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[mp3] Stevie Ray Vaughan Red Rocks 6/19/85

November 8, 2008

I’ve been listening to and thinking about Stevie Ray Vaughan quite a bit lately. There was a great article in the Austin Chronicle a couple months ago about some recovered early recordings from 1978 which kicked off yet another rediscovery of SRV for me. I’ve got a few live recordings but this show is the [...]

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Dr Dog

September 12, 2008

Dr Dog is playing The Parish on Saturday. To get you pumped for the show, check out this KUT Studio 1 A performance recorded during SXSW 2008. These guys are so cool. I love the Beatles comparison made during the interview which I’m not sure is entirely accurate but they do have a McCartney aesthetic [...]

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Todd Snider Fortunate Son

September 11, 2008

Todd Snider’s new album Peace Queer is set to be release October 14. Can’t wait to hear Forunate Son and all the new material. Here is the track listing: 1. Mission Accomplished (because you gotta have faith) 2. The Ballad of Cape Henry 3. Fortunate Son 4. Is This Thing Working? 5. Stuck On The [...]

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[mp3] Sam Bush & Jorma Kaukonen High Sierra Workshop 6-30-2000

October 27, 2007

I love it when two musicians from completely different musical backgrounds come together and play music. This performance by Sam Bush and Jorma Kaukonen from High Sierra Music Festival on June 30, 2000 could be what influenced Jorma to record Blue Country Heart which is a masterpiece of roots blues and country featuring Jorma, Sam, [...]

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The Avett Brothers In Austin

October 24, 2007

The Avett Brothers are playing La Zona Rosa next Sunday Nov 4. I saw these guys at this year’s Telluride Bluegrass Festival and they are a riot. I’ve heard them described as the Nirvana of the 1800s. See you there!

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Hello From ATX

August 22, 2007

Its been a crazy summer with lots going on largest of which is that this bird has flown the coop! That’s right, cuckoobird.net is now coming to you from the live music capital of the world, Austin, TX! It’s been a long muggy, rainy, hot summer here in Austin but so far I’m loving it. [...]

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34th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival

July 22, 2007

Last month, the 34th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival was amazing and hosted one of the best lineups in years including Los Lobos, Alison Krauss, Peter Rowan and Tony Rice Quartet (featuring the angelic Sharon Gilchrist), Guster, Greensky Bluegrass, Jackie Greene, Yonder Mountain String Band, Sam Bush, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Chris Thile, Sparrow Quartet [...]

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Ryan Adams On The Henry Rollins Show

April 29, 2007

Here is an excellent performance that Ryan Adams and his band The Cardinals did on The Henry Rollins Show. One thing that this video makes me realize is that Adams is a killer guitarist. (via)

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Todd Snider – Santa Fe Brewing Company 2-13-07

February 14, 2007

Last night I got to see Todd Snider play at the Santa Fe Brewing Company. I arrived at 7:00, thirty minutes before the show was supposed to start and it was already packed. Somebody mentioned to me that Todd’s new album The Devil You Know was ranked 33 on Rolling Stone’s top 50 albums of [...]

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John Prine – Angel From Montgomery – Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2006

February 11, 2007

I love this video…

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