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[mp3] Simon & Garfunkel – Amsterdam 5/2/1970

September 3, 2011

This a classic Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel performance and a must listen for any fan. At the time they’d just released Bridge Over Troubled Water three months prior on January 26, 1970 and you can hear the newness of the material and the passion that they have for the songs when they play them. [...]

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[mp3] Pearl Jam – Bridge School Benefit 10/24/10

November 15, 2010

Here is a unique and rare acoustic Pearl Jam set from Neil Young’s 24th Annual Bridge School Benefit. Pearl Jam headlined the benefit along with a recently reunited Buffalo Springfield as well as Elvis Costello, Kris Kristofferson, Modest Mouse, Grizzly Bear, Lucinda Williams, Jackson Browne and David Lindley. This performance marks Pearl Jam’s 20th anniversary [...]

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[mp3] Built to Spill – Emos 10/22/10

November 12, 2010

Happy Friday! Here is a decent recording of an epic Built To Spill show from Emos Austin a few weeks back. If you have an opportunity to see them on their current tour do it! BTS is the finest indie rock band that Boise has to offer. Dates below. Liar In The Morning You Were [...]

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My Morning Jacket + The Roots on Jimmy Fallon 10/13/10

November 10, 2010

This one completely escaped my DVR for some reason. Thank goodness for the audioperv! The only thing better than My Morning Jacket live is My Morning Jacket with The Roots live on Jimmy Fallon! I can’t imagine the amazing drumgasm that Patrick Hallahan and Questo must’ve had during the sound check! This video also leads [...]

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[show preview] Anders Osborne with the Stanton Moore Trio – The Parish, 12/10/10

November 9, 2010

Browsing through the Austin music calendar I noticed that Anders Osborne is coming to The Parish on December 10. If you’ve got a penchant for heavy electrified, open tuned, gut wrenching blues guitar you owe it to your ears to check out this show. Anders is a legendary musician from New Orleans whose heavy blues [...]

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[mp3] Patterson Hood – Richmond, VA 10/30/10

November 8, 2010

Here is a soundboard from an amazingly intimate performance Patterson Hood gave in the alley of Deep Groove Records a couple weeks back. If you’ve ever wondered what it would sound like to sit on a porch with Patterson and listen him play a few tunes this should give you a pretty good idea. Patterson [...]

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Waiting Around To Die

November 3, 2010

I recently watched the great Townes Van Zandt documentary Be Here To Love Me again for what seems like the 100th time. It has to be one of the most moving documentaries ever made partially because Townes had such an incredibly sad life and partially because his songs are filled with so much heartache and [...]

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[mp3] Ben Maney and Countless Sheep

November 2, 2010

The Sun’s Serenade To The Earth Ocracoke There’s an up and coming jazz cat named Ben Maney from Knoxville that I recently discovered whose making some mighty fine sounds with his group Countless Sheep. Ben is a jazz pianist and multi instrumentalist with some killer chops: Ben Many and Countless Sheep have a sound is [...]

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[mp3] Stevie Ray Vaughan – Stockholm Sweden 7/7/85

November 1, 2010

Its hard to believe that SRV has been gone twenty years already. He has now influenced an entire generation of guitar players that have only been able to experience his music from his albums and live recordings. Here is another great live Stevie Ray recording from the 1985 Jazz & Blues Festival in Stockholm, Sweden. [...]

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My Morning Jacket – Terminal 5 Covers

October 28, 2010

My Morning Jacket finished their string of shows at New York’s Terminal 5. In addition to playing each of their 5 records in its entirety they did some pretty epic covers including Wham, Prince and Elton John. Wham – Careless Whispers Elton John – Rocket Man Prince – I Could Never Take The Place of [...]

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