Monthly Archives: August 2009

Summer’s Kiss Review – American Songwriter

3.5 Stars
by Evan Schlansky
The Afghan Whigs, for the uninducted, were sonic vampires before vampires were cool. A seminal ’90s band on the same label as Nirvana, superstardom eluded them. But during a time when Nine Inch Nails could have a pop hit with the noir-ish, depraved “Animal,” the dark-hearted Whigs were able to co-exist, and [...]

Scott Ford Benefits

Scott Ford (the bass player for The Twilight Singers and The Gutter Twins) is in the midst of a very expensive set of surgeries (READ MORE HERE).
Scott announced today that there will be a benefit concert in Los Angeles on September 26 at the Roxy. Proceeds from the show will help to defray his [...]

Soulsavers: Broken Out Today

Buy the Import CD at Amazon.com
Download the MP3 album for $7.99
Mark Lanegan has rejoined the UK band Soulsavers for their new album, Broken. Their last collaboration, It’s Not How Far You Fall, It’s The Way You Land includes the song “Revival” – one of my favorite songs of the last 10 years.
The record is getting [...]

Summer’s Kiss Review – Examiner.com

Examiner.com | By Michael Christopher
The severely underrated rock and soul outfit The Afghan Whigs have received a decent dedication in the form of an independently released tribute album, a project that started off three years ago when the fansite Summer’s Kiss put out a call to fans of the band to submit covers.
Receiving nearly [...]

Dave and Russ Rosser Shows

Twilight Singers/Gutter Twins guitarist Dave Rosser will be in Alabama this week and has several shows scheduled with his brother, Russ. Their schedule is below -
GADSDEN, AL:
Chestnut Station – the next two Wed., 12th & 19th
Dr. Feelgoodz – Thurs. 20th
BIRMINGHAM, AL:
Matthew’s – Thurs. Aug. 13th
Billy’s on Overton – Fri. Aug 14th

Quick Links

Dead Confederate: Influenced by the Afghan Whigs (Examiner.com)
Anne Be Davis /Harry Chronic Jr. Reflect on the Whigs (Metrotimes.com)
You can now purchase Summer’s Kiss: A Tribute to the Afghan Whigs at: Amazon / Interpunk / Deep Elm / Shake It Records

Found Art

Greg Dulli embroidery by joditbobo