From the monthly archives:

August 2010

Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights

August 31, 2010

There is an excellent hard rocking blues outfit out of Dallas called Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights that’s making waves with their new album Pardon Me. I’m not going to make any cliche Led Zeppelin meets Lynyrd Skynyrd with a pinch of Black Crowes type of comparisons. Bottom line is they RAWK!!!

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Eddie Vedder Springsteen Cover

August 31, 2010

LOVE LOVE LOVE this cover of Bruce Springsteen’s Living on the Edge of the World from Little Rock August 28, 2010. While I’ve really dug the last two PJ albums this cover makes me thirsty for some more solo Eddie Vedder records!

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[mp3] Songwriter Delight

August 30, 2010

I have just what you need to make manic Monday not so manic. Here are some superb live tracks from three of the finest songwriters that are making up tunes today: Ryan Bingham, Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO September 8, 2009 Tell My Mother I Miss Her So Depression White Freightliner Blues Sweet Louisiana Justin Townes [...]

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Alejandro Escovedo & Chuck Prophet No Depression Festival 2010

August 28, 2010

Here’s a great session with Alejandro Escovedo and Chuck Prophet that took place at No Depression Festival 2010 last weekend in Seattle. This was one of many high quality recordings from the session.

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Vandaveer – A Mighty Leviathan Of Old

August 27, 2010

Very cool video for a cool tune from Vandaveer. The video was directed by Antonin Le Guay. Great songwriting, old time sound and poignant lyrics are what makes Vandaveer so great!

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Nick Jaina

August 27, 2010

Nick Jaina – “Another Kay Song” – HearYa Live Sessions 5/24/10 from HearYa.com on Vimeo. What a super duper tune from Nick Jaina who will be playing The Ghost Room on November 5th. Can’t wait to see these guys live! (thanks hear ★ ya)

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Zack Rosicka

August 24, 2010

There’s this blues cat that’s been playing some shows around Austin. He’s the type of guitarist that causes other guitarists to call it a day. The amount of talent flowing through this guy at 24 years of age trumps that of many old blues stringers twice his age. Just watch the video and you’ll see [...]

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Josh Ritter Rattling Locks Photo Essay

August 3, 2010

One of the best albums 2010 has to be Josh Ritter’s So Runs The World Away. I’ve listened to it so much that the mp3s are scratched and I might have to download a second copy. After I heard Golden Age of Radio I didn’t think it’d be possible for Josh to top it but [...]

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Newport Folk Fest Link Roundup

August 1, 2010

Had a great time listening to the Newport Folk Festival this weekend thanks to NPR. Can’t decide if the highlight was Jim James (who must be related to Joaquin Phoenix), John Prine, Punch Brothers, Andrew Bird, Avett Brothers or Blitzen Trapper. Here is the link roundup: Stream 2010 and 2009 performances on NPR Download Yim [...]

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