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Southern Culture on the Skids
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rockabilly, psychobilly, southern rock, alternative, rock… see all
True to their name, north carolina’s Southern Culture on the Skids offer an affectionate parody of local white-trash trailer-park culture, matching their skewed outlook with a wild, careening brand of rock & roll. SCOTS’ music is a quintessentially Southern-fried amalgam of rockabilly, boogie, country, blues, swamp pop, and chitlin circuit R&B, plus a liberal dose of california surf guitar, a hint of punk attitude, and the occasional mariachi horns.
Following an early incarnation as a relatively straightforward roots rock outfit, they morphed into a raucous, sleazy, tongue-in-cheek party band obsessed with sex and food; in fact, fried chicken became a crucial part of their live performances, whether it was used in eating contests or tossed into the audience. Southern Culture may play chiefly to an underground-rock audience, but their gonzo tributes to the South aren’t as smug as some of their peers working similar territory, since the band has genuine roots in the area. Southern Culture on the Skids were founded by guitarist/singer Rick Miller in the college town of chapel hill, nc, in 1985. Growing up, Miller had split time between Henderson, NC, where his father ran a mobile-home factory, and Southern California, where his mother lived, and where he first discovered surf and rockabilly. After earning a degree in art from the University of North Carolina, Miller started the first incarnation of Southern Culture on the Skids with original lead vocalist Stan Lewis, bassist Leslie Land, and drummer Chip Shelby.
Following an early incarnation as a relatively straightforward roots rock outfit, they morphed into a raucous, sleazy, tongue-in-cheek party band obsessed with sex and food; in fact, fried chicken became a crucial part of their live performances, whether it was used in eating contests or tossed into the audience. Southern Culture may play chiefly to an underground-rock audience, but their gonzo tributes to the South aren’t as smug as some of their peers working similar territory, since the band has genuine roots in the area. Southern Culture on the Skids were founded by guitarist/singer Rick Miller in the college town of chapel hill, nc, in 1985. Growing up, Miller had split time between Henderson, NC, where his father ran a mobile-home factory, and Southern California, where his mother lived, and where he first discovered surf and rockabilly. After earning a degree in art from the University of North Carolina, Miller started the first incarnation of Southern Culture on the Skids with original lead vocalist Stan Lewis, bassist Leslie Land, and drummer Chip Shelby.
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White Trash
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Soul City
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Voodoo Cadillac
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Firefly
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House Of Bamboo
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Nitty Gritty
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Whole Lotta Things
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Skullbucket
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Fried Chicken and Gasoline
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Make Mayan a Hawaiian
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Greenback Fly
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william_benton wrote:
Still one of th best and most entertaining live shows you could ever see. too cool for the coolies, these cats.
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troutsoup wrote:
santos indeed!
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AimsterSkitz0rz wrote:
cuz camel walk is the funniest song of theres!!!!
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sometimesalmost wrote:
Santos!
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Aldofz wrote:
There's too much pork for just one fork. 5 S.C.O.T.S. vids, and counting... on Stage 6.
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butthorn wrote:
it don't matter if your pants are shiny, if your dick is big or your dick is tiny...
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awffle wrote:
surfabilly rulez
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PunkinHd726 wrote:
ADORABLE LIVE!!! I love her hair!
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colorform wrote:
why don't more people listen to the man that wrestles the bear???
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djjeffmaddox wrote:
fuck yeah
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videotoaster wrote:
This band is soo cool:P
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qacutes3 wrote:
so hot
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Events
- Sep 1 Southern Culture on the Skids The Casbah, San Diego, United States
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- Skypoodle tagged Southern Culture on the Skids with ‘trashabilly’. last month
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- Belcebub tagged Southern Culture on the Skids with ‘psychobilly’. last month
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- ShawnHunter added Southern Culture on the Skids to the lineup of Southern Culture on the Skids at The Highdive. last month
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