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Slim Cessna’s Auto Club!

Alternative Tentacles released the last Slim Cessna’s Auto Club CD, titled Cipher, back in March. If you want to see them, come to TT The Bear’s Place on May 31st to see Slim Cessna’s Auto Club with Dirty Truckers, The Wrong Reasons, and the Tony The Bookie Orchestra. It’s bound to be a whiskey-induced shitstorm of massive proportions.

Hailing from Denver, CO Slim Cessna’s Auto Club is one of my favorite bands over the past few years. In the vein of 16 Horsepower (also from Denver) and the Denver Gentlemen (der..), SCAC hits hard in the rockabilly/country/punk alley, with some possibly disingenuous preaching mixed in there. They’re loud, fast, and energetic, which makes them outcasts in this particular brand of music they are playing.

On the previous blog I did a fairly substantial article on “Goth Country” and the Denver music scene’s influence on the creation and spreading popularity of this genre. Bands like 16 Horsepower and the Denver Gentlemen have really popularized the movement, but if you want the good nitty-gritty from Denver, you really have to look no further than Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, and the individual members that make up “The Auto Club.”

Slim Cessna, of course is the leader of this group. His solo stuff is worth looking into, if you’re a fan of this genre. Munly is one of the guitarists/vocalists in the group, and brings a whole new meaning to “creepy.” I originally picked up Slim Cessna’s Auto Club through Munly’s solo release Munly and the Lee Lewis Harlots in 2004. Also worth a look is the Denver Broncos USA. Gritty hillbilly music at it’s best.

Check it out:

Cipher (2008)
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club - Americadio

Slim Cessna’s Auto Club - This Land is Our Land (Redux)

Jesus Let Me Down (2005)
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club - He, Roger Williams

Always Say Please And Thank You (2000)
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club - Hold My Head

Check out a review of the CD at Ninebullets.net.

On tour now:
5/30/2008 Brooklyn, NY - Europa w/ The Wrong Reasons
5/31/2008 Cambridge, MA - T.T. the Bear’s Place w/ The Wrong Reasons
6/1/2008 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge w/Kid Congo Powers
6/2/2008 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s
6/3/2008 Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe
6/4/2008 Pontiac, MI - The Crofoot
6/5/2008 Indianapolis, IN - Melody Inn
6/6/2008 Chicago ,IL - The Bottom Lounge
6/7/2008 Minneapolis, MN - The Cabooze (Finnegans shamROCK) w/ Built to Spill
6/9/2008 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge