The best artistic efforts have the ability to hit you on many levels–strikingly beautiful at even the first glance, and then building your appreciation as you peel back the layers and get more and more out of it. Â I found that to be the case with the latest record from Austin-based Wood & Wire. Â It […]
Michael Flynn Pretend Like
I first heard Mr. Flynn around 2004 with the release of Slow Runner’s no disassemble. I’ve been a big fan ever since. I’m not sure how to categorize his style/music, I just know I like it. I guess mid-tempo, introspective, thought provoking, self-deprecating, often sexy, sometimes funny, pop music would be a good place to […]
Monday Morning Video – Travis Meadows Is Waitin’ on Springsteen
Travis Meadows recently provided a welcome reminder that some of the best songs come directly from the artist’s own life experience. At a Dallas show a few weeks ago, Meadows introduced this song with tales of his youthful quest for love cruising the streets of his Mississippi hometown while listening to classic rock on the […]
Readers’ Pick: Old Crow Medicine Show – Volunteer
You picked Volunteer by folk band, Old Crow Medicine Show, as your favorite new release for the week of April 20, 2018. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Tops Winter & Spring 2018 CALEB […]
2018 Old Settler’s Music Festival
For me, one of the surest indicators of spring is when I leave for my annual trip to Old Settler’s Music Festival. Â Now in its 31st year, and having moved into new digs near Lockhart, Texas, OSMF epitomizes the perfect festival mix of hot, new acts; crowd-pleasing old favorites; and a crowd size that lets […]
Jesse Dayton May Have To Do It (Song Premiere)
Jesse Dayton has some impressive credentials. Early in his career he played guitar with likes of Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash while more recently lending his talents to artists ranging from Supersuckers to X. And then there are the movie soundtracks that he provided to horror film director Rob Zombie. More recently Dayton has been […]
Michael McDermott Comes Out From Under (Album Premiere)
To say that Michael McDermott has been on a creative run would be a understatement. In 2016 he released not one, but two outstanding albums in a matter of months. First up was Six on the Out, a thematic piece from the Westies, his collaboration with his wife Heather Horton. That was followed several months […]
John Prine – The Tree of Forgiveness
If John Prine’s music seduced you back in the 1970s, you probably get it, and you’ll love The Tree of Forgiveness, his first album in 13 years presenting any new original music. He has released a collaboration with Mac Wiseman (Standard Songs for Average People), a couple of compilations of early music (including The Singing Mailman […]
Monday Morning Video – A Heavenly Premiere from Jeff Plankenhorn
Guitarist Jeff Plankenhorn has become something of an Austin institution, sought after by many artists to lend his musical talents to their albums and performances. Calling him a guitarist doesn’t quite do him justice, though. Sure, he’s designed his very own guitar – a custom lap steel guitar called, perhaps not surprisingly, “The Plankâ€. Give […]
Readers’ Pick: John Prine – The Tree of Forgiveness
You picked The Tree of Forgiveness by legendary country singer-songwriter, John Prine, as your favorite new release for the week of April 13, 2018. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Tops Winter & Spring […]