Comments on: Richard Buckner tells us a Story!

By: Len Gilbert

Len Gilbert — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:29:09 +0000

Richard aka Rick,

Glad to see the reissues. I have two versions of Bloomed already, but they are getting scratchy!

Hope to catch you in SF next time you are out west. Soon?

Len (Chico > SF)

By: bob graham

bob graham — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:27:27 +0000

Rick, See you in Charlotte as well as some of the surrounding cities on this fall leg. cheers, its been toooooo long! Bob

By: SRitchie

SRitchie — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:58:04 +0000

Richard Buckner is a songwriter of uncompromising elegance. His insurgent country twang is the product of a San Francisco/Lubbock association, being born and raised in California but having a strong musical affinity for the likes of Texas country giants TERRY ALLEN and JIMMIE DALE GILMORE. His impressive catalogue of albums move from folk balladry to tawdry guitar rave ups . Pitchfork complimented him thusly: “whether taking on folk, power-pop, country, rock, or gently experimental drones, he produces uniformly gleaming, misty enigmas. He intones elusive lyrics in a smeared voice, artfully skirting the subject.” And we have to agree. The man knows how to craft and perfectly deliver distinctly lovely songs. Leave the ear plugs, bring the girl to The Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave. Chicago this Saturday, September 19th.

By: Music News, IOmusic.net » Richard Buckner: Richard Buckner Touring in Fall to Support Three Reissues

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:59:52 +0000

[...] regales us with the origins of the albums, Bloomed, The Hill and Impasse on the Merge blog. Bloomed was recorded in a “wooden shingles Sharpied with bible passages” in Texas [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:56:25 +0000

Richard,

Caught you a couple of times up here in Halifax during that Canadian stretch. The recording from one of the nights with you and the ex on drums is still one of my angry favorites.

You’ll probably never come back here but they were great nights.

By: aoc gold

aoc gold — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:44:19 +0000

Great article. Thanks for the great resource.

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 06 May 2009 12:38:01 +0000

Hey, I was lucky enough to have stumbled upon Richard’s music on pandora and haven’t been the same sense. Him and TVZ are both musical geniuses in my mind, but besides what we can perceive from these sensual experiences they bless us with, does anybody actually know anything about the stories behind the music? Or about Richard’s true biography, not just musical career?

By: mark

mark — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:03:18 +0000

have seen mr. buckner SEVERAL times over the last 10 years, and found him to be a gracious host. travelling 1000 miles to see an artist on tour is usually not an option, but with mr. buckner, it felt like my obligation…
Godspeed…

By: Gary

Gary — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:12:02 +0000

Is Richard playing alone on this tour, or with a band?

By: Paul Comaskeys

Paul Comaskeys — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:05:56 +0000

go get em Buck ….fuckers

By: steve michener

steve michener — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:32:52 +0000

Yeah-Rick, i’m pretty sure you still owe me my share of the door for that last Covered Wagon show. minus your penalty for missed notes it comes to $1.85.
send it to me c/o Marty in SF.
Steve M.
Bass
1994-1994

By: John

John — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:19:08 +0000

I feel compelled to add my voice to the chorus of approval. It’s been too, too long since we heard from Mr. Buckner, and I just wish he’d find his way over the water to London (England) in the not-too-distant. There’s a Buckner-shaped hole at the Borderline that needs to be filled.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:36:29 +0000

Hey Richard,

I have been a longtime fan of your music and I have every record. My wife and I danced to “Once” at our wedding. I’m looking forward to hearing the new record. Please tour the East Coast again soon…I think the last time we saw you was at the Narrows in Fall River a few years ago.

You should write a book about your touring/recording stories. Or at least write more on the Merge site. I enjoyed your post.

See ya soon (we hope),
Ben

By: richardbucknerpreservationsociety

richardbucknerpreservationsociety — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:04:29 +0000

glad to know these albums will be available again, despite Merge not spending the money to make cds (or vinyls) of them. even a box set would’ve been nice and there are many of us who think that he is well worth it. ATTN: Buckner please come back to St. Louis!!

By: Randino

Randino — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:10:07 +0000

Haha haha ha ha! What a great story….and great news…We’ll see you soon

By: zephro

zephro — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:43:17 +0000

All three of these records are first class and I have every version of there release. I’m happy to see that more people will get a chance to enjoy them as much as I have. Also, I am thrilled to see that Richard will be in Santa Cruz, CA. The Crepe Place is a very cool club, warmed up by another favorite of mine Jim White. Myself, the wife and all of my friends will be there. I’ll also probably drive up to see the show in San Francisco as well.

Get that contract signed Richard, would love a new CD with your name on it :-)

By: raindog

raindog — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 01:53:59 +0000

Glad to hear Richard is beginning to emerge from hibernation…he’ll get a warm welcome here in Rochester, NY (probably The Bug Jar) when he makes his way up here…

By: VonRiesling

VonRiesling — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:26:46 +0000

Bloomed has remained one of my favorite albums. If only I could find a guitar with an armadillo back and a Mexican hoof bottle of whiskey to play along with it.

By: chris

chris — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:52:52 +0000

What fantastic news. I have listened to “The Hill” at least five times this week, and “Devotion & Doubt” at least 582,000 times in my life.

I even have the promo copy of “Since” with your stamped postcard and golf-cart pencil in there. I think I’ll mail that out today.

By: El Payo

El Payo — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:45:40 +0000

I’m proud to say I own a copy of every one of your record Richard, and I look forward to every new release. Thanks so much for sharing your music with us.

By: zanerx

zanerx — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 03:43:06 +0000

Richard,

Eastern or Western style?

Mike
Raleigh

come on back when the NC winter breaks