Songs of Sahm

Using the songs of the late Doug Sahm—the Cosmic Cowboy--the Rockets raise their own bad-ass freak flag and kick out the grooves

Full Description

"Who is Doug Sahm?" you might be asking yourselves? For shame, take two steps back in the rock history game of Life. Doug Sahm spent most of his lifetime making the world a better place with his music. From his mid-60’s British Invasion meets proto-garage rock in the Sir Douglas Quintet, to the cowboy psychedelia inspired by time served in ‘Frisco, to the Tejano roadhouse free-for-alls in the Texas Tornadoes, few figures have cut as wide and varied and influential a path as Sir Doug. The Rockets easily assume his mantle of versatility, infuse his songs with their singular brand of American soul, and get DOWN.

Short Description

The Rockets play tunes such as "Mendocino" and "You Can't Hide a Redneck" with the raucous ardor of believers, bridging the worlds of the hicks and the hippies, the blues junkies and the acid heads.

— Chicago Tribune
The 13 tracks reveal not only a genuine love for Sahm's music but an experimental ease, an inspired looseness that captures the spirit of the songs without copying them.

— Houston Press
They did it. It's a little like The Bottle Rockets - sloppy, spirited, and joyous from start to finish—and a lot like Sahm. In other words, it's damn near perfect.

— Austin Chronicle
The music - every raunchy and tender guitar solo, every effortless rhythmic stroll, every blues breaking thunderclap, every fearless phrase from Brian Henneman's roaring maw - is still a kick, and they still rock as if the whole world is on the line.

— Riverfront Times
Both Sahm and the Rockets are firm believers in the power of the party, Lone Star beer, and sticking to one's vision, without compromise. So this is 47 minutes of a marriage made in heaven.

— The Sun
If it had been released in 1976, this would have been the record of the summer.

— Exclaim