[Chuzzlewit]

I agree, and while they certainly have talent, that slick stuff, along with Lonestar, isnt country.

there is a huge resurgence of music like the music from the band: Nickelcreek... They have a monthly 3 hour show at the Largo, here in Los Angeles. And while what they are doing is not country, it’s a heck of a lot more honest and heartfelt, with country and folk like melodies, than all that slick stuff coming out of Nashville.

Big folk music thing happening at the moment.

[zeugma]

I really like Nickelcreek. Have all their disks. House of Tom Bombadil is one of my favorites.

[snarkybob]

“Nickelcreek... They have a monthly 3 hour show at the Largo, here in Los Angeles. And while what they are doing is not country, it’s a heck of a lot more honest and heartfelt, with country and folk like melodies, than all that slick stuff coming out of Nashville.”

There are some pretty good country and honky tonk bands in LA.
I’ve seen some great stuff at The Grand Ole Echo and the Honky Tonk Hacienda.
You probably won’t ever hear it if somebody you know doesn’t tell you about it though.