Austin Lounge Lizards
They look like a bluegrass string quintet wearing hawaiian shirts. Indeed,… Read Full Bio ↴They look like a bluegrass string quintet wearing hawaiian shirts. Indeed, it's a fitting look. The music is difficult to describe with elements of folk rock, country, and bluegrass blended with just about enything.
The music is marked by multi-part vocal harmonies and intricate picking lines, but they are most well known for their satirical lyrics and will lampoon anyone or anything. Subjects range from the big political targets like Gingrich and Reagan to unknown cactus pluggers and from obscure locales like the Chester Nimitz Oriental garden in Fredericksburg, Texas to entire genres as in The Grunge Song.
Founded when songwriting pals Hank Card and Conrad Deisler met up with Tom Pittman at the University of Texas in Austin, the group was soon joined by bassist Boo Resnick of Detroit. Card most often leads the vocals, but Diesler, Pittman, and Resnick carry their share of the load, particularly on songs they each penned. Card and Diesler play guitar while Pittman splits his time between pedal steel guitar, banjo, and dobro. The role of fiddle player has had some turnover in the past decade, and is now occupied by German hip-hop afficianado Korey Simeone who will also pick up a Mandolin on occasion.
The music is marked by multi-part vocal harmonies and intricate picking lines, but they are most well known for their satirical lyrics and will lampoon anyone or anything. Subjects range from the big political targets like Gingrich and Reagan to unknown cactus pluggers and from obscure locales like the Chester Nimitz Oriental garden in Fredericksburg, Texas to entire genres as in The Grunge Song.
Founded when songwriting pals Hank Card and Conrad Deisler met up with Tom Pittman at the University of Texas in Austin, the group was soon joined by bassist Boo Resnick of Detroit. Card most often leads the vocals, but Diesler, Pittman, and Resnick carry their share of the load, particularly on songs they each penned. Card and Diesler play guitar while Pittman splits his time between pedal steel guitar, banjo, and dobro. The role of fiddle player has had some turnover in the past decade, and is now occupied by German hip-hop afficianado Korey Simeone who will also pick up a Mandolin on occasion.
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Austin Lounge Lizards Lyrics
1984 Blues We have got to come together How long can we stay…
Big Tex's Girl (Hank Card/Kristen Nelson) You've all heard tell of Pecos Bi…
Bonfire of the Inanities (Conrad Deisler/Hank Card) We rented a convertible in San Be…
Do Not Go to Tennessee (Hank Card) Do not go to Tennessee That is what my Daddy…
Flatnose The Tree-Climbing Dog Climbing up to heaven Climbing up to heaven Climbing up to h…
Gingrich the Newt (Hank Card) We'd like to set the record straight by singing…
Half a Man I was one tough nut until the day you made…
Hey Little Minivan On Deadman's Curve I used to shut 'em down, I…
Hey, Little Minivan On Deadman's Curve I used to shut 'em down I had…
Irving (Hank Card/Kristen Nelson) Darling, do you talk to Irving wh…
Last Words The curtain of darkness is fallin? And my friends are all…
Leonard Cohen's Day Job You drive your car in, pull it up on the…
Monkey On My Back Woah, it's me but i've been dyin' got to get that monkey off…
Mourning Edition (Hank Card/Conrad Deisler The dollar is falling on the japan…
Old Blevins We had a little quarrel, she and I She told me…
Shallow End Of The Gene Pool My Daddy was a man of letters My Mama was a…
Stupid Song About Texas Texas is a big state, north to south and east…
Teenage Immigrant Welfare Mothers on Drugs It's been five years since we had a raise in…
The Drugs I Need You've got a headache And I've got some strange disease Don'…
The Other Shore As we reach the twilight hours of our fleeting earthly…
[silence] (Hank Card/Kristen Nelson) Darling, do you talk to Irving wh…