Columbia City Paper

Unknown Hinson Feb 21, 2009
New Brookland Tavern
The self proclaimed “king of country-western troubadours” is returning to Columbia on the 21st.  Unknown Hinson is probably more famous for providing the voice of Early Cuyler on Adult Swim’s Squidbillies than he is for being a musician, but that is by no means an indictment of his musicianship.  His shows consist of a great mix of rockabilly, blues and country-western songs interspersed with pontifications about women, rock-n-roll and “party liquor.”  If you’re looking to have some fun and listen to some good music, this is a can’t miss.

If Unknown Hinson isn’t your speed, one of New York City’s favorite jam bands also heads into Columbia on the 21st.  Self described as “progressive groove,” U-Melt will be entertaining fans with a set of original songs as well as several covers. Their music includes elements of traditional and progressive rock, jazz, salsa, and electronic dance music.  The band tours incessantly logging over 500 shows in the past three years, which has produced a very tight technical sound.  The big question here is how long will they play.  They are billing the show as “An Evening with U-Melt,” and it very well could be.  The band once played a seven hour overnight set at a music festival.  With a showtime of 9:30 and bars being forced to close at 2am on Saturdays, you could be looking at a four and a half hour set.

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