Bluegrass Raconteurs / Electric Six Deserve A Second Look

Raconteurs Bluegrass Style (Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together)

I posted about the bluegrass version of "Old Enough" prior to it's release, but totally forgot to buy it for myself. Maybe the holiday madness prevented you from purchasing as well? Or, maybe, like me, Santa or Hanukkah Harry didn't bring them for you?
Purchase Bluegrass Versions Of Raconteurs Songs Here (Official Releases)
Old Enough CD Single and 7" Vinyl [featuring Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe)
1. Old Enough
2. Top Yourself (also apparently a bluegrass version)

Some confusion has surrounded a release by The Carter Sisters and Jack White. Let me clear it up for you. This is not Jack White of the White Stripes. If you are itching for more material, perhaps you might revisit his work on the soundtrack for Cold Mountain. It's earnest and wonderful (as is the whole soundtrack), and lest we forget the fantastic collaboration with Ms. Loretta Lynn on Van Lear Rose. Grammy Shmammy. We all knew it was fantastic, but it was nice for Loretta to get respect where it's due.

And if you want a smile on your face (and who doesn't really), I recommend you check out Detroit band Electric Six. They have provided me with hours of unrestrained laughter. Their song "Danger! High Voltage" features Jack White. He was credited on the recording as John S O'Leary, and the rumors of White lending his vocals were long denied, but eventually confirmed by Valentine. Frankly, one listen confirmed it none other than Jack White. It's spastic and hilarious and a rollicking good time.

I've been spinning I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me From Being The Master quite a bit and recommend it. It's funny, but to dismiss them as merely a joke band may be doing them a disservice. The band released a new album Flashy in the latter part of 2008. Check out www.popshifter.com for Nothing Wrong With Liking A Flashy Man: An Interview With Dick Valentine by Christian Lipski.


Upcoming Live Electric Six Shows
Mar 6 2009 8:00P
Brickyard Carlisle
Mar 7 2009 8:00P
Academy Newcastle
Mar 8 2009 8:00P
Academy Liverpool
Mar 9 2009 8:00P
Academy Sheffield
Mar 11 2009 8:00P
Academy Bristol
Mar 12 2009 8:00P
Barfly London
Mar 13 2009 8:00P
Place Theater Telford
Mar 14 2009 8:00P
Academy Oxford
Mar 15 2009 8:00P
Sin City Swansea
Mar 17 2009 8:00P
Effenaar Eindhoven
Mar 18 2009 8:00P
VK Brussels
Mar 19 2009 8:00P
ISC Bern
Mar 20 2009 8:00P
Mariaberg Rorschach
Mar 21 2009 8:00P
Konzerthaus Schoor Luzern
Mar 23 2009 8:00P
Ika Longhorn Stuttgart
Mar 24 2009 8:00P
Backstage Munich
Mar 25 2009 8:00P
Stollwerk Koln
Mar 26 2009 8:00P
Beatpol Dresden
Mar 27 2009 8:00P
Glad House Cottbus
Apr 2 2009 8:00P
Small Planet East Lansing, Michigan
Apr 3 2009 8:00P
Intersection Grand Rapids, Michigan
Apr 4 2009 8:00P
Rhino’s Bloomington, Indiana
Apr 6 2009 8:00P
Double Door Chicago, Illinois
Apr 7 2009 8:00P
First Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota
Apr 8 2009 8:00P
Aquarium Fargo, North Dakota
Apr 9 2009 8:00P
Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, Iowa
Apr 10 2009 8:00P
The Waiting Room Omaha, Nebraska
Apr 11 2009 8:00P
Blue Note Columbia, Missouri
Apr 13 2009 8:00P
Record Bar Kansas City, Missouri
Apr 14 2009 8:00P
Opolis Norman, Oklahoma
Apr 15 2009 8:00P
Emo’s Austin, Texas
Apr 16 2009 8:00P
Boiler Room McAllen, Texas
Apr 17 2009 8:00P
House Of Blues New Orleans, Louisiana
Apr 18 2009 8:00P
Bottle Tree Birmingham, Alabama
Apr 20 2009 8:00P
Engine Room Tallahassee, Florida
Apr 21 2009 8:00P
Common Grounds Gainesville, Florida
Apr 22 2009 8:00P
Culture Room Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Apr 23 2009 8:00P
The Social Orlando, Florida
Apr 24 2009 8:00P
Jack Rabbit’s Jacksonville, Florida
Apr 25 2009 8:00P
Lenny’s Atlanta, Georgia
Apr 28 2009 8:00P
Canal Club Richmond, Virginia
Apr 29 2009 8:00P
Black Cat Washington DC, Washington DC
Apr 30 2009 8:00P
Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 1 2009 8:00P
Iron Horse Northampton, Massachusetts
May 2 2009 8:00P
Middle East Cambridge, Massachusetts
May 4 2009 8:00P
Maxwell’s Hoboken, New Jersey
May 5 2009 8:00P
Bowery Ballroom New York, New York
May 9 2009 8:00P
Blind Pig Ann Arbor, Michigan

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And speaking of Popshiter.com, have you seen the best of 2008 lsts? http://popshifter.com/category/best-of-lists/
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If it's been a while since you've popped over to the always ridiculous www.rathergood.com, the punk rock kittens are currently jamming to "Fell in Love With a Girl." Also have a gander at the sites Kraftwerk tribute "4-piece Kraftwurst, with their eporkal tribute "We Are Pork Products."

Here are the Viking Kittens who started my love affair with rathergood.com and Electric Six:


(You might remember a Subway commercial that was allegedly pulled because it disturbed people. Here is the original piece starring the adorable (or frightening, depending on your perspective) SpongMonkeys and it's one of my most favorite things...ever. Spongmonkey toys and shirts? The consumer in me says "me want."