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Sorry, kiddies -
we have no punk/alternative/emo/ska/hip-hop/electronic or
any other modish modern music for you. Instead, here’s
16 servings of time-tested roots music-pure as a mountain
dawn, wild as a boar hog in season, tuff as a T-bone from
Denny’s, and as real as a kick in the pants.
OC is internationally
known for its MTV-friendly bands. But this CD proves we’re
also a stronghold for roots music. You’d be hard-pressed
to find another county in the Yew-Ess-Ay that could offer
up such a wide variety of superb artists and divergent styles
as you’ll hear on Roots Canal - volume four of fine free
music from your friends at OC Weekly. Blues, jump, rockabilly,
surf, country, reggae, gospel, and good old-fashioned rock
& roll - it’s all here, performed by locals (well,
we’re temporarily annexing Downey so we can put Dave
Alvin on here; you’d do it, too, if you could) ranging
from the world-famous to the should-be-world-famous.
All the usual rules apply: find the ad on
page 33, rip out the coupon, take it to one of the better
retail stores you see listed there, and claim your free, no-purchase-necessary
CD. Then bring it home, jam the sucker into the stereo, and
prepare to dance and grin like an idjit and get all wibbly
because this music is gonna make you feel real purty inside
- guaranteed!
Rascalin & the Roots Rockers, "Lyin’
Eyes." Melodic roots-reggae, masterfully arranged and
executed by San Clemente-based Rascalin’s 12-piece band.
Horns punch smartly, guitars chunk insistently, voices harmonize
sweetly, and percussion and bass carve a well-deep groove.
It all skanks my pickle quite nicely, thank you.
Also included on this (now a collectors
edition) compilation CD are: Dave Alvin, Big Sandy & His
Fly-Rite Boys, The Bleeders, Bourbon Jones, Freddie Brooks,
The Dibs, Chris Gaffney, The James Harman Band, King Arthur,
Mama’s Boys, Kid Ramos, Lee Rocker, Rod & the Pistons,
The Torquays, and Billy Zoom.
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