I heard an interview with Hank3 and Mojo Nixon in which Mojo mentions the Pogues. There's another interview where Hank says that he does know much about the Pogues but that Gary Lindsey, his former backup singer, is a fan of them.

Was fun, sorry you missed it Smoz. I got there late and only heard the end of the hillbilly part, very good. After that he started on some metallish stuff, with good videos to go, but too loud for old folks like me. Also much of the audience promptly departed then. You never knew there were so many turned-up jeans and cowboy hats in London.

Christine wrote:Smoz - many thanks for the heads up! Tickets in hand... I'm very curious. Quite possibly a four-hour affair?

When I saw him in 2009 he did three sets, get there early. I won't be able to make it to the gig tonight, any chance of you doing a brief review?

Smoz - many thanks for the heads up! Tickets in hand... I'm very curious. Quite possibly a four-hour affair?

Heads up for Smerker/James and Christine (and anyone else who didn't make it to Hank III's last London gig), I have just noticed that his website shows that he will be playing at the Electric Ballroom next week, Weds 20th June along with a few other British/European gigs:

http://www.hank3.com/tour.html

yeeehaaaaawwww

Here's something fun with him:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ojXKbYF ... ature=fvwp

Smerker wrote:

Smoz wrote:He did a couple of gigs in London at the Garage in Islington about a fortnight ago, I went to the Sunday night show. First he and his band played a countryish set, then some Hellbilly (hardcore but with banjo, pedal steel etc) followed by a set by his hardcore band Assjack.

Mate, I am sick as a fucking dog to have missed that.

He did said that it was the first time he had played a gig in London in about twelve years.

Smerker wrote:

Smoz wrote:He did a couple of gigs in London at the Garage in Islington about a fortnight ago, I went to the Sunday night show. First he and his band played a countryish set, then some Hellbilly (hardcore but with banjo, pedal steel etc) followed by a set by his hardcore band Assjack.

Mate, I am sick as a fucking dog to have missed that.

You're not alone. My sister had just seen him in Berlin and called me to say, Go!!! and I couldn't make it, so yes, annoying.
Hope it was a success and he'll come back.

Smoz wrote:He did a couple of gigs in London at the Garage in Islington about a fortnight ago, I went to the Sunday night show. First he and his band played a countryish set, then some Hellbilly (hardcore but with banjo, pedal steel etc) followed by a set by his hardcore band Assjack.

Mate, I am sick as a fucking dog to have missed that.

2 weeks ago I went to the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville and they had a special exhibit called Family Tradition which featured Hank Williams, Junior and Hank III. Only one case of Hank III stuff but I got a kick out of seeing an AssJack poster in the Country Music Hall of Fame. My favorite part of the exhibit was Hank III's well abused cowboy boots wrapped in duct tape that he wore for every performance from age 15 to January of 2008.

Side Note: saw instruments used by Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Bill Monroe, Jimmy Rogers and Dr. Ralph Stanley among others yet inexplicably the Good Doctor Stanley has not yet been honored with his own plaque in the Hall of Fame, WTF?

He did a couple of gigs in London at the Garage in Islington about a fortnight ago, I went to the Sunday night show. First he and his band played a countryish set, then some Hellbilly (hardcore but with banjo, pedal steel etc) followed by a set by his hardcore band Assjack.

I love his song Country Heroes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScJbmqEK0tI

Cheers for the heads up Jim Bob!

territa wrote:It's been a while, I've seen him three times. His second tour was the best. I thought they would make an excellent opening band for one of the east or west coast tours. I wasn't aware he was touring again. I'd see him again.

I'd put him (in his country set up) in the same genre as Justin Townes Earle, who is opening for some of the Pogues north american tour.

It's been a while, I've seen him three times. His second tour was the best. I thought they would make an excellent opening band for one of the east or west coast tours. I wasn't aware he was touring again. I'd see him again.