Joe is fuckin' nuts. That's a big part of their appeal, in a way...he's this giant ball of energy, and the rest of the dudes manage to keep up. And they're really good players. The first time I saw them play, they did this prog-rockish guitar trio intro thing that was amazing (Kurtis borrowed one of the Quiffs guitars). From there, they just fuckin' demolished the stage.
Listening to the Western States' debut album. Really good. Sean's got this interesting baritone.
I got interested in this band because up until this, Sean (the lead dude) was a hip-hop everyman: wrote graf, hosted an awesome college radio rap show (Tonearm Tactics), and showed up at every gig. If you were to tell me he was gonna front a country group several years later, I'd have called you a fuckin' liar.
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