Shandon Sahm

One Liner:  Son of Doug Sahm doing psych rock and cosmic cowboy country covers

Wikipedia Genre:  Alternative, punk rock, psychedelic rock, country, heavy metal
Home: Netherlands, but from San Antonio

Poster Position: Late Addition.

Weekend Two Only.

Thoughts: This is some weirdo stuff.  "Woofie" sounds like a rehearsal jam with nonsense lyrics that somehow accidentally made it onto the record.  "All in All" could be a low-key Pearl Jam track left off of Vs.  And then half of these songs don't sound rock and roll at all, they sound more like some gonzo country stuff.  You can tell from the genre list up above - from metal to country to psych rock.

I figured he had to be the kid of Doug Sahm, and that is correct.  Doug was a big part of the Texas Tornados and Los Super Seven.  Among the people who still worship at the altar of The Armadillo and classic Austin music, Doug Sahm is the man.  Well, this dude is his son, and he has been a drummer for a handful of bands over the years, including the metal band Pariah and the weirdo band Meat Puppets, and also played with some other weirdos like the Butthole Surfers singer Gabby Haynes.  Wikipedia says that he now resides in the Netherlands.  Also, lest you think he is some child (because I keep talking about him in terms of his father) the dude is 50.

None of his tracks have more than 1,000 streams on Spotify.  His 2006 album, Knock Yourself Out, is a rock and roll album, and has some pretty cool tracks.  "Everything's Cool" is actually enjoyable rock.  "Rock n Roll Demon" sounds like a bad KISS b-side sung by the lead singer from ACDC with a cold.  "Marijuana and Sex" is both funny and rockin'.  Here's the first track from the album, because it actually has a video.

Dude looks like Iggy Pop, sounds like a heavy groove from the Flaming Lips or something.  Lyrics are pretty idiotic, but if you just immerse yourself in the rocking, you'll do both cool and fine.

His new EP is a tribute to the old man, that has that gonzo country vibe I mentioned up above.  He's covering his dad's tunes, finding a groovy way to jam out those old nuggets of cosmic cowboy wisdom.  Again, none of them have more than 1,000 streams, so I can't pick through that metric.  I'll just give you this one, "Meet Me in Stockholm."

Has a Townes Van Zandt flavor to it, but with a country-style bass line underneath.  It sounds nice, but I'm not sure I need these covers in my life.

Probably won't see him, although kind of an interesting dude to discover - son of Texas cosmic cowboy royalty who played drums in a metal band...