Moonshine Willy

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Turn the Lights Down Low 00:00 Tools
18 Wheels 00:00 Tools
Complicated Games 00:00 Tools
Alone 00:00 Tools
Roulette Wheel 00:00 Tools
Way Out West 00:00 Tools
George Set Me Strait 00:00 Tools
Don't You Want Me 00:00 Tools
George Set Me Straight 00:00 Tools
Burn in Hell 00:00 Tools
Message from the Grave 00:00 Tools
You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly 00:00 Tools
Sky Above Me 00:00 Tools
Look At Her 00:00 Tools
Great Atomic Power 00:00 Tools
Spaghetti 00:00 Tools
Nobody Wants to Die 00:00 Tools
Lucy & Jack 00:00 Tools
Bastard Child 00:00 Tools
The Learning Song 00:00 Tools
River 00:00 Tools
Jackson 00:00 Tools
Don't Forget 00:00 Tools
Baby Alive 00:00 Tools
Daddy Cried 00:00 Tools
Too Tired to Live (Too Lazy to Die) 00:00 Tools
Pony 00:00 Tools
Eatin' Crow 00:00 Tools
Bare Bones 00:00 Tools
Brady's Leap 00:00 Tools
Doghouse 00:00 Tools
Goin' Along for the Ride 00:00 Tools
He Doesn't Like Love 00:00 Tools
Red Cross 00:00 Tools
Fork in the Road 00:00 Tools
Dig a Little Deeper 00:00 Tools
All the Way Home 00:00 Tools
Goin' Down 00:00 Tools
Glorybone 00:00 Tools
Case of the Flu 00:00 Tools
Funny Things 00:00 Tools
Always 00:00 Tools
X-Ray Vision 00:00 Tools
Gone Far Away 00:00 Tools
I'll Be the First 00:00 Tools
Complicated Game 00:00 Tools
Passing Affair 00:00 Tools
Turn The Lights Down Low [live @ The Hideout, Chicago, IL 9/12/09] 00:00 Tools
Skip To My Lou 00:00 Tools
Going Down 00:00 Tools
Moonshine Willy / Turn The Lights Down Low 00:00 Tools
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Over the course of 3 LPs, 2 singles, and some compilation action, Moonshine Willy endeared themselves to the nascent "alt-country" scene with a whiz-bang melding of rockabilly rumble, bluegrass chicanary, and punk chutzpah. It was head-scratching stuff for a lot of folks at the time---too country for punk, too punk for country---but their energy onstage was undeniable. And irresistible. Holding the dubious distinction of signing the first Bloodshot Records contract (at Lou Mitchell's northside breakfast joint), Moonshine Willy were also the first Bloodshot band to start criss-crossing the country (in their RV--the Willybago) spreading the good word of our peculiar blending of punk and country. They worked the phones, blazed the trails, made the connections at clubs and record stores and strung together scenes in far flung places like Dallas and Phoenix and Denver. Sadly, they had the misfortune of coming along before anyone knew what to do with them. We always thought Kim Docter was one of the most consistently underrated songwriters in our humble little stable--songs with pathos, brains, wordplay and hooks aplenty seemed to jump from her devilish brain. Original guitar player Nancy "The Bluegrass Hellcat" Rideout, who was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident in 2007, consistently amazed the crowds with her unschooled, but fiercely unique, guitar/mandolin/banjo fireworks. We also consider violinist Rachel to be the first Bloodshot sex symbol (other than, naturally, Jon Langford, and while doghouse bassist Mike Luke always ranked in the top three of nicest people on the planet, we definitely liked having him on our side in bar fights Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.