Scott H Biram is the real deal. When he stopped by the house to play some songs I hadn’t yet met him. I was (and of course still am) a fan of his music, and given the hard work he put in on the local Austin music scene to get where he’s at I figured he’d be a down-to-Earth kind of guy. Yep.
Scott has lived through some seriously hard times and come through not limping, but completely victorious. I don’t think he’s ever had it easy, but he’s been very persistent and has always got right back up when life knocked the wind (or more) out of him. I guess none of this so far is really saying anything about his music, but I personally put much more support behind an artist when I know their songs are their life and not just something made up to sell more records. This is very much the case with Scott. If you haven’t yet heard his music (and of course especially if you have), you WILL be delighted upon downloading the set he played for us. I don’t want to try to put him into a genre, because in my opinion he dances between a few of them- and I also generally have a disdain for genres. I personally have two of them I put music into (when not forced to specify one): “good” and “bad”.
Anyhow, I had a great time listening to stories from the road and learning a new drink called a Child Abuse- courtesy of Scott H. Biram. Apparently Scott had a bad bout with the whiskey a while back so nowadays he won’t touch the stuff. When he goes on the road he needs a drink he can order that people won’t call him a pansy (not the actual word he used) when he orders one. Thus, the Child Abuse was born. It’s equal parts vodka and olive juice, and it is certainly not a pansy drink. Some of the folks around the studio cringed when presented with it, but I was digging it. Then again, it’s like a generous vodka martini so if that’s your thing then you’ll like it too. Scott will likely come to your town sometime soon, as he’s on the road about 200 days each year. When he does come to your town go see his show, buy his merch, and buy him a Child Abuse. He’s a very interesting dude, very warm and happy to sit and talk a spell (unless he has to immediately hit the road for his next gig, that is.)
Anyhow, here’s the link to the excellent session he did for us. As always, you can download the whole session for free or just click “play” on the link and stream it for free. I hope you enjoy it!
http://www.kaosradioaustin.org/node/27181
Hey sweet post on Scott Biram. He’s a cool guy and one hell of a musician. We just did blog on him too and focused on some of his earlier material. Have you heard his cover of “Single Girl”? So strange… Check it out:
http://www.hearthmusic.com/blog/your-new-favorite-artist-scott-h-biram.html