NEM#258: Dan Montgomery: Direct Communication

Dan was Ben Vaughn’s sound-man and released his first solo album of Americana rock in 2004. We discuss “Busted” from his eighth album (produced by Vaughn), the just Dan-and-his guitar effort Dispatches from the Desert, then “Beaumont” from Cast-Iron Songs and Torch Ballads (2023), “Favorite Color” from Rosetta, Please (A Love Story) (2006). End song: “Lookin’ for a Fight” also from the new album. Intro: “Always” from Man from Out of State (2004). More at danmontgomery.bandcamp.com.

Hear all of “Always, (youtu.be/-rX8BFEvMkI?si=tnTy0JuGtKzfQfHc)” and a couple of the drug songs we refer to near the beginning: “Phenobarbiedoll (youtu.be/DKChaAWRW5w?si=yMYJ6W4PXu4fRer3)” and “Crack Home (youtu.be/rlEkwXgfXOs?si=ftqmwwW1nIGYL3Ad).” See Dan’s full, recent band live (youtu.be/FTxvFkksSYA?si=Pz1hgeIBf13ND1Rb), and again here (youtu.be/1h-ITEtI76g?si=Hs1xEf3s5Zt7aFzS). See him play live as an acoustic duo (youtu.be/SlOma5Qp6xg?si=STO1HPC5WWs0dnbL). Here he is live 17 years ago (youtu.be/YptW_c1dZ8E?si=gQLEuOfhMXWoJcwS). Hear his early band Drugs Before Breakfast (drugsbeforebreakfast.bandcamp.com/album/drugs-…).

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Hear my previous interview with Ben Vaughn (nakedlyexaminedmusic.com/nem171-ben-vaughn).