Clams wrote:Todd Snider at World Cafe Live on Sunday March 10 with Elizabeth Cook supporting. Love them both, never seen either. Will be nice to kill two birds with one stone.

LBRod wrote:

Clams wrote:Todd Snider at World Cafe Live on Sunday March 10 with Elizabeth Cook supporting. Love them both, never seen either. Will be nice to kill two birds with one stone.

Nice

Does being such a liberal guy in the country-music business ever rub people the wrong way?

Toby Keith once attacked me, and then molested me. It’s still hard to talk about. I kinda liked it.

"even while the war over gay marriage
and truth be told
the war over gay people's right to be,
rages on

smart people know that it is over
the dumb lost
sure, they are still out there
but their number is heading toward extiction
and will continue to

the republicans had a big meeting recently
they were trying to figure out
how they could distance themselves from this foolishly hateful platform
they've clung to, long after any of them really believed it,
they did this because karl rove had pointed out to them
how vast the dumb were and how easy they were to get a hold of
and manipulate. especially with religion.

gay politicians pretended not to be.
preferring to get their hand jobs in the privacy of the airport bathroom
but thats all over now.

the tide has turned and it won't turn back
first the president, well ....the vice president then the president.. then hilary....
more and more are coming
people whose jobs are based on other people's opinions of them
will have to be open to gay marraige and homosexuality in general
just to survive now
bravo america
people are standing up for the homosexual community because they know its right.
and its not just about gay marriage
its about being gay

dumb people think it's wrong
dumb people think it's a sin
it's just that simple
there is no other way to say it.
it's not christians or people of faith
or poor people or rich people
it's f**king dumb people

they say dumb s**t to excuse their views like
hate the sin, love the sinner
you know why?
because they are dumb.

am i saying i'm smart
yes
smarter then them.

but

the dumb had their day
it's over now
it's time for decent people
to live free and
unashamed by the slow

time to let the phony so-called christians
who often just pretend to be christians
in an effort to lead and exploit the dumb.
(just the worst kind of person really)
and of course all their dumb followers

let them all
slither back under the
westwood church looking rock
they like to pretend
they didnt come out from under

let them hide for a few hundred years

ok maybe i'm getting a little carried away here
live and let live and so forth

i dont know why i'm rambling so much like this
anyway

my plan when i started typing this
was simply to announce

that
i have become a minister
and will now be
performing gay weddings

for a small fee of course" - todd

Smitty wrote:What about Snider's supergroup with Dave Schools and whoever else (can't remember 5 beers deep and half asleep)?

Kudzu Guillotine wrote:The band is the Hard Working Americans. In addition to Todd and Schools it includes Neal Casal, Duane Trucks and Chad Staehly. Apparently, they have an album coming out in late January, there's more on that (as well as a song sample) here. I was checking his tour dates yesterday and noticed he has some shows coming up with Hayes Carll, Elizabeth Cook and Bobby Bare Jr. in Birmingham, Athens and Charlotte. I'd love to see one of those.

GuitarManUpstairs wrote:

Kudzu Guillotine wrote:The band is the Hard Working Americans. In addition to Todd and Schools it includes Neal Casal, Duane Trucks and Chad Staehly. Apparently, they have an album coming out in late January, there's more on that (as well as a song sample) here. I was checking his tour dates yesterday and noticed he has some shows coming up with Hayes Carll, Elizabeth Cook and Bobby Bare Jr. in Birmingham, Athens and Charlotte. I'd love to see one of those.

We're planning to see the one in Athens this Friday. It'll be a first for me for all 4 artists.

Duke Silver wrote:Excited to see that Neal Casal is involved with this. Loved his work with Ryan Adams and the Cardinals but don't know much else about him.

Kudzu Guillotine wrote:

Duke Silver wrote:Excited to see that Neal Casal is involved with this. Loved his work with Ryan Adams and the Cardinals but don't know much else about him.

He's played with the Black Crowes

Bill in CT wrote:

Kudzu Guillotine wrote:

Duke Silver wrote:Excited to see that Neal Casal is involved with this. Loved his work with Ryan Adams and the Cardinals but don't know much else about him.

He's played with the Black Crowes

Slight correction here...he's never been in The Black Crowes but he is a member of the Chris Robinson Brotherhood. He's on both CRB albums and has toured as a part of the band.

Kudzu Guillotine wrote:Todd Snider Salutes Hard Working Americans in New Band
Group includes Widespread Panic's Dave Schools


Hard Working Americans
Courtesy All Eyes Media

Jonicont wrote:

Kudzu Guillotine wrote:Todd Snider Salutes Hard Working Americans in New Band
Group includes Widespread Panic's Dave Schools


Hard Working Americans
Courtesy All Eyes Media

RUN, don't walk, to see these guys if they're anywhere near you. Hard to believe they haven't been a unit for 10 years. Except for Todd, not familiar with any of the other band members. Todd was a stupendous frontman on vocals only. Drummer was awesome. 2 guitar players. One was superb on slide and the other played mostly lap steel. The bass player was a fucking beast, mother of god!! Keyboard player was mostly buried. They cooked and grooved and tore the roof off. Seriously, not to be missed