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Welcome Barak Obama (i.e. cuarenta y cuatro)!

November 6, 2008

I’m still a little shocked that it actually happened. Had you told me four years ago that in 2008 a black man would become president I’d probably have called you crazy. Now we can finally hold our heads up high and turn a new page. We can say goodbye to all the destructive politics of [...]

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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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Iron And Wine

October 26, 2007

I’ve been listening to Iron and Wine frequently these days. Their sound is so unique yet so familiar. They have a subtle sound that grows on you the more you listen to it. Songwriter Sam Beam knows how to pen a poignant lyric and then put it to a beautiful melody. They play their song [...]

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New Beastie Boys

May 15, 2007

There is a video out for the first single off the Beastie Boys new album The Mix-Up which is entirely instrumental featuring no sampling or vocals. The song is called The Rat Cage and the video is very cool in an old school sort of way. I love how these guys can put out amazing [...]

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South Austin Jug Band Covers Beck’s Jackass

April 30, 2007

Check out this very cool homemade video that the boys from the south of Austin put out. What a cool Beck cover. Its as if the song was written to be played on bluegrass instruments which doesn’t surprise me because Beck has very traditional influences.

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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 Videos

April 15, 2007

I’m such a YouTube junkie. I’ll go on YouTube in search of something and find myself browsing videos for hours. One cool side effect Youtube is having is that it is bringing back music videos. Cuckoobird favorite Todd Snider has some excellent music videos on YouTube including the following two which I hope you get [...]

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Tony Rice And Bluegrass Journey

March 27, 2007

I was reading over at the Fretboard Journal blog about how Tony Rice has hurt his back and has had to cancel some shows. That is a real drag; feel better soon Tony! They also had a little mention of an amazing looking bluegrass documentary called Bluegrass Journey which features Tony, Del McCoury, Rhonda Vincent, [...]

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Hayseed Dixie – Ace Of Spades

March 25, 2007

Gotta love some high lonesome Motorhead sounds from the Hayseed Dixie boys!

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