In one of music's best pairings in recent years, legendary punk rocker John Doe teamed up with Canadian band The Sadies to cut a record of countrypolitan favorites--Country Club--and are bringing their live act to Lawrence for a just-announced show at the Bottleneck on July 27.
In true honky tonk style, Country Club is the bastard child of a drunken promise. A post show hang-out between Doe and The Sadies produced the idea to join forces to a make an album of country songs. Classic tunes by Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings stand alongside late-night ballads by Tammy Wynette and Roger Miller, all of them getting unique treatments by Doe and The Sadies. The album also features four originals - three from The Sadies and one courtesy of John Doe and Exene Cervenka.
Doe's known for his country-leaning ways. X always leaned a little towards the Bakersville sound, and the Knitters were a full-on front porch honky tonk jamboree. Both Doe and the Sadies have teamed with Neko Case, as well, and this recording falls in line with both acts' work with Ms. Case--something country, surf, psych, et al. This is one of those pairings that is going to be amazing live.
There is an exhaustive, track-by-track review of Country Club over at the Adios Lounge that you should read. It's jam-packed with MP3s, commentary, history, and more info on all the parties involved than I could possibly dig up on my own.
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