Hank 3 goes for double barreled actioin.
Recording in his own home and releasing music on his own label, the Megaforce distributed Hank3 Records, allowed Williams complete creative control during the four month period it took to make both records.
Tour dates are:
Aug. 24 Austin, TX @ The Austin Bat Fest
Aug. 25 Ft. Worth, TX @ Rail Club
Aug. 26 Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom
Aug. 27 Lawrence (KC), MO @ Granada
Aug. 29 Sauget, IL @ Pops
Aug. 30 Ft. Wayne, IN @ Pierre's
Aug. 31 Flint, MI @ Machine Shop
Sept. 1 Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
Sept. 2 Pittsburgh, PA @ Alter
Sept. 4 Lancaster, PA @ The Chameleon
Sept. 5 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Sept. 6 Richmond, VA @ National
Sept. 7 Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend
Sept. 8 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
More news for Hank Williams III
- 02/28/12: New music (mainly) comes from Hank 3 in April
- 07/25/11: With three CDs coming, Hank3 tours
- 11/03/10: Williams' Family Tradition continues
- 05/21/10: Hank III readies new CD
- 08/12/08: Hank Williams III slates new CD for October
CD reviews for Hank Williams III
Free at last, free at last, thanks God almighty, he is free at last. After years of self-proclaimed indentured servitude to Mike Curb - a period that saw III hawking F*** Curb T-shirts at his shows and encouraging fans to download his albums for free - Hank III has finally shed his contractual obligations to the man and label that reined in his diversity and vision over the past decade. In other words, III is now legally doing all the things that he's done for years in middle-finger defiance ...
Call it hellbilly, deathneck or thrashgrass - any way you spin it, but don't think ol' Hank done it this way. His grandson Hank III, however, has developed a fervent following of fans that appreciate those niche genres' unlikely blends of country, shock rock and metal. And while it's certainly not the same old tune, his last six major label releases (and a spattering of bootleg compilations) have added new layers to the Williams family's musical legacy. ...
The turbulent 14-year relationship between Hank Williams III and Curb Records ends with this release, and while Williams certainly seizes the opportunity to take one last jab at Curb he also delivers some good tunes on his way out the door.
He kicks it off with Getting Drunk And Falling Down, a straight ahead honky tonk tune in which Williams begins to take a serious look at the consequences of his lifestyle ("Getting drunk and falling down has taken it's toll on me/ I like living life ...
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