Malo, Flaco and Earle
by Pete
I love the Mavericks. Love the sound of lead singer Raul Malo’s voice. “All You Ever Do is Bring Me Down” rose out of my mp3 shuffle today. Tex-Mex superstar accordionist Flaco Jimenez adds his signature playing to the tune.
The Mavericks: All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down (mp3) – from The Definitive Collection
That led me to listen to Flaco’s early 90’s group the Texas Tornados. The group also consisted of Freddy Fender, Doug Sahm, and Augie Meyers.
Texas Tornados: Adios Mexico (mp3) – from The Best of the Texas Tornados
That song led me, for obvious reasons (you’ll know when you hear both tunes), to Steve Earle. If you take Adios Mexico’s traditional Tex-Mex accordion riff, strap a NASA booster rocker to it, and turn the amp up to 11, you get this:
Steve Earle: What’s a Simple Man To Do (mp3) – from Jerusalem
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January 27, 2010 - 10:07 pm
Tags: Del McCoury Band, Steve Earle
Posted in Bluegrass | 5 comments
I still have a bad taste in my mouth from this week’s Radio Daze piece, so I’ve been doing my best to reverse the damage with – ya know – real music. And it gets no more genuine than Steve Earle. I finally dug out this CD a couple of months ago after a few [...]
Pete’s Favorite Albums of the 00’s
December 31, 2009 - 7:56 am
Tags: Arcade Fire, band of horses, bruce springsteen, Grandaddy, M.I.A., Marah, Prince, Steve Earle, The Boss, Wilco
Posted in Ickmusic Faves | 6 comments
Quick Note: I didn’t want to bombard my Top 10 with Springsteen and Prince albums, so I chose my favorites of theirs from the 00’s. Did I spend more time with M.I.A.’s Arular than with Bruce’s Magic or Prince’s Musicology? No way. Just so you know, I limited my picks to one album per artist.
And [...]
Video: Steve Earle at Amoeba Records
November 25, 2009 - 9:18 pm
Tags: Amoeba Records, Steve Earle
Posted in Folk, Video | 1 comment
I knew I subscribed to Amoeba’s video RSS feed for a reason! Once in a while, they post a gem. Case in point today: Steve Earle.
Here’s Steve’s 45 minute in-store performance from back in May. But be sure to check out the insightful 13 minute interview too, where he discusses his early years as a [...]
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October 29, 2009 - 10:15 pm
Tags: Byrds, Calexico, CCR, Jim Croce, Little Feat, Old 97s, Paul Weller, Reverend Hortom Heat, Steve Earle
Posted in Rock | 7 comments
A lot can be accomplished musically in two minutes and twenty eight seconds. What brought this to mind was a Little Feat tune I heard on my way to work recently: “Feats Don’t Fail Me Now”. It funks and it rocks & rolls and grooves…makes me wanna strut down a crowded street with a sweet [...]
Ick’s Pick (Week XIX): Steve Earle – ‘Townes’
May 14, 2009 - 10:32 pm
Tags: Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt
Posted in Ick's Pick | 1 comment
I’m sitting down to write this after the improbable occurrence of just seeing Steve Earle in the 30 Rock season finale. Oh my, what an ending! It’s a kidney benefit for Jack’s dad, and a We Are the World-esque gathering of talent comes together – Steve Earle, Elvis Costello, the Beastie Boys, Rhett Miller, Sheryl [...]
Steve Earle reads for the Poetry Project
May 3, 2009 - 9:29 am
Tags: Steve Earle
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Steve Earle reads a short piece of poetry about the passing of his father:
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Steve Earle. Letterman. Friday.
September 4, 2008 - 11:04 pm
Tags: letterman, reckless kelly, Steve Earle, zevon
Posted in Uncategorized | 2 comments
Hey Steve Earle fans, watch Letterman tomorrow night (Friday, Sept. 5th). Steve will perform a Warren Zevon tune, “Reconsider Me”, in tribute to the late great Zevon who passed away 5 years ago (Sept. 7th, 2003).
I didn’t know it until tonight, but Earle recorded the song (hear it on YouTube) with Texas band Reckless Kelly [...]
Steve Earle at the Newport Folk Festival
August 13, 2008 - 10:10 pm
Tags: newport, Steve Earle
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For fellow Steve fans, NPR has a podcast of Steve’s set at the Newport Folk Festival available for free.
Get it from their site, or download from iTunes.
While you’re there, grab Jim James’s set, and Tom Waits’s entire Atlanta show. Free.
Thank you NPR.
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A Good Week for Tunes in Telluride: Steve Earle, Allison Moorer, Junior Brown, and Jonny Lang
July 10, 2008 - 10:07 pm
Tags: Jonny Lang, Junior Brown, Steve Earle, telluride
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Top Left: Steve Earle works his dobro hard for the Sheridan Opera House crowd.
Top Right: Jonny Lang brings the blues in Mountain Village.
Bottom Left: Junior Brown rocks his guitar / lap-steel hybrid in Mountain Village.
Bottom Right: I ponder life’s great questions with a Franziskaner in hand.
Yes, folks, life was sweet last week. My wife and [...]
Tunes in Telluride
July 1, 2008 - 9:05 pm
Tags: Steve Earle, telluride
Posted in Miscellaneous | 1 comment
It’s summer time in Arizona, which means it’s high time to hightail it out of town. This week finds me back in one of my favorite places on God’s green earth – Telluride, Colorado. I snapped the pic above this afternoon near the Nelly Mine, up in the San Juan Mountains at about 11,200 feet. [...]
January 27, 2006 - 7:30 am
ever listen to any Refreshments or Roger Cline and the Peacemakers? they’re a bit tex-mex-ishy
January 27, 2006 - 9:30 pm
yeah they’re from my neck of the woods down here. to be honest i’ve never been into Roger Clyne’s stuff (with the refreshments or the peacemakers), but then again i’ve never given them much of a chance. i dig Calexico though, speaking of tex/mex-y bands (also from Arizona).