Tuesday Tunes - 2/9/2010: Local Listens

According to their MySpace page, Hank Vegas is making changes, "but they're still Hank Vegas, a group that's had to carry around the "alt-country" albatross because the sound is Southern and the stories tainted with rural, gothic poetry. To be sure, they are Southerners - they dig fried foods, speak with accents, have bouts with whiskey and list tiny towns on their birth certificates." Having had the pleasure of hearing the band live on several occasions, I'd say they deserve a place amongst alt-country bands that rock, like I Love Math, The Deathray Davies and others.

Hank Vegas - Photo Courtesy last.fm

Listen to "To Beam" by Hank Vegas

Listen to "Another Way to Lie" by Hank Vegas

El Cantador - Photo Courtesy last.fm

Long time friends Heath Underwood and Sean Murphy started recording original music making use of Sean's parents recording studio (Backdoor Studios) in 2006. Just a year later, El Cantador released their first EP, Orange.



Reviewers have compared the Alabama four piece to Wilco, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals and My Morning Jacket. We'll let you decide for yourself.

The Sundogs, an Atlanta 4-piece, describe their sound as Americana wrecking into Rock & Roll. What do you think of the description?

The Sundogs - Photo Courtesy last.fm

Listen to "Oasis" by The Sundogs