Hacienda Brother Chris Gaffney was diagnosed with liver cancer earlier this year. He is about to begin an extreme course of chemotherapy in hopes of eradicating the disease. Although he has health insurance, it will not cover all the costs associated with his treatment. To help defray the costs, friends and family have created a […]
Mayer’s Playlist for February 2008, A Video Companion
What’s a monthly playlist without a video companion? This month we start and finish with a pair of incredible acoustic performances by the Jones Street Boys. In between we’ve got clips from Tift Merritt, Nada Surf, Butch Walker, Joe Jackson and Greg Trooper, among others. Don’t miss the haunting J. Tillman & Emily Loizeau duet […]
Win Big: Justin Currie Deadline Tonight
Don’t forget to get your entry in for the signed lyric sheet and accompanying cd from Justin Currie. To win, simply leave a comment below. Winners (that’s right, we’ve got several of these to give away) will be selected at random when the contest ends on Friday, 3/28/08 at midnight EST.** Special thanks to Rykodisc […]
Rodney Parker / Bleu Edmondson Live Concert Webcast
Well, my buddy Cindy over at The Fine Line and I will be webcasting live from the Rodney Parker (Official/Myspace) & Bleu Edmondson show (Official/Myspace) at the Granada Theater in Dallas on Friday night. It is the night of Parker’s excellent new CD release (The Lonesome Dirge), and we’ll be all over that place so […]
Win Big: Justin Currie
The final installment of our Win Big Best of 2007 series is particularly special. Justin Currie was kind enough to sign copies of a limited edition lyric sheet for the title track of his latest album, What Is Love For. You’ll also get a copy of the disc so that you can sing along. To […]
Justin Townes Earle + More, Releases 3/25/08
JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE, The Good Life (Bloodshot) Official Site | MySpace | MP3* [audio:http://www.chimehosting.com/bsr/justintownesearle/private/file_xfer/TheGoodLife/hardlivin.mp3] At times Justin Townes Earle sounds like he’s broadcasting songs from a time long gone. At others he couldn’t be more here and now. As you might already know, he’s the son of legendary singer/songwriter Steve Earle and wears the mark […]
Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles, On the Run
A short stay in Austin for SXSW 08 didn’t afford me the opportunity to catch any performances by Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles but we did catch up briefly at the Guitartown party at Mother Egan’s on the first day of the music festival. This is one of the hottest acts around. Do yourself […]
Drive-by Truckers on The Interface [Spinner]
Exclusive performance and interview from Drive-By Truckers on Spinner.com. Spinner gets better and better the more they support alt-country. Great to see DBT on board. Full Set ‘A Ghost to Most’ ‘I’m Sorry Huston’ ‘The Homefront’ ‘The Opening Act’ Interview
SXSW 2008, Tom’s Tally
6 days and over 34 bands later my Sat-Fri stay at SXSW proved to be even better than the previous year. Keeping up with Mayer is a feat in and of itself. You better be prepared for a brisk pace from venue to venue and you better be open minded about who you’re gonna see. […]
She & Him + More, Releases 3/18/08
Its been days now since I’ve returned from the world’s greatest music festival in Austin, TX, SXSW of course. Good times were had, new friends were made, great music was listened to and yet I crave more. Before the music festival had even officially kicked off I had already seen James McMurtry, The Smithereens, Matt […]