Cowboy Junkies are playing at The Carolina Theater this Friday and Saturday night. The name of the band frightens people. Always has. For the record, they are not cowboys. There has been a major cowboy problem lately and really all we can do is hope they get the help and rehabilitation they need. It's unfortunate that a band of such importance has been stigmatized by the behavior of certain horse-backed trouble makers.
You might remember the Junkies cover of The Velvet Underground classic "Sweet Jane" or their own "Misguided Angel" and "Murder Tonight in the Trailer Park." If you can't make it but want to hear their finest work, pick up The Trinity Sessions or Trinity Session Revisited which features the likes of Ryan Adams and Natalie Merchant among others.
