David Serby's guest appearances

David Serby

Freight Train Boogie Podcasts

Independent's Day Radio

Independent's Day

Steve Dawson

Craig Elkins

Kevin Bowe

Joy Kills Sorrow

Dolly Varden

Tim Easton

Lindi Ortega

Ted Russell Kamp

Rod Melancon

Brian Whelan

Robert Ellis

Hayes Carll

Justin Townes Earle

Lucinda Williams

Drew Holcomb

OwlTail

David Serby is a stalwart member of Los Angeles' vibrant roots music community. He's a local boy, born in North Hollywood, and aside from leading his own band (The Latest Scam) and playing bass for other artists, Serby co-founded The California Roots Union, an advocacy group with a stated mission of "preserving and promoting the California roots music scene, upholding its long legacy and fostering new talent." It's enough to make any mortal musician tired just thinking about it. When asked if he's something other than mortal, or if, perhaps, his days have an extra hour or two, and Serby will politely demur - but his resume speaks otherwise. He is a prolific songwriter who has released five albums to date, the most recent of which is an eponymous double-disc set comprised of twenty songs that were culled from the fifty-odd songs he'd complied since his prior record. The David Serby and The Latest Scam record also marked a stylistic shift from the reputation he'd built as a country musician with a closet jones for acoustic folk. Inspired by the 80s British rock band Rockpile, Serby turned up the amps and jacked up the tempos in order to find a sonic palette that would allow him to express any Beatles, Stones, Ramones and Elvis Costello influences that had snuck in along with the Merle, Cash, Buck and Hank during his formative years. His band stepped up to the challenge and the record came with instructions to "PLAY LOUD" - thereby illuminating the blurred line between rock and country music that has evolved into the modern alternative country movement - a subgenre that now comes complete with its own awards show put on by the Americana Music Association, a distinct Grammy category and a growing fan base of people searching for authenticity in the digital music millennium. With feet planted firmly in both camps, David Serby has always had a front row seat at the party at the house where he has always lived.

Episode 160: David Serby

Kasey Chambers

FTB podcast #128 features the new album by KASEY CHAMBERS called Little Bird.  Also new music from DAVID SERBY, BUFFALO CLOVER and THE OLD 97's.  The full playlist is posted below.  Check the artist's websites and order their CD's or downloads.  Please email me with any questions or suggestions for the podcasts.  Here's the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts.  Here's the direct link to listen now!  Here is the RSS feed: http://ftbpodcasts.libsyn.com/rss. Show #128 KASEY CHAMBERS -  Devil on Your Back  (Little Bird) THE TEMPERS - Mother Of One (Strum &amp; Drag) GRAYSON CAPPS - Jane's Alley Blues (The Lost Cause Minstrels) BACK PORCH MARY - Drove Her to Drinkin' (Life Is Now) (mic break) BUFFALO CLOVER - Seek Me Out  (Low Down Time) JOHN EGENES - Facebook Page (The Stone Soup Sessions) BUDDY MILLER (feat. DUANE EDDY) Sneaky Snake (I Love: Tom T. Hall's Songs of Fox Hollow) KASEY CHAMBERS - This Story  (Little Bird) (mic break) BELLE MONROE &amp; HER BREWGLASS BOYS - Square Peg in the Round  (Long Lonesome Day) DAVID SERBY - Poor Man's Poem (Poor Man's Poem) ROBERT EARL KEEN - Under the Sycamore Tree (The Best of Times: Texas artists performing the music of Sara Hickman) THE OLD 97’S - Brown Haired Daughter (Grand Theatre Vol. 2) (mic break) KASEY CHAMBERS - Bring Back My Heart (Little Bird)   (Aug. 4th, 2011) Bill Frater Freight Train Boogie Americana Boogie

FTB podcast #128 features the new album by KASEY CHAMBERS called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004ZBIJEY/freighttrainboog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Little Bird</a>.  Also new music from DAVID SERBY, BUFFALO CLOVER and THE OLD 97's.  The full playlist is posted below.  Check the artist's websites and order their CD's or downloads.  Please <a href="mailto:frater@freighttrainboogie.com">email me</a> with any questions or suggestions for the podcasts.  Here's the <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/freight-train-boogie-podcasts/id289265912" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes link</a> to subscribe to the FTB podcasts.  Here's the direct link to <a href="http://media.libsyn.com/media/ftbpodcasts/ftb-128.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">listen now</a>!  Here is the RSS feed: <a href="http://ftbpodcasts.libsyn.com/rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ftbpodcasts.libsyn.com/rss</a>. Show #128 <a href="http://www.kaseychambers.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KASEY CHAMBERS</a> -  Devil on Your Back  (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004ZBIJEY/freighttrainboog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Little Bird)</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004ZBIJEY/freighttrainboog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/mauricematteithetempers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">THE TEMPERS</a> - Mother Of One <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/tempers3/from/ftb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Strum &amp; Drag)</a> <a href="http://www.graysoncapps.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GRAYSON CAPPS</a> - Jane's Alley Blues <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004WOXLF6/freighttrainboog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(The Lost Cause Minstrels</a>) <a href="http://www.backporchmary.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BACK PORCH MARY</a> - Drove Her to Drinkin' <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/backporchmary/from/ftb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Life Is Now</a>) (mic break) <a href="http://buffaloclover.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BUFFALO CLOVER</a> - Seek Me Out  <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B005D1K3LM/freighttrainboog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Low Down Time</a>) <a href="http://www.johnegenes.com/index.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">JOHN EGENES</a> - Facebook Page <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/johnegenes/from/ftb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(The Stone Soup Sessions</a>) BUDDY MILLER (feat. DUANE EDDY) Sneaky Snake <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ilovetomthallssongsoffox/from/ftb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(I Love: Tom T. Hall's Songs of Fox Hollow</a>) <a href="http://www.kaseychambers.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KASEY CHAMBERS</a> - This Story  <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004ZBIJEY/freighttrainboog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(</a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004ZBIJEY/freighttrainboog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Little Bird)</a> (mic break) <a href="http://www.brewglassboys.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BELLE MONROE &amp; HER BREWGLASS BOYS</a> - Square Peg in the Round  <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bellemonroe/from/ftb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Long Lonesome Day</a>) <a href="http://www.davidserby.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DAVID SERBY</a> - Poor Man's Poem <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/davidserby1/from/ftb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Poor Man's Poem</a>) <a href="http://www.robertearlkeen.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ROBERT EARL KEEN</a> - Under the Sycamore Tree <a href="http://bestoftimescd.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(The Best of Times: Texas artists performing the music of Sara Hickman</a>) <a href="http://old97s.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">THE OLD 97’S</a> - Brown Haired Daughter (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00518HB30/freighttrainboog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grand Theatre Vol. 2</a>) (mic break) <a href="http://www.kaseychambers.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KASEY CHAMBERS</a> - Bring Back My Heart (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004ZBIJEY/freighttrainboog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Little Bird)</a> (Aug. 4th, 2011) <a href="mailto:frater@freighttrainboogie.com">Bill Frater</a> <a href="mailto:frater@freighttrainboogie.com"></a><a href="http://freighttrainboogie.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Freight Train Boogie</a> <a href="http://freighttrainboogie.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.americanaboogie.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Americana Boogie</a>

FTB Show #128 with Kasey Chambers, David Serby, Buffalo Clover & The Old 97's