Rafael Espinoza and
the Rockabilly Railroad
At Sun Studio  
(Rafael Espinoza Music)

No fiberglass simulation, but impressive modifications on the classic template. Rockabilly so real. Fun so unbound. And Rafael's chops are of the same class as marquee names decades his senior.

Recommended: "Hot Rod Hillbillies," "Rockabilly Railroad," "The Sky Belongs To the Stars," "Darla Jean," "3:10 To Memphis," "Hey Bill Jr," "Cool Cats and Hot Wheels," "Tupelo Tornado"

Video: "Hot Rod Hillbillies"


https://www.rafaelespinozamusic.com/store?fbclid=IwAR3ZV6yT17TGSs8cxDEVh3d6lGshe01toNW0quivai8m_52Z95RZpCtK4sg


https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/rafaelespinozaandtherockabilly


https://www.amazon.com/Rockabilly-Railroad/dp/B07D2W7BSH?fbclid=IwAR1aZZElGrIrKDdOUZjuOCX3_6iwibWVPl0Gycjx0mmO1Mzg74uLRn9_FKY


https://open.spotify.com/artist/4lkTIbqHJrOSexvGzPcagi?fbclid=IwAR0xqUjp-woPZ_k76G8XruZxmV-leAWU0vYNFZZa-qxzcwADYMPjFU0rkN4


https://music.apple.com/us/album/at-sun-studio/1385012606?fbclid=IwAR0Z7lVapUz4iwmjN87z9MPVVCWqQBuTHmphdDJhUzdM601MIO0JSwzii-k

Fish'n Creepers
The Evil Dead (Dead By Dawn)
(O Beco Estudio De Gravacao)

Bloodshot eyeballs searching the night, claws ready and fangs snapping, it prowls after screaming sustenance. Those trembling souls fortunate enough to have escaped its primordial rage whisper desperate cautions.

But maddened acolytes whirl and crash.


Video: "The Evil Dead (Dead By Dawn)"


https://www.facebook.com/fishncreepers/

https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/fishncreepers#


https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Dead-Dawn-Explicit/dp/B07SQHX9GQ

The Bottletones
Alone and Rollin' (self)

With great stockpiles of creativity -- far too much to respect any solitary genre's demarcations -- the Bottletones fire equally estimably in multifarious aspects. And they impressively meet each demand.

Recommended: "Midnight and Six," "Cold," "T-Shirt of a Latin Bad Ass," "The Wolf," "I Got a Sense," "The Malloys," "A Thousand Roads." "Let's Ride," "See You Next Tuesday," "Hammerhead," "The Dark"

Videos: "Midnight and Six"
                   "Cold"
                   "The Malloys"
                  "Let's Ride"


https://www.facebook.com/bottletones/

https://myspace.com/thebottletones


https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/thebottletones4#




https://music.apple.com/us/album/alone-rollin/1474195471


https://thebottletones.hearnow.com/alone-rollin?fbclid=IwAR3_hgZwVdi3LJoSTekYOIpt_VjXQ1LowkENAM02uLT0pZmbs_936Q8wIBE

Coffin Draggers
Cemetery Gates single track
(self)

One fetching component of Dee Dee Ramones' songwriting was his unionizing of buoyant melody and crushing dispatch. (One fine example: "Locket Love.")

In similar manner, the Coffin Draggers burst upward from monster-man psycho-soil to shout in anthemic exhortation. 

An early Ramones-observer in Creem characterized that band thusly: "as light on their feet as a mayonnaise-tidal wave." 

That's an apt descriptor here, as well.


Video: "Cemetery Gates"


https://www.coffindraggers.com/

https://www.facebook.com/coffindraggersofficial/?ref=br_rs

https://coffindraggers.bandcamp.com/releases


https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/coffindraggers4

https://music.amazon.ca/artists/B001AJNQ1U/coffin-draggers

https://open.spotify.com/album/20JoKhCF68GrHlqPlwBzMC

The Hadacol Hotshots 
and David John Brown
Fishing At the Fishing Lake   one track
(David John Brown / Cool and Crazy Records)

A pacific essay, in which breathe both muscularity and healthy wit of unassuming, ingratiating manner. It bounces, bobs, and will carry listeners to a happy place.

Video: "Fishing At the Fishing Lake"


https://www.facebook.com/HadacolHotshots/

https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/thehadacolhotshots


https://www.amazon.com/Fishing-at-the-Lake/dp/B07TZ6VK9T

https://play.google.com/store/search?q=hadacol%20hotshots&c=music

The SideBurners
Once Again...Vol 2
(Brent Cashman / Boc Design, Inc)

It's pretty cool, when you think about it: Strapping rock and roll as adept at turn-on-dime stutter-stepping as stomps of the kaboom variety, and all raised up by four guys hip to the tip.

Recommended: "Once Again," "Down the Line," "She'll Tear Your Heart Out," "Trying To Get Over You," "Dead Boyfriend," "Love Faded Away," "Take Me Back"

Video: "Down the Line" (live)


https://thesideburners.hearnow.com/

https://www.facebook.com/TheSideBurners/

https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/thesideburners


https://music.amazon.com.au/albums/B07V5KK1BK

The Swamp Shakers
Don't Wanna Miss b/w Shake It!
(self)

The compact "Don't Wanna Miss" cruises agreeably, its briskness and amiable melody certain magnets. "Shake It" is of much the same character, though in higher gear. Both benefit from clean vocals and dedicated instrumentation. And each throws a solid
punch that connects.


Audio clips:
Don't Wanna Miss, Shake It!

https://open.spotify.com/artist/4iLQh2EqJzgGWDs75sfxHA?si=ZlQlPR8QTAyPlNOQf7pCow&fbclid=IwAR27voRdPHT_XQUsLL3HDkZLUZ_nBeId7adeokjTeq4Wjj6nOaItCCTAmZE


Video: Don't Wanna Miss album teaser

https://www.facebook.com/PeteAndersonAndTheSwampShakers/


https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/theswampshakers3

Six Dollar String Band
Big Six (self)

When fiddle and friends open 'er up down the dirt road, he/she pairings whirl, the harvest moon shines on, and nobody remembers worries.

Recommended: "Old-Time Cotton-Eyed Joe, "Frankie and Albert," "Old Sport," "Jenny Run Away In the Mud of the Night," "Stay All Night," "John Hardy," "Elkhorn Ridge"

Videos: Old-Time Cotton-Eyed Joe
Frankie and Albert
Old Sport



https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/sixdollarstringband1

https://open.spotify.com/album/5416D3asgoKKWuLtIb7JbT



https://www.amazon.fr/Big-Six-Dollar-String-Band/dp/B07TJFGRPL/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=big+six&qid=1562266603&s=dmusic&search-type=ss&sr=1-1

https://www.amazon.co.jp/Big-Six-Dollar-String-Band/dp/B07TJFKWJ1/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=String+Big+Band&qid=1562266674&s=dmusic&search-type=ss&sr=1-1

https://www.amazon.it/Big-Six-Dollar-String-Band/dp/B07TMNMLY9/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=E-+Dollar%24&qid=1562266796&s=dmusic&sr=1-1

The Georges
Los Jorges
(self)

The backwoods are full of pickers that do right by American roots sounds. That goes for the Georges -- and then double it. But they also know how to craft songs that echo long after the last downbeat. Smart songs. The sort that haul you out of your chair and into the arms of non-judgmental, home-folks abandon.

Recommended: "Baby Do Rock," "Love With My Dynamite," "Noble Home," "Fire Escape," "Mess You Around," "She's Only Threatening Rain"

Videos: "Noble House" (live 2016)
             "Fire Escape" (live 2015)


https://www.thegeorgesband.com/

https://www.facebook.com/thegeorgesrockabilly/

https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/thegeorges2#

The Kokomo Kings
Fighting Fire With Gasoline
(Rhythm Bomb Records)

Each player gets to it with economy and heartfelt dedication. Not one ounce more than is required for rockin' blues of jukin' demeanor.

Recommended: "The More I Get, the More I Want," "I Thought I Was a Patient Man," "The Rich Man's Pocket," "Tornadohead," "The Fish Won't Bite," "Tied To the Tracks," "Fooled By the City Lights," "It Ain't My House," "Fighting Fire With Gasoline"

Videos: "The More I Get, the More I Want"
                    "I Thought I Was a Patient Man"
                    "Tornadohead"


http://www.kokomokings.com/

https://www.facebook.com/KokomoKings/

http://thekokomokingsfightingfirewithgasolinedownloadlink.over-blog.com/2019/06/album-the-kokomo-kings-fighting-fire-with-gasoline-album-320-kbps-mp3.html

http://www.rhythmbomb.com/



https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/thekokomokings10

https://www.amazon.com/Fighting-Fire-Gasoline-Kokomo-Kings/dp/B07SX5TYD9

https://open.spotify.com/album/46GuNa5LZNMd2cJZJ44MrC?utm_campaign=crowdfire&utm_c=

The Strays
Drop Out Zone
(Western Star)

Yes, they dive-bomb with post-punk dash and vigor. In their sleek presentation, modernity roars and rude flames burst. But the Strays are hep enough to find kicks in tradition-rooted manners. 

Recommended: "Hey Little Lady," "Fives and Twos," "Night Time Is the Right Time," "Oh Baby No!," "Drop Out Zone," "Get Out of This Town," "Can't Get Through To You," "Fire and Ice," "12 Bar Booze," "This Life"

Video: "Night Time Is the Right Time"


https://thestraysmusic.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/TheStraysLive/

https://western-star.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=47437

Miss Spy C. and the Poker Jokers
s/t (self / Patch Studios)

In traditionalism of reverential essence lies true jollification. Spare, with only necessary basics; the better to bounce and glide.

Recommended: "I Wanna Rock and Roll," "Oops!," "Never Give Up," "Caffeine," "Rock and Roll Bakery," "Curly Man"

Song samples: 
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/missspycthepokerjokers#

Video: "Drugstore Rock and Roll" (non-CD Janis Martin cover)
"Rockabilly Fever" (non-CD Wanda Jackson cover)


https://www.facebook.com/misspycpokerjokers/

https://soundcloud.com/missspycepokerjoker?fbclid=IwAR1G8B-8aYotF2uPKEFSsOmu0Hu1Fav_jzRIm75VdWfn5UUJdsnD_7NAQRY