Missoula Music
Nate Schweber and the New Heathens on NPR
By Courtney Lowery, 2-09-07
Missoula's own Nate Schweber and his New Heathens grabbed a sweet spot today on NPR's All Songs Considered with their song, "141."Click here to read the story and listen to (or download via podcast) the whole show, in which NPR describes the Heathens as "rootsy rockers grounded in the storytelling traditions of Warren Zevon, Bruce Springsteen, the Drive-By Truckers and the Bottle Rockets."
Nate, who is a legend in these parts as well as a longtime friend of NewWest.Net, does an interview intro to the song, calling out his hometown and giving listeners some juicy background on the song, which is part of the band's debut album, Heathens Like Me.
"Kansas Romeo," another song from the New Heathens' debut was also recently picked as one of the 10 best country singles of 2006 (next to Toby Keith and the Dixie Chicks) by the Nashville Scene's Annual Roundup '06. [End of article]
Uhh, hard up for stories here at New West? Or do you always write blurbs about your contributors, while the rest of the West couldn't give a fuck?
Just wondering.
Terry,
You're right, the rest of the West might not care, but this story was posted to the Missoula page, where likely some do -- as you so eloquently put it -- "give a fuck." We like tracking former Missoula musicians (even if they are New West contributors) once they leave -- especially if they national recognition.
Also, this was one of about 15 stories posted on New West on Friday, so if you didn't care about this story, there were plenty others to choose from.