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Roots Rock We Like: Reckless Kelly
The five guys in Reckless Kelly have one main goal: "We want to get a bus," says lead singer and principal songwriter Willy Braun. "That's been the main goal of the band since we've started."
There's some elbow nudging among the other four guys until Braun adds one more thing: "Well, eventual world domination is the ultimate goal."
Talking to Reckless Kelly - one of Texas' most popular exports on the national roots-rock club scene -- is a lot like this. First you get a straight answer and then you get a funny answer. Or maybe it's the other way around.
Asked to describe a typical day in the life of the band, Braun says, "We wake up, hit the gym, put in some community service at the church or the local shelter. Giving back, basically. And then we hit church."
Everybody cracks up, but then he gives the real story. "Lately, we've been getting up driving somewhere, doing some radio interviews, go to a soundcheck, grab a bite to eat. Have a few cocktails, do the show and do it all over again."
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Black Crowes Reunite
What started out as a handful of getting-to-know-you (again) dates, has grown into a full-blown reunion tour for Southern rockers the Black Crowes.
Brothers Chris and Rich Robinson will take the stage with a number of old bandmates and a few new faces for their first shows since October 2001. Following a previously announced sold-out seven-night residency at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom in March (see "Black Crowes To Reunite — For Five Shows, At Least"), the band will play 24 headlining shows and festivals through a June 11 date at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, with more shows expected to follow, according to a spokesperson for the group.
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Funeral Services Set for Son of Carter Family Founders
Funeral services will be held Sunday (March 6) for Joe Dougherty Carter, 78, the last living link to the original Carter Family's historic Bristol Sessions in 1927. The son of A.P. and Sara Carter died Wednesday (March 2) of pancreatic cancer. He was the nephew of Maybelle Addington Carter -- June Carter Cash's mother -- the other founding member of the musical trio.
Tom T. Hall, Marty Stuart and John Carter Cash, son of Johnny and June Carter Cash, will serve as pallbearers during the funeral.
The five guys in Reckless Kelly have one main goal: "We want to get a bus," says lead singer and principal songwriter Willy Braun. "That's been the main goal of the band since we've started."
There's some elbow nudging among the other four guys until Braun adds one more thing: "Well, eventual world domination is the ultimate goal."
Talking to Reckless Kelly - one of Texas' most popular exports on the national roots-rock club scene -- is a lot like this. First you get a straight answer and then you get a funny answer. Or maybe it's the other way around.
Asked to describe a typical day in the life of the band, Braun says, "We wake up, hit the gym, put in some community service at the church or the local shelter. Giving back, basically. And then we hit church."
Everybody cracks up, but then he gives the real story. "Lately, we've been getting up driving somewhere, doing some radio interviews, go to a soundcheck, grab a bite to eat. Have a few cocktails, do the show and do it all over again."
READ FULL STORY
Black Crowes Reunite
What started out as a handful of getting-to-know-you (again) dates, has grown into a full-blown reunion tour for Southern rockers the Black Crowes.
Brothers Chris and Rich Robinson will take the stage with a number of old bandmates and a few new faces for their first shows since October 2001. Following a previously announced sold-out seven-night residency at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom in March (see "Black Crowes To Reunite — For Five Shows, At Least"), the band will play 24 headlining shows and festivals through a June 11 date at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, with more shows expected to follow, according to a spokesperson for the group.
READ FULL STORY
Funeral Services Set for Son of Carter Family Founders
Funeral services will be held Sunday (March 6) for Joe Dougherty Carter, 78, the last living link to the original Carter Family's historic Bristol Sessions in 1927. The son of A.P. and Sara Carter died Wednesday (March 2) of pancreatic cancer. He was the nephew of Maybelle Addington Carter -- June Carter Cash's mother -- the other founding member of the musical trio.
Tom T. Hall, Marty Stuart and John Carter Cash, son of Johnny and June Carter Cash, will serve as pallbearers during the funeral.
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