Amateur botanists have given the nickname "buffalo clover" to a number of species, ranging from an African flowering legume, a bluebonnet flower in Texas and a critically endangered variety of actual clover once believed to grow in the wake of the mighty herds that traversed the American frontier. The band Buffalo Clover took their name from the latter.
The Nashville-based group doesn't, alas, have the ability to leave a trail of vegetation along its trail. Of course, if they did then the band's recent weeklong stay would have left the urban metropolis dense with an unusual amount of green. New Yorkers will have to make due with the band's Southern cocktail of rock and soul, which consists of the bluesy guitars of Jeremy Ivey and Matt Gardner mixed with healthy servings of horn and keyboard. Oh, and of course the "rough-hewn-but-honest, bottom-of-the-heart soulful lilt" of vocalist Margo Price (in the band's words). Buffalo Clover described its 2013 album Test Your Love as more streamlined than its previous releases, but still loose enough to have fun with.
Clover became the first group in "Music Times Meets" history to bring the entirety of the band into the recording studio, a courteous but perhaps misguided attempt at thorough journalism that resulted in humor and shenanigans. The resulting podcast is one of the most controversy-baiting yet. No one, from Lady Gaga to horse riders, is safe. Join Music Times and Buffalo Clover as they discuss botany, playing with iconic musicians from Bobby Keys to Willie Nelson, and American cinematic masterpiece Guy On A Buffalo (Episode 2).
