What thoughts flutter through your head when you hear “supergroup”? I would imagine it’s not similar to what goes through my mind: The Highway Men, The Super Friends, “We Are The World”… I digress. 2012 has graced us with yet another supergroup that may not be as influential as Johnny Cash plucking along side Willy Nelson, but when you mix members of Deer Tick, The Black Lips, Los Lobos, Dead Confederate, and Six Finger Satellite, you got yo’ self a SUPERGroup. Diamond Rugs was formed when John McCauley (Deer Tick) met with Steve Berlin (Los Lobos) backstage after a Lobos show, purely out of fandom. The rondez-vuz evolved into a musical courting with McCauley hoping Berlin would play on his… Read More →