The Dull Richards - Uncle Tupelo Tribute Show February 2, 2013

Since no one else will throw me a damn birthday party, I'll do it my freakin' self...and I'll show you how it's done right! The best damn birthday bash ever! And if anyone asks, I'll be turning 30.

With Misisipi Mike & The Midnight Gamblers and a dozen of the hottest singers and guitar slingers on the local Americana scene covering one of Uncle Tupelo's greatest albums, ANODYNE.

Featuring members of Tiny Television, The Barbary Ghosts, Whiskey & Women, Vandella, The Whisky Richards, The Lucky 7 Band, The Dull Richards, The B-Stars.

INFO: http://shelbyashpresents.net/

*please note: all pretty, single girls must buy Shelby a b-day drink*
(sorry, rules are rules)

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ANODYNE is the fourth and final studio album by alternative country band Uncle Tupelo, released on October 5, 1993. The recording of the album was preceded by the departure of the original drummer Mike Heidorn and the addition of three new band members: bassist John Stirratt (Wilco), drummer Ken Coomer (ex Wilco), and multi-instrumentalist Max Johnston. The band signed with Sire Records shortly before recording the album; Anodyne was Uncle Tupelo's only major label release until 89/93: An Anthology in 2002.

Recorded in May/June 1993 at Cedar Creek studio in Austin, Texas, Anodyne featured a split in songwriting credits between singers Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy, plus a cover version of the Doug Sahm song "Give Back the Key to My Heart", with Sahm on vocals. The lyrical themes were influenced by 1950s and 1960s country music, particularly Ernest Tubb, Buck Owens, and Lefty Frizzell, and—more than their preceding releases—touched on interpersonal relationships. Tweedy included several songs referencing aspects of the music industry. One example was "Acuff-Rose", a paean on the music publishers of Acuff-Rose Music. He also wrote "We've Been Had", which was intended to chastise bands such as Nirvana and The Clash who were "all just show biz". Tweedy was also the author of "New Madrid", a song about Iben Browning's erroneous prediction of an apocalyptic earthquake in New Madrid, Missouri. Farrar was less comfortable discussing the lyrics that he wrote, claiming that his songs frequently change their meanings. Like other Uncle Tupelo albums, Farrar and Tweedy wrote their own lyrics, and played them for each other a week before the recording sessions.

After two promotional tours for the album, tensions between Farrar and Tweedy culminated in the breakup of Uncle Tupelo, with Farrar forming Son Volt and Tweedy forming Wilco.

Anodyne was well received by critics domestically and internationally.
~Allmusic writer Jason Ankeny wrote, "Uncle Tupelo never struck a finer balance between rock and country than on Anodyne".
~Rolling Stone wrote that the band "has an intuitive sense of the simplicity and dynamics of a country song."
~German music periodical Spex compared the album to Neil Young and to Little Feat's debut album.
~ Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet listed Anodyne in 1999 as one of "The Best Albums of the Century".
~In 2008, Rolling Stone critic Tom Moon listed Anodyne among the 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die.

OTHER ALBUMS BY UNCLE TUPELO:
No Depression (June 21, 1990)
Still Feel Gone (September 17, 1991)
March 16–20, 1992 (August 3, 1992)
Anodyne (October 5, 1993)

Official Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/476097755787324/