alabama rock show - 10/20

i'm lazy. it takes me a full week to actually post anything.
Alabama gets a bum wrap. They've got better football, better manners, and some of the best people in the world.

Yet now that half of Brooklyn decided that country music is really cool and there's trust funds from Connecticut supporting little assholes to be the next Woody Guthrie, and some Philly chick saying ya'll with a twang to indicate "down-ness", it's refreshing to sit back and lose your mind with a bunch of some yes ma'am/no sir good-ol'-boys that live the life they actually sing about. That's exactly what was brought to the table Monday night. Compound resident John David Mahaffey had some hometown friends passing through the city for CMJ, so naturally we had them play a show in our gallery space. Here's what happened…
John started the night with a couple of songs he's written…Unfortunately I forgot to take pictures of him playing because I'm a shitty friend. he has nothing recorded to show you now, but give it a few more weeks, we'll keep everyone up to date.
Next up was 13ghosts, they rule and have good beards. well spoken lyrics placed into a lightening storm. a must see if they come through your town.
vulture whale played next. equal parts indie rock and country, you'll be hearing more from them soon.
arkadelphia closed it out with a no holds barred assault of heart filled country rock. they mean why they play, what they play, and how they play it. highly recommended.

the rest of the night turned into a clusterfuck of sing alongs and photographs. check out more of the show pictures here.