{"id":8751,"date":"2010-04-15T16:13:24","date_gmt":"2010-04-15T21:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=8751"},"modified":"2013-09-03T16:34:42","modified_gmt":"2013-09-03T21:34:42","slug":"those-darlins-heat-oxford-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/those-darlins-heat-oxford-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Those Darlins Heat Oxford"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last year when Those Darlins<\/strong> played at Proud Larrys’<\/strong>, I showed up late and only caught the last three or four songs of their set. They were loud, a little drunk I think, and at one point Nikki Darlin<\/strong> jumped off the stage to provoke the audience. It\u2019s certainly entertaining watching grown women act like circus freaks and Those Darlins deliver in that aspect. I was really blown away by their rowdy performance and immediately snatched up their self-titled debut CD, which I listened to on repeat for at least three months, forced my parents and anyone else within reach to listen, and took to singing \u201cThe Whole Damn Thing\u201d to my co-workers (you can listen to it online, just Google it and I guarantee it will get stuck in yer head).<\/p>\n

Then, in December they returned to Oxford to play at The Lyric with Lucero and I totally missed it because I had to work. I even spotted them munching on sushi at Two Stick before that show but I was too shy to introduce myself. (Yes, I am<\/i> actually shy\u2014those who know me may find that hard to believe. F**k it, I got star struck!)\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Now, history is doomed to repeat itself, as I will be hustling drinks all day at The Library<\/strong> (come let me make you shots) and more than likely will miss their one o\u2019clock set on the South Stage at the Double Decker Festival<\/strong> on Saturday, April 24. But that doesn\u2019t mean YOU have to miss it. In fact, I urge each and every one of you who enjoy watching hot chicks play great music to be front-and-center. And buy a CD.<\/p>\n

As for what they sound like, well, they\u2019ve been described as Country, Pop, Punk, Cow-Punk, Garage, Post-punk, and more, but I don\u2019t like to pick labels. I read one brilliant blogger (from LaundroMatinee.com) refer to them as \u201cequal parts sequins, sweat, Patsy Cline, pop, and punk rock.\u201d He also said that they sound \u201cas if the Carter Family started covering The Ronettes in a garage with the Allman Brothers. It\u2019s whisky-soaked roots rock, served up southern-style.\u201d Basically, it\u2019s three bad ass women and their trusty drummer boy kickin\u2019 out some tasty jams. I don\u2019t know what to call it\u2014I just know that it makes me want to dance and take off my shirt, maybe shoot some whisky and play air guitar.<\/p>\n

Those Darlins are: Jessi Darlin<\/strong> on the guitar, Kelley Darlin<\/strong> holdin\u2019 down the bass, Nikki Darlin<\/strong> strummin\u2019 the baritone ukulele, and drummer \u201cSherriff\u201d Linwood Regensberg<\/strong>. All three Darlins started playing music at an early age, and Kelley is founder of the Southern Girls Rock & Roll Camp in the band\u2019s hometown of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, which is a summer camp for young girls to learn music skills like songwriting and recording.<\/p>\n

Those Darlins just finished a tour with Deer Tick<\/strong>, and before that, The Black Lips<\/strong>. They played SXSW the past two years and had a slot at Bonnaroo last summer. They tour relentlessly and will be taking on Australia later this summer. In June, Oh Boy records will release a tribute album to John Prine<\/strong>, featuring artists like My Morning Jacket, The Avett Brothers, and of course Those Darlins, who perform \u201cLet\u2019s Talk Dirty in Hawaiian.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The band also maintains a fantastically entertaining travel blog, where you can see pictures and read about what life is like for them on the road. They have a pretty gritty style, seem to enjoy drinkin\u2019 and cussin\u2019 and eating burritos. Pretty much the kind of girls I\u2019d like to hang out with. They\u2019re purely wild at heart, as my current favorite song advises: \u201cIf you don\u2019t want a wild one, quit hanging \u2018round with me \/ You knew right from the start that\u2019s my personality\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not really a music writer, and besides, The Village Voice<\/em>\u2019s Michael D. Ayers put it quite nicely, writing that \u201call of this celebratory debauchery is done with a rather coy wink: Those Darlins<\/i> flaunts a subtle yet sophisticated blend of country, rockabilly, and ’60s girl-group pop with the livelihood of a garage band hung up on the Sex Pistols<\/a>.\u201d He goes on to describe his favorite track, \u201cSnaggletooth Mama,\u201d which is an ode to hickdom with lyrics like \u201cWell I\u2019m a snaggletooth mama don\u2019t own no shoes, I\u2019ve got a tin roof tan \/ With my cornbread daddy right by my side, we do the best that we can.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those Darlins will win you over, no doubt. So make sure you don\u2019t miss their performance at the Double Decker. I might even be able to sneak away from work long enough to shake a tail feather with \u2018em.<\/p>\n

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This article was originally published in The Local Voice #104 – April 15,2010<\/em><\/p>\n

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