We caught those Texas rascals the Supersuckers at the quirky venue Meow Wolf in Santa Fe on Monday night. Opening was the name-dropping guitar slinger Jesse Dayton. The 'Suckers were in cowpunk mode, with the core of their set calling back to their landmark album from 1997, "Must've Been High." Eddie Spaghetti and the boys can still bring it.
Dayton, a dynamic but raggedy guitarist, opened with an earnest set of songs that pay homage to classic country. While bragging about his work with Waylon Jennings, Hayes Carll and Rob Zombie, among others, he and his trio peeled off nuggets like "Daddy Was a Badass." His most rollicking offering was "I'm at Home Getting Hammered (While She's Out Getting Nailed)":
One of the Supersuckers' newer anthems is anchored by the memorable couplet: "She used to be pretty / Now she's just pretty fucked up."
The lead guitarist, "Metal" Marty Chandler, got to step out with Billy Joe Shaver's "Georgia on a Fast Train." Here's the original:
Their closer was worth the wait. It was the audience favorite "Born With a Tail":
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