Monday, November 9, 2009

Old Crow Medicine Show


Don't snub these guys just because you hear a banjo and a twang. Broaden your horizons. Old Crow Medicine Show is an old-time american string band, and the new face of bluegrass and blues, which they are unabashedly showing across the country. Playing pre-war covers alongside original material, these young, southern Dylans have a stash of songs that I'm not ashamed to play loud. Ketch Sechor, lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, went to prep school at Phillips-Exeter, so his southern sound is accented by a northern mood and experience that just seems to hit home for me. Put your feet up on the porch, open a can of beer, and drift into the intelligent but accessible melodies of Old Crow Medicine Show.