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Links Odd Links - See what the Gourds have been up to in their spare time.

Slosinger/Redbury - Jimmy Smith's Publishing Team's Self-Titled Debut and follow up CDs...just follow the link and buy them.

Cucurbitaceae
Gourds Email List -The best way to keep current with the band
Unsubscribe from the Gourds Email list - This link will send you to the area to unsubscribe or switch to digest mode.
Munich Records - The Gourds record label / European Distribution.
Sugar Hill Records - US Distribution for the Gourds.

Album Reviews

Tornado Concerts Bolsa Review
Ghosts of Hallelujah ranked #2 in Texas for 1999
Ghosts ranked #6 in 1999 by Jordan Hoffman
Blitzer ranked #1 in 1998 by Jordan Hoffman
Doug Sahm Hoot: Live at the Hole in the Wall "The star tune of this blessed little tribute is "Crossroads" by the Gourds, and if a better bar band than the Gourds exists in Austin I'll quit the Chronicle and apply for Michael Corcoran's job at the Statesman. " BY MARGARET MOSER
A cool Gin and Juice inteview/report

Concert Reviews

Plain Ol' Reviews and News
Wall Street Journal - Follow the Singing Gourds By GLENN R. SIMPSON
The Gourds Austin Chronicle Cover Story - Songs of Innocence and Experience BY CHRISTOPHER HESS
Texas Monthly: A Great Day in Austin - Pic of a good number of Austin bands and musicians including Claude, Jimmy and Kev.
Country version of 'Gin and Juice' results in Phish confusion - by Tim Prizer
XLent Review
Gourds Named Austin's Best Live Band
Dallas Observer Online Article - A GREAT history article about the Gourds detailing member histories.
Austin Chronicle Gin and Juice - Somethin' Phishy Goin On by Ken Lieck
Austin Chronicle Review
1997-1998 Music Awards
Blurb
3rd Best Performing Roots Rock Band Award
9.3.98 Houston Press Article - "Literate redneck party music for the well-read and unwashed," by Hobart Rowland
Max Johnson joining blurb
Rob Bernard - Contains some info about the Picket Line Coyotes, a former band of Kevin Russell and Jimmy Smith
Doug Sahm - Mentions the Gourds
Jon Dee Graham - Another Gourds blurb
Damnations - Mentions the Gourds
Chris Flemmons and the Baptist Generals - Gourds mention
Another Baptist Generals article - Small Gourds mention
Gourds - Bolsa CD Release announcement in AustinCitySearch.

Interviews
An Interview with Kevin Russell -I've Seen The Future of Jug Music and Its Name is The Gourds, by Jordan Hoffman
Keith Langford
Mike Stewart - Gourds producer.
Worker's Playtime - The Gourds naming five things happening in music that they would recommend

Related Bands
Prescott Curlywolf
The Damnations - The Gourd's "sister" band, also from Austin. Keith used to play drums with these folks.
Damnations TX - Fan Site w/ Pics
Damnations Email List
Leeann Atherton.com - The Gourds played for her barndance the last night of SXSW 2000 on March 19th.
The Bad Livers - Twisted bluegrass from Austin via Dallas.
Lazy Sunday Dream - Jan the Lazyman's band from Amsterdam!
Okkervil River- A band from Austin, TX - Some good tunes
Nordge - Another Austin Band
Uncle Tupelo (Gumbopages) - Max played on the Anodyne album before the band called it quits and split into Wilco and Son Volt.
Wilco (Gumbopages) Max also played on AM by Wilco
Wilco - Official Site
Freakwater - Max had a tenure here as well

Musical Influences
The Doug Sahm Page
The Carter Family
Harry Smith Folk Archives
Anthology of American Folk Music - Harry Smith's collection of Folk music for Smithsonian Folkways
The Mudcat Cafe - The Digital Tradition Folksong and Lyric Database.
Bascom Lamar Lunsford - Download Real Audio Tracks or MP3s of his songs courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
The Leadbelly Page
Leadbelly
The Leadbelly Web
The Leadbelly Songbook
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Blaze Foley
Blue Sky Townes Van Zandt Homepage - Info and links to Tabs
HyperRust - Neil Young Fanpage. Tons of info and tabs.
Pogues - The Gourds cover some of their songs "If I Should Fall From Grace with God," "Fairytale of New York" and "Waxies Dargle"
Ted Hawkins The Sound of the Streetcorner - Gourds cover "Sorry You're Sick" by Ted.
Ted Hawkins Unofficial Page
David Bowie Official Page - The Gourds Cover Queen Bitch off of the Hunky Dory album.

Music Online
Rootsrock.com - News and Links to Roots Rock bands
SXSW.com - South by Southwest music conference in Austin
Austin 360 - The only way to get around Austin.
Gourds Concert on Austin 360 Live From Stubbs 10.28.99
Scene Heard - Dallas Observer Radio - An archived TX radio show. New show every Thursday with some interesting rare songs.
Eclectric Radio Archived online radio show. Usually plays the Gourds.
Rural Route Twangzine - Online Alt.County Zine w/ Gourds album reviews in the archives.
Insurgent Country Homepage
TexasMusicOnline Site for the new monthly magazine. Gourds featured in a small blurb in issue #1.
The Rural Route Different Rural Route than the one up a bit.
Replacements Tribute Article
CDnow
No Depression Magazine - The Alt.Country magazine. THE GOURDS were featured in # 6 of ND (page 28).
Miles Of Music - A good place to order Alt.Country music including Gourds cds.
The Alt.Country Homepage
Spin.com - Ghosts of Hallelujah recieved 7 out of 10 in October 99

Concert Info
Austin Music Web - Concert Info
Pollstar