tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post5591252291002279974..comments2023-08-10T05:24:20.775-04:00Comments on Razing the Bar: Goth CountryAndy Whitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-51101170224138170902009-09-01T06:17:18.447-04:002009-09-01T06:17:18.447-04:00Adding "Murder by Death", "Antic Cl...Adding "Murder by Death", "Antic Clay" and "Reverend Glasseye" to the list. Great musicAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-34104144328488916342009-08-12T10:45:26.344-04:002009-08-12T10:45:26.344-04:00Good call on The Castanets, Fred. The new album &q...Good call on The Castanets, Fred. The new album "Texas Rose, the Thaw, and the Beasts," out in another month or so, slots nicely into the Gothic Country genre as well.Andy Whitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-15612669027938077322009-08-12T10:07:29.250-04:002009-08-12T10:07:29.250-04:00The Castanets albums Cathedral and First Light'...The Castanets albums Cathedral and First Light's Freeze fit into thie category for me.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09639806168249697948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-44043598794809262222009-08-11T15:36:04.971-04:002009-08-11T15:36:04.971-04:00Another worthy addition to the list: Zebulon What...Another worthy addition to the list: Zebulon Whatley and the Sons of Perdition -- "The Kingdom is on Fire"<br /><br />Some sample song titles: "An End to All Flesh," "Fall To Your Knees," "All He Wants (Is My Blood)" and the deceptively placid "The Party," the charming tale of a psychotic axe murderer.Andy Whitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-82968235337565660592009-08-11T15:25:10.466-04:002009-08-11T15:25:10.466-04:00Thanks for all the great suggestions, Andy. It su...Thanks for all the great suggestions, Andy. It sure would be fun to have you audit the class! We will focus on music, art, literature, and film. Start each day off (3 hour classes!) with a bit of a Southern history/culture lesson taught through listening to music. Actually, I wish you could come and speak to my class. If you just happen to come to GR in January, please come. Last semester, Marty Garner taught part of my literature class one day when we listened to The Hold Steady directly after reading Flannery O'Connor--it was really fun.<br />Woven Hand came and played at Calvin last year--pretty creepy, but strangely beautiful and satisfying.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17898924976144269919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-25278466490227536252009-08-10T16:31:36.166-04:002009-08-10T16:31:36.166-04:00Some more highlights. I don't know how I could...Some more highlights. I don't know how I could have forgotten these:<br /><br />Willard Grant Conspiracy, particularly "Regard the End," which has ghost tales, death by drowning, and a musical passage from the Book of Job, and <br /><br />Those Poor Bastards -- Five albums -- "Hellfire Hymns," "Songs of Desperation," "Satan is Watching," "The Plague," and "Country Bullshit." I think that qualifies.Andy Whitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-65349247959198365802009-08-10T16:11:54.101-04:002009-08-10T16:11:54.101-04:00Mary, yep, The Handsome Family and Will Oldham/Pal...Mary, yep, The Handsome Family and Will Oldham/Palace Brothers/Palace Music/Bonnie Prince Billy certainly fit within these parameters. <br /><br />I'd love to audit your class. Literature and music, right? That would be great fun. <br /><br />Hayseed, the Woven Hand material is still David Eugene Edwards, which means it's still very dark, but it's less country and more indie rock than the 16 Horsepower albums. The Gothic is still there, though. <br /><br />Some recent Slim Cessna titles: "Lethal Injection," "Barrel of My Gun," and "Jesus Is My Body." They're definitely working Flannery O'Connor territory.Andy Whitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-79598195094699332082009-08-10T14:22:06.410-04:002009-08-10T14:22:06.410-04:00Let's see... I liked 16 Horsepower but never r...Let's see... I liked 16 Horsepower but never really followed-up with Woven Hand. I met those folks in Handsome Family in Austin several years back and I like what they do. I've done a couple of festivals with Johnny Dowd and found him to be a very interesting and complex individual. Likeable, though. Met Jim White when he was out with Lucinda a few years ago. Didn't really enjoy his music. I did a show with the "Slim Cessna" bunch around 1999 in West Virginia and did not find their music very interesting. I also didn't think it would fit into the category so it may have shifted after that.Hayseedhttp://www.hayseedsings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-75382146847259338642009-08-09T21:07:00.349-04:002009-08-09T21:07:00.349-04:00I've enjoyed Jim White and Nick Cave tried Wov...I've enjoyed Jim White and Nick Cave tried Woven Hand but it never quite clicked with me.Vansajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06340054813738872306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-63995138867947664042009-08-09T17:38:47.903-04:002009-08-09T17:38:47.903-04:00Thanx for this post--I love most things related to...Thanx for this post--I love most things related to the so called "Southern Gothic" (in fact, I am teaching a class this January called "Southern Storytellers" that will incorporate a lot of what you mention). I am not familiar with some of these musicians, so I am eager to do some googling. I only just discovered Jim White from watching the documentary _Searching for the Wrong Eyed Jesus_. Have you seen it? It also features 16 Horsepower and the Handsome Family (who are certainly within this 'genre'). I also feel as if Will Oldham's various projects are very informed with this particular sort of Southern-ness--especially some of the early Palace stuff that sounds as if it could have jumped off of the page of a Faulkner novel.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17898924976144269919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-501710226432959702009-08-07T13:55:39.086-04:002009-08-07T13:55:39.086-04:00When I first saw "Goth Country" I was af...When I first saw "Goth Country" I was afraid you were referring to acts like Unknown Hinson (http://www.unknownhinson.com/)- though, I understand he puts on a good show. I like and listen to several of the bands you mentioned. Good stuff.modorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07880173976495345822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-4313774757782696912009-08-07T12:22:18.139-04:002009-08-07T12:22:18.139-04:00I'm with you....I'm with you....Garnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-52523529910491938622009-08-07T11:38:42.817-04:002009-08-07T11:38:42.817-04:00I like Nick Cave and 16 Horsepower, but I haven...I like Nick Cave and 16 Horsepower, but I haven't heard of, much less heard, any of the others you name. I'm taking notes.cnbhttp://cburrell.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com