August 2010

Levon Helm Band and Willie Nelson and Family at Radio City Music Hall [Concert Review]

August 6, 2010

The Levon Helm Band opened for Willie Nelson and Family last Wednesday evening at Radio City Music Hall. Both performances reinforced my deep respect and admiration for these two American legends. The Band is my favorite all-time band and I’ve been lucky enough to see Levon at two Midnight Rambles over the past couple of [...]

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J. Roddy Walston and The Business, like Jerry Lee Lewis fronting a 70′s glam rock band. [Album Review]

August 5, 2010

The last day of SxSW 2010 was miserably cold. A fact made worse by our inadequate preparation and attire for sub 40 degree temperatures, but I wanted to catch the Futurebirds set on an outside stage at the 40 Watt Party. On our way out, the Futurebirds’ manager, Jay Steele, told us to catch a [...]

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Glossary – Save Your Money For The Weekend [New Video, Free Albums]

August 4, 2010

Glossary is a go-to band in my music library. They are perfect for driving with your windows down, preferably in a T-top. Believe me, I know. I had me one of them T-tops in high school and had to beat the ladies off with an aluminum Louisville Slugger. Glossary plays American rock music made memorable [...]

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Futurebirds, Live Session #75

August 3, 2010

Futurebirds. What else can we say that hasn’t already been said over the past several weeks? We fell in love with this Athens, GA alt-country band with the release of their free EP and then they exceeded all expectations with their debut album, Hampton’s Lullaby. The band rolled into the studio and tore through a [...]

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“I don’t know where Tweedy’s been all my life.” – Mavis Staples

August 2, 2010

Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy produced Mavis Staples upcoming record entitled You Are Not Alone. Paste Magazine (and The Deep Dark Woods’ drummer Lucas Goetz) tipped us off to a great interview with both artists. They share their admiration for one another and some background on the upcoming record. It’s a great watch. Tweet

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Pearly Gate Music [Album Review]

August 2, 2010

Pearly Gate Music, essentially just Zach Tillman with help from a few others, including his brother Josh (aka J. Tillman), has just put out one of the finer debuts of the year. And while its sound is not easy to label, it is certainly easy to enjoy. On first listen I was immediately reminded of [...]

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Sunday MP3 Roundup, 8.1.10

August 1, 2010

Here are the tracks we discussed this past week. Frontier Ruckus – Nerves of the Nightmind J. Tillman – Three Sisters Futurebirds – Johnny Utah Futurebirds – Battle For Rome The Mynabirds – Let The Record Go The Mynabirds – Numbers Don’t Lie Black Mountain – The Hair Song (via) The Black Angels – Telephone [...]

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