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The Legacy of Townes and Sir Douglas

Monday, March 30, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

Spring brings us two phenomenal releases honoring the legacy of Texas music pioneers Doug Sahm and Townes Van Zandt. The recently released Keep Your Soul: A Tribute to Doug Sahm (Vanguard Records) pays tribute to San Antonio native Doug Sahm. Sahm established himself in 1965 as leader of the Sir Douglas Quintet, a band whose […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Downloads, Features, Folk, In Memoriam, News, Reviews, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo, Austin, Bruce Springsteen, Charlie Sexton, Dave Alvin, Doug Sahm, Greg Dulli, Joe Ely, Kinks, London, Nashville, New Jersey, New York, Ry Cooder, Steve Earle, Terry Allen, Townes Van Zandt

Klausner Music Newsletter 2007, Year-End Musings by Bobby K

Thursday, December 27, 2007 By Bobby K

Hey Everybody, As always, the following is a link to ITunes to download a playlist of some of my favorite songs of the year: BOBBY K’S 2007 PICKS. This playlist contains a song from most of the records I reviewed below, as well as some other great songs from 2007. I took great care in […]

Filed Under: Best of Year, Playlists, Reviews Tagged With: alo, ben harper and the innocent criminals, bobby klausner, Bruce Springsteen, grace potter and the nocturnals, graham parker, Griffin House, Ike Reilly, jimmy lafave, Josh Ritter, limbeck, Marc Cohn, Martin Sexton, patty scialfa, Ruthie Foster, ryan shaw, Steve Earle, Steve Forbert, the subdudes, Wilco, Will Hoge, willy mason

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What is your favorite new release for week of June 19?

  • Swamp Dogg – Swamp Dogg Contemplates The Afterlife (27%, 6 Votes)
  • The Steel Wheels – Sing Me Like a Folk Song (23%, 5 Votes)
  • The War And Treaty – The Story of Michael and Tanya (14%, 3 Votes)
  • Office Dog – Prime Corner (9%, 2 Votes)
  • Jeb Loy Nichols – You Know Where I Live (9%, 2 Votes)
  • Tim Easton – Songs For Bill (9%, 2 Votes)
  • Orquestra Pacifico Tropical – El Poder (5%, 1 Votes)
  • Styrofoam Winos – Any River (5%, 1 Votes)
  • Candace Hastings – Soft Place to Land (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Evie Ladin – Riding Roosters (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Brittany & Natalie Haas – North Node (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Greg Piccolo & Heavy Juice – Who Knows What the Future Holds (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Jenny Reynolds – Willow & Stone (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Max Wareham – If the Cosmos Were Whiskey (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Candace Hastings – Soft Place to Land (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Stu Larsen – Solitude (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Uncle Kunkel’s One Gram Band – Hear Say (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 22

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