Brandon Adams Watches Popularity of Single Rise
Originally published at http://texasmusicjournal.com/texas-music-genres/country/brandon-adams-watches-popularity-of-single-rise/
Less than a month after its release to radio, the first single from the self-titled debut album of West Texas Original Country band Brandon Adams and The Sad Bastards — “Radiate,” an original love-conquers-all love song that speeds along in tempo and lyrics, rocks with guitars and drums, and hums with country fiddle — is proving it has the legs to climb the charts.
Immediately praised by a radio station manager in Lubbock, where Adams and the band are well-known, as “a crowd and listener favorite and will absolutely get your listeners calling in,” the song has jumped onto The Texas Music Chart.
JSI Top 21.com fairly raves about the band and the album: “When Brandon Adams says of his music that it’s ‘West Texan,’ … what he means is a music informed by country traditions, local and otherwise, but takes cues equally from the place itself. Dark and brooding in tone and lyrical arrangement, Adams seems to be walking alone in the Lubbock twilight when staggering violin and electric guitar solos bowl him over with the ferocity of sunset on the high desert. The best tracks on this record recall the cow-punk impulse of Drive By Truckers or Hank III but with a tendency for showmanship and bravado that is uniquely Texan.”
The band — songwriter Brandon Adams on vocals and guitar; Shad Daugherty on rhythm and lead guitar and lap steel; JP Downey on fiddle and harmony vocals; Zack Davis on drums; and Josh Brandenburg on bass and harmony vocals — applies its own brand of rock TNT to classic country themes and vibe: full sound, great playing, smart and seasoned lyrics.
“Radiate” is just one track on BRANDON ADAMS AND THE SAD BASTARDS (Melodic Undertone; Jan. 18, 2011), and one of many originals the band is taking on the road for shows to support the album.
Less than a month after its release to radio, the first single from the self-titled debut album of West Texas Original Country band Brandon Adams and The Sad Bastards — “Radiate,” an original love-conquers-all love song that speeds along in tempo and lyrics, rocks with guitars and drums, and hums with country fiddle — is proving it has the legs to climb the charts.
Immediately praised by a radio station manager in Lubbock, where Adams and the band are well-known, as “a crowd and listener favorite and will absolutely get your listeners calling in,” the song has jumped onto The Texas Music Chart.
JSI Top 21.com fairly raves about the band and the album: “When Brandon Adams says of his music that it’s ‘West Texan,’ … what he means is a music informed by country traditions, local and otherwise, but takes cues equally from the place itself. Dark and brooding in tone and lyrical arrangement, Adams seems to be walking alone in the Lubbock twilight when staggering violin and electric guitar solos bowl him over with the ferocity of sunset on the high desert. The best tracks on this record recall the cow-punk impulse of Drive By Truckers or Hank III but with a tendency for showmanship and bravado that is uniquely Texan.”
The band — songwriter Brandon Adams on vocals and guitar; Shad Daugherty on rhythm and lead guitar and lap steel; JP Downey on fiddle and harmony vocals; Zack Davis on drums; and Josh Brandenburg on bass and harmony vocals — applies its own brand of rock TNT to classic country themes and vibe: full sound, great playing, smart and seasoned lyrics.
“Radiate” is just one track on BRANDON ADAMS AND THE SAD BASTARDS (Melodic Undertone; Jan. 18, 2011), and one of many originals the band is taking on the road for shows to support the album.
BRANDON ADAMS AND THE SAD BASTARDS – SELF TITLED
Originally published at http://ninebullets.net/tag/brandon-adams-and-the-sad-bastards
I don’t want to harp on this point but some of the younger crowd in the Red Dirt scene seems to be losing their originality and individuality. It is albums like this self titled release from Brandon Adams And The Sad Bastards that give me hope for the genre. Brandon Adams, A West Texas native, started making music while attending Texas Tech, stopped and worked for a while as a golf pro eventually returning to Lubbock determined to make his own brand of music and did just that. It may have taken a decade of playing songwriters acoustic showcases but it has paid off in spades.
This one is full of raw pain and downers. I love that it cries out for me to down a bottle of Old Crow and chain smoke in the dark by myself without sounding the least bit whiny. From the opening track’s catchy melding of lost love and scriptural metaphor to the last track winding it down with some slow and simple loneliness this is Essential Listening.
BRANDON ADAMS AND THE SAD BASTARDS – SELF TITLED
Originally published at http://ninebullets.net/tag/brandon-adams-and-the-sad-bastards
I don’t want to harp on this point but some of the younger crowd in the Red Dirt scene seems to be losing their originality and individuality. It is albums like this self titled release from Brandon Adams And The Sad Bastards that give me hope for the genre. Brandon Adams, A West Texas native, started making music while attending Texas Tech, stopped and worked for a while as a golf pro eventually returning to Lubbock determined to make his own brand of music and did just that. It may have taken a decade of playing songwriters acoustic showcases but it has paid off in spades.
This one is full of raw pain and downers. I love that it cries out for me to down a bottle of Old Crow and chain smoke in the dark by myself without sounding the least bit whiny. From the opening track’s catchy melding of lost love and scriptural metaphor to the last track winding it down with some slow and simple loneliness this is Essential Listening.
BRANDON ADAMS AND THE SAD BASTARDS – SELF TITLED
I don’t want to harp on this point but some of the younger crowd in the Red Dirt scene seems to be losing their originality and individuality. It is albums like this self titled release from Brandon Adams And The Sad Bastards that give me hope for the genre. Brandon Adams, A West Texas native, started making music while attending Texas Tech, stopped and worked for a while as a golf pro eventually returning to Lubbock determined to make his own brand of music and did just that. It may have taken a decade of playing songwriters acoustic showcases but it has paid off in spades.
This one is full of raw pain and downers. I love that it cries out for me to down a bottle of Old Crow and chain smoke in the dark by myself without sounding the least bit whiny. From the opening track’s catchy melding of lost love and scriptural metaphor to the last track winding it down with some slow and simple loneliness this is Essential Listening.
Texas’ Brandon Adams and the Sad Bastards with Jimmy Dasher at Momo’s
Originally published at http://www.austinpost.org/content/texas-brandon-adams-and-sad-bastards-with-jimmy-dasher-momos
his combo brings a special country music flavor. Brandon Adams and the Sad Bastards,with their “Melodic Undertone” album on its way for a 2011 release, are touring the U.S.
Brandon Adams and the Sad Bastards will be on the same bill with Jimmy Dasher at Momo’s on November 10. Adams’ band, The Sad Bastards, will be backing up Jimmy Dasher in his set as well.
Jimmy Dasher is likewise releasing his album in 2011 under the same label as with Brandon Adams and the Sad Bastards. The album will be entitled The Waiting Game which according to Austin Music City is “full of his brand of rock touched by soul, funk, blues, jazz, folk and country.”
Event‘s cover will be $7, and you can call (512) 479-8848 for more details.
Texas’ Brandon Adams and the Sad Bastards with Jimmy Dasher at Momo’s
Originally published at http://www.austinpost.org/content/texas-brandon-adams-and-sad-bastards-with-jimmy-dasher-momos
his combo brings a special country music flavor. Brandon Adams and the Sad Bastards,with their “Melodic Undertone” album on its way for a 2011 release, are touring the U.S.
Brandon Adams and the Sad Bastards will be on the same bill with Jimmy Dasher at Momo’s on November 10. Adams’ band, The Sad Bastards, will be backing up Jimmy Dasher in his set as well.
Jimmy Dasher is likewise releasing his album in 2011 under the same label as with Brandon Adams and the Sad Bastards. The album will be entitled The Waiting Game which according to Austin Music City is “full of his brand of rock touched by soul, funk, blues, jazz, folk and country.”
Event‘s cover will be $7, and you can call (512) 479-8848 for more details.
Texas’ Brandon Adams and the Sad Bastards with Jimmy Dasher at Momo’s
Originally published at http://www.austinpost.org/content/texas-brandon-adams-and-sad-bastards-with-jimmy-dasher-momos
Brandon Adams And The Sad Bastards Release Self -Titled Debut Album
Originally Published At http://www.austinmusiccity.com/music-news/brandon-adams-and-the-sad-bastards-release-self-titled-debut-album-
Austin, TX — With the release of their self-titled debut album on San Antonio’s Melodic Undertone label comes a series of shows by Brandon Adams and his band, The Sad Bastards, that includes four in their hometown of Lubbock, where Adams grew up, got his start, and continues to play and host regular acoustic songwriter showcases.
The group with the distinctive Texas country sound — mostly country, yes, but infused with Adams’ listening favorites (soul, funk, rock and such iconoclasts as Whiskeytown and Drive By Truckers) as well as his joy and pride in playing original music — will tour Texas into summer to share the new music.
Two of the new full-length album’s tracks are tear-it-up, rockin’ country songs, “Restless” and “Mr. Blues,” and three are infused with rock: “When You Leave,” “Loves Given Up” and “Baby Why” — each bears a bit of sadness, thus, Adams says, the name of the band. Listeners relate, as they did January 18 in Lubbock after a radio interview and O-Bar Depot show, with the sale of more than 500 of the new CDs on the group’s Web site and iTunes.
At the well-known Blue Light in Lubbock, Adams plays acoustic songwriters shows and hosts a songwriter showcase of original music for more than 60 writers in which they play and compete for shows, money, radio spins and even a music festival opening slot. The official CD Release Show was there January 28; the band will be there four other times, in February, March, May and June 4 for a street concert.
Upcoming shows include:
February 24, Hard 8 BBQ, Stephenville
February 25, Auslander, Fredericksburg
February 26, Downtown Brady, Texas
March 5, O Bar Depot, Lubbock
March 12, The Blue Light, Lubbock (with Casey Berry)
April 26-30, Larry Joe Taylor’s 23rd Annual Texas Music Festival, Stephenville
(performing every night and hosting The Blue Light late-night jam stage)
May 11, The Blue Light, Lubbock (with Charlie Shafter)
May 13, O Bar Depot, Lubbock
June 4, The Blue Light, Lubbock
(street concert with Charlie Shafter, Rodney Parker, Thriftstore Cowboys)
For more information, visit http://www.mcguckinpr.com.
Also see www.brandonadamsmusic.com
and http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/BrandonAdamsandtheSadBastards
Brandon Adams And The Sad Bastards Release Self -Titled Debut Album
Originally Published At http://www.austinmusiccity.com/music-news/brandon-adams-and-the-sad-bastards-release-self-titled-debut-album-
Austin, TX — With the release of their self-titled debut album on San Antonio’s Melodic Undertone label comes a series of shows by Brandon Adams and his band, The Sad Bastards, that includes four in their hometown of Lubbock, where Adams grew up, got his start, and continues to play and host regular acoustic songwriter showcases.
The group with the distinctive Texas country sound — mostly country, yes, but infused with Adams’ listening favorites (soul, funk, rock and such iconoclasts as Whiskeytown and Drive By Truckers) as well as his joy and pride in playing original music — will tour Texas into summer to share the new music.
Two of the new full-length album’s tracks are tear-it-up, rockin’ country songs, “Restless” and “Mr. Blues,” and three are infused with rock: “When You Leave,” “Loves Given Up” and “Baby Why” — each bears a bit of sadness, thus, Adams says, the name of the band. Listeners relate, as they did January 18 in Lubbock after a radio interview and O-Bar Depot show, with the sale of more than 500 of the new CDs on the group’s Web site and iTunes.
At the well-known Blue Light in Lubbock, Adams plays acoustic songwriters shows and hosts a songwriter showcase of original music for more than 60 writers in which they play and compete for shows, money, radio spins and even a music festival opening slot. The official CD Release Show was there January 28; the band will be there four other times, in February, March, May and June 4 for a street concert.
Upcoming shows include:
February 24, Hard 8 BBQ, Stephenville
February 25, Auslander, Fredericksburg
February 26, Downtown Brady, Texas
March 5, O Bar Depot, Lubbock
March 12, The Blue Light, Lubbock (with Casey Berry)
April 26-30, Larry Joe Taylor’s 23rd Annual Texas Music Festival, Stephenville
(performing every night and hosting The Blue Light late-night jam stage)
May 11, The Blue Light, Lubbock (with Charlie Shafter)
May 13, O Bar Depot, Lubbock
June 4, The Blue Light, Lubbock
(street concert with Charlie Shafter, Rodney Parker, Thriftstore Cowboys)
For more information, visit http://www.mcguckinpr.com.
Also see www.brandonadamsmusic.com
and http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/BrandonAdamsandtheSadBastards
Request Radiate!
5/30/2011 – Call in to your local station and Request Brandon Adams & the Sad Bastards!!
“Radiate” is currently 28 on the TexNet50 Music Chart!
Buy The Album!
Brandon Adams and the Sad Bastards released their debut album on 1-18-2011. Click on to link to purchase.
