Born n raised in Oklahoma, living in California.
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Member Since: 5/26/2007
Band Members: Red Meat ;
The Riptide (my bar by the beach, sweet) ;
Burning Embers ;
Tom Armstrong ;
Rico Bell ;
Greg Reeves :
Brad Brooks ;
Mockingbirds ;
Bob Bradshaw ;
Annwn ;
Radio Milan ;
The Rayn
Sounds Like: "Red Meat's contribution to the Americana universe is to stoke the legendary fires of that old Bakersfield sound, as once done by Buck Owens and Merle Haggard. Oakland honky tonkers Red Meat have absorbed a wide spectrum of their predecessors, and their country music is not "all hat"; they go far beyond aping their influences and capture some of that cosmic American soul that Gram Parsons was chasing after on We Never Close. Simply put: this is a great country album that nods to an era when "country" meant something altogether different." ALL MUSIC.COM
East Bay Express Best of Readers Poll :If you're bored with the soft-rock hipsterism of alt.country and can't stand the absurd posturing of new country, give Red Meat a try. Like its namesake, this little country band (born in a garage in the Mission years ago, but currently 90 percent East Bay) feels like an all-American staple. Instead of puerile redneck anthems ready for a dance-floor remix, Red Meat traffics in the well-written narrative songs and tight instrumental accompaniment that are the time-honored provenance of good country music. The mixed vocal harmonies of Smelley Kelley, Scott Young, and Jill Olson will please fans of any persuasion, while Michael Montalto's guitar playing can either sweetly accompany or tear the roof off as the song requires. And of course, their songs cover classic country music themes like love, booze, broken-down cars, and twelve-inch, three-speed oscillating fans.
Record Label: Ranchero Records
Type of Label: Indie