The Mavericks

Saw The Mavericks this past weekend. Today's a friend's birthday and she chose to have her party out on the lawn at the lovely NC Art Museum where they were playing. So we went!

I only knew them from one song they did on the great 1999 Gram Parsons tribute album, "Return of the Grievous Angel". They did "Hot Burrito #1" on that:

I've always liked the way they did that tune, but I never picked up anything else by them. So, this show was my first real taste of what they do. For marketing purposes, I guess they're in the "country" category, but in reality they're a mixture of old-style country swing, rockabilly, Tex-Mex and traditional Cuban music. They even have touches of ska here and there - I swear they were starting a cover of Madness' "One Step Beyond" at one point, but it turned into something else. They did do a very pretty version of Neil Young's "Harvest Moon" - under a bright full moon on a late-August night.

Tons of fun. A great live band.

The Mavericks - In Austin - All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down

2 thoughts on “The Mavericks

  1. russell

    hey, i never checked them out before. a good buddy of mine digs them, now i see why. what a fun band!

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