Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Bellfuries Tour Poster
This is a poster I created. I remember we were having a hard time explaining our music to people. So someone came up with "America's Roots Pop Trio".
The Wild Side, October 1996
As far as I can tell, this was the final edition but it was never copied or sent out. This is the original mock up.
The Wild Side, May 1996
The shrinking budget mentioned below means that I was broke. I resorted to making a "pocket-size edition".
The Wild Side, April 1996
As you can tell, we were having a very difficult time finding a drummer back then.
The Wild Side, March 1996
Just to carry on my thought from a previous entry...
Maybe ZZ Top shot a video at the Urban Art Bar. Does that sound right? How about for "Double Back Again"? Or is that song in "Back To The Future 3"? Maybe it wasn't that one. Maybe it was in a Robert Rodriguez film. I'm not sure...
Maybe ZZ Top shot a video at the Urban Art Bar. Does that sound right? How about for "Double Back Again"? Or is that song in "Back To The Future 3"? Maybe it wasn't that one. Maybe it was in a Robert Rodriguez film. I'm not sure...
The Wild Side, January 1996
I actually painted a pair of work shoes to create my own two-tones. Hey, you do what you gotta do at that age. They would crack from walkin' so the upkeep was a bit of a pain but I thought they looked cool at the time.
I remember the Urban Art Bar was a cool place. Wasn't their some movie that featured a scene in that place and ZZ Top was playing? Or did they play a private party there? I have no idea what I'm talkin' about.
I think that barcode is from our first cassette but it could just as well be from a can of beans.
I remember the Urban Art Bar was a cool place. Wasn't their some movie that featured a scene in that place and ZZ Top was playing? Or did they play a private party there? I have no idea what I'm talkin' about.
I think that barcode is from our first cassette but it could just as well be from a can of beans.
The Wild Side, December 1995
At the time, some people said the question mark over our old drummer's face was a bit harsh. What do you think?
Also, I remember that gig at the Roadhouse sucked! They kept telling us to turn down, turn down. We were so quiet by the end that it was ridiculous. Maybe if Patrick Swayze had been working that night he could've straightened things out.
Also, I remember that gig at the Roadhouse sucked! They kept telling us to turn down, turn down. We were so quiet by the end that it was ridiculous. Maybe if Patrick Swayze had been working that night he could've straightened things out.
The Wild Side, June 1995
I decided it was time to dig up some of the old newsletters I used to put together for our old band, The Fender Benders. These were all cut-n-paste and mailed out to about 200 people every month. And I would personally hand write every address myself. Wow--what was I thinking?
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Another High Noon Article
High Noon “What’re You Waiting For?”
Austin, TX—On a normal Monday night in Austin, folks make their way down to the Continental Club on South Congress where Roger Wallace holds court each week with his fine brand of honky tonk. But on Monday, January 14, Roger was feeling under the weather and turned to his friends to bail him out. The timing couldn’t have been better—High Noon, the rockabilly trio, has been hard at work rehearsing songs for their upcoming release and were more than willing to get in front of their hometown crowd to perform their new material.
High Noon—Shaun Young, Sean Mencher and Kevin Smith--played an hours worth of almost all new originals. Leading things off was Sean Mencher’s “The Beat.” The audience was receptive in spite of the fact that they had never heard the new songs. Songs like “What’re You Waiting For?” and “Railroad Crossing” hit their mark. Sean Mencher continues to write fantastic tunes—most notably the new shuffle “Prelude To The Blues”. Not to be outdone by Shaun Young’s fantastic “Hanging From The Old Oak Tree” and a great Texas shuffle called “Old Habits Are Hard To Break”. High Noon will be recording these songs for an upcoming release due out this spring on Finland’s Goofin’ Records.
“We’ve got about 30 new original tunes to choose from,” says Shaun Young. “Then we’re gonna get in there at Fort Horton (Studios) and record ‘em before Sean leaves right at the end of January.” As this show proved, the guys haven’t missed a beat as their chemistry is still undeniable. The record--tentatively titled “What’re You Waiting For?”--will be a follow up to the group’s 1996 release, “Stranger Things”.
High Noon will play several shows here in Texas this month and will resurface in Green Bay, Wisconsin, this July at the weeklong Oneida Rockabilly Festival. What’re you waiting for? Catch ‘em while you can!!
Bobby Horton
January, 2002
High Noon Promo Article
Another oldie...
High Noon—
Shaun Young—acoustic guitar, vocals
Sean Mencher—electric guitar, vocals
Kevin Smith—upright bass, vocals
High Noon; Happy Hour (6:30-9pm) Wednesday, January 16 & Wednesday, January 23
High Noon started out in guitarist Sean Mencher’s garage back in August of 1988. A humble beginning for the rockabilly trio that would go on to influence a slew modern bands. The guys played nonstop for the next eight years before Sean Mencher relocated to Maine to raise his family. Shaun Young (acoustic guitar, vocals) and Kevin Smith (upright bass) continued playing music in Austin with other bands. Shaun spent much of his time behind a drum kit with the Big Town Swingtet, the Horton Brothers and the Jive Bombers. Kevin kept busy with the Asylum Street Spankers, the Panhandlers and 8½ Souvenirs.
“High Noon never really broke up,” says Shaun Young. “It logistically got too tough to do. But the three of us still play together anytime we get a chance.” High Noon has played several shows in the past few years, most notably the Viva Las Vegas weekender in Las Vegas, Nevada. The guys have also been known to play “impromptu” sets during Wayne Hancock shows and even played a happy hour at the Continental Club awhile back. Their popularity was evident when High Noon played to a full house at the aforementioned happy hour with only one day’s notice. And there’s still more to come from this Texas trio.
“We’re gonna get together and learn some new material—we’ve got about 30 new original tunes to choose from. So we just need to get together and figure out which ones we wanna learn,” says Shaun. “Then we’re gonna get in there at Fort Horton (Studios) and record ‘em before Sean leaves right at the end of January.” The record—to be released on Finland’s Goofin’ Records—should be out by this May.
High Noon—
Shaun Young—acoustic guitar, vocals
Sean Mencher—electric guitar, vocals
Kevin Smith—upright bass, vocals
High Noon; Happy Hour (6:30-9pm) Wednesday, January 16 & Wednesday, January 23
High Noon started out in guitarist Sean Mencher’s garage back in August of 1988. A humble beginning for the rockabilly trio that would go on to influence a slew modern bands. The guys played nonstop for the next eight years before Sean Mencher relocated to Maine to raise his family. Shaun Young (acoustic guitar, vocals) and Kevin Smith (upright bass) continued playing music in Austin with other bands. Shaun spent much of his time behind a drum kit with the Big Town Swingtet, the Horton Brothers and the Jive Bombers. Kevin kept busy with the Asylum Street Spankers, the Panhandlers and 8½ Souvenirs.
“High Noon never really broke up,” says Shaun Young. “It logistically got too tough to do. But the three of us still play together anytime we get a chance.” High Noon has played several shows in the past few years, most notably the Viva Las Vegas weekender in Las Vegas, Nevada. The guys have also been known to play “impromptu” sets during Wayne Hancock shows and even played a happy hour at the Continental Club awhile back. Their popularity was evident when High Noon played to a full house at the aforementioned happy hour with only one day’s notice. And there’s still more to come from this Texas trio.
“We’re gonna get together and learn some new material—we’ve got about 30 new original tunes to choose from. So we just need to get together and figure out which ones we wanna learn,” says Shaun. “Then we’re gonna get in there at Fort Horton (Studios) and record ‘em before Sean leaves right at the end of January.” The record—to be released on Finland’s Goofin’ Records—should be out by this May.
Old Big Sandy/Marti Brom Show Primer
This one's really old--from 2001.
Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys
w/Marti Brom
Continental Club (Austin)
Friday, November 16, 2001
The boys from Southern California return to the stage of the Continental Club promoting their latest Hightone Records release, “Night Tide”. If it’s been awhile since you’ve caught these guys in action—or you’ve never seen ‘em before—you owe it to yourself to check them out. Although the line-up has evolved over the last couple of years, they still deliver the hillbilly bop and rockabilly that has been their trademark for more than a decade.
Big Sandy just finished a month-long tour with Los Straitjackets. (Did you catch them when they showed up on Late Night with Conan O’Brien couple of weeks ago?) But now the boys are rested and back to swingin’! Longtime drummer Bobby Trimble keeps things motivatin’ right along with upright bassist Jeff West while Ashley Kingman (guitar) is enjoying the interplay with the latest member of the Fly-Rite Boys, steel guitarist Jimmy Roy. (Jimmy’s no stranger to the Continental Club stage—he was with Ray Condo’s Ricochets for several years.) This venerable touring act never fails to put on a great show when they take the stage. Don’t miss it!
Local chanteuse Marti Brom returns to perform for the hometown crowd after spending most of the summer touring Europe with the Barnshakers. She always has something up her sleeve as she proved with her latest release, “Feudin’ and Fightin’” (Goofin Records)—a collaboration with the Cornell Hurd band that featured her take on “uptown hillbilly showtunes”. Brom has a large and varied repertoire to pull from so be sure to show up early to catch her set. You won’t be disappointed.
Bobby Horton
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