http://www.cuckoobird.net Chockfull Of Musical Goodness Sun, 28 Oct 2007 03:42:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.cuckoobird.net/2007/10/27/sam-bush-jorma-kaukonen-high-sierra-workshop-6-30-2000/ 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 ... http://www.cuckoobird.net/2007/10/26/iron-and-wine/ 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! http://www.cuckoobird.net/2007/10/24/the-avett-brothers-in-austin/ Ryan Adams & The Cardinals have a new EP out called Follow The Lights. The material on it sounds much like Easy Tiger and if it had a couple more songs (there are seven) the EP could stand up as an album. I'm always amazed at the volume ... http://www.cuckoobird.net/2007/10/24/ryan-adams-the-cardinals-ep/ Cherryholmes is a family bluegrass band featuring two generations of smokin' pickers. Based out of Arizona, Cherryholmes has performed on the Grand Ol Opry and received the best new bluegrass band of the year at last years IBMA awards. They've got five albums and are currently recording on ... http://www.cuckoobird.net/2007/10/06/cherryholmes/ Raising Sand, the new duet album with Alison Krauss and Robert Plant is one of the best albums to come out this year. At first, it seems like an unlikely pairing but when you hear the music it makes perfect sense. Here is a great, short documentary about ... http://www.cuckoobird.net/2007/09/28/alison-krauss-robert-plant-raising-sand/ The Bluegrass Blog has posted an excellent documentary about The Infamous Stringdusters called Four Days of Infamy. Produced by String Theory Media, Four Days of Infamy gives insight into the daily life of the 'dusters as it follows them through a tour of Colorado this past March. You ... http://www.cuckoobird.net/2007/09/28/infamous-stringdusters-four-days-of-infamy/ Been really getting into The Two Gallants a duo from San Francisco whose sound is hard to describe but if I had to slap a label on it I'd call it punk rock americana. They are playing The Mohawk on October 13. http://www.cuckoobird.net/2007/09/21/the-two-gallants/ If you are not one of the million and a half people that have seen Spoon's I Turn My Camera On video featuring Keepon, the cute lil' gyrating robot then check it out...  http://www.cuckoobird.net/2007/09/11/check-out-spoons-i-turn-my-camera-on-video/ Austin360 is reporting that the White Stripes have cancelled their appearance at this year's Austin City Limits Festival.  They were supposed to headline the festival on Saturday night.  They've also canceled a number of other shows on their tour siting Meg's anxiety disorder.  According to Austin360, Muse will ... http://www.cuckoobird.net/2007/09/11/white-stripes-cancel-acl-festival/