Centralia Massacre

If so inclined, how would I make a "Centralia Massacre" in my own kitchen?:



Start out with Laura's songbird voice and James' Gatlinburg banjo style, and get to mixing it up Knoxville style. Add bourbon. Ultimately, you are looking for something with the soothing heart and tenderness of Ella, Pasty, and Willie, but with the syrupy consistency of blues and jazz captured from some old 45's.



Next, add some honky tonk sensibility and charm, a stack of degrees in Music and Sociology, and lots of Johnny Walker on the bass to bring out that low-end desirable jazz flavor. If you have it handy, a dose of Appalachian humility also helps to keep things real.



Blend carefully, making sure to keep the jazz elements intact alongside the down-home charm of jangly guitar and ukulele. Serve hot and steamy. Depending on your end desires, serving Centralia Massacre with a nice shot of Leslie's Famed Fiddle will really get your taste buds dancing.



Some kind prose from our friends:



"Great thoughtful, unpretentious folk. Lilting, with all the craggy corners sticking out. James and Laura sing together like whiskey and ice." T-AK, Jan 2008



"The instrumentation is subdued and intricate, weaving a blanket of warmth and familiarity beneath the harmonies that turns the band into a more rough-and-tumble version of The Everybodyfields, or Over the Rhine if that band had grown up in an Appalachian holler instead of Ohio." Steve Wildsmith, Maryville Daily Times, Jan 2008



"Centralia Massacre makes pleasant, temperate music belying its name." Lisa Slade, Knoxville Voice, August 2008



".a tremendous blend of folk/americana." Pops Resale, May 2009



"They are really talented. Not really punk kids though according to my friend Lusy. He was at (the band) house and said that the usually gross part of the toilet at the back near the tank wasn't dirty and hairy. I guess they clean or something."

Sidejarrecords.com, April 2009



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The Daily Beacon



Knox Voice



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