JD Smith and the 3 Legged Dog

By Kirk Siegler, 12-06-05

Well it's about time New West went country, eh? This week's featured band on Local Music Sound Off is none other than JD Smith and the 3 Legged Dog straight outta Yaak Valley, Montana.

Click here to listen to the track Up on the Mountain from 3LD's self titled 2005 release.

We think it's what might happen if Robert Earl Keen met John Hiatt and played a gig or two in the Yaak's Dirty Shame Saloon. We also think this passage from the band's website probably sums up their style best:

"Two hundred miles from any sizable city in a remote corner of northwest Montana is a place where the sound of an evolving music scene is starting to blossom. You could call it folk, rock or country, the sound reflects the mountain lifestyle and creates an honest and rugged feel. Until now, the emerging sound was witnessed only by a handful of weathered locals and a small herd of inquisitive horses." [End of article]