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Mayer’s Playlist for March/April 2009, Part 2

Thursday, April 30, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: Broken, by Todd Thibaud Thibaud is a roots rock everyman, routinely cranking out hearty workingman’s music. His latest continues his streak of satisfying releases. Thibaud is at his best when he takes on the emotional conflicts of people grappling with their everyday lives. His lyrics capture their internal conflict yet keep […]

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Downloads, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Streams Tagged With: Austin, Boston, Brooklyn, Dead Satellites, Eric Lindell, John Doe, Matthew Ryan, Nakia, Nashville, New Hampshire, New Orleans, New York, Teddy Goldstein, The Hold Steady, the Sadies, Todd Thibaud, Toronto, Wild Light

John’s SXSW ’09 Day Party Highlights: Wild Light

Wednesday, April 08, 2009 By John Anderson

It’s a tad ironic that I first saw Wild Light perform at a party hosted by Paste, since it’s Rolling Stone, the grande dame of rock rags which I have to thank for putting Wild Light on my radar. Since Wild Light wasn’t one of the bands that chose to include an .mp3 on the […]

Filed Under: SXSW Tagged With: Highlights, Paste party, SXSW, sxsw09, Wild Light

John’s SXSW ’09 Highlights: I Wanna Be Where the Bands Are

Wednesday, April 08, 2009 By John Anderson

The South-by countdown clock reset around 2 a.m. on the morning of Monday, March 23, as the last chords of Alejandro Escovedo’s traditional closing night South-by show at the Continental Club rang out. The wake concluded with a typically majestic reading of “Sway” (a song that Al stole from the Rolling Stones many years ago […]

Filed Under: SXSW Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo Orchestra, Cut Off Your Hands, Glasvegas, Highlights, Jaguar Love, Riverboat Gamblers, SXSW, sxsw09, Takeover UK, The Hold Steady, The Shys, The Wrens, Totally Michael, Wild Light

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What is your favorite new release for week of May 23?

  • Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ – Room On The Porch (50%, 9 Votes)
  • SteelDrivers – Outrun (17%, 3 Votes)
  • Silverado – Texas 42 (11%, 2 Votes)
  • Gordie Tentrees & Jaxon Haldane – Double Takes (6%, 1 Votes)
  • Andy Frasco & The UN – Growing Pains (6%, 1 Votes)
  • Ken Pomeroy – Cruel Joke (6%, 1 Votes)
  • Marc Ribot – Map of a Blue City (6%, 1 Votes)
  • Evan Bartels – To Make You Cry (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Jeffery Broussard & the Nighttime Syndicate – Bayou Moonlight (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Amble – Reverie (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Florry – Sounds Like… (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Jess Kerber – From Way Down Here (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 18

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