I’ve posted this song before but, hey, it’s a classic. How do you not appreciate a holiday song without a chorus that tells the tale of a man spending the holidays in jail and includes a gravy recipe. The song “How to Make Gravy” appears alongside many other Paul Kelly gems on the upcoming Songs […]
Monday Morning Video – Steve Poltz “All Things Shine”
We need more songs like this… and more artists like Steve Poltz. And what the heck, here’s a Poltz bonus track. Let’s get southern comfortable.
Monday Morning Video – Fruition and Goodnight, Texas
I love seeing live music. If you’re reading this, chances are that you do, too. Fruition and Goodnight, Texas both got their starts are acoustic outfits but, based on the recent performances that I saw, have gone decidedly electric. These two videos, Fruition’s “Lonesome Prayer” and Goodnight, Texas’ “Button Your Collar” don’t fully capture the […]
Take Them As They Are: a Premiere from The Roomsounds
One of my favorite bands to see around Dallas is the rock and roll outfit known as The Roomsounds. Heck, they were a favorite before I even moved here. Their brand of feel good rock and roll is infectious. Irresistible melodies with fist-pumping choruses are brought to life with raucous guitars and simmering keyboards, gloriously […]
Monday Morning Video – Joe Pug “Call It What You Will”
Ok, so it’s not quite December the 3rd, but it’s close enough to share this Joe Pug classic. I CALL TODAY A DISASTERSHE CALLS IT DECEMBER THE THIRDCALL IT WHAT YOU WILLI’M HEARTBROKEN STILLWORDS ARE JUST WORDS
Monday Morning Video – Nathan Hamilton
Here’s another in my series revisiting favorite songs from years gone by. It’s been way too many years since Austin’s Nathan Hamilton put out some music. Thankfully we have songs like this stunner to remind us of his songwriting talent. This is “In All That We Might Find” from 2011’s Beauty, Wit & Speed.
Monday Morning Video – Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street
Happy 50th Anniversary, Sesame Street! The legendary children’s television show has become an educational institution, helping to shape countless minds while never shying away from important social topics. It has also hosted some of the biggest names in music history. Their performances include both parodies and straight up takes on their greatest hits, plus some […]
Monday Morning Video – D.B. Reilly
I recently caught New York-based folk singer D.B Rielly as part of a tour celebrating the 2019 winners of the Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition. That event, part of the famed Kerrville Folk Festival, identifies noteworthy emerging songwriters. All the performers that night – Rielly, Scott Mulvahill, Daniel Neihoff and Boston’s Lisa Bastoni* – […]
Monday Morning Video – Chip Robinson
Calling Chip Robinson criminally under-rated doesn’t quite do him justice. Those who know – especially his fellow Americana musicians – know damn well how impressive his songs truly are. The Backsliders singer-songwriter doesn’t stray to far from his North Carolina home these days, truly a shame for those who have yet to have a Robinson […]
Hold That Against Me: A Premiere from John Byrne
Since his debut release in 2011, Irish-born and Philadelphia-based John Byrne has walked the line between the sounds of his homeland and the folk-rock side of Americana.  A storyteller at heart, he tells his tales accompanied by a band that includes both strings and horns. What’s not to like about that? He’s also doesn’t shy […]