Perfidy

Some years ago, before I had kids, Mrs. Buckethead and I used to have fun.  We’d go out and see bands play.  We’d drink and laugh.  We saw our friends.  Sigh.

Where was I?  Back about a decade ago, shortly after we moved to DC, we were taking in a show at the Iota, (probably my favorite venue in the area) and the headlining was Mount Pilot, an alt-country, bluegrass, blues-rock, country gospel band out of Chicago.  Their live performance blew me away; fantastic playing and incredible energy.

I was so impressed, I bought the album.

That album – Help Wanted, Love Needed, Caretaker – has been one of my favorites for the last decade.  But something like my curse on tv shows I like seemed to be operating that night, and the band split up shortly after.  I knew of a second album – their second, self-titled release; but never could I find it, despite having the awesome power of the internet at my command.

Until yesterday, that is.  Every year or so, I look to see if the disc is for sale anywhere, typically a futile and frustrating endeavor.  But late last night I saw the disc for sale through the good graces of Amazon and the ill-named 2DollarMusic.  Add to cart?  Yes!  The magical disc will arrive sometime between now and July 1st.  (I appreciate an online retailer with that level of precision.)

I’m all a-tingle.  My ten year quest will soon be over.  Now, I’ll be free to resume my plans to take over the world.

[wik] I was talking with Patton the other day about The Hickories, another alt-country band whose base player was an ex-blogger and friend of Perfidy Phil Dennison.  Their stuff is available on iTunes and CDBaby.  Well worth a listen.  I wonder what Phil is up to?