The gourds one of my all time favorite bands. Their first 5 albums are brilliant. "Dems Good Beeble", "Stadium Blitzer", "Ghosts of Hallelujah", "Bolsa De Agua", "Cow, Fish, Fowl or Pig". All their albums are great.
If I had a nickel for every time I heard the Gourds, I’d still want to hear them again. The Electric Lounge was where I first saw them during some Acoustic Music Festival held over the course of a week shortly after they moved to Austin. Jimmy Smith found the keyboard used on Ziggy Stardust in the dumpster behind the Electric Lounge as I recall. I remember talking with Kevin and Jimmy at the bar there discussing something called the Internet. I also remember 50 cent beer night at Waterloo Ice House, sort of.
Great story! Just saw Kevin/Shinyribs at the City Winery in NYC LAST NIGHT! He briefly - for a chorus or two - sang "Gin n' Juice" within one of their songs songs. The audience dug it. Great show.
Yes I was in college at the time and was into Phish. A friend said hey here this Phish version of Gin and Juice and I said, that’s not Phish but it’s awesome
The past week I watched 3 hip-hop "reactors" listen to The Gourds' "Gin and Juice", grinning, grooving, and saying they think they like this better than the original. That's some pretty big praise in my book.
It was this day 12/16/24 that I found out that the song that has been on my phone and computers for DECADES was the Gourds. When it was downloaded decades ago it came up under Blues Travelers with Dave Mathews singing! I always knew it wasn't but never knew and never really checked who sang it. I also realized on this day how awesome the Gourds are! You guys rock! One of my all-time favorite songs and honestly listened to it 1000's of times!
I've never heard of the Gourds until today, but I'm familiar with this recording. I got it off Napster back in the day. The file name is "Son Volt- Gin and Juice.mp3." (I was probably searching for Son Volt when I found it.) I knew it wasn't Son Volt, but the Artist tag inside the file was "String Cheese Incident" That sounded plausible to me, so I've always assumed it was them.
I was 25 years old before I had ever even knew who snoop dogg was and I dont think I have ever even heard the original but the gourds are and thus tune is epic
This is the song that led me to the Gourds. One of my friends played it for me, telling me it was a Phish song. I knew immediately it was not Phish, but I had to find out who this band was. One day, I was on a Leftover Salmon message board. Some folks thought they were behind the cover. An admin on the board set the record straight. It was the Gourds. The next day, I went to the record store. The only Gourds CD they had was Ghosts of Hallelujah. I bought it and have been a huge fan of the Gourds and Shinyribs ever since!
I was one of the people who never knew who actually played the cover, only knew it wasn't any of the bands that it was labeled as. Then I was walking around Bonnaroo 2005 and heard them playing, instantly recognized the voice, caught the 2nd half of the show. They were great! The mislabeling thing was always weird to me. I can't imagine how frustrating that must have been
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I bet I downloaded that song 20 or 30 times. I would show friends and relatives how to use Napster and would always use this song as a tutorial. Without fail everyone loved it, even my grandmother thought it was great. The Shinyribs Austin City Limits is way up on my favorites list Sweet Potato is a masterpiece.
My version was labeled as Less Claypool. I got it from Napster back in like 2000 while working at an ISP in Missoula MT. So glad to see this to set the record straight.
"Gin and Juice" was listed as a Phish song when I first heard it as well. I knew that it wasn't a Phish song. It was right after a Bonaroo festival that I heard it and which led me to believe it was Phish and some other musicians that were just jamming and it got recorded. It took awhile before I found out that it was The Gourds.
I totally downloaded this as “phish” circa 2000. I was very confused but thought maybe they had some different singer or something. Eventually figured it was mislabeled once I heard more phish. But I learned it and played it at every single high school party to great approval lol. A few years later a guy told me it was the Gourds.
First time I heard it, it was under Hank III. That said, love the Gourds and Shinyribs. (If you're reading this, Kevin, would love to jam with you sometime!)
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As a UNT alumni I love hearing stories from little Dentron! Such a great music scene around there then. Thanks Otis for all the great work! Edit* The Gourds and Bad Livers=perfection!
Dang. I was probably 13 when I first downloaded that cover. My buds and I wore it out too! There’s a live show of John Moreland here on YT where some goofball yells out “play Freebird!” John pay it’s no attention so the man then yell’s out “Gin ‘n Juice.” lol John then has some words. Also you’re right about Phish, I’m from Georgia and had heard of the band when I was 12/13 but to this day have never listened to the music. lol
That high beam thing really happened in Alaska. According to the local legend. I even remember what gas station they were shot at. No Jin or Juice tho.
My wife and I were psyched when the Gourds were playing our town. Gin & Juice, baby! So as the night goes on and it’s getting late, no G $ J! So we holler our request out and it was like they made a point of looking at us. And wouldn’t play the song. My wife was crushed and couldn’t understand why they treated us that way. No fan here.
Gin and Juice is one of the most played songs in my I pod I have 3 covers of it and The Gourds is the best . Richard Cheese is 2nd Snoopy comes in 3rd : )
all those poor kids that went on Phish tour only to be disappointed. They came back to Grateful Dead tour in a hurry! I knew a guy that drove truck for the Jimmy Kimmel show...that sounds about right-those people are spun!
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I love me some shiny ribs but I still miss the gourds.
Agreed. Still fond of Blood of the Ram.
The gourds one of my all time favorite bands. Their first 5 albums are brilliant. "Dems Good Beeble", "Stadium Blitzer", "Ghosts of Hallelujah", "Bolsa De Agua", "Cow, Fish, Fowl or Pig". All their albums are great.
If I had a nickel for every time I heard the Gourds, I’d still want to hear them again. The Electric Lounge was where I first saw them during some Acoustic Music Festival held over the course of a week shortly after they moved to Austin. Jimmy Smith found the keyboard used on Ziggy Stardust in the dumpster behind the Electric Lounge as I recall. I remember talking with Kevin and Jimmy at the bar there discussing something called the Internet. I also remember 50 cent beer night at Waterloo Ice House, sort of.
I love this version of the song. I have always enjoyed when songs are covered in another genre.
Saw Kevin's band Shinyribs a couple years ago. They were GREAT!
These cats played Oregon Country Fair 8 years or so ago and when they played gin in juice the place erupted. Great band!!
Kev was in portland in summer
Great story! Just saw Kevin/Shinyribs at the City Winery in NYC LAST NIGHT! He briefly - for a chorus or two - sang "Gin n' Juice" within one of their songs songs. The audience dug it. Great show.
i thought he looked familiar. i didnt know his name as kevin. i know shinyribs. dallas tx. kessler theater. GREAT SHOW
If you can listen to "Gin and Juice" with a mandolin chop as rhythm without smiling you have no soul!!
Without at doubt that jam is lighting in a bottle!!
I first Napstered it labeled as Hank III.
Yes I was in college at the time and was into Phish. A friend said hey here this Phish version of Gin and Juice and I said, that’s not Phish but it’s awesome
Always loved The Gourds. Caught them live a couple times. Now I go see Shinyribs whenever I get the chance. Kevin Russell is awesome!
Nice - More Shinyribs interviews please!
Nice to meet Kevin Russell. Great story. He seems like a great personality. Thanks!
The past week I watched 3 hip-hop "reactors" listen to The Gourds' "Gin and Juice", grinning, grooving, and saying they think they like this better than the original. That's some pretty big praise in my book.
I, too, prefer it to the original
They rocked it!
It was this day 12/16/24 that I found out that the song that has been on my phone and computers for DECADES was the Gourds. When it was downloaded decades ago it came up under Blues Travelers with Dave Mathews singing! I always knew it wasn't but never knew and never really checked who sang it. I also realized on this day how awesome the Gourds are! You guys rock! One of my all-time favorite songs and honestly listened to it 1000's of times!
I've never heard of the Gourds until today, but I'm familiar with this recording. I got it off Napster back in the day. The file name is "Son Volt- Gin and Juice.mp3." (I was probably searching for Son Volt when I found it.) I knew it wasn't Son Volt, but the Artist tag inside the file was "String Cheese Incident" That sounded plausible to me, so I've always assumed it was them.
And then there was Shazaam and we get to edit our file names!
I was 25 years old before I had ever even knew who snoop dogg was and I dont think I have ever even heard the original but the gourds are and thus tune is epic
Kevin is such a good guy. He has always been so kind to my friends and me at his shows. I love seeing things take off for him.
I love The Gourds, love the song, love Kevin and love you, Otis. I really enjoy your videos.
This is the song that led me to the Gourds. One of my friends played it for me, telling me it was a Phish song. I knew immediately it was not Phish, but I had to find out who this band was. One day, I was on a Leftover Salmon message board. Some folks thought they were behind the cover. An admin on the board set the record straight. It was the Gourds. The next day, I went to the record store. The only Gourds CD they had was Ghosts of Hallelujah. I bought it and have been a huge fan of the Gourds and Shinyribs ever since!
Love this story and love their version of the tune!
This is the content I didn't know I needed
OMG 1st time to hear the Gourds!! Just went youtube them.....Where hell have Iv been??? WOW New Fan for sure!!!!
I was one of the people who never knew who actually played the cover, only knew it wasn't any of the bands that it was labeled as. Then I was walking around Bonnaroo 2005 and heard them playing, instantly recognized the voice, caught the 2nd half of the show. They were great!
The mislabeling thing was always weird to me. I can't imagine how frustrating that must have been
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I bet I downloaded that song 20 or 30 times. I would show friends and relatives how to use Napster and would always use this song as a tutorial. Without fail everyone loved it, even my grandmother thought it was great.
The Shinyribs Austin City Limits is way up on my favorites list Sweet Potato is a masterpiece.
I miss the Gourds ! Thanks for the great shows in Asheville, NC !
This is so cool. We catch Shineyribs at Courevilles every chance we get. Thanks Otis for having Kevin on.
My version was labeled as Less Claypool. I got it from Napster back in like 2000 while working at an ISP in Missoula MT. So glad to see this to set the record straight.
One of the best Covers!!!🐿️😎🐿️
Great cover!!
YYESSSS!
Hope you got Kevin to talk about the origin stories of some others too like Tex-Mex Mile and Pill Bug Blues, got to be more there.
Ah yes, the Gourds, saw them many times and this song was absolutely killer! Long live the Electric Lounge
For whatever it's worth, I've only ever seen that track, which i've played more times than I count, as being attributed to The Gourds.
The Phish bass player is Mike Gordon! Always seemed like a nice guy
"Gin and Juice" was listed as a Phish song when I first heard it as well. I knew that it wasn't a Phish song. It was right after a Bonaroo festival that I heard it and which led me to believe it was Phish and some other musicians that were just jamming and it got recorded. It took awhile before I found out that it was The Gourds.
Shiny Ribs! Denton is where the Whitmore Sisters are from! I loved his vist on kmrd's Metaphysical Biscuit's community radio show in Madrid, nm
i’ve wanted to be in this band since i heard em waft thru my window at 900 S Lamar in the summer of 95.
Saw a great show by The Gourds at Slim's in San Francisco, they were on fire
Went to see the Gourds at the Granada in Dallas and they didn't play it. I was pissed!
According to the file sharing services, my friend's band's hit record was "Paranoia Paranoia" by Green Day.
I totally downloaded this as “phish” circa 2000. I was very confused but thought maybe they had some different singer or something. Eventually figured it was mislabeled once I heard more phish. But I learned it and played it at every single high school party to great approval lol. A few years later a guy told me it was the Gourds.
Saw the Gourds a bunch . Every time they came through the ATL.
I totally had it downloaded as Phish!!
Dang, it took me years to figure out it was The Gourds.
Love Love Love
Kevin Russell!
Otis you scored with this one.
First time I found it it was listed as a Hank III song.
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I truly remember the headlight thing. Crazy times.
Thanks Otis. More Shinyribs please!
What a great story, from a colourful character, lol. Had to hear that song.
First time I heard it, it was under Hank III.
That said, love the Gourds and Shinyribs. (If you're reading this, Kevin, would love to jam with you sometime!)
It was def listed as Phish when I first downloaded it.
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When I first found it it was labeled leftover salmon
More understandable than being concussed as a Phish tune.
Not "Enter Sandman - Metallica"?
As a UNT alumni I love hearing stories from little Dentron! Such a great music scene around there then. Thanks Otis for all the great work!
Edit* The Gourds and Bad Livers=perfection!
This was the club closer at teen night in the early 2000’s.
Dang. I was probably 13 when I first downloaded that cover. My buds and I wore it out too! There’s a live show of John Moreland here on YT where some goofball yells out “play Freebird!” John pay it’s no attention so the man then yell’s out “Gin ‘n Juice.” lol John then has some words. Also you’re right about Phish, I’m from Georgia and had heard of the band when I was 12/13 but to this day have never listened to the music. lol
Still have the CD!
i miss the gourds and i love me some taco donut palace !
That high beam thing really happened in Alaska. According to the local legend. I even remember what gas station they were shot at. No Jin or Juice tho.
It took me 6 HOURS to d/l that jam off of Napster!
And NO! It was not Phish, not Dave Matthews
Russell is a master performer, maybe the white bluegrass version of Howlin Wolf.
I covered this one, and folk came out and DANCE! And any band can cover it..
Leo Moracchioli does a metal version of Gin and Juice that kicks ass as well.
So much drama in the LBC..
Word
Snoop was just on Kimmel this week 8 think.
My wife and I were psyched when the Gourds were playing our town. Gin & Juice, baby! So as the night goes on and it’s getting late, no G $ J! So we holler our request out and it was like they made a point of looking at us. And wouldn’t play the song. My wife was crushed and couldn’t understand why they treated us that way. No fan here.
Great story! What's Napster? lol
So was this version more popular than the original?
Classic.
Gin and Juice is one of the most played songs in my I pod
I have 3 covers of it and The Gourds is the best .
Richard Cheese is 2nd
Snoopy comes in 3rd : )
I always thought that was hayseed Dixie singing that song.
HAM!!!!!
all those poor kids that went on Phish tour only to be disappointed. They came back to Grateful Dead tour in a hurry! I knew a guy that drove truck for the Jimmy Kimmel show...that sounds about right-those people are spun!
Or I remember stairway to heaven was a Jimi Hendrix song😂
Kev!
👍😉
I'm white I am from Brockton mass I am not afraid
Gangsta rap is harmless..it's " Baby it's cold outside " that needs to be banned
The Gourds? I think you mean Phish
Gin and juice on napster was my intro to the gourds
i downloaded off napster thinking it was a ween song hahaha