{"id":2712,"date":"2011-10-18T21:59:27","date_gmt":"2011-10-19T03:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stylusmagazine.ca\/?p=2712"},"modified":"2011-10-18T21:59:27","modified_gmt":"2011-10-19T03:59:27","slug":"hillbilly-highway-gettin-loose-with-those-darlins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/2011\/10\/18\/hillbilly-highway-gettin-loose-with-those-darlins\/","title":{"rendered":"Hillbilly Highway \u2013 Gettin\u2019 loose with Those Darlins"},"content":{"rendered":"

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by Sheldon Birnie<\/strong><\/p>\n

Those Darlins <\/a>are a group of three babes and one sweet dude who rock. The formula is sure fire \u2013 who doesn\u2019t love babe<\/a>s? \u2013 but their output is above and beyond the pale.<\/p>\n

The Hillbilly Highway is filled with groups with similar dynamics. Hell, Winnipeg itself is infested with successful groups of rootsy babes. But there\u2019s more to kicking ass at every honky-tonk on the Hillbilly Highway than a pretty face or three. Those Darlins are different. Hard work, crotch punching songs and a bunch of hearts hungry for rock have combined: the result is an act to catch while you can.<\/p>\n

Currently riding the road in support of their sophomore LP Screws Get Loose,<\/em> the band is set to play in Minneapolis next week with the Drive-By Truckers<\/a>, one of my favourite groups in the world. I am making the pilgrimage to Twin Cities, America to catch the gig, and I\u2019d be a goddamn liar if I said I wasn\u2019t pumped.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve seen Those Darlins once before, in Winnipeg a couple years back, opening for King Khan & The BBQ Show<\/a> at the Albert. The gig was bumping, and by the end the walls themselves were sweating. The Darlins got a typical Winnipeg response \u2014 favourable, yet tepid \u2014 from the crowd. I picked up their debut eponymous disc off them by the front door. When I got them to sign it, they drew a bunch of cocks and mustaches over their faces. These babes are the real deal.<\/p>\n

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Constantly touring, Those Darlins have found time to pump out a couple 7\u201ds between albums, and release two videos for Screws Get Loose.<\/em> Pretty dang impressive. The first vid, \u201cBe Your Bro\u201d<\/a> is a crisp, sexy production, while \u201cScrews Get Loose\u201d<\/a> makes you wonder what it was you just swallowed. How long will I feel this way?<\/p>\n

Once, I had a dream I was married to one of Those Darlins. It was a whirlwind romance at a party in a duplex in some unidentified dingy neighbourhood. You could hear the trucks whine from the Highway. The air stank of exhaust, cigarettes and rotting trash. The party in our pad was raging, popcorn on the floor, beer everywhere. I went out looking for more whisky, and woke up sober and divorced.<\/p>\n

Check in next week to the Hillbilly Highway see what\u2019s next\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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