hello my fellow stack heads.
I thought it would be cool to talk about cover songs today. I have this huge list of songs that i’d like to cover, and will spend my life chipping away at it. I am simply not much of a cover artist for a few reasons. One of em is that i’m not that good at remembering lyrics, so i’d rather spend my energy remembering my own! but i do find really enjoy doing unique covers.
Here are some of my favorite covers that i’ve performed & recorded over the years.
Devo - Girl U Want
This session was recorded in LA several lifetimes ago. the Mayeux and Broussard bois were rockin’. love those guys.
Doug Sahm - Goodbye San Francisco, Hello Amsterdam
I changed it from “San Francisco” to “San Antone-yo”. it was about 100 degrees in that garage off of Hildebrand in SA. Augie was sweatin’ and the Texmaniacs drummer was in a sauna for some reason.
The Whiptails - Interstate 35 Waltz
Before I went solo I played drums in a fun band outta San Marcos, TX called the Whiptails. Not many people know that this space waltz is a cover, originally written by Whiptail bassist / poet Christoper Cessac. This music video is weird.
John Hartford - In Tall Buildings
2019 in Zaragoza Spain. Vincent Valdez on trumpet. NASA C really ripped this version up for a few years. fun times.
There are some other covers out there as well! Including Green on Red’s “Time Ain’t Nothin’”, Jethro Tull’s “Locomotive Breath”, Thin Lizzy’s “Running Back” and probably a few more! I like to sneak ‘em in to albums.
Here is a screenshot of my ever evolving email draft for cover songs. there are a lot below these. Please don’t cover these songs!
Lotsa shows and festivals coming up with NASA Country. We will be playing all original tunes. see ya out there!
5/15 Trinidad, CO @ Dad Lounge w/ Townies
5/16 Denver, CO @ Hi Dive w/ Jake Luna & Honey Blazer
5/17 Santa Fe, NM @ The Mystic w/ Jimmy Stallings, Betty Benedeadly
6/18 Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light w/ Yer Flowers
6/19 Indianapolis, IN @ Duke’s
6/20 Newport, KY @ Southgate House w/ Ryan Davis & Styrofoam Winos
6/22 Nelsonville, OH @ Nelsonville Music Festival
6/25 Louisville, KY @ The Whirling Tiger
6/26 St. Louis, MO @ The Golden Record
6/27 Fayetteville, AR @ Fenix Arts
6/28 DFW @ TBD
9/14 Austin, TX @ Radio East (Sonic Transmissions Fest)
9/17 Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg
9/18 Middelburg, NL @ De Spot
9/19 Ommen, NL @ Bostheater Ommen
9/20 Antwerp, BE @ Moby Dick
9/21 Maastricht, NL @ Muziekgieterij
9/22 Lint, BE @ t Groot Verzet
9/23 Venlo, NL @ De Keizerin
9/25 Groningen. NL @ Oosterpoort
9/26 Vlaardingen, NL @ Kroepoekfabriek
9/27 Oss, NL @ Groene Engel
10/4 Reno, NV @ Offbeat Music Festival
11/7 Portland, OR @ Showdown Saloon
11/8 Seattle, WA @ Freakout Fest
11/9 Yakima, WA @ Bearded Monkey
Woohoo, Bearded Monkey!!
Your "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" cover (only on YouTube?) is so damn good. It adds some spice to the original that, for my personal listening tastes, really cranks it to 11.