There are literally hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of bands out there trying to make a go of the music biz. Figuring out how to differentiate yourself and separate your music from the mass of stuffs out there is probably as daunting a task as actually creating the product. Some folks opt for combining two desperate genres and pretending that the result is some futuristic impulse prefiguring the next step in humanity and how music is heard and made. Usually that’s bunk – and it’s pretty clear too. But every once in a while a group shows up that is immediately unique (in a new music cohort at least) – The Two Man Gentlemen Band is that combo.

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Bluegrass, even in its hipper incarnation as newgrass, is generally perceived to be the stomping grounds for goyim (look it up). But with the pairing of David Grisman and Andy Statman, perhaps that notion about the genre should change. Of course, each of those players, prior to working together, had put in time in a variety of relatively influential groups dealing in Americana in one way or another (I dunno if the Grateful Dead count. Maybe). But each one of these men have such a broad interest in performance, instrumentation and music in general, that the dueling mandolin extravaganza that could have resulted, comes in as an experimental look at the instrument and what it’s capable of doing.

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jukeboxalive.com/rogueatdy. ck out daylight hours and 3 times. all the rest are good too

Mother Maybelle is what country music sounds like. No arguments.

An odd pairing - Oscar and Johnny.

There are few bands that elicit the response that the Grateful Dead do. Maybe the Sex Pistols can get a rise outta folks, but there aren’t too many others that match the emotional attachment that the Dead were able to summon from fans. But just as strongly as fans felt positive vibes from the Bay Area band, there’re just as many folks who deride them as nothing more than ejaculatory music. There’s a bit of validity to that point of view, but with Jerry Garcia’s wide appreciation for all musics, it should be excused. He may have just thought they were a jazz band – or a bluegrass band for that matter.

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On the 4 of august I uploaded this song on youtube. Information about Northern Battalion is above the surface at: http://www.grung-marung.eu/northernbattalion/apemanupdates.html#home

The song will reach your ears at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jscW1mSmfk

Northern Battalion

 

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It’s more than rare when players innovate. That moment of discovery and dissemination frequently ends up pigeonholing an act or a player for decades – and while that might be to a few folk’s advantage, it’s usually considered stilting, to say the least. Having that figured, folks that engender a specific genre shift are rarely again granted the prospect of regaining some sort of renown later on in their career’s. For whatever reason, Slim Richey has been given a few chances. There’s no disagreement about the fact that Richey had a hand in the ‘new grass’ thing that began taking over the traditional genre during the ‘60s and ‘70s, but by and large, his name is not one of those mentioned in the same breath as Sam Bush or Tony Rice.

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watch this and let me know what you think

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGcGJc4YuBI