Monthly Archives: June 2011
Attention Linux: Stop making me rip songs in ogg format. Nobody gives a crap about Ogg Vorbis!
I promised to post reviews of three more CDs I bought recently, but I have a cold and I’m in a grumpy mood. I have been playing said CDs however, and just got them ripped to my laptop so I … Continue reading
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Tune-Yards – Whokill: not just another Graceland homage
Just got several really good CDs in the mail. Immediate gratification is nice, but so is that feeling of anticipation, waiting for something to turn up in my mailbox. Tune-Yards – Whokill This is the sophomore album from Tune-Yards – … Continue reading
Chubby Knuckle Choir – upcoming shows
Just got an update from my new faves, the Chubby Knuckle Choir, about upcoming shows (I’m on the mailing list). If you’re lucky enough to live in Central Texas you might be able to catch them. They’ll be at Quoffer’s … Continue reading
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John Pointer plays in Elgin and talks about Patronism – an idea that could save music
John Pointer is a talented songwriter, guitar player and beatboxer. He also has an idea that just might save music. When Quoffer’s manager Kevin Smith dropped by the office last Thursday, June 9, saying “The Great John Pointer is playing … Continue reading
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The Chubby Knuckle Choir: roots music from a country that never existed – but should have
Ever mix foods that don’t sound like they should go together and find out they really really do? Like peanut butter ‘n’ banana sandwiches? Sounded weird at first, but trust me, it’s a combination that was meant to be. I … Continue reading
Filed under alt-country, blues, country, folk, indie, interview, live show, one to watch, r&b, review, roots, Uncategorized, world music
Most awesome, most tinnitus-inducing song I ever heard
When my friend played this song at my request, his then-wife went running into the room, thinking he had done something horribly wrong and the computer was ripping itself and the house around it into pieces. That’s sort of what … Continue reading
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Austin’s ME Television not dead but exiled to the nether regions of digital cable lineup at Channel 577
Watching Austin’s ME Television (Music Entertainment Television) used to be an almost daily ritual. While getting dressed in the morning, or on weekends while I ate my oatmeal and tried to wake up and figure out what I was going … Continue reading
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Pure art: Joanne Gabriel and the true meaning of success
When I think of pure art for art’s sake, one of the first people I think of is a young woman from France named Joanne Gabriel. I met her in the good old days of TheSixtyOne when fans and artists … Continue reading
Filed under dark ambient, darkwave, experimental, indie, interview, music, one to watch, Uncategorized
Time to hang up the camera phone and watch the show?
I found an article a few days ago about a plan by Apple to make iPhones unable to film live music. Promoters and venues get tired of making exclusive live recording deals with bands only to see the shows turn … Continue reading →
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