Todd Snider has evolved from young 20-something strummer, playing Jerry Jeff Walker tunes around Austin because he felt he must, to a straight-up, full-blown rock and roll band leader with the should-be-and-maybe-they-are legendary Nervous Wrecks, to now having built a seemingly solid career as a barefoot neo-folkie who can whip your ass with his lyrics. Along the way, he’s proven himself to be the singer of great songs, writer of words that show his near-genius respect and understanding of the human condition, and smoked a lot of weed.
And now he has put out some music that I enjoy more than anything he’s done in a while – it’s a rowdy band they’ve named The Eastside Bulldogs, and they’ve made music that rings that bell in your soul that digs loud, inspired, slightly-high, call-and-response rock and roll. The band’s “East” name comes from Todd’s hippie and funkified adopted hometown of East Nashville. The song features Todd, Elizabeth Cook,her guitar-wielding husband Tim Carroll, and Bobby Bare, Jr. Don Was produced the track “Come On Up And See Me Sometime”.
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All profits from this release will go directly to help the people of Nashville rebuild after the recent flood, and is available on toddsnider.com for $2.99.