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FEBRUARY
SHOW
Friday,
February 4th at Poe's Pub featuring
WRINKLE
NECK MULES with THE ATKINSONS and SCHNITZEL
POE'S
PUB - 2706 E. Main Street
Here's
a little bit about the acts that are playing the February concert
series...
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THE TATERS
 WRINKLE
NECK MULES
Mason
Brent, Andy Stepanian, Chase Heard and Blake Gayle are The Wrinkle Neck Mules
from Richmond, VA formed in 1999. All were
born and raised in Richmond while Chase was born in Texas and grew up in
Florida.
Heavily
influenced by Uncle Tupelo, the Mules take their sound and update and twist it
for a new decade, with that great but rare trick of respecting the tradition but
at the same time moving it on. There’s some bluegrass, there’s some
straight ahead country rock, there’s a soupcon of Byrds, but basically it’s
a fairly stripped down backwoods alt.country.
In the Leeds
Music Scene, Annalee Call wrote "...The Mules play fast, tight,
expressively and above all modestly, with
harmonies and instrument swapping and shared vocal duties radiating a rich
vowelled, conversational warmth, the sharing of basic intimacies (come-downs and
loss), stories of Mexican Snow and late night drinking ('Whiskey Jars') and a
welcome feeling of camaraderie that avoids any connotations of 'Good ol' Boys'
cheese."
Their
debut album “Minor Enough” was released in 2003 and they took the stage at
Poe's Pub in Richmond to celebrate its completion. Since then the band has
been called the "band to watch" and "alt country at its
best".
Website: www.wrinkleneckmules.com
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THE ATKINSONS
 THE
ATKINSONS
The Atkinsons formed in the fall of 2003 in
Richmond, VA. Their main focus was to write and perform their own brand of
original music, as well as incorporating select cover songs that complement
their Americana style. Rooted in rock, touched by country, and rich in
harmonies, The Atkinsons merge their signature sound with bittersweet tales of
woe and heartbreak. Their originals are written with a hardcore honesty that
chronicles Americas lost and lonely souls and their life struggles and turmoil.
Influences range from Whiskeytown, Old 97s and Son Volt - to Old Crow Medicine
Show, The Avett Brothers and Scott Miller - to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers,
The Rolling Stones and Nirvana. The soulful lyrics and whiskey-stained vocals of
Dickie Wood are complemented with three-part harmonies offered up by Jamie Wood
and Kris Krull. Kris also gives the band a new edge on drums working with Ricky
Breland on bass to create a pounding rhythm section. Combine Mike Ferry's fiddle
with Jeff Williams mandolin, and you got a potent mix of rock and country
creating one kickass rockin' Americana band.
"American
Gothic” (self-released): "Dickie Wood has a lot of words floating
around in his head. That’s the thought that comes to mind listening to the
new release from this ubiquitous Richmond group. Serving the role as lead
singer and guitarist, Wood is accompanied by multi-instrumentalist Jeff
Williams, bassist Ricky Breland, fiddler Mike Ferry, drummer Kris Krull and
percussionist/ vocalist Jamie Wood. Throughout 10 tracks (and a bonus track),
they weave stories of loneliness, desertion, romance, boozing, traveling . . .
very much a cross-section of the American experience. Songs are written
more in the form of rhyming prose than as couplets, which helps bolster the
storytelling. Sonically, the group resembles alt-rock pioneers Uncle Tupelo or early
Ryan Adams. The idea behind the music is well-communicated, and the songs
are executed with precision. The Atkinsons have been performing on Richmond
stages for more than four years, and the time and experience are reflected in
the maturity of this recording."
- Style
Weekly, Local Bin by Josh Bearman June 2007
Website: www.theatkinsons.us
www.myspace.com/theatkinsons
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SCHNITZEL
 SCHNITZEL
Schnitzel has been recording for most of the
90's and into the Aughts, changing band members often but always rocking. It's what the guys do best. Their most recent effort "The Horrible and Very Real Emotional Pain Matt Fisher Caused While He Was In This Band" is a radical departure.
That's mostly because they finally kicked Fisher out. Years in the making,
Schnitzel's debut CD "Southbound Freight" was released in February 05.
In
Schnitzel's own words: Schnitzel ist manchmal eine Einmanntat, manchmal
ein Band aber sie immer schaukeln. Nicht viele andere Bänder in Richmond sind
herum dieses lange gewesen- 10 Jahre- und stiller Überrest so ein gepflegtes
Geheimnis. Kann das für das beste obwohl sein, der weiß? Manchmal scheint es
wie deshalb viel, zu tragen. Wie viel längere Dose es zuletzt? Der alte Mann
ist müde/ muss jetzt schlafen.... I know what you're thinking but as my
grandmother used to say, "Fuck 'em if they can't speak German." It's
too bad too cause I rather liked the "old man is tired now, the sparrow is
dead" line.
Website:
www.schnitzelrocks.blogspot.com
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