The Mal Thursday Show #49: Texas Tyme Machine Vol. 14

In the latest trip in the Texas Tyme Machine, Mal Thursday goes forward into the past with "The Wig Story," as told by Johnny Richardson, Benny Rowe, Bill Wilmot, and Jess Yaryan. The Austin band (1965-1967) left behind two classic 45s and the reverberations of many a wild night at the Jade Room echoing down the ages. Also, new records from The Sweet Nuthin, Churchwood, the Beaumonts, and the Black Angels. Dedicated to the memory of Rusty Wier. Presented in Living Monophonic Sound.

Playlist:
THE WIG: Forever and a Day
THE NERVEBREAKERS: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
THE CLIQUE: (I am) Superman
THE SWEET NUTHIN: All In
THE HAPPEN-INS: Be Yer Fool
BLACK ANGELS: Don't Play with Guns
ZZ TOP: Salt Lick
THE LOST COUNTS: Hoppin' Dog

THE WIG: Drive It Home/To Have Never Loved At All/Everybody Needs Somebody to Love/Crackin' Up/Bluescene

THE BEAUMONTS: Toby Keith
PIñATA PROTEST: Jackee
CHURCHWOOD: I Have a Devil in Me
GLAMBILLY: I'm In Love with a Ghost
COPPER GAMINS: Wet Sounds
T. TEX EDWARDS: Love Power
THE SONS OF HERCULES: Rock of Gibraltar
KENNY & THE KASUALS: Floating
THE WIG: Louie Louie


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Garage Hangover

Garage maniac Chas Kit has a great music blog that's right up my alley, and if'n you like '66 garage-type sounds like I do, you will dig it the most.

Garage Hangover features stories and soundfiles of various North American '60s combos, sorted state by state and province by province. As the writer/producer of Florida Rocks Again! and the upcoming Texas Tyme Machine radio series, I always appreciate a regional approach, and as someone who could never afford to collect that many original 45s, I appreciate the cool label shots.

Thanks to the rock scholarship and intrepid sleuthing of Chas and his fellow contributors, many of the original band members have supplied priceless photos and incredible oral history.

There are so many great bands represented on the site, but just for a taste, here's an excerpt from the post on local garage legends the Wig:

Here are a few tracks by the famous Austin, Texas band. The 45 of "Drive It Home" is phenomenal, but the live version makes the studio cut seem tame in comparison! The Wig were Rusty Weir, Benny Rowe, John Richardson, Jess Yaryan and Billy Wilmont.

The Wig - Crackin' Up

The Wig - Drive It Home

The Wig - Drive It Home (live at the Jade Room)

For more, visit Garage Hangover at http://garagehangover.com