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Monday Morning Video – Scrappy Jud Newcomb

Monday, October 22, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

Some may have recognized the guitarist who joined Slaid Cleaves on last week’s Monday Morning Video. Scrappy Jud Newcomb is something of an Austin institution, an impressive guitar-slinger who has played with countless Austin artists and bands. Left to his own devices, he is also an accomplished songwriter and solo artist. Can in point is […]

Filed Under: Rock, Videos Tagged With: Scrappy Jud Newcomb

Monday Morning Video: Matt the Electrician Covers Journey

Monday, December 13, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

Austin’s Matt the Electrician has been known to do some killer covers, mostly of 1980’s pop classics. He delivers them with an earnestness that leaves one wondering how serious he really is… And a special bonus, Matt’s take on Rick Springfield’s “Jessie’s Girl.”

Filed Under: Acoustic, Videos Tagged With: Journey, Matt the Electrician, Rick Springfield, Scrappy Jud Newcomb

Mayer’s Playlist for November 2008, Part 2

Thursday, December 04, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

Duets, Rachel Yamagata featuring Ray Lamontagne (from the Warner Brothers release Elephants’ Teeth Sinking Into Heart) As sparse as it is breathtaking, this acoustic ballad finds two weary lovers quietly trying to reclaim a faded relationship. Yamagata and Lamontagne’s breathy vocals are a magical combination. Do Your Thing, Babe, the Right Ons (from the 2Fer […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Roots, Streams Tagged With: Austin, Boston, Jamaica, Jerry Fuentes, Jimmy Cliff, Kickbacks, Madrid, Maine, Nathan Singleton, New York, Rachel Yamagata, Ray Lamontagne, Resentments, Right Ons, Scrappy Jud Newcomb, Sideshow Tragedy, TAB the Band

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