Who's your favorite current band?

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 9 Mar 2007 6:20 pm

Yep, it's killin' time time.
...or, another opportunity to say I love Mermen, and Ethel's OK too.

This adventurous trio plays surf music for the future, and always gives the best bang for the buck to be found anywhere.

www.mermen.net

Some A/V can be found on www.youtube.com and a bunch of full shows can be heard at www.archive.org from years back to current.

Bob Ritter · Post by **Bob Ritter** » 9 Mar 2007 7:48 pm

Well I dont have a favorite current band. So I would have to say it is still the Beatles and I dont see anybody out there that has a chance of taking them down..lol

Henry Nagle · Post by **Henry Nagle** » 9 Mar 2007 8:51 pm

Wilco, I think.

Billy Wilson · Post by **Billy Wilson** » 9 Mar 2007 11:14 pm

Hacienda Bros.

Will Houston · Post by **Will Houston** » 9 Mar 2007 11:49 pm

Thanks for the tip on Mermen I didn't know about them, do you have a suggestion for a good cd of thiers, I'm gonna have to check them out. Will

Chris Schlotzhauer · Post by **Chris Schlotzhauer** » 10 Mar 2007 8:02 am

I'm kind of diggin these guys lately.
Corb Lund Band

http://www.myspace.com/officialcorblund

Chris Schlotzhauer · Post by **Chris Schlotzhauer** » 10 Mar 2007 8:04 am

And these guys
The Doyle and Debbie Show

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... d=86405036

Bob Ritter · Post by **Bob Ritter** » 10 Mar 2007 9:11 am

hey those guys are cool.

Stu Schulman · Post by **Stu Schulman** » 10 Mar 2007 12:27 pm

I like the Bare Naked Ladies.very talented bunch from Canada.

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 10 Mar 2007 1:18 pm

Beatles, hmm, I'll have to check them out.

Will, Mermen have been around for a long time and are deffinitely a live band, but if you like the shows that come up on the sites I mentioned, then venture towards any of the studio CDs for a different perspective. Sometimes a bit sterile and less exciting compared to the powerful experience they can give an audience. Good, just different.
Very cool, down to earth people too.

Chris, both groups you mentioned look promising.
But the D&D Show, how can you not dig a Country Western two headed monster in a Nudie suit?!

Henry, I believe Wilco is now defunct, but they had their moments.

BNL and H. Bros. also are quite worthwhile.

Thanx for the input, guys, I hope to hear more!

Doug Earnest · Post by **Doug Earnest** » 10 Mar 2007 1:26 pm

I have been working in Canada recently and have heard quite a few tunes by Blue Rodeo. I don't know anything about them but they have very catchy tunes done in (mostly) the style of vintage country rock such as Pure Praire League, Marshall Tucker and the like. Very refreshing!

P Gleespen · Post by **P Gleespen** » 10 Mar 2007 2:24 pm

Ron Whitfield wrote: Henry, I believe Wilco is now defunct, but they had their moments.

Really? Wilco broke up?

edited to add:

I don't think they did, I just went to wilcoworld and they're touring and have another cd due out in May.

Post by **b0b** » 10 Mar 2007 3:16 pm

I like Radiohead.

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 10 Mar 2007 3:49 pm

P, maybe they're one of these groups that can do a bunch of side projects and hibernate as a band until it's again time to do something.
My 'all about Wilco' neighbor sed they were toast, a month or so back.

Yeah, bOb, Radiohead is one of the few newer groups that really has the goods.

And, as much as I've tried not to, I also like The White Stripes.

Since this post is actually getting (worthwhile) responses, I'm hardly limiting it to Rock, as there are so many bands or singular artists of any genre, that it'd be silly to limit it.
But, I guess most of us grew up on R&R and still dig it.
Gotta love that!

Archie Nicol · Post by **Archie Nicol** » 10 Mar 2007 5:19 pm

Radiohead new? We used to do `High And Dry` at least ten years ago. I would play the `Close Encounters..etc` theme towards the end.

Arch.

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 10 Mar 2007 8:47 pm

Bob Ritter wrote:Well I dont have a favorite current band. So I would have to say it is still the Beatles and I dont see anybody out there that has a chance of taking them down..lol

Yoko pretty much did that.

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 10 Mar 2007 8:48 pm

Ron Whitfield wrote:Yep, it's killin' time time.
...or, another opportunity to say I love Mermen, and Ethel's OK too.

This adventurous trio plays surf music for the future, and always gives the best bang for the buck to be found anywhere.
.

Thanks for the link to the Mermen. I like surf bands.

Andy Sandoval · Post by **Andy Sandoval** » 10 Mar 2007 9:15 pm

If you like The Mermen, check out these other surf bands too. Los Straitjackets, Blue Hawaiians, Aqua Velvets, Blue Stingrays, Bomboras,Laika and the Cosmonauts.

Eric Jaeger · Post by **Eric Jaeger** » 10 Mar 2007 9:16 pm

Ollabelle.

-eric

but tomorrow it'll be the Flatlanders, and the day after it'll be Asleep at the Wheel. Just fickle

-eric

Keith Cordell · Post by **Keith Cordell** » 11 Mar 2007 3:30 am

My current constant is Ryan Adams and the Cardinals' Cold Roses album,with the amazing Cindy Cashdollar, and a Lee Roy Parnell CD, "Back to the Well."

Jim Peters · Post by **Jim Peters** » 11 Mar 2007 12:34 pm

I really enjoy some of Corrine Bailey Rae's songs. Unique voice, beautiful melodies, and pretty cute,too! JP

Keith Cordell · Post by **Keith Cordell** » 11 Mar 2007 12:44 pm

Wow, yeah Corinne is great, and you should check out Lizz Wright. She did a great cover of "A Taste of Honey" and Neil Young's "Old Man".

Post by **Dave Mudgett** » 11 Mar 2007 2:41 pm

I don't think in terms of "who's my favorite" - who cares anyway? But someone current that I really like is Neko Case. Raw emotional power and musical sophistication together, a fairly rare combo these days.

BTW - the Derailers are certainly high on my list. I also like the Mermen and Los Straitjackets a lot. I played instrumental music like this for quite a while. Opened for Los Straitjackets quite a few times, unfortunately have yet to even see the Mermen - do they ever venture to the right coast? I love the mix of psychedelic and surf instrumental feels.

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 11 Mar 2007 10:15 pm

No, Dave, they don't venture much outside of the Santa Cruz area, except for the (once) regular surf safari's to the islands.
But the youtube vids are a good example of what your missing.
Always lay'd back, but intense affairs.

Thanx for reminding me about Neko.

Your response was exactly why I cared to ask.
I'd liked to have heard the instrumental stuff you mentioned.

Frederic Mabrut · Post by **Frederic Mabrut** » 11 Mar 2007 11:48 pm

Cocoon!

www.myspace.com/listentococoon

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