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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Newsy Bits JEFF the Brotherhood to Open The Raconteurs' Sold-Out Ryman Show, Details on PUJOL's Saddle Creek Release, Ann Powers on Country Music [Newsy Bits]

Posted by on Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 3:55 PM

JEFF the Brotherhoods Jake Orrall surfs the net.
  • JEFF the Brotherhood's Jake Orrall "surfs" the "net."
* I did a bit of wonderin' as to who the openers would be back when The Raconteurs announced that they'll be playing The Ryman on Sept. 15. It's the only non-festival date they've announced thus far, and it's in their hometown. It stood to reason that they'd pick someone from around these parts, and perhaps someone who's worked with Jack White's Third Man Records. Bam! Bullseye on both counts. Those wicked wizards of psych-slam, the Brothers Orrall — known to most as JEFF the Brotherhood — will open for The Racs on Sept. 15. JEFF onstage at The Ryman. It's about time. The show is already sold out.

* Remember how Saddle Creek Records announced the newest member of their family about a week ago? Remember how it turned out to be local brainy garage-punkers PUJOL? Well, PUJOL's first release via the Saddlers will be an EP titled Nasty, Brutish and Short. (Title reminds me of an ex-girlfriend of mine. Hey-oh!) Says a release, "Nasty, Brutish, and Short focuses on fragmentation, compartmentalization, and the idea of cultural maxims dominating the individual's ability to vocalize and interact with the external world." Sounds like PUJOL all right! The EP will be out Oct. 18, right in the middle of PUJOL's tour with Ted Leo.

* Ann Powers of NPR's The Record With Ann Powers put together a pretty interesting piece on neo-traditionalism in country music, along with rapping in country music, and country music in True Blood and all sorts of stuff. The piece is called "Country's New Guard Gets Back to Basics," and it's certainly worth a read. Or a listen. However you want to consume it is OK by me.

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