Tag Archives: blues
Latest find – Austin singer-songwriter Shakey Graves (This guy’s gonna be huge)
Shakey Graves – an Austin musician with a big future, mark my words. Every now and then I make a music discovery that is so good and so unexpected it stops me right in my tracks. Last night I was … Continue reading
Filed under alt-country, blues, country, folk, indie, music, one to watch, Uncategorized
Asylum Street Spankers’ vintage sound captures Austin’s spirit
Austin has drawn me like a magnet for almost as long as I can remember. The culture, with its mix of Texas cowboy brashness and hippy tolerance, is wonderful and totally unique. For a creative type like myself, the live … Continue reading
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Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets (feat. Sam Myers)
I went out on a CD run a while back and spent more than I probably should have in Waterloo Records. On a whim, I stopped at a Goodwill on the way home and checked out their CD stash. Saw … Continue reading
Filed under blues, music, one you might've missed, rock, thrift store finds, video
Music genres – handles or pigeonholes? (probably both)
It’s a common complaint from musicians: “I don’t do goth/post-rock/folk/trip hop/indie/prog (or whatever). You can’t pigeonhole me!” Same thing with fans. I’ve read a ton of forum threads complaining about genre names. “What the hell does post-rock mean? Aren’t bands … Continue reading →
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