Links

Blue Rose Records - the record company that put out "Hobo Dream". Home of some of the finest handmade music.

Glitterhouse Records - a great German mailorder. Run by some of the finest guys I've met in this bidness.

Music Network - a German mailorder/record company. Released "Nowhere Begins".

The Insurgent Country Homepage - comprehensive site for all things alt.country.

RealMusic - cool guys from Lauchhammer/Germany who book some of the finest acts in rootsy rock'n'roll.

Bob Dylan - the one and only.

Dave Alvin - one of my favorite singer/songwriter/guitarists/performers of all time.

Duane Jarvis - producer of "Hobo Dream". Guitarslinger for Ellis Hooks, Lucinda Williams, Dwight Yoakam et. al. Great songwriter and all-around super-cool guy.

Steve Earle - the undisputed champion of alt.country-songwriting.

Hank Shizzoe - one of the best guitarists on the planet. Very fine record maker from Switzerland with an excellent band and team.

Slaid Cleaves - killer songwriter and one of the best singers I know.

Karen Poston - real strong songwriter and wonderful singer from Austin, Texas.

The Coalmen - Dave Coleman and his band. An extremely talented trio out of Nashville, TN.

Dennis Schütze - good friend, fine singer, fellow songwriter and my compadre in the Johnny Cash-Tribute band Solitary Men.

Trailer Trash - my best friend Chris Fest's rockin' little band.

Smokestack Lightnin' - a wonderful country/rockabilly band fronted by my good friend Bernie Batke. See them live. I guarantee you'll have a great time!

b.o.s.s. - two guys from Regensburg/Germany who translate Bruce Springsteen-songs into their regional dialect. Funny and moving at the same time.

Rachel Harrington - a wonderful singer and strong songwriter. Hailed by some as the soon-to-be No Depression cover girl.

Jack Harlan - strong singer-songwriter from Canada. We'll be playing some shows together in early 2006.

Will Handsome - my good friend Dennis Schütze's rockin' hillbilly side project.

Billy Goodman - guitarist extraordinaire and a fine songwriter and human being to boot. Residing in Heidelberg/Germany.

The Bootleggin' Hobos - jumpin' blues band from my hometown and a bunch of extra nice guys in suits.