Pleased to announce that the band and I have been added to the musical encyclopedia that is Pandora.

Click here to launch the Grant Langston Channel.

If you haven’t heard of Pandora, it is an online resource available both through their website and an iPhone app. You type in an artist that you like and their system analyzes the facets of that artist and serves up other songs by other artits that are similar - in a radio station format. It’s like having your own radio station that’s playing music to suit your particular tastes. It’s an ingenius idea that has turned me on to loads of interesting new artists and songs.

And the free iPhone app is consistently one of the most popular in the iTunes store.

SF

Well…i don’t know. I love SF. It isn’t really a country music kind of town, unless you’re Tim McGraw I suppose. But we always have a good time, and usually have a good show.

On June 14th we played at the North Beach Festival. It is a massive Italian-themed block party. We were playing in a club called Grant and Green - going on at 4pm. We rolled into town from further up the 101 and after getting past security we were able to unload, park the truck, and stroll around.

All this is pretty standard band on the road happenings, but then Josh said, “Holy Shit!” and I turned to see two dozen naked bicyclers tearing down Columbus. I took some snaps. Check out the whole collection here.

On June 6th, we participated in an amazing show. Radio Personality Scott Cox is known for occasional outrageous behavior and good tequila. He’s put both of those skills to work for a very good cause founding ScottStock. This yearly show in Bakersfield raises money for Operation Interdependence, a charity that sends care packages to our troops overseas

ScottStock Founder Scott Cox

Shawna and Andrew at Fishlips hosted the event. A number of great musicians had signed guitars being auctioned off. (GE Smith and Willie Nelson, for example) Scott also auctioned off shots of a wonderful tequila he found while wondering around Mexico.

Scott also lost some crazy bet so that he ended up dressed in a kids medium t-shirt.

Also on the bill was local favorite Buck Shot, and LA’s own Paul Chesne Band.

I’m sure it’s just the translation software. I’m sure in Dutch this reads like Noel Coward, but here’s what KG Music Press sent over last night from the Dutch site, “CNTRL ALT COUNTRY“. My favorite quote is

“this enjoy is blown from the first to the last note.”

GRANT LANGSTON “Stand Up Man” (MSG Records) GRANT Langston “Stand Up Man” (MSG Records)

(3,5****) (3.5 ****)

“Stand Up Man”, Grant Long Tons sixth, is the kind of plate as in LA seem to be made. Langston, his band The Super Models and producer Rich McCulley find them just about the perfect balance between traditional country in many aspects and road house rock. From Bakersfield pur (opener “Stand Up Man”) to energize countryrock (Burt Reynolds Movie Brawl “), a handsome semi-ballad (” Shiner Bock And Vicodin “) to a voluptuous stampertje on his Texan (” 30 Days “) of a steel sounds soaked traditional tug (” Just Pretend You Love Me Tonight “) to guitar pregnant, hitgevoelige alt. country (” Not Another Song About California) California thoroughbred country ( “Call Your Bluff”) to by the Amy Farris on fiddle and mandolin of McCulley put commercial concession ( “I Give Up”) of supersonic swing ( “Damn Good Day”) to a swampy note (the closing reprise of “Call Your Bluff”), this enjoy is blown from the first to the last note. And if you like country with a sharp edge to it, then you must also believe that we not let down!

It’s a Northern Cali Weekend with shows in Fairfax, Point Reyes and San Francisco. If you live in the area, we’d love to see you at one of these fine country music shows.

June 11th - 9:30pm at Peri’s in Fairfax, CA

June 12th - 9:00 at The Old Western Saloon in Point Reyes, CA

June 13th - 4pm at Grant and Green in San Francisco - It’s the North Beach Fair and we’re taking the late afternoon slot.

PLEASE remember to call the club and verify the times and details of these show…rock and roll is a pretty flakey business.