Adam Ritchie and his band inside the DMZSteve Schmidt and Link Smith skating in DMZ parking lotSteve Schmidt, somewhere between the heights and downtownGrove Circle Punx - Andy Conrad, Utrillo, Bryan Spinas, Matthew Thompson, Jason White, Josh Bentley (92)
Mark Drenzek added story to The Link Springs Forms
Brad Sims added story to New Wave Festival
Chris Johnson added story to DMZ opens
cHe added story to DMZ opens
Jason Matthews (Livingston, Montana) added story to New Wave Festival
Jason Matthews (Livingston, Montana) added story to Econochrist forms
Jason Matthews (Livingston, Montana) added story to Hatful Day plays their first show
Robert Borden added story to Big Boss Line forms
Michelle Morton added story to Women's City Club Show
Adam Ritchie and his band inside the DMZ
Steve Schmidt and Link Smith skating in DMZ parking lot
Steve Schmidt, somewhere between the heights and downtown
Big Boss Line - 10ft Tall
Grove Circle Punx - Andy Conrad, Utrillo, Bryan Spinas, Matthew Thompson, Jason White, Josh Bentley (92)
Towncraft Clip 6: A Generation of Vipers
Towncraft Clip 5: Kick Out a Light Socket And Go
Towncraft Clip 4: A Show of Force
Towncraft Clip 3: They Were Doing It For Little Rock
Towncraft Clip 2: Little Rock Pride
Ben Dickey starts Amen Booze Rooster
Ben Dickey, Jeb Bell, and Terry Yerves start Amen Booze Rooster
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Clay Simmons // Terry, the drummer, worked at a studio in Philly, so they could record almost whenever they wanted. Ben always sent me copies of what they were working on. One time, I got a slug of about 4 songs and one of them was called "First Ones" or something like that. I've always been a huge fan of Ben's songwriting and lyrics. He's great at subtly critiquing little scene hypocrisies and inconsistencies the same way Donald Fagan was able to deliver lyrical jabs to the music business. Anyway, "First Ones" resonated because it sort of empowered the way I felt about our friends' role in the landscape of popular indie music. The chorus was something like "We were the first ones here, and this was all our idea." Pretty presumptuous, but fun to sing out loud in your car when you're by yourself. Too bad that song was probably never released.
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Richard Matson // Little Rock native Ben Dickey moved up to Philadelphia in 1998 and started Amen Booze Rooster a few years later. The music is a weird combo of jangly tom petty and some distinctly Arkansan swamprat delta blues. In 2004 I really loved Amen Booze Rooster and jumped at the chance to manage them when they moved to New York City. I proved probably one of the worst managers ever, not able to book them a single show (though I came really close with a soul food joint in Brooklyn). After a few months, the band quietly moved back to Philly and I was relinquished of my duties.
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Ben Dickey plays an Amen Booze Rooster tune - 1
Ben Dickey plays an Amen Booze Rooster tune - 2
Ben Dickey plays an Amen Booze Rooster tune - 3
Ben Dickey plays an Amen Booze Rooster tune - 4
Ben Dickey plays an Amen Booze Rooster tune - 5
Amen Booze Rooster - Go Stay Come
Amen Booze Rooster - Lemon Ice Box Pie
Amen Booze Rooster
Ben Dickey of Amen Booze Rooster
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