Splitlip Rayfield – come to the promised land

Wichita’s own Splitlip Rayfield – can I say enough about their charms? Probably not.

If the Ramones did bluegrass, with their frenetic energy and sometimes-indeceipherable lyrics – you might end up with Splitlip Rayfield. SLR is a quartet, sadly taken to a trio due to cancer’s grasp on Kirk, of fabulous energy and wonderful musicianship. Dude, they have a GAS TANK BASS – beat that!

I saw them many times in Wichita, and they don’t often tour, so I was quite lucky to catch them in Denver at the Cervantes in Jan 08. Excellent show, as always. It’s little reasons like this that I miss Wichita.

Catch a show filmed in Wichita at the Cotillion: Part 1