Tracks:
1. She Went Out Lookin’ for a Stallion
But She Brought Home A Horse’s Ass
2. Goin‘ Nowhere in a Heartbeat
3. Camel Toe Blues
4. When We Made Love
She Called Me “Joe”
(But That Ain’t Never
Been My Name)
5. There She Was (Gone)
6. The Legend of A Lassoin’ Lesbian
7. Toke Hill Boogie
9. Corn Pony Blues
10. Back End Done Blowed Out
11. Damn That Bitch Is Cold
As a discriminating consumer of music, you will, I know, agree with the following truism. It is rare indeed to find an artist or ensemble of artists that not only excels in a genre of music, but redefines that musical form.
In the classical realm we may name Schoenberg, in jazz perhaps Coltrane, in rock music Elvis or the Beatles, in Punk the Sex Pistols, in the “post-punk” arena Joy Division or Bauhaus, in traditional country certainly George Jones, Willie Nelson, or more recently the Dixie Chicks as examples of those who have taken their respective oeuvres and remade them in a new and exciting image (or sound in this case).
In the arena of Americana, that aural offspring of rock and roll and country music that first sprang from its roots some thirty+ years ago to dominate a nation hungry for its plain-spoken ideals of smoking marijuana, drinking Wild Turkey and engaging in backwoods parties late into the wee hours of any given evening, we may ask plaintively who will come forward and give us a new taste of this essential music?
The answer is here.
A group of extraordinary musicians have come together to form what will no doubt be a history making gathering and they have taken a name that will live in musical history for decades to come. That name, that band, that group of musical innovators are:
The GilmerMetcalves!
So roundup your pards and get this little dogie along into your CD player! A truly boot scootin', bum scattershootin' musical adventure awaits!
- Chloe "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" Kleimenhagen,
Austin, Texas 2007
Saddle up with all of your official GilmerMetcalves merchandise now!
2 comments:
Who are these people that call themselves the Gilmer-Metcalves?! Since you are a non-existent band, Pinky D will be claiming that you have purchased exclusive rights to his latest song, "The Zoo Keeper's Lament." He wouldn't be surprised if it pulled you out of Imagination Land and put you under the ever-so-real stage lights of fame. He will expect the imaginary ASCAP payments to arrive on a regular basis.
(FYI do you have connections to any of the following parts of Pinky's Austin past:
the art history dept. at UT.
the austin punk rock scene 1979-82.
Helen Mayfield.
the guy that stabbed Pinky on the east side.)
Thanks for your comments, Pinky! Speaking on behalf of the GilmerMetcalves (no hyphen by the way), we're always happy to hear from loyal fans and discriminating connoisseurs of fine music, even that of the non-existent kind! The boys and I are busy in the studio not recording our sophomore effort, "Nothing But Black Hay Left", but we wanted to take a break to answer your specific questions, so here they are:
...do you have connections to any of the following parts of Pinky's Austin past:
the art history dept. at UT.
Nope.
the austin punk rock scene 1979-82.
Don't we wish!
Helen Mayfield.
A fine Texas artist, but we feel our music, if it existed, would have more kinship with Bale Creek Allen.
the guy that stabbed Pinky on the east side
The only thing The GilmerMetcalves are interested in stabbing is a fine chicken-fried steak, smothered in cream gravy, just like Momma used to make, when she would leave the kitchen covered in flour, looking like a seen from a Currier & Ives Christmas print!
Finally, regarding your song ""The Zoo Keeper's Lament", the title sounds very similar to one we were working up just last night, "I Saw My Regrets Reflected in the Bong Water", but if you could hum a few bars, we may consider it. The more imaginary tracks the better, we always say!
Regards,
Chloe "Cowgirl of Ill Repute" Kleimenhagen,
Kerrville, Texas, 2007
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