Post-2000 Decent to Excellent Rockabilly Songs/Albums

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none of this is at all straight-up rockabilly revivalist - but there's been some 50's doo-wop-influenced stuff in garage rock recently

King Khan & BBQ:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmXHm2Yc2KM

King Khan + Bloodshot Bill = The Tandoori Knights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3heoAj2skc

BBQ + Bloodshot Bill = The Ding Dongs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz2eJlkCEok

Shannon & The Clams:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN2wygv0O10

Dirty Beaches does a kind of Suicide arty 50's greaser schtick:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qqdz7Rokha4

And this is way more of a 50's crooner thing - Richard Hawley:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EYk83xz3dQ&list=PL32C60E7E04993AB3

Richard Hawley goes more full-on rocker in his side project Teenage Werewolf:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-OG_GeL0Dc

brio, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 17:31 (ten years ago) link

"Vampire Weekend are not rockabilly but their song "Diane Young" kind of is."

lock thread your genre is officially dead.

scott seward, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 18:26 (ten years ago) link

These recommendations are actually pretty good! I'm familiar with most of them, the Kim Lenz is new and it sounds pretty good, will check her out.

Diane Young isn't a bad example is it? I love that song and it does have rockabilly thrown in for good measure, at least it tries to push the genre into a new territory. I would actually love if more 'indie' artists tried it out, it would probably be awful for the most part but if at least 3 good songs came out of the revival I'd be happy.

Moka, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 21:10 (ten years ago) link

I mean the indie garage revival has given us some brilliant acts and music.

Moka, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 21:10 (ten years ago) link

Check out Thee Merry Widows Moka!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boFxhWbMYdo

Damo Suzuki's Parrot, Wednesday, 11 September 2013 21:52 (ten years ago) link

I'm assuming Imelda May has crossed your radar, so I won't post a vid. Asskicking live show, but I haven't bought anything by her.

Same with Devil Doll, I'm not familiar with most of her stuff, but love "Liquor Store."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlZ2vGXPQ20

Same old bland-as-sand mood mouthings (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 11 September 2013 22:16 (ten years ago) link

These gals are getting kinda big in Minneapolis. I'm not 100% sold, but the video is great:

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=l%27assassins+rockabilly&view=detail&mid=4F7B8126DFA027B014994F7B8126DFA027B01499&first=0&FORM=NVPFVR

Same old bland-as-sand mood mouthings (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 11 September 2013 22:23 (ten years ago) link

crossover success aside, i enjoy the imelda may albums.

just picked this up in the cheap bins :

http://thequietus.com/articles/03858-the-john-moore-rock-and-roll-trio-featuring-the-loose-moorelles-roll-your-activator-volume-1album-review

and of course, there is the jim jones revue crew are are not averse to adding some piano heavy rock-n-roll swagger to their pumped garage rock

mark e, Thursday, 12 September 2013 12:20 (ten years ago) link

* are are = who are

oh, and loving the john moore album.

mark e, Thursday, 12 September 2013 12:29 (ten years ago) link

It's interesting how garage rock has been so lively over the last decade, but with very little 50s Memphis influence. Of big players, Mr. BBQ/Sultan probably uses rockabilly licks and melodies the most, in a way the reminds me of Buddy Holly more than Sun Records

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW-TBpKv-Q8

bendy, Thursday, 12 September 2013 16:01 (ten years ago) link

one year passes...

I'm currently making this playlist robbing some suggestions from this thread.

http://open.spotify.com/user/moteldemoka/playlist/2nUFEZCdAfrRldrmpEknEu

Moka, Tuesday, 9 December 2014 22:18 (nine years ago) link

I like Dan Sartain, not straight up rockabilly but in the ballpark for sure.....

m0stlyClean, Wednesday, 10 December 2014 02:35 (nine years ago) link

nine months pass...

I'm late to the party on Shannon & the Clams, just clicked that link above yesterday and I'm in love. Just bought a ticket to see them next month (my first show in 7th Street Entry in years...)

Half as cool as Man Sized Action (Dan Peterson), Friday, 11 September 2015 19:39 (eight years ago) link

Ooh, maybe I should check them out

curmudgeon, Friday, 11 September 2015 21:55 (eight years ago) link

Like Amy Winehouse fronting Southern Culture on the Skids. Looks like it's gonna be big fun in a small club.

Half as cool as Man Sized Action (Dan Peterson), Saturday, 12 September 2015 00:35 (eight years ago) link

This was in Milwaukee earlier this year: Slim Jim Phantom's Rockabilly Circus - rolling into the Northern Lights Theater at Potawatomi Hotel and Casino tonight at 8 - is a full cavalcade of rock and rhythm and blues with a lineup that features the Stray Cats drummer along with Sonny Burgess and the Legendary Pacers, Deke Dickerson and Kim Lenz and Wanda Jackson

curmudgeon, Sunday, 13 September 2015 14:34 (eight years ago) link

Circus 2 coming October 9: Jack Scott, Narvel Felts, Huelyn Duvall, Marti Brom. And I may be there! Consolation prize for missing Ponderosa Stomp.

Half as cool as Man Sized Action (Dan Peterson), Monday, 14 September 2015 14:04 (eight years ago) link

A nice consolation prize. I like Marti Brom

curmudgeon, Tuesday, 15 September 2015 16:25 (eight years ago) link

Chris Casello Trio on the bill too. He's up there with Bill Kirchen in my book.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IUYjVH0f2M

Half as cool as Man Sized Action (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 15 September 2015 17:50 (eight years ago) link

one year passes...

Reviving this thread (although it seems like there's minimal interest) to say I'm really loving The 24th Street Wailers. They're R&B revival, not rockabilly, and for a band of young Canadians they nail the vintage Etta James sound extremely well. Catchy songwriting too.

http://www.the24thstreetwailers.com/music/

You're going to see a lot of love. Okay? Thank you. (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 17:41 (seven years ago) link


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