O'Death (New York) blur the line between punk and country without a single drop of grain alcohol. Quick-ass brushed drums, banjo and Tom Waits-y growls mixed with gang yelps and fiddles shooting off all over the place...shit, I don't know if I should be moshing or not. These guys have a wicked full-length called Head Home that is really worth a listen. You can buy it here. They'll be recording with Alex Newport some time soon, and he is responsible for some of At the Drive-In(!) and The Locusts'(!!) stuff, so you just know that ho-downs are shoe-ins.
Locally (somewhat) The Deadly Snakes (1996-2006) poured out wicked born-again country rock tunes album after album, though their 2003 release of Ode to Joy is still their catchiest, stomping-alongest (Grammar! yeah!) record as of yet, their whole discography is pretty shit-kickin'. Check out 'Oh My Bride' on their myspace for an example of these folks at their best.
Guephically, Richard Laviolette makes crowds swoon with his whiskey rock anthems of preachers, pirates, protesters and pumkin heads. His split album with math-folker Chris Yang Hands and Feats is up for grabs here. Richard's first solo disc A Little Less Like A Rock, A Little More Like Home can be bought from the man himself at one of his shows, which you should go see. He recently stopped by my apartment and treated me (and you) to a quiet little folk song:
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When is this Laviolette fellow going to come to Western Canada?
Richard usually gets out West once, maybe twice a year...he updates his myspace pretty frequently with tour info. Czech it!
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