photos by Chris La Putt
Corndawg & Ellis @ Mercury Lounge
Of all the unique characters at the South by Southwest Music Conference last week, few stood out like Jonny Corndawg.And you should hear its horn! (it and its musical horn drove by me at least once at SXSW this year.)A twangy song picker from rural Virginia -- "I never really quite fit in there, which explains a lot," he says -- the real-life Jonny Fritz made a striking figure physically in Austin, with his rail-thin frame under a wide-brimmed cowboy hat. He was conspicuous musically, too, with a traditional yet rowdy, trucker-brand country sound and a status as one of Rolling Stone's 25 artists to watch at SXSW 2012. Part of the buzz is built on an upcoming album he just made at Jackson Browne's studio, backed up by his pals in the L.A. band Dawes.
Maybe the thing that made the Corndawg stand out the most was the tour vehicle parked outside his gigs. He drives a maroon Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van with "Corndawg.com" emblazoned across the back.
"I've been saving up for that thing for about three years," beamed the broad-smiling countryman. [StarTribune]
As promised, the Jonny Corndawg / Robert Ellis / Shoves & Rope train, or should I say Sprinter, pulled into NYC for a show at Mercury Lounge last night (4/2). Here are some pictures. More below...
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Robert Ellis
Shovels and Rope
Jonny Corndawg
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hoez on his dick cuz he looks like Varg
Posted by sharktopus | April 3, 2012 6:37 PM
YANNY CORNDAWG
Posted by Anonymous | April 3, 2012 7:28 PM
redneck music that liberals can enjoy
Posted by Anonymous | April 3, 2012 7:30 PM
6:37 LOL
The Corndawg is awesome...saw him front Deer Tick last year @ SXSW. They need to make a record together!
Posted by Anonymous | April 3, 2012 7:49 PM
Corndawggie Style
Posted by Anonymous | April 3, 2012 8:16 PM
its too bad he acts like a hipster douchebag as he does have some talent
Posted by Anonymous | April 3, 2012 9:14 PM
Shovels and Rope should change their name to Camel and Toe
Posted by Anonymous | April 3, 2012 10:50 PM
shovels and rope are awesome, thanks for the pics
Posted by nate | April 3, 2012 10:52 PM
City folk always like fake hillbilly music novelty acts.
Posted by Anonymous | April 4, 2012 4:16 AM
Can somebody explain to me the appeal of this guy over here in Brooklyn/Manhattan, other than the fact that he opened for David Allan Coe almost two years ago and just ran with that for some dates playing here?
Posted by Anonymous | April 4, 2012 9:23 AM
9:23 i think i speak for the whole north brooklyn scene by saying he understands us
Posted by Anonymous | April 4, 2012 11:54 AM
11:54: lol how so?
Posted by Anonymous | April 4, 2012 12:01 PM
uhh he sympathizes with the struggle of white youth trying to become a culturally relevant creative in the mind of all races while fighting against a corporate dominated world looking to crush our soul and extract interest payments from us
Posted by Anonymous | April 4, 2012 12:09 PM
Wish I could shovel my face between those big ol titties on the chick from Shovels and Rope!
Posted by Anonymous | April 4, 2012 12:17 PM
fair enough, 12:09 lol
Posted by Anonymous | April 4, 2012 12:42 PM
Rural Virginia? He's from Charlottesville.
Posted by Anonymous | April 4, 2012 5:23 PM
I will visit this place someday. I think many people are going in this place since the performers are really good.
Posted by CWD Construction | June 21, 2012 6:54 PM