JOHN DOE – Ready March 19, 2005
Founding member of punk band X, and brilliant singer songwriter delivers solo version of “Ready”. A great song from the awe inspiring, life changing 2005 release Forever Hasn’t Happened Yet. A major day at The Bohemian Café and Horizon Records! Dedicated to the late, great Upstate punker John Galway.
JOHN DOE – Your Parade March 19, 2005
Another heartfelt dose of Doe from Forever Hasn’t Happened Yet, a reflective, clear-eyed ballad.
COL. BRUCE HAMPTON – Space Is The Place May 22, 2010
An ultra-funky, guitar-driven cover of the Sun Ra classic as only the Col. could deliver it.
TIM O’BRIEN – Senor July 21, 2010
A standout Horizon favorite tune from the instant-classic all-Dylan “Red on Blonde” album. Tim brings an acoustic folk feel to this underrated gem from 1978’s Street Legal and shines it up nicely.
DRIVIN’ N’ CRYIN’ – Detroit City July 19, 2010
A ragged rocker that pays tribute to the great rockers that came out of Detroit in the 60’s and ‘70’s. A huge dose of raucous love shout to Bob Seger, Alice Cooper, MC5, The Stooges, Brownsville Station (Motor City alums, all) from the band’s 2009 album, The Great American Bubble Factory.
MICHAEL PENN – Try October 14, 2005
One of those impossibly melodic ballad gems that Michael seems to be able to pluck out of his songwriter’s noggin’ at will. About as dispassionate a look at a crumbling relationship as you can imagine. “I don’t want to try to anymore,” indeed.
JOHN WESLEY HARDING (aka WESLEY STACE) – Miss Fortune April 30, 2005
There are few songs that can come back from “I was born with a coathanger in my mouth” as an opening line and make you love the melody, but that’s John Wesley Harding in a nutshell. Brilliant song that shares a title with his powerful first novel, and we were fortunate to have John Wes both singing and reading that day.
DARRELL SCOTT – I Still Miss Someone February 25, 2012
One of the great country/Americana singer/songwriter/guitarists of our era salutes one of his own kind, Mr. Johnny Cash, and does so beautifully off-the-cuff. Always amazing when Darrell is in the house.
BOB MARGOLIN – I’m A Man October 13, 2007
Our favorite journeyman blues singer/guitarist brings his renowned tenure with Muddy Waters to bear on this rousing version of one his boss’ classic stompers.
WILL KIMBROUGH – Home Remedy July 9, 2005
Mr. Kimbrough nonchalantly dashed over from his soundcheck with Rodney Crowell at The Handlebar, removed his guitar from its case and treated us to this deftly-fingerpicked acoustic tribute to the little things that keep a love affair alive. “It’s a home remedy/When you put your arms around me/The whole world is shining new.” A true moment of human love and warmth from one of our favorites at Horizon.
BELLEVILLE OUTFIT – As The Crow Flies February 9, 2008
Spartanburg’s own Belleville Outfit take the acoustic musical omnivore approach of Uncle Walt’s Band into a new generation, so they were a no-brainer to include in our Tribute To Walter Hyatt show. Blending a pulsing groove with ragged-but-right vocal harmonies and a little fiddle on the side, “As The Crow Flies” is just plain laid-back fun.
ROGUE WAVE – Seasick on Land June 21, 2005
Rather than their usual rhythmic, electric-guitar coated indie-rock, Oakland’s own Rogue Wave treated us to a stripped-down acoustic performance that took the emphasis away from the off-kilter time signatures and waves of overdubs and put in on their gift for sing-along melodies and incisive lyrics.
JON AUER – Six Feet Under May 7, 2006
The Posies’ singer/songwriter/co-founder (and occasional BIG STAR) strips down this delicately orchestrated, autumnal gem from his gorgeous “Songs From The Year Of Our Demise” album, which had been out five whole days when he played our humble confines. Our normally taciturn soundman Steve McGowan was beside himself with joy.
THE WOOD BROTHERS – Never Can Pray Enough October 17, 2008
A swaggering, staggering two step of upright bass and deft slide guitar underpins this dark tale of sin, punctuated by Oliver Wood’s keening howl. It stands as a powerful backwoods warning to a friend who’s dancing a little too close to the edge.
