H-Town Rock

A Good Year For The Roses

A few weeks ago I headed out to spend some time in Nashville. While there, I made sure to take in Robert Ellis & The Boys show at Mercy Lounge, where they opened up for Those Darlins and Old 97s. (If you missed it, I wrote a review for the Houston Press.)

Earlier that day I’d managed to catch the boys in-store performance at Grimey’s, probably Nashville’s best independent record store. They played to a packed crowd of about 40 people (even with the shelves moved, Grimey’s is not spacious), and closed with this cover of George Jones’ “A Good Year For The Roses.”