The Royal Hounds are amazing Rockabilly band with an eclectic variety of influences that derive from Memphis to Bakersfield. I mean, if you study their roots they are not ashamed of history. I actually moved up in respect for them on a few levels after seeing how much love they have for obscure people in music history the likes of Mr. Billy Lee Riley, and Mr. Bobby Darin.
They are am intense three piece band from the Nashville area fronted by Mr. Scott Hinds and include the guitar wizardry of Mr. Matheus Canteri from Brazil. According to their press release it took many years to clear his visa to work in America. Now this album really stuck out for me from the other two albums because they really focused on more guitar riffs and solos than lyrics. The songs are just plain out Rockabilly FUN, and easy to “get”…you don’t have to sit and analyze anything. Just DANCE and JAM on these 11 songs.
He came across Mr. Matheus on a chance video he saw on social media and sought after him in a heavy way. You see the guitar RIGHT AWAY on the song “The Walk” it just opens right on your face on the first song, and can get a live audience involved with a HEY HEY. This song is for people like ME, I LOVE MUSIC but I cannot dance at ALL. I’m clumsy as a stump! This song spoke to me as a person, and made me feel like he wrote it about ME, and that sold the album to me on the first song.
This band has an amazing live set as they stand on the bass and shred guitars, and stand on their drum kit. Mr. Nathan Place, from Texas is an accredited producer in his own right, and is the current drummer . However the drummer on this album was Mr. Scott Billingsley. Mr. Nathan has toured America as a drummer and fiddle player and has earned his own place in the independent music scene with hard work and attention to detail.
The dancing songs continue with a song called ‘Whackity Do” which features a fun stomping beat you can twist to or whatever dancing you like to enjoy. It goes on to the song “The Parthenon” , however one of the songs that I enjoyed was the guitar filled song called “Pororoca” , which is an actual thing that happens on the Amazon river. A giant wave makes it’s way down the river and people go out to ride the wave. It’s kind of a personal shout out to Mr. Matheus homeland.
“Tweakers From Outer Space” and “Pizza Party” were two crazy songs with lyrics that are just nuts, and it’s just fun to listen to them. The album gets to be the best during the song ‘Road Scholar” which chronicles how difficult their road life is. You know folks, I never realized how hard the road really was until I began following these bands around America. I load and unload semi trucks on a loading dock on third shift, so I treasure those real country trucker songs. This song really hit the mark for me! This song really put me to mind of Red Simpson and others that brought out that genre.
“Herbie The Butterfly” is a song about a butterfly that got caught on the band’s tour van windshield wiper, and he went to Tupelo, Tennessee and Texas. He went to butterfly heaven and lived a great life up there. Another great jam song on this album was “Chinese Buffet” I mean everybody loves to pile up plates of crap from a good hole in the wall buffet. For 10 bucks you can tear up some food! The album closes with a rousing cover of ‘Ghost Riders In The Sky”, written by Mr. Stan Jones in 1948.
This album becomes available for sale on AUGUST 2ND
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WDVX Tennessee Shines ALBUM RELEASE PARTY!
Knoxville, TN
Tue, JUL 16
The 5 Spot
Nashville, TN
Fri, JUL 19
Brennan’s Irish Pub
Birmingham, AL
Sat, JUL 20
Siberia
New Orleans, LA
Sun, JUL 21
Gasa Gasa
New Orleans, LA
Tue, JUL 23
Robert’s Western World
Nashville, TN
Thu, JUL 25
JV’s Restaurant
Falls Church, VA
Fri, JUL 26
10th Ave Burrito Co
Belmar, NJ
Sat, JUL 27
Skinny Dennis
Brooklyn, NY
Tue, JUL 30
Purple Fiddle
Thomas, WV
Wed, JUL 31
O’Mainnin’s Pub & Grill
Bristol, TN
Wed, AUG 7
The Southgate House Revival
Newport, KY
Fri, AUG 9
Casa Nueva
Athens, OH
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The Rockabilly Ruckus
Cortland, OH
Thu, AUG 15
Smoky Mountain Brewery in Gatlinburg
Gatlinburg, TN
Fri, AUG 16
Smoky Mountain Brewery in Pigeon Forge
Pigeon Forge, TN
Sat, AUG 17
Second Bell Music Festival
Knoxville, TN
Thu, AUG 22
Madlife Stage & Studios
Woodstock, GA
Fri, AUG 23
Mule Camp Tavern
Gainesville, GA
Sat, AUG 24
Sixes Tavern
Cartersville, GA
Sat, AUG 31
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Evansville, IN
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Ashland, OH
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Worthington, OH
Fri, SEP 13
Zach an Fergie’s Wedding
Louisville, KY
Fri, SEP 20
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Pigeon Forge, TN
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Private Party
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Sat, NOV 2
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Fri, NOV 8
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Fri, NOV 22
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