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If you like what you hear, OUR NEW CD "LOVE JUNKIE"
IS NOW AVAILABLE! Order from CD Baby:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/twang2
Also, check out the new cd available for download on iTunes!
Here's what our latest review (in Vintage Guitar Magazine) had to say about it:
"It’s hard not to love a record that starts with guitars twangin’ and slidin’ and the line, “I’ve got an ass pocket full of whiskey.†Not only that, the second verse of “Get In (Or Get Out of the Way)†starts with, “We got Jerry Reed on the 8-track.â€
Tommy Dixon, who wrote those lines, also plays guitar and proves adept at various styles of country. He’s obviously a Tele guy, as “Drinkin’ About You†readily displays with country boogie full of killer bends, double-stops, and the kind of behind-the-nut magic that screams Telecaster. Dixon and the band, which features Lisa Hannon on vocals, get to show their skills at other forms of Americana music, too. “Quiver†is the kind of
pop-country that’s about as radio friendly as can be, with Dixon’s fine leads and guest pedal steel from Mike Soffa. “Cliche†is a honky-tonk killer with a very funny lyrical jab at those who stereotype people who play country music. “Pennies†supplies more twangin’ – so much that Dixon makes note before the song hits stride, announcing, “I never play the chords in this song!†And he’s right. But he plays everything else with fills and solos pushing the song along. This is country the way it should be played.
Not a bad review for four yokels from the midwest!
Now then, about the live show: want to have a rip-roarin', down and dirty, greasy good time? You want to see the Twang Dragons. We've been tearing up stages big and small for a while now, with self-penned tunes that fall somewhere between Johnny Cash and Tom Petty. Or think maybe John Hiatt or Steve Earle meets Chrissie Hynde if she sang all twangy-like.
Critics have called our music such things as a little bit country, a little bit fire-breathin' serpintine grooving rocker and a combination of professional chops and let-it-all-hang-out abandon. But whatever you call it, it's performed by musicians who write it and play it like they mean it. Because we do.
And yes, we also toss in some select covers by some folks you'll recognize and others you might not but should. From the man in black to criminally underappreciated talents like Robbie Fulks, John Sieger and Lucinda Williams.
And remember our guarantee double your twang back if you're not fully satisfied with any performance. So git on out!
