Will Hoge has brought back the
rock'n'roll traditions of Tom Petty, Van Morrison, Al Green and the
Rolling Stones. Hoge's
soul-tinged pop songs and loud melodic guitars appeal to audiences of all
varieties.
As anybody who's stood witness (and
man, people do more than stand at a S.C.O.T.S. show) to one of the over
400 shows the band has played around the world in the last two years will
tell you, you haven't seen anything like Southern Culture on the Skids
until you've seen Southern Culture on the Skids. Just see what they've
got in store for you this time as they slam the road show back into high
gear. Come and git it!
Unremitting three-chord stab-and-slash
fests (some quite tuneful), written and sung by the guitarist/artist who
painted the cover for Dinosaur Jr's Where You Been. Angry Johnny delivers
the '90s equivalent of Dock Boggs' old Appalachian murder ballads. In 50
years, academics will ponder this stuff, drawing conclusions about the
dark side of the American soul. Will Johnny snicker at their gullibility,
or nod in assent? Only he knows. -- Tony Scherman
Featuring Nic Roulette's Elvis-like
vocals and the fast-flying fingers of guitarist Kenny Taylor, the Blue
Moon Boys sweep their crowds with whimsical lyrics and infectious music
that makes you hop and sway. Their songs feature a smooth upright
bass,
stripped down percussion and smoking guitar sounds that howl along with
Roulette's vocal antics and keep the listener riveted during the solos,
whether it be a slow, smooth number or a fastpaced, get donn-and-boogie
kind of tune.- The Daily Eastern News
Over the course of the last two
decades, Kevn Kinney has established himself as a versatile, dynamic singer
and songwriter-both as the front man of the renowned southern rock band
Drivin'N'Cryin' and as a solo performer. Ten albums, five record labels
and thousands of shows later, Kevn Kinney has recorded his most fully realized
solo effort to date, The Flower and The Knife, with the support of a stellar
cast of musicians!
They came together in 1995 as a
high school experiment. Five years and three albums later, WEEKEND EXCURSION
now steps onto the stage, with hundreds of fans packed into a club
that now seems too small for its following. Mentioned in SPIN Magazine,
(September 1998) as one of three finalists in a nationwide "Best Unsigned
Band Contest," and with music appearing on the hit T.V. show "Dawson's
Creek" in January 2000, Weekend Excursion has become North Carolina's most
promising new pop-rock band.
Gretchen is a break through for
female fronted heavy music. They excel with a style all their own balancing
heavy tones (can you say "7 string guitar"?) with mature song writing &
catchy hooks. There are no limits for the band as their sound falls right
on the line between commercial & underground--- Gretchen's music is
neither obscure or predictably gimmicky.
A unique blend of southern rock,
gospel, and funk: powerful, uplifting music that will want to make you
laugh, dance, and sing!
By combining a truly original sound
with an infectious stage energy The Goodies, within one year of formation,
gained critical praise and a diverse cult-like following throughout the
Southeast.
A perfect mixture of funk, hip-hop,
rock, and the blues.
Chicago art-rock trio oh my god is
an organ-drums-voice (and occasional bass guitar) rock band with no antecedent.
This is no Jimmy Smith organ trio; so what is it? Husker Du meets Kraftwerk?
The Doors meets the Minutemen? Freddy Mercury meets Groove Holmes at CBGBs?
It's hard to pin down--the trio threw together rock, punk, pop and their
own distinct oddities. No guitars and Marshal stacks here--they've been
co-opted by the organ-and-Leslie combo and its blasting bursts of gorgeous
tube distortion. Oh my god generate as much energy as any wall-of-guitar
band around.