THE CICADAS WERE OUT in full force, buzzing in celebration as the August summer heat had mercifully subsided, at least for a few days. I ordered coffee (black) and took a seat at a tiny round table outside Caffé Driade, […]
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It’s time again to look at some of the people behind the scenes of radio. Lindsay Reid is promo guy for the highly respected company Thirty Tigers, which does marketing, promotion, and management for some of the best artists around. What got […]
Over a handful of releases from the John Howie Jr.-led Two Dollar Pistols, a pattern has emerged. You’ll find, true to the band’s roots covering Roger Miller and Bobby Bare, various flavors of country that echo Bakersfield, old Nashville, even […]
The Two Dollar Pistols have been around for a while, having gone through a couple of lineup changes since 1996. Nothing they’ve done in the past however, suggested the unremitting charm of Hands Up!, their third full-length release. Previously, the […]
With that thunderclap voice of his, there may not be a better man than John Howie to cover a song popularized by Johnny Cash, unless Sleepy LaBeef is in town. “Blistered”, written by Billy Edd Wheeler (who also authored “Jackson” […]
North Carolina’s Two Dollar Pistols make real country music, possessing an edge that will never get them close to the Grand Ole Opry or commercial country radio, yet is deeply rooted in the traditional sound of honky-tonk. Step Right Up […]
John Howie has a voice you’ve never heard before, but would swear you have. Just the other night, in fact, one barstool over. Older guy, looked a little run-down and weary, knocking back one straight Scotch after another like he […]
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