It’s hard to believe that ACL Fest is little more than a month away! Its always fun exploiting the lineup for cool new bands. The best way to do this is to start at the bottom of the list and work your way up to the headliners.
Maxim Ludwig & The Santa Fe Seven are a great folk group from California. They are playing the Austin Venture’s stage at 12:20 on Sunday. This is a great show to ease your way into Sunday. Here is the Bio from the Band’s myspace:
In California, Maxim Ludwig lives surrounded by the ghosts of the “Gone West” migration. Though barely broken into his 20s, Ludwig embraces folk music of eras past, and his songs seem drunk-honest in their depiction of an uncertain life in a temporary town. Whether he is crooning over lap steel, piano, or violin, the young musician’s lyrics channel the feelings of rambling desperation that inspired such greats as Hank Williams. Confessing, “I became heavily obsessed with words,” Ludwig’s songs unveil themselves like good literature, and string the listener along with equal parts suspense and intrigue. Maxim eventually released an album, and later picked up a full band to become Maxim Ludwig and the Sante Fe Seven. The band would have you believe they are touring to earn another sip of warm whiskey and another story to tell; they may not be far off the mark. With their cool confidence and coiled-snake energy, it is hard to believe otherwise.
