The Gobblers Knob

I wanted to get up on the internet here and start freakin’ out about how bands that are hard for critics to define are given a raw deal by many critics, radio stations, promoters and simple-minded top 40 fans.  I am not going to do that though.  After I started thinking about bands like Wilco, Slobberbone, The Drams, Reckless Kelly, The Bottle Rockets, and a recent new fave for me, Band of Horses, I realized that these bands have been plagued with questions about what “kind” of music they play and the bands that follow their non-conforming trails will no doubt suffer those same questions.  I recently stumbled onto one such band that has already begun answering that question.  The Beauty Shop is a unit from Champaign, Illinois who aims to just be a Rock band that happens to rock acoustically in many cases.  John Hoeffleur, Ben Ucherek and Eric Fisher blend Lo-Fi, Indie, Country, and plain ol’ Rock to give the folks that love to pigeonhole bands a downright fit.  Instead of going on and on, I am gonna let the band speak (and sing, I suppose) for itself.  There is talk of a possible swing through the south for these guys, and I’ll keep all of my dirty south peeps up to speed.   

The Beauty Shop - Tied Up In a Knot