Ed “Big Daddy” Roth, king of the ’60s car customizers, is the subject of a new documentary with a soundtrack that combines contemporaneous west coast surf ‘n’ rod with ’50s rock, jet-age lounge, ’60s southern twang, and ’80s instrumental revivalism. […]
Is there such a thing as distinctly Canadian music? If so, the Sadies would be among its foremost purveyors. One thing’s for sure: This eclectic band has no intention of carpetbagging in the States. The double-disc In Concert Vol. One […]
The Sadies look like the kind of badasses who started skipping classes in elementary school. Singer-guitarist Dallas Good comes across as the lifelong rebel who grew up smoking Lucky Strikes behind the portables, and you just know his bandmates were […]
Hmm, think the Sadies love the Byrds? From the Nudie suits that brothers Dallas and Travis Good often wear onstage to their cover of “Wasn’t Born To Follow” on the band’s 2001 album Tremendous Efforts, the Sadies have long styled […]
How often do we read about artists who claim their work converges country feel with a punk-informed sensibility, only to discover that either their awareness of traditional music is puddle-deep or their attitude is milder than it ought to be? […]
