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The coolest band in my world. I’ve heard some of the new records’ songs on a demo. Great hang backstage … Continue reading VIDEO: Truth and Salvage Co. in the studio
The coolest band in my world. I’ve heard some of the new records’ songs on a demo. Great hang backstage … Continue reading VIDEO: Truth and Salvage Co. in the studio
Originally written for NUVO – published December 19, 2012 As the engine the makes John Mellencamp’s band rumble, Dane Clark … Continue reading Indiana Music: Dane Clark and Larry Crane team for an Americana Review
Dane Clark
Postcards From the Hard Road
Self-released
Make no mistake, there is a sound of Indiana. A Mellencamp-influenced sound, and any Hoosier musician around long enough to have played during 1980s heartland rock heydey must find the stuff thick in their veins.
For Dane Clark, who has worked as John Mellencamp‘s drummer for the past 16 years, his new album Postcards from the Hard Road brings together many branches from that Indiana heartland rock tree, through direct ties to Mellencamp (current bandmembers), or by way of Larry Crane, John’s guitar player throughout the 1980s. Twenty years ago, Clark played drums in Crane’s band when the guitar player first split with his former boss.
When Jennie DeVoe joins in on “I Wouldn’t Be Me Without U,” it is the magic of two seasoned Americana performers having fun. “Sweet Temptation ” cuts through with lyrics about opportunities to stray, matched to a blues-rock sound. “Waylon and Willie” is a Steve Earle/Joe Ely redux. The mid-tempo “Down in the Goldmine” – – with Clark working on the downbeat, beautifully dragging the snare just behind the vocals – recreates the Waylon vibe. Continue reading “Album Review: Dane Clark – “Postcards from the Hard Road””
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For most of Thursday night’s John Mellencamp show at Hinkle Fieldhouse (“first show here since 1967”, Mellencamp commented), it was nearly all you could want: good sound, a refreshingly patient and attentive crowd, and a tight, rehearsed and raw band that seemed to be enjoying their own performance. The show faltered only near the end when it tried to be what it wasn’t. Continue reading “Concert Review: John Mellencamp at Hinkle, Nov. 11”