Jon Brown - “If Drinking Don’t Kill Me (Her Memory Will)” (George Jones)
You’ve probably heard that the great George Jones just passed away. Horsehead frontman Jon Brown decided to play a cover of one of the man’s best tunes as a way to honor his memory. It’s an acoustic performance with variations in volume and emphasis. RIP George Jones.
Catch Horsehead @ RVA Playlist’s 3rd Birthday Party @ The Camel 5/29 along with Anousheh and Long Arms.
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Horsehead - Christmas Therapy
Horsehead released this double track album last year at this time, and we thought we would revisit it. With one original plus “Silent Night,” the EP offers a little bit of festive music.
Horsehead - “God Damned the Rain to Fall”
Horsehead - Sympathetic Vibrations Review
Sounds of RVA got our hands on, figuratively speaking, the brand new Horsehead album called Sympathetic Vibrations. Take the best of Steve Earle and Tom Petty, and you might come close to these Vibrations. “Moving Target” opens the album with an earnest acoustic guitar and solemn, soulful vocals (Jon C. Brown). “You are a dancer with no signature step,” is but one of the burns he doles out in this deceptively sweet sound. “Darkened Streets” gets the whole band into gear in this second, uplifting song. Alt-country guitars and a medium pace get at least part of you moving.
You may have already heard the previously-released “Emptiest Arms in the World” (which has a Willie Nelson-like descriptive title). The rhythm is upbeat and the song channels Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
The album was engineered at Snake Oil Recording with Dan Deckleman following a successful Kickstarter campaign. The 4th album from the band shows maturity in songwriting and arrangements. Horsehead also brought a couple of outside musicians to put some finishing touches on the mixes. For instance, Jay Gonzalez of Drive-By Truckers played piano on some tracks, and Travis Rinehart of Jackass Flats added banjo on Sounds of RVA’s favorite track, “God Damned the Rain to Fall.”
Kevin Wade Inge (guitar) also has been in charge of adding steel guitar to this and the last album, Before the Bright Lights. The difference this time is that Inge plays the steel himself rather than outsourcing. Learning this new skill also afforded Inge some extra room in the studio to experiment. Some of the songs were being written as they were recorded, so the tone is very present and vivid.
Check out “Big Sun” for an alt-country “Althea” (Grateful Dead); the wandering lover can’t stay in one place for too long. The vocal harmonies go in unexpected directions, and that off-kilter tension makes the song that much more exciting.
Also, the longtime drummer (Andre LaBelle) called it quits midway through recording, but you’d never notice the change (to Gregg Brooks). Sympathetic Vibrations will be out November 13th, PLUS
Catch Horsehead’s CD Release show @ Gallery 5 on Saturday, 11/10 with Grease Trigger and Matt Conner. 8 pm, $7.
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The Dimmer Twins - “Attitude” (Misfits cover)
The Dimmer Twins, aka Jon Brown and Kevin Wade Inge from Horsehead, just put out this cover video that’s pretty neat.
Horsehead plays 4/28 @ Cafe Diem w/ Silo Halo (a mixture between the Silo Effect and Halflit Halo)
Horsehead @ The Camel 2-5-12
You can see Horsehead @ The Camel again this Thursday, 2/9 w/ The Dimmer Twins, Eric Hunter, and Cardinal Compass. Event info:
Horsehead and Friends - “It’s Christmastime Again”
It’s getting down to the wire with the big old X. I have not finished my holiday shopping, so I’ve gotta overdose with a little Xmas cheer to get in the mood.
Horsehead invited their friends over and crowded around one mic for two songs on Christmas Therapy. Check ‘em out and get merry.
Eric Hunter (and Horsehead) - “Angels on Airplanes”
Eric Hunter is a singer-songwriter here in Richmond. His latest release includes his friends, the band, Horsehead, as his backing band. Their mutual influences range from the Drive-By Truckers to Neil Young and Bob Dylan. Hunter was especially drawn to Young’s “Tonight’s the Night” and Dylan’s “Planet Waves.”
Eric Hunter (pictured below) plays the Camel this Sunday (11/6) with:
The Vendors (more RVA alt-country)
$5, 8pm
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