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Punk blues might be dead.

remember when bands like the white stripes and henry and june weren't pretentious assholes. what happened to doin captain beefheart and son house songs? i've been on a kick lately digging through 45's and lurkin on myspace trying to find any bands who still have almost dead feeling. send me a link if you can help. the closest i've come is an obscure portland band who claims detroit as one of their influences. they're called SAMO and they do oneof the best covers of a son house track that i've maybe ever heard (almost as good as death letter). the rest of their songs are a little strange, but still good in their own way. myspace.com/samo333

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Permalink Reply by swt on December 16, 2008 at 1:34am: Check out Edison Rocket Train. It's a creature of journalist/rocker Mike Edison, (who earlier this year released a hilarious spoken-word album called I Have Fun Everywhere I Go (featuring blues/punk/techno backgrounds produced by one Jon Spencer)

If you're on eMusic, they've got ERT's Yes!Yes!!Yes!!!, which might be what yer looking for.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by whatwave dave on December 16, 2008 at 12:25pm: Here's a couple of my current faves making the blues/punk kinda noise...both outta Toronto, both 2 piece bands...

The Speaking Tongues
http://www.myspace.com/thespeakingtongues

catl
http://www.myspace.com/catlmusic; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by The Crushers on December 17, 2008 at 5:58am: my old band did a couple of London gigs with a two-piece called the Hartes, they were fuckin intense, but I think they've split up now. either way, worth a listen:
www.myspace.com/thehartes

Joey Vacant
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Permalink Reply by Bobby on December 18, 2008 at 12:00pm: www.myspace.com/thehussyknowsall
3 7 inches are on the way.
One Split 7 inch on Science of Sound Records with our friends Sleeping in the Aviary
One on A Fistful of Records in the Netherlands - That's going to be a 6-8 song EP!
Another Split 7 inch on Tax Return Records, with our friend Rocktopus. This is the first release on this label!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Bobby on December 18, 2008 at 1:22pm: I checked out the Hartes and they do INDEED rock my socks!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Zorch Productions on December 18, 2008 at 1:23pm: hey babe... check out blackbone church by sede drunk blues punk duo twentyfourbrothers on our page or at www.myspace.com/twentyfourbrothers
cheers / tobba; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by The Speaking Tongues on December 24, 2008 at 9:18pm: Glad to be referenced on this post. CATL just put out a great record....
Also, The following acts are not messing around...

http://www.myspace.com/blackdiamondheavies
http://www.myspace.com/leftlanecruiser

Actually, here's a jackpot...
http://www.myspace.com/deepbluesfestival; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Lost Soul on January 9, 2009 at 2:26pm: Have a listen to The Bonnevilles and other stuff on the Motorsounds label.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by NickWray on January 13, 2009 at 11:51am: I recommend the Bonnevilles too. I shared a bill with them in December and they were bone-crushingly good. People living in Northern Ireland still know the meaning of blues. Plus they played an absolutely decimating version of Death Letter.

Plus, they're really nice fellahs.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by kopper on January 14, 2009 at 1:26pm: Gotta take a minute to toot my horn for St. Louis punk blues here:

Casey Reid - Cephalclog
Casey Reid writes songs with wisdom that flutters beyond description and "Cephalclog" is his masterpiece. His lyrics are inspired and his guitar playing unique, floating between delta-driven fingerpicking and a full-fledged assault on the strings that is as beautiful as it is furious. With an array of orchestral accompaniment - ranging from weeping cello to pounding junkyard percussion - Reid's powerful and ghastly voice slams through blues epics and folkie barn-burners with a heartfelt sincerity that is truly hard to find and a style impossible to match.
www.myspace.com/caseyreid

This band is great, too:

Rum Drum Ramblers - Hey Lordy Mama Mama Get Up & Go
If you like punk and dig the blues, then this album is for you. The guitar bends, hisses and howls in ways that would make Johnny Thunders' knees weak. The harmonica conjures up the sound assault of Jimmy Page just as much as the bob and weave juke-joint shuffle of Little Walter. And the bass - well, this guy is one of the best and that's all there is to it. The rhythm is a contagious stomp clank and the performance is a raw slop of beauty tinged blues destruction. All originals, all instant classics.
www.myspace.com/rumdrumramblers

There's also Pokey LaFarge:

Pokey LaFarge - Beat, Move, and Shake
Armed with Charlie Chaplin charm and Shakespearian insight, Pokey LaFarge weaves 12 timeless originals into the fabric of Americana. Calling upon the soul of Ray Charles just as much as the imagery of Townes van Zandt, "Beat, Move, and Shake" creates a delightful blend of quirky pop and delta-meets-appalachia country blues. Backed by an unfaltering beat on an upright bass, Pokey picks at his guitar and lets his voice float freely in an album whose title will prove to be it's best description.

You can get this stuff from St. Louis' own Big Muddy Records (and I recommend you do!).; ▶ Reply to This