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City |
Venue |
Details |
| Tue 6/3/08 |
Portland, OR |
Dante's |
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| Wed 6/4/08 |
Eugene, OR |
Sam Bond's Garage |
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| Fri 6/6/08 |
Redding, CA |
Old City Hall |
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| Sun 6/8/08 |
Arcata, CA |
Humboldt Brews |
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| Wed 6/11/08 |
Sacramento, CA |
Blue Lamp |
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| Thu 6/12/08 |
Grass Valley, CA |
CBA Fathers Day Bluegrass Festival |
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| Fri 6/13/08 |
Grass Valley, CA |
CBA Fathers Day Bluegrass Festival |
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| Sat 6/14/08 |
San Francisco, CA |
Swedish American Hall |
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| Wed 6/18/08 |
Tucson, AZ |
Club Congress |
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| Thu 6/19/08 |
Albuquerque, NM |
Rio Grande Botanic Garden |
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| Sat 6/21/08 |
Albuquerque, NM |
Albuquerque Folk Festival |
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| Fri 6/27/08 |
Olathe, KS |
Frontier Park |
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| Sat 6/28/08 |
Skiatook, OK |
Skiatook Bluegrass Festival |
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| Sun 6/29/08 |
Lawrence, KS |
Replay Lounge |
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| Thu 7/10/08 |
Driggs, ID |
Thursday Music on Main |
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| Fri 7/11/08 |
Big Sky, MT |
The Plaza at Big Sky Resort |
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| Sun 7/13/08 |
Park City, UT |
Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort |
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| Thu 7/17/08 |
Narragansett, RI |
The Towers |
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| Fri 7/18/08 |
Oak Hill, NY |
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival |
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| Sat 7/19/08 |
Oak Hill, NY |
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival |
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| Sun 7/20/08 |
New York, NY |
Joe's Pub |
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| Sat 8/30/08 |
Pagosa Springs, CO |
Four Corners Folk Festival |
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| Wed 10/8/08 |
Branson, MO |
National Harvest Festival |
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| Thu 10/9/08 |
Branson, MO |
National Harvest Festival |
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| Fri 10/10/08 |
Branson, MO |
National Harvest Festival |
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| Sat 10/11/08 |
Branson, MO |
National Harvest Festival |
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| Sun 10/12/08 |
Branson, MO |
National Harvest Festival |
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| * Free Show |
| ! Co-headlining with The Red Stick Ramblers |
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"There's
a good maxim in art," says Ike Sheldon, lead singer and
guitarist Kansas City's hillbilly band, The Wilders. "You
shouldn't really break the rules until you know the rules. Look
at Picasso; the dude was absolutely amazing. He could draw anything
perfectly, very detailed and realistic. That's how he could
move on to other things. We said 'If we are gonna play country
music, let's learn what makes it tick.' And now that we know,
we are reaping the benefits; we can throw the rules out the
window. If you want straight Hank Williams, we can do it right.
But don't give me any shit for being just like a rock and roller
and totally twisting it around."
The band's all-new April 15, 2008 release, Someone's Got
to Pay, is an Americana album progressing around a real
life murder trial (or as the lyrics say, "An old murder
ballad come to life") and fleshed out with more original
recordings conjuring up small town crazies and wrecked lives.
But don't let the dark subject matter fool you. The Wilders
just got wilder and the music is more engaging then ever.
"We're doing whatever we want and that's what's really
exciting for us," adds Ike. "This ain't sitting on
the front porch rocking chair music. We play hillbilly music
and we play the shit out of it." |
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Someone's
Got to Pay
Free Dirt Records
April 15, 2008 |
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