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We are County! |
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| Location: | Portland, Oregon |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | May 30, 2008 (99 days back) |
About Me |
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| The Power of County brings the success and failures of turn of the century boomtowns into the forefront of their music. Highly reminiscent of days gone by with lyrics that reflect chaos, excess, lust and murder mixed with hard hitting rock n roll that is guaranteed to make any spectator want to buy a horse and start brandishing a six shooter. Four years ago D. Rives Curtright and Matthew Stark were two dudes in a purple, rented Malibu touring the west coast on a whim. Armed with only a banjo and a guitar, they bathed in the Pacific and nearly sold out of their debut 7" on Jealous Butcher Records (Decemberists, Made for TV Movie). Now the duo is augmented by a solid backdrop of drums (Andy), bass (J.Funk), pedal steel, and percussion(Clampitt). Shunning sandals and embracing red meat, this group of western dandies is proudly adorned in black leather vests emblazoned with the band's moniker on their backs. During the summer of O7, they successfully supported Jim Goad in opening for the national act Hank Williams III. Based out of Portland, Oregon the Power of County has been lauded by regional press as punk rock cowboys on a mission to bring Western back to Country. "For my money, Power of County is Portland's best classic country band. The players are nothing like a note-perfect re-creation of a Hollywood hoedown, all big grins and snappy duds. Ok, strike that-they've got the duds (sans snap), along with matching leather vests the boys made themselves. But that's just plain tough, as is the spirit coursing through their hard-ass blend of country, rock and bluegrass. It ain't always pretty, but that's what makes it classic. Outlaw classic." -Willamette Week P.O.C.'s new, third full length album "See You in Rock 'n' Roll Heaven" on the Union Records pays homage to the recently departed icons. They will be making a regional tour starting in April in support of their new album. This tour will be backed by a major national media campaign. for booking please contact powerofcounty@yahoo.com View The Power of County's EPK |
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Music:Member Since: 12/5/2006Band Website: this is it Band Members: Matthew Stark: Vocals, Guitar & Banjo. D Rives Curtright: Vocals & Guitar. Mike D: Bass. Andy Bacon: Drums. Dan Baldwin: Percussion. Erik Clampitt: Pedal Steel & Harmonica. Sean Buck: Mandolin & Fiddle. Influences: Waylon & Willie, Townes Van Zandt, Flaming Groovies, Blaze Foley, The Kinks, The Band, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Buck Owens, Neil Young, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ralph Stanley, John Prine, Jerry Jeff Walker, Dave Dudley. Record Label: Union Records Type of Label: Indie |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Country / Bluegrass / Rock) |
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Michael Dean Damron, Strix Vega, The Common Vice, caguama, Steven Wray Lobdell, Drunken Prayer, Compass Rose Studios, Union Records, SOUTHEAST OUTLAW, Sterilize Stereo, spotucky radio, MAMMA CASSEROLE, Todd, rb, AMBER LEIGH, Ginger Binger, THEE HEADLINERS, ROYAL HOUSER, The Mutineers, Dustin, Bryan, *Hearts of Oak*, Just Brandon, Sweet Jackie, PaPER CAMERaS, SISTER TIFFANY LEE, The Three Fates, Shake Hands Management, JUST "B", Guns of Nevada (new songs up now!), Am, Eagle Feather, HonkyTonker Resource Center (not a band), The Quick and Easy Boys, Waterwheel Saloon, Clampitt Family, THE HANK III COALITION, It Burns When I Pee at IBWIP.com, Ruby Red, Matthew, Bret Ervin, Sophia Be, Amanda, Brook Faulk, Mary Ann
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