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Ryan Montbleau Band

October 28, 2010

Combing through the Austin music calendar recently I came across The Ryan Montbleau Band. They’ve got a great soul, jazz, blues, funk, reggae sound and I’m a sucker for the rich tube tone of his guitar. Ryan Montbleau’s latest record Heavy On The Vine released last month was produced by the great Martin Sexton. They’ll [...]

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Uncle Shelby

October 26, 2010

Draw a crazy picture, Write a nutty poem, Sing a mumble-gumble song, Whistle through your comb. Do a loony-goony dance ‘Cross the kitchen floor, Put something silly in the world That ain’t been there before. – Shel Silverstein Sometimes he shaves his head and wears a beard. Sometimes he shaves his beard and wears a [...]

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The White Buffalo – Into The Sun

October 25, 2010

I love this tune. [via]

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[mp3] John Hiatt – The Continental Club 3/6/1994, 3/7/1994

October 23, 2010

Here is a classic Austin performance that was way too good not so share. This is a vintage KGSR radio broadcast of John Hiatt and the Guilty Dogs’ flawless, jaw dropping, head exploding acoustic and electric sets that were recorded over the course of two days at the Continental Club in Austin. It also includes [...]

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Frightened Rabbit & Bad Veins at Stubbs 10/20/10

October 21, 2010

I saw Frightened Rabbit play Stubbs outdoor last night. They were was of course amazing as always. Words cannot express my love for this band. They played all of their classics from The Midnight Organ Fight and Sing the Greys plus a good portion of The Winter of Mixed Drinks. Its great to see Frightened [...]

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Matt the Electrician

October 20, 2010

A couple years back while flipping through the channels a while back when I first discovered Matt the Electrician in a performance he gave on the local news. I remember being thoroughly impressed by his unique style and musical sensibility. In addition to being an amazing singer songwriter he’s also a multi instrumentalist and has [...]

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My Morning Jacket on Letterman 10/12

October 13, 2010

MMJ played Letterman last night playing their classic (and one of my personal favorites) The Way That He Sings from At Dawn. They also did a webcast of an hour long performance on Letterman which you can watch below. My Morning Jacket is playing a five night run of shows at New York’s Terminal 5 [...]

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Megafaun – The Longest Day, HearYa Live Session

October 12, 2010

This eargasm brought to you by Megafaun and HearYa. Purchase Megafaun records on Hometapes and go see them live!

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The Cave Singers KEXP Session 15.2

October 12, 2010

Kicking today off with some Cave Singers. Something about the rain outside seems to inspire me to listen to them. A lot.

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[mp3] Punch Brothers Pickathon 8/6/10

October 11, 2010

Here is an antifogmatic for your ears on this dark and dreary post ACL fest Monday morning. This is a Punch Brothers set from this past August at Pickathon indie roots festival in Portland. The dynamic range of the Punch Brothers is awe inspiring. In this set they cover The Strokes, Norman Blake, Radiohead and [...]

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