At The Wart Hog MuseumJon Hain - Catalog The 1993 album At The Warthog Museum was curated by Red Ned. The band had set out to do a live album, and indeed much of it was recorded direct to DAT at The Beat Kitchen and other venues. Some tracks were also done completely in studio (Sedistudio, Monster Disk), and the complete list of engineers and mixers included Spencer Sundell, James Koffee, Ricky Barnes, Jim Janick, John Hughes, Pink Bob, and Red Ned. Ned put the sequence together and edited a number of Lefty Fizzle rants, used as links between many of the tunes. Bobby Ray... [read more] |
New Ritt Deitz tune, "Whippersnappers"Ritt Deitz - Mailing List Hi friends, I wrote a new little tune as sheet music, posted it a couple of weeks ago on my blog. A neighbor--and fellow Kentuckian--expressed interest in playing a version of it with me, so we recorded it tonight in my living room on a couple of banjos. Son Wilder Deitz on the upright bass. Please enjoy. It's what we call a little ditty: Not a holiday song, but do have a happy holiday. Hope to see you at a live show. ... [read more] |
Maestro Subgum, Juicy John, Stephanie Rearick, Jr., Ritt Deitz, Barry Bennett and a Coupon!Jon Hain - Mailing List Greetings!, Big big big news! We are (finally@!) taking pre-orders for the Maestro Subgum box set at our website. Containing all eight original albums, this is the complete recorded works of Maestro Subgum and the Whole. We are making 100 numbered copies. The first six albums have been re-mastered. In most cases we were able to locate original reel-to-reel masters. In other cases, DAT. As an added bonus, we had to use production cassettes for a few seconds... [read more] |
Beck Inspires New Release from Ritt Deitz, Old-SchoolRitt Deitz - Mailing List Hi Music Fans, Always suspicious of scenes and hipsters, I was nonetheless intrigued by Beck's new "album"--called SONG READER--because it's really not an album at all. It's a collection of new songs he has released as sheet music only. I did my own little hillbilly version of this, this morning on my blog, The How-To Humanist. Feel free to read about how Beck unwittingly inspired me to go all 1904 on you: ... [read more] |
Don't FlirtJon Hain - Catalog The last official Maestro Subgum and the Whole release was Don't Flirt in 1995. The core of the group was still cranking out titles like Dust and Self-Disgust, Eat the Beauty, and Buttocks on the Moon. Much of the recording magic happened at Junior's Motel, a converted chicken coop on a farm in Otho, Iowa, with additional tracks laid back in Chicago. The songs reflect a sound and an attitude honed by extensive gigging, first at the Lower Links Club and then at the Lunar Cabaret. Originally released in 1995. Note: This is a... [read more] |
Lost Lost LostJon Hain - Catalog The pinnacle of the band's recording career was Lost Lost Lost, both because of the variety of writers and singers and the size and tightness of the ensemble. The writing was still strong, but the horn and vocal arrangements had reached a new, fantastically satisfying level. It was recorded at Acme Studios and mixed at C.M.C. Recorders, where mixer Joe DeLeonardis had a huge influence on the flow of the record. Bobby Ray led the horn section with new trombonist Mark Hollman (Mark Ray, the Squirmin' German), while still employing... [read more] |
Jiggle The ConstableJon Hain - Catalog The touring version of Maestro Subgum and the Whole bopped around the Midwest and the east coast and points in between (and even across the ocean) as the band continued adding to its extensive original catalog. The 8-song EP, Jiggle The Constable, originally released only on vinyl, is a dance album and a fan pleaser. Updated versions of mid-80s stalwarts 'Life Outa Wack' and 'Misty Mountain' highlight the set, along with Jenny's Skit Skit Skat, celebrating the Maestro haunt Club Lower Links. Re-mastered using the original 1/4 inch... [read more] |
Hot Ol' WaddaJon Hain - Catalog By the early 90s, the creative font that was Maestro Subgum and the Whole erupted with an almost complete turnover in its song catalog. The sound changed significantly with the addition of a regular horn section, although a cappellas still happened, too. The dual cassettes that came out of the Double Amazement sessions were dubbed Stormin' And A Fever and Hot Ol' Wadda. Jenny, Beau, and Miki wrote a lot of the tunes, but new member Bobby Ray contributed a couple of key songs, too. These masterpieces are available for the... [read more] |