Check 'em out: I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the House

Band: I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the House

Hometown: Portland, OR

Sound: hard edge new-Southern Rock

Status: broke up 2006

I just got my hands on a CD by these guys a few days ago (actually, I downloaded it from iTunes, so I guess my hard drive got its hands on it...) and I think people need to check 'em out. I often think of Two Cow Garage as a "child of Slobberbone" in a way (that's a compliment), and I'd call I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the House Two Cow's sister band. Actually, it would be fraternal twin sister band, as the 2 bands are stylistically so similar. Lead singer Mike D's voice is across between Tow Cow's Micah Schnabel and Patterson Hood of the Drive by Truckers. The harmonica in the band will reach out and grab you. Listen to tracks on their myspace page (listen to "Gone" first, since it totally kicks ass. If you don't think that song is absolutely rocking, click off their page, turn off your computer, wrap a plastic bag over your face and duct tape it really fucking tight around your neck. Or something like that.) And don't listen to "Westboro Baptist Church" in mixed company or aloud at work...

http://www.myspace.com/icanlickanysonofabitchint

More on these guys as I get some time to digest this album more.

more Two Cow...

I just have to add that I've been captivated by the song "Swallowed by the Sea", the last track on the new record. While I love Two Cow for their balls-out, rock-your-face-off live shows, this slower song has stuck with me for days now. Shane's less-than-awesome voice fits the song like a glove, the sparse lyrics work so well with the cool harmonica and there's just something about the guitar...Listen to it at their myspace page:


http://www.myspace.com/twocowgarage

Two Cow Garage: "Speaking in Cursive" mini-review

I'm a big Two Cow fan, and I had every intention of buying this record when they came to Albany last October. But the show was cancelled (DAMMIT!) and I procrastinated like a mofo on getting it. To be honest, I wasn't overly inspired by the 3 or 4 tracks I heard on the web, so I didn't rush to get it. And considering how much I liked their previous albums I didn't want to be disappointed. Well, I just got it and, while there aren't any of the balls-out rockers the band is famous for that really jump out at me, it's a lot better than my first impression had lead me to believe. I particularly like "Skinny Legged Girl" (stream it below), with its super-catchy ba-ba-ba-ba-da chorus. And check out this video from Tequila Brad of "Swingset Assassin*". It's a pretty weird video- you can't see a goddamn thing since it's recorded in a pitch dark parking lot after a show (I assume) - but it's just so cool. I love the train whistles in the background. Watch it here: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=54908049

* the "with these clothes picked by my mother/handed down from my big brother" line reminds me so much of The Drams [fantastic] "Robert Cole". A little too close for comfort even.

Skinny Legged Girl - Two Cow Garage

video: Slobberbone Reunion opener - Tilt-a-Whirl

Slobberbone opening their 2 Feb reunion gigs with the over-the-top ass-kickin' "Tilt-a-Whirl" - so..fuckin..cool...

What the? Lucero on some MTV show?

Just caught this trailer for what looks like one of those crappy MTV shows that is somehow about Memphis. The very rocking Lucero just so happen to be from Memphis and they're "in" the show. The shows looks pretty painful to me, but the brief clips of Lucero look pretty cool. It doesn't make that much sense, but it's worth checking out... I think it airs tonight at midnight eastern time.

MTV five dollar cover Trailer (HD)