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The Reverend Horton Heat

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Reverend Horton Heat
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Undeniably, The Reverend Horton Heat, aka Jim Heath, is the biggest, baddest, grittiest, greasiest, greatest rocker that ever piled his hair up and pounded the drinks down. Without question, for all of his outlandish antics, blistering stage performances and legendary musical prowess, the one thing The Rev always gets asked about is the story behind his unusual and rather clerical moniker. "Well, there used to be this guy who ran this place in Deep Ellum, Texas who used to call me Horton- my last name is Heath," says The Rev. "Anyway, this guy hired me and right before the show he goes, 'Your stage name should be Reverend Horton Heat! Your music is like gospel' and I thought it was pretty ridiculous. So I'm up there playing and after the first few songs, people are saying, 'Yeah, Reverend!' What's really funny is that this guy gave up the bar business, and actually became a preacher! Now he comes to our shows and says, 'Jim, you really should drop this whole Reverend thing.'"

It's been an almost 20-year journey for Heath, whose country-flavored punkabilly and onstage antics have brought him and his band a strikingly diverse fan base and a devoted cult following, not to mention the respect of fellow musicians worldwide. Revival, the band's first release for Yep Roc Records, is a return to Heath's roots - musical and geographical.

"I got this lick called the 'hurricane,' and I call back on the hurricane on this album for the sake of keeping things really rockin," he says. (The "hurricane" is a trademark lick where The Rev plays lead and rhythm guitar simultaneously to give the trio its full live sound.) He's also got a top-secret lick he'll introduce on this disc. It's so top secret that he won't even divulge the name, but listen up for it! Lyrically, the album's themes run "from death to silliness," says The Rev. "I'd been going through so much stuff, losing my mom so quickly, new baby, touring, getting back and having to work," he says of making the album. Revival finds the Rev dealing with these issues and more: The track "Someone in Heaven" is written for his mother, while "Indigo Friends" deals with a friend's heroin addiction. But the album's themes aren't only dark and/or serious: "Calling in Twisted" is about calling in sick to work and "using the fake cough," "Rumble Strip" is a drivin song and "If it Ain't got Rhythm", "that's a really fun one to play," says the Rev "it is classic RHH. And "Party Mad" is pretty self-explanatory.
Larry and His Flask
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Larry And His Flask is made up of 6 young men who play their hearts out every chance they get! With beginnings in Redmond, Oregon LAHF started playing in late 2003 as a 3 piece punk rock band and have since evolved into a 6 man hillbilly jamboree. Passion and love of life is what powers them. It's never about drugs, money, or fancy things. It's about those perfect moments in a dank, poorly lit, cramped basement, a star lit field or a filthy street corner. Those are the moments that will last forever. With no sign of stopping or even breaking pace it is their every intention to sweat, bleed, travel to the point of exhaustion, and do anything it takes to take the music to the people who need it!
Deke Dickerson
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Deke Dickerson is one of America’s musical treasures. As an entertainer and musician, he has
toured the world and established himself as one of the foremost purveyors of roots music,
headlining festivals from Las Vegas to Finland. As a writer and music historian, he is well known
for his regular column in Guitar Player magazine and recently authored two enormous essay
projects for Bear Family’s 2007 Merle Haggard box sets. As an entrepreneur, Deke has partnered
with Hallmark Guitars to produce the Deke Dickerson model guitar, as unique in its design as its
namesake. As a behind-the-scenes mover and shaker, Deke has recorded songs that have been
featured in a variety of movies, TV shows, and radio programs, from the Oscar-winning movie
Sideways to HBO’s documentary Dirty Driving: Thundercars of Indiana and the hugely popular
XM satellite radio show Theme Time Radio Hour with Bob Dylan. For this last, Deke not only
contributed background guitar music but was also interviewed and quoted by Bob Dylan.

Deke’s latest project is his new studio album, King of the Whole Wide World. Like his previous
albums it’s a musical journey through the twisted roots of Americana, but this time the roots go
deeper and further than ever before.
Reverend Horton Heat
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Undeniably, The Reverend Horton Heat, aka Jim Heath, is the biggest, baddest, grittiest, greasiest, greatest rocker that ever piled his hair up and pounded the drinks down. Without question, for all of his outlandish antics, blistering stage performances and legendary musical prowess, the one thing The Rev always gets asked about is the story behind his unusual and rather clerical moniker. "Well, there used to be this guy who ran this place in Deep Ellum, Texas who used to call me Horton- my last name is Heath," says The Rev. "Anyway, this guy hired me and right before the show he goes, 'Your stage name should be Reverend Horton Heat! Your music is like gospel' and I thought it was pretty ridiculous. So I'm up there playing and after the first few songs, people are saying, 'Yeah, Reverend!' What's really funny is that this guy gave up the bar business, and actually became a preacher! Now he comes to our shows and says, 'Jim, you really should drop this whole Reverend thing.'"

It's been an almost 20-year journey for Heath, whose country-flavored punkabilly and onstage antics have brought him and his band a strikingly diverse fan base and a devoted cult following, not to mention the respect of fellow musicians worldwide. Revival, the band's first release for Yep Roc Records, is a return to Heath's roots - musical and geographical.

"I got this lick called the 'hurricane,' and I call back on the hurricane on this album for the sake of keeping things really rockin," he says. (The "hurricane" is a trademark lick where The Rev plays lead and rhythm guitar simultaneously to give the trio its full live sound.) He's also got a top-secret lick he'll introduce on this disc. It's so top secret that he won't even divulge the name, but listen up for it! Lyrically, the album's themes run "from death to silliness," says The Rev. "I'd been going through so much stuff, losing my mom so quickly, new baby, touring, getting back and having to work," he says of making the album. Revival finds the Rev dealing with these issues and more: The track "Someone in Heaven" is written for his mother, while "Indigo Friends" deals with a friend's heroin addiction. But the album's themes aren't only dark and/or serious: "Calling in Twisted" is about calling in sick to work and "using the fake cough," "Rumble Strip" is a drivin song and "If it Ain't got Rhythm", "that's a really fun one to play," says the Rev "it is classic RHH. And "Party Mad" is pretty self-explanatory.
Larry and His Flask
Links

Larry And His Flask is made up of 6 young men who play their hearts out every chance they get! With beginnings in Redmond, Oregon LAHF started playing in late 2003 as a 3 piece punk rock band and have since evolved into a 6 man hillbilly jamboree. Passion and love of life is what powers them. It's never about drugs, money, or fancy things. It's about those perfect moments in a dank, poorly lit, cramped basement, a star lit field or a filthy street corner. Those are the moments that will last forever. With no sign of stopping or even breaking pace it is their every intention to sweat, bleed, travel to the point of exhaustion, and do anything it takes to take the music to the people who need it!
Deke Dickerson
Links

Deke Dickerson is one of America’s musical treasures. As an entertainer and musician, he has
toured the world and established himself as one of the foremost purveyors of roots music,
headlining festivals from Las Vegas to Finland. As a writer and music historian, he is well known
for his regular column in Guitar Player magazine and recently authored two enormous essay
projects for Bear Family’s 2007 Merle Haggard box sets. As an entrepreneur, Deke has partnered
with Hallmark Guitars to produce the Deke Dickerson model guitar, as unique in its design as its
namesake. As a behind-the-scenes mover and shaker, Deke has recorded songs that have been
featured in a variety of movies, TV shows, and radio programs, from the Oscar-winning movie
Sideways to HBO’s documentary Dirty Driving: Thundercars of Indiana and the hugely popular
XM satellite radio show Theme Time Radio Hour with Bob Dylan. For this last, Deke not only
contributed background guitar music but was also interviewed and quoted by Bob Dylan.

Deke’s latest project is his new studio album, King of the Whole Wide World. Like his previous
albums it’s a musical journey through the twisted roots of Americana, but this time the roots go
deeper and further than ever before.
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