Goodnight, Texas is an American folk rock band named after the town of Goodnight, Texas, the geographic midpoint between the working locations of songwriters Avi Vinocur (formerly of The Stone Foxes) in San Francisco and Patrick Dyer Wolf in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The band has performed in the tiny town of Goodnight three times as of 2017.
Goodnight, Texas | |
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 Goodnight, Texas performing live in Minneapolis in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States |
| Genres | Americana |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | 2 Cent Bank Check |
| Members | Avi Vinocur Patrick Dyer Wolf Scott Padden Adam Nash Chris Sugiura |
| Website | hiwearegoodnighttexashowareyou |
Career edit
The group's debut album A Long Life of Living was released October 2, 2012 via Tallest Man Records.[1][2] On the day before its international release, the band hand delivered CD copies of their debut album to every citizen in Goodnight.[3] The album received praise from press[4] and the blogosphere, garnering comparisons to such diverse acts as Levon Helm, Bruce Springsteen, Elliott Smith[5] and Punch Brothers.[6] Their single, "Jesse Got Trapped In a Coal Mine," premiered on the renowned folk music site American Songwriter in August 2012.[7] A performance of the song premiered exclusively on BAMM.TV shortly thereafter.[8]
On April 26, 2017, Goodnight, Texas sang the National Anthem for the San Francisco Giants game against the LA Dodgers.[9] The band's song "The Railroad" was featured in the 2018 "Carry The West" worldwide ad campaign for Coors Banquet beer with voiceover by actor Sam Elliott.[10] Goodnight, Texas' "The Railroad" is the theme song for the podcast Dead Man Talking by AudioBoom.[11]
On November 3, 2018 singer/mandolinist Vinocur appeared live with Metallica at their All Within My Hands Foundation benefit concert at the Masonic Theater in San Francisco, California[12] handling backing vocals, mandolin, and guitar throughout the whole set. The show was released worldwide by Blackened Recordings in February 2019.[13]
On September 6 and 8, 2019 Vinocur appeared live with Metallica singing backing vocals for their "S&M2" performances with the San Francisco Symphony on the opening night of the new Chase Center in San Francisco. The subsequent film of the performances was released three weeks later in movie theaters around the world.[14]
Goodnight, Texas' song "The Railroad" was featured for 2 minutes straight in the opening scenes of the first episode of Netflix's #1 hit show Tiger King, released in March 2020. The show was streamed 34 million times in 10 days.[15][16]
On August 12, 2020, Vinocur appeared with Metallica singing backing vocals on the song "All Within My Hands" on The Howard Stern Show to promote their upcoming S&M2 album. Being introduced by the band, Vinocur joked that he was there to take lunch orders, but actually sing backing vocals. Stern responded, "Look at you, Avi, hangin' with Metallica, singing backing vocals! Don't fuck up." After the song, Stern quipped "Boy is that beautiful, boys. Metallica featuring Avi. The good news is Avi can sing. The bad news is, the band's lunch is ready and he's got to go pick it up."[17]
In September 2021, Blackened Recordings released Goodnight, Texas' cover of the Metallica song "Of Wolf and Man" as part of The Metallica Blacklist charity tribute album. The song debuted at #1 on Amazon's Country charts, as well as #3 in overall sales of New Releases.[18]
Discography edit
| Title | Date of Release |
|---|---|
| A Long Life of Living | 2012 |
| Uncle John Farquhar | 2014[19] |
| An Even Longer Life of Living (EP) | 2017 |
| Conductor | 2018 |
| The Senseless Age (EP) | 2019[20] |
| Live in Seattle, Just Before The Global Pandemic | 2020 |
| How Long Will It Take Them To Die | 2022 |
| Title | Date of Release |
|---|---|
| Keep Movin' | 2018 |
| Tennessee | 2019 |
| A Pair | 2020 |
| Hypothermic | 2020[21] |
| Don't Let 'Em Get You | 2020[22] |
| Of Wolf and Man | 2021[23] |
| Dead Middle | 2021 |
| Borrowed Time | 2021 |
| To Hurry Things Along | February 10, 2023 |
| Runaways | September 21, 2023 |
References edit
- ^ "Goodnight, Texas | Biography". Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ Fazio, Sara (September 19, 2012). "Goodnight, Texas: Texas Road Show", The Aquarian Weekly. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
- ^ Husband, Andrew 2015-05-29 "[https://uproxx.com/music/goodnight-texas-profile/ The Story Of How A Band And A Small Town Inexplicably Forged A Bond Deeper Than Music", Uproxx. Retrieved 1/31/19.
- ^ "Goodnight, Texas - "Jesse Got Trapped in a Coal Mine" - The Bay Bridged - San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music". The Bay Bridged. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
- ^ "Albums of the Week | September 19-September 25". Dirty Impound. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
- ^ "Goodnight, Texas – Jesse Got Trapped in a Coal Mine | Icarus & Occident". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ Schlansky, Evan (2012-08-08). "Song Premiere: Goodnight, Texas, "Jesse Got Trapped in a Coal Mine" « American Songwriter". Americansongwriter.com. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
- ^ "BAMM.tv exclusive: 'Jesse Got Trapped in a Coal Mine', Goodnight Texas - BAMM.TV". Archived from the original on 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ Live Video: YouTube. "Goodnight, Texas - Star Spangled Banner [US National Anthem] (4/26/17 SF Giants vs LA Dodgers)", YouTube. Retrieved 1/31/19.
- ^ Coors Banquet Ad Video: YouTube. "Goodnight, Texas - Anthem, Carry The West | Coors Banquet Canada", YouTube. Retrieved 1/31/19.
- ^ AudioBoom: Dead Man Talking. "https://audioboom.com/channel/dead-man-talking (Dead Man Talking Podcast)", AudioBoom. Retrieved 1/31/19.
- ^ YouTube: MetallicaLiveHD. "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgHlN7K_Om8 (Metallica - AWMH Helping Hands Concert (Full Concert - November 3, 2018)", YouTube. Retrieved 1/31/19.
- ^ "Vinyl Release of AWMH Concert Available for Pre-Order". Metallica. November 27, 2018. Retrieved Jan 31, 2019.
- ^ "Metallica & SF Symphony - All Within My Hands (Acoustic) @ S&M2". YouTube. Sep 9, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020 – via Rock & Metal From The Front Row.
- ^ "Tiger King". Netflix. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (Apr 8, 2020). "'Tiger King' Nabbed Over 34 Million U.S. Viewers in First 10 Days, Nielsen Says (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^ "Metallica Plugs In Live From San Francisco for an Epic Stern Show Return". Howard Stern. August 12, 2020. Retrieved Aug 18, 2020.
- ^ Goodnight, Texas (August 19, 2021). "Ok this is nuts. A little band like us ain't used to waking up and seeing ourselves at #3 on the Amazon charts, #1 on the Amazon Country charts #2 on Movers and Shakers (whatever that is?). My poor little heart. Thank you to Blackened Recordings, @metallica, and all of you for buying it and raising money for good causes! More excitement coming soon..." Instagram. Retrieved Aug 22, 2021.
- ^ "The Official website for Goodnight, Texas". Archived from the original on 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
- ^ Goodnight, Texas Conductor "http://www.hiwearegoodnighttexashowareyou.com/store (Goodnight, Texas Homepage)", Homepage. Retrieved 1/31/19.
- ^ "About Page". hiwearegoodnighttexashowareyou. Goodnight, Texas. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Home Page". hiwearegoodnighttexashowareyou. Goodnight, Texas. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Home Page". hiwearegoodnighttexashowareyou. Goodnight, Texas. Retrieved 22 December 2020.