Take a Lazy Trip on the Rhinestone River

Take a Lazy Trip on the Rhinestone River

A few weeks ago, while I was browsing the singles at Shangri-La, the shop boys were playing a record that sounded like a long lost Silver Jews LP. As awesome as that would have been, it wasn't.

What it was "Rhinestone River", the third record from local band Limes.

(Video by Hotel Memphis)

Rhinestone River is gritty and rambling, the perfect soundtrack for late nights, drinking cheap beer in almost-closed bars or on front porches. Raspy singer Shawn Cripps is backed by a talented roster of locals (including Harlan T Bobo).

I'm completely smitten with the loopy, bluesy sound of "Sounds like a Shimmy". The title track, "Rhinestone River" sounds like trying (but not really trying) to sober up at the end of a long night.

Limes - Rhinestone River

You can pick up a copy on CD or Vinyl at Goner Records. If you'd like to try before you buy, the band is having its record release show at the HiTone on Saturday, Aug. 28th. They'll be playing with Mouserocket and Gasoline Silver. The cover is $6.

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5 Things to Do…
[...] band Limes is celebrating the release of their brand new record, “Rhinestone River” (Goner) this weekend with a big show at the Hi-Tone. The record is looping and dreamy and drunk, [...]
August 27, 2010 9:45am
5 Things to Do…
[...] There are a ton of shows this weekend, but this is one of the biggest. Local legend Jack Oblivian is bringing his band, the Tennessee Tearjerkers to the Hi-Tone on Saturday night for an evening of garage rock awesomeness with the Limes. [...]
December 17, 2010 10:49am
Memphis Music …
[...] last record, “Rhinestone River” is the perfect soundtrack for late summer late-night front porch drinking. The sound is lazy and [...]
March 15, 2011 10:58am
365 Memphians,…
[...] Cripps of local band Limes on stage at Beerland in Austin, Texas. Fun fact: Shawn claims to have a photographic memory. 79 / [...]
March 21, 2011 9:24am