psychic Fetus (Ohio) Memphis Morticians (NY) Frankenstein (CA) MORE TBA

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