Wednesday, October 10, 2007

The cadaverous charm of Slim Cessna

Part of Denver’s thriving Americana scene, Slim Cessna’s Auto Club has been cranking out riotous country jams since the early 1990s and winning the love of people not generally prone to hoe-downs. Jello Biafra, whose Alternative Tentacles label has released a Slim Cessna album or two, said, “"This is the country band that plays the bar at the end of the world."

Here’s my preview of the show in Philadelophia this week.

Slim Cessna’s Auto Club
Mon., Oct. 15, 9pm. $10. With Jack Ohly. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 Frankford Ave. 215.739.9684. www.johnnybrendas.com
Tall, cadaverous Slim Cessna insists there’s nothing alt about his brand of country. His apocalyptic hoedowns may be pushed to punk rock speeds, they may have a tumultuous rock ’n’ roll intensity, but they’re not—repeat not—meant as irony. So button up your shirt right to the collar and take a rackety ride through his darkening rural landscapes. This is how we do things in the country, says Slim, which is to say: fast, hard, rollicking and haunted by the faint smell of death. (Jennifer Kelly)

MP3
This is How We Do Things in the Country
http://www.slimcessnasautoclub.com/downloads/mp3s/This%20Is%20How%20We%20Do%20Things%20In%20The%20Country.mp3

Lots more at http://www.slimcessnasautoclub.com/downloads


Here’s the rest of the tour:
OCTOBER 2007

10/10/2007
SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB
@ Record Bar
Kansas City MO

10/11/2007
SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB
and THE KNOTWELLS
@ Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis MN

10/12/2007
SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB
and DEVIL IN A WOODPILE
@ The Note
Chicago IL

10/13/2007
SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB
@ Beachland Ballroom
Cleveland OH

10/14/2007
SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB
@ 31st Street Pub
Pittsburgh PA

10/15/2007
SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB
@ Johnny Brenda's
Philadelphia PA

10/16/2007
SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB
and THE CASSETTES
@ DC9
Washington DC

10/17/2007
SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB
@ B&G Lounge
South Windsor CT

10/18/2007
SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB
and THE WRONG REASONS
@ Middle East
Cambridge MA

10/19/2007
SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB
and THE WRONG REASONS
@ Jake's Bar & Grille
Providence RI

10/20/2007
SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB
CMJ
@ The Annex
New York NY


10/21/2007
SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB
@ Union Pool
Brooklyn NY 11211

2 comments:

michaeldustdevil said...

this could is going to be the best, most informative blog on earth... get it hooked to Fuzzy... XXX

jenniferpkelly said...

Thanks Michael...you are much too kind and anyway, the only person who has read any of this stuff here. I did try to link to fuzzy, not sure if I got it right.