Run, Don’t Walk to get Jimmy LaFave’s newest album – Depending on the Distance

 

Steve Earle to release “Townes” May 12 – Free MP3 here…

Free mp3 -To Live is to Fly

Los Angeles, CA — Steve Earle is set to release Townes, his highly anticipated follow up to the Grammy Award winning album Washington Square Serenade, on May 12th via New West Records. The 15-song set is comprised of songs written by Earle’s friend and mentor, the late singer-songwriter, Townes Van Zandt. Townes will also be available as a deluxe two-CD set, as well as double Limited Edition 180 gram vinyl.

The album was produced by Earle at his home in Greenwich Village, at Sound Emporium and Room and Board in Nashville, TN and The Nest in Hollywood, CA. The track “Lungs,” was produced and mixed by the Dust Brothers’ John King and features Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine/The Nightwatchman on electric guitar. Earle’s wife, the acclaimed singer-songwriter Allison Moorer, is featured on backing vocals on “Loretta” and “To Live Is To Fly.” Three songs cut in Nashville, “White Freightliner Blues,” “Delta Momma Blues,” and “Don’t Take It Too Bad” feature a bluegrass band consisting of Dennis Crouch, Tim O’Brien, Darrel Scott and Shad Cobb.

Earle met Townes Van Zandt in 1972 at one of Earle’s performances at The Old Quarter in Houston, TX. Van Zandt was in the audience and playfully heckled Earle throughout the performance to play the song “Wabash Cannonball.” Earle admitted that he didn’t know how to play the tune and Van Zandt replied incredibly “You call yourself a folksinger and you don’t know ‘Wabash Cannonball?’” Earle then silenced him by playing the Van Zandt song “Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold,” not an easy feat due to its quickly-paced mouthful of lyrics squeezed into just over two minutes of song. Their bond was immediately formed. On Townes, Earle and his son, singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle (named after

Van Zandt) trade verses on the tune, a song the two of them have been playing together since Justin was a teenager.

The songs selected for Townes were the ones that meant the most to Earle and the ones he personally connected to (not including selections featured on previous Earle albums). Some of the selections chosen were songs that Earle has played his entire career (“Pancho and Lefty,” “Lungs,” “White Freightliner Blues”) and others he had to learn specifically for recording. He learned the song “(Quicksilver Daydreams of) Maria” directly from Van Zandt, and taught himself “Marie” and “Rake” specifically for the album’s recording. Once a song he played during his live show, Earle relearned “Colorado Girl” in the original Open D tuning that Van Zandt played it in. Earle recorded the New York sessions solo and then added the other instruments later on in order to preserve the spirit of Van Zandt’s original solo performances to the best of his recollection.

When speaking about Townes, Earle stated, “This may be one of the best records I’ve ever made. That hurts a singer-songwriter’s feelings. Then again, it’s some consolation that I cherry picked through the career of one of the best songwriters that ever lived.” Townes Van Zandt’s debut album, For The Sake Of The Song, was released in 1968. His last, No Deeper Blue appeared in 1995. His life and songs are the subject of the critically acclaimed 2006 documentary film, Be Here To Love Me. Van Zandt died in 1997 at the age of 52.

While being a protégé of Van Zandt, Earle is a master storyteller in his own right, with his songs being recorded by Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings, Travis Tritt, The Pretenders, Joan Baez and countless others. 1986 saw the release of his debut record, Guitar Town, which shot to number one on the country charts and immediately established the term “New Country.” What followed was an extremely exciting array of twelve releases including the biting hard rock of Copperhead Road (1988), the minimalist beauty of Train A Comin’ (1995), the politically charged masterpiece Jerusalem (2002) and the Grammy Award Winning albums The Revolution Starts…Now (2004) and Washington Square Serenade (2007). Earle also produced the Grammy nominated album,

Day After Tomorrow, by the legendary Joan Baez in 2008.

Townes Track Listing:

1. Pancho and Lefty

2. White Freightliner Blues

3. Colorado Girl

4. Where I Lead Me

5. Lungs

6. No Place To Fall

7. Loretta

8. Brand New Companion

9. Rake

10. Delta Momma Blues

11. Marie

12. Don’t Take It Too Bad

13. Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold

14. (Quicksilver Daydreams Of) Maria

15. To Live Is To Fly

Steve Earle will be touring in support of Townes with tour dates announced shortly.

Ryebender – Alaskan Americana (recommended)

(press release)Ryebender are no ordinary rock band. And with three of four members hailing from the farthest outpost of the union, they don’t make ordinary music either. Brothers Mark and Jason Ward, fellow Alaskan Lennie Dietsch and drummer, Michael Carpenter are primed to shake Americana music to its core.Audio Link: Gravity

 

The guitars, harmonies, songwriting and shear musical craftsmanship of the band’s debut album, ‘Hollow and Drifting’, shows that we are dealing with musicians with an unusual sense of what makes a song great.

Theirs is a combination of indie sensibilities, country and folk roots and a rare sense of harmony and arrangement. The music of Ryebender is at once familiar and new, strange and comforting. It has what all great songwriting has: the moment where you only realize what is said after it has gone.

On ‘Your Time Has Come and Gone’, they sing “I can’t turn the page without thinking you just can’t make it right by another wrong.” It is typical of the simplicity and beauty of their lyrics, and their music. It is the simplicity that great country based music should always have and so often does not.

Maybe it is the frontier mentality that still exists in Alaska, but is missing from so much of the rest of the country, that keeps Ryebender singing about a ‘One Horse Town’ where they sing “the same old songs”. Maybe it is that mentality that makes this record sound like a paean to an America that could soon be a thing of the past.

There are elements of 60’s greats like the Byrds in this music, just as there are traces of modern songwriting icons such as Ryan Adams and Uncle Tupelo.

Yet, despite the comparisons, the sound of Ryebender is very much their own. And despite the fact that the original members have left their homes to move to places as far-flung as Chicago, Oregon and Sun Valley, the mood is still very much Alaskan in spirit.

This band plays, sings and writes about the heart of Americana, as it is and as it was, and for that we salute them. I’m sure you will too.

‘Hollow and Drifting’ is available now in all good record stores and online at Amazon, CDBaby, iTunes and many others.

My Favorite Indie Record Label…

Seems there are indie record labels set up on every street corner these days, so what makes Palo Duro Records stand out to us here at TCB?

 1. Roster Their list of artists reads like a who’s who in the independent music world of Texas: Walt Wilkins, Dale Watson, Ed Burelson, The Derailers, Tommy Alverson, Eleven Hundred Springs, Two Tons of Steel and much more! They’ve also stepped outside of the box with their stellar multi-artist release: Luckenbach! Compadres! Songs of Luckenbach, Texas

2. Artist Support and Promotion Signing an artist to your label is the tip of the iceberg. What you do after the fact is what really matters. Too many labels leave their artists and their albums sitting stagnant but not on Palo Duro. They seem to pull out all the stops and give them maximum exposure through hiring top notch publicity agencies to doing the leg work themselves and making as many positive connections as they can. We know here at TCB that they are always only an email away and are quick to respond.

3. Support of the Indie Music Scene But more than anything what makes this label stand out above their rest is their obvious love for good music, they’re willingness to work with everyone they can to make a viable and productive indie music scene for every artist and every label.  When the webcasting royalty rate fiasco was first making headlines it was the good folks at Palo Duro that stood up and made their voices heard without taking a quick look around first to see what the p/c industry stand was….

At TCB we believe strongly in supporting those who support the music and independent artists so we encourage you to keep Palo Duro on your radar.

There are a multitude of ways to keep up with this small, but mighty label.

Official Website: www.palodurorecords.com

MySpace: www.myspace.com/palodurorecords

WordPress Blog: www.palodurorecords.com/wordpress 

Online photo album of label events and artists: http://www.flickr.com/photos/palodurorecords

New Releases from Palo Duro!

7/24 – Walt Wilkins & The Mystiqueros, Diamonds in the Sun

7/31 – The Derailers, Under the Influence of Buck

8/14 – Ed Burleson, My Perfect World (Revisited) & The Cold Hard Truth

10/2 – Tommy Alverson, Country to the Bone

10/30 – Miles from Nowhere, Bloodline

Digital Releases

7/17 – Dale Watson, People I’ve Known, Places I’ve Been

7/24 – Walt Wilkins, Rivertown

7/24 – Walt Wilkins, Mustang Island

Review: Dixie Bee Liners

DIXIE BEE-LINERS – Self-Titled
Self-released, BT-001

www.dixiebeeliners.com
 
The Dixie Bee-Liners are musical raconteurs skilled at telling stories with their all-original songs. Promoting themselves as “bluegrass … with a buzz,” Brandi Hart and Buddy Woodward functioned as a duo – both distinctive vocalists and multi-instrumentalists who have discovered their personalized stylistic footing by casting aside restraints imposed by dogmatic traditionalism. This self-released 2005 debut project for the Dixie Bee-Liners also features Danny Weiss (guitar), Alan Grubner (fiddle), Terry McGill (banjo), Mike Levine (Dobro, pedal steel), Andy Cotton (bass), Bob Mastro (fiddle), and Harley Fine (sound effects, tambourine).
 
Taking note of this hard-working and talented band’s debut effort, Pinecastle Records label has now signed them to their impressive artist roster. What’s all the fuss about? First, their songs have both spiritual and epic qualities. Second, their contemporary leanings exude great potential to attract younger listeners to the genre. Third, I liked the way they provide textures to their music. Pinecastle professional production assistance might not have left the mandolin, banjo or supporting vocals so far back in the mix at times on this debut. Well, guess what? The band’s breakout debut album for Pinecastle will be produced and engineered by the legendary Bil VornDick. I can also imagine the band adding members so there’s a third vocalist in the lineup. That might ease some of the instrumental duties for Woodward who provides mandolin, guitar, banjo, bass, drums and percussion on this disc. Well, hey again! Personnel shifts have occurred as a result of their record deal and relocation. I’m told that the band is now a sextet with Brandi Hart (vocals, guitar), Buddy Woodward (vocals, mandolin, lead guitar), Claiborne Woodall (lead guitar), Rachel Renee Johnson (fiddle), Sam Morrow (banjo) and Jeremy Darrow (upright bass). Because this one’s so short at under half hour, I can hardly wait to hear what comes next from this charming and fascinating group.
 
On this shorter disc, songs like “Davy,” “Lost in the Silence,” Yellow-haired Girl,” and “Lord, Lay Down My Ball & Chain” have the ability to balance pathos with joy. Thus, we listeners experience elation and delight from the harmonizing of contrasting emotions. Without getting into specifics, their repertoire moves a listener because it also draws upon the best elements from both contemporary folk and bluegrass. Musically comfortable together, they have the innate ability to project a consciousness that they are truly going somewhere with their tuneful and captivating approach. That, in a nutshell, is what all the promotion and subsequent commotion are about. (Joe Ross)

www.myspace.com/thedixiebeeliners

Upcoming Release: The Gougers – A Long Day for the Weathervane

ALT-COUNTRY QUARTET THE GOUGERS
SET TO RELEASE CD, ‘A LONG DAY FOR THE WEATHERVANE’

Band Touring to Share New Album with Texas Fans

AUSTIN, Texas — Alt-country four-piece band The Gougers (formerly The Sidehill Gougers) marks the release of its latest recording, A LONG DAY FOR THE WEATHERVANE (The Weathervane Records), on October 16 and will take its new sound to the Americana Music Association Conference in Nashville in November, but between those dates and before will criss-cross Texas to share new cuts with eager fans.

The Gougers, with their edgier, fuller, more electric sound and insightful songs, will play venues from Galveston to Fort Worth and San Marcos to Conroe, often returning to old haunts and longtime fans. The band continues a regular schedule of Thursday night gigs at Momo’s in Austin through most of October.

A LONG DAY FOR THE WEATHERVANE, produced by Texas singer-songwriter-guitarist Keith Gattis and mastered by the band’s own John Ross Silva, details the transformation of the band as it dropped part of its name and gained a drummer and electric bass in songs of mortality, family stress and sadness. It features songs from The Gougers’ well-received EP, GONE TO SEED, which were reworked and re-recorded electrically, as well as four more including the radio-ready “Everybody Knows” and “Manheim Station.”

Words and music by songwriting-vocals collaborators Shane Walker and Jamie Wilson are what they call “poems set to music,” evoking true Americana along the lines of such alt-country pioneers as Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris. Bass player Cody Foote and drummer/percussionist Silva back them up on meaty songs that blend conscientious, eloquent messages into a sound that encompasses country, rock, folk and roots.

“The record is a good story about our band in regard to where we came from and where we want to go,” Walker told The Bryan-Eagle recently.

The Gougers upcoming shows include:
    (*CD Release Shows)
Saturday, September 15, Founders Day, McGregor  
Thursday, September 20, Momo’s, Austin
Friday, September 21, Old Quarter Acoustic Café, Galveston
Saturday, September 22, Anderson Fair, Houston
Thursday, September 27, Momo’s, Austin
Friday, September 28, The Granada Theater, Dallas
Saturday, September 29, Rolling Oaks, San Antonio
Thursday, October 4, Momo’s, Austin
Saturday, October 6, The Outback, D’Hanis, Texas
Sunday, October 7, Medina Community Hospital Benefit, Hondo, Texas
Thursday, October 11, Momo’s, Austin
Saturday, October 13, Big State Festival, College Station,
    & Revolution, Bryan
Thursday, October 18, Momo’s, Austin *
Friday, October 19, McGonigel’s Mucky Duck, Houston *
Saturday, October 20, Woody’s, Fort Worth *
Thursday, October 25, Lucy’s On the Square, San Marcos *
Friday, October 26, Jack’s Patio Bar, San Antonio *
Saturday, October 27, Corner Pub, Conroe *
Tuesday, October 30, White Water Tavern, Little Rock, Ark.
Thursday-Saturday, November 1-3, Americana Music Association Conference, Nashville

Recommended Online Broadcast

I listen in faithfully to Doug’s Better Days Radio program that broadcasts from Vancouver, Canada on Thursday nights www.coopradio.org If you miss it the shows are always archived….this week’s show: #288 Heartache Shoes

LISTENING LINKS 

Part One (starts two-thirds into the file)http://arkady.indymedia.org/cfro/t1186723280.mp3

Part Twohttp://arkady.indymedia.org/cfro/t1186726880.mp3
 

Part Threehttp://arkady.indymedia.org/cfro/t1186730480.mp3  

PLAYLIST 

Looking For Better Days – Wayne Hancock
Killin’ The Blues – Malcolm Holcomb

Heavenly Day – Patty Griffin

Ain’t Gonna Worry No More – Peter Case

Cow Cow Boogie – Tracy Nelson

We’ll Go No More A-Roving – Kris Delmhorst

Coyotes – Don Edwards

Yellow Legal Pad – Ron Lyons tribute

I Don’t Want To Talk About It –Jonmark Stone & Mickey Newbury

Days – Sam Baker

Come Out From Within – Ben Reel Band

Heartache Shoes – Kim Beggs

Behold The Stars – Steve Young

Take Care The Road You Choose – Richard Thompson

(From Now On All My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers -Teddy Thompson

I Just Come Here For The Music – Doug Gill

On And On It Goes – Mary Chapin Carpenter

Clarity – Ellis PaulClay Pigeons – John Prine

I’m Your Puppet – Dan Penn

Midnight Train To Georgia – Joan Osborne

Why Is Your Heaven So Small – Susan Werner

We’re Leavin’ – Mark Jungers

Coal Tattoo – Steve Young
(Live at Hillbilly Haiku House Concerts)

Upcoming Release: Mary Gauthier – Between Daylight and Dark – Sep. 18

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                  

BETWEEN DAYLIGHT AND DARK

THE NEW ALBUM FROM MARY GAUTHIER

TO BE RELEASED BY LOST HIGHWAY ON SEPTEMBER 18 “If you own a single note of music by Steve Earle or Lucinda Williams, run, don’t walk, to discover Nashville’s Mary Gauthier (pronounced go-shay).” – Esquire 

Nashville, TN – On September 18, Lost Highway will release Between Daylight And Dark, the new album from critically-acclaimed singer/songwriter Mary Gauthier, of whom Entertainment Weekly says, “The beauty of Gauthier’s country noir lies in the humanity of her characters, and in the sweet yearning of her gruff Louisiana drawl.”

Between Daylight And Dark is Gauthier’s fifth album and the follow up to her 2005 breakthrough Mercy Now, which garnered high praise in the media including Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, NPR Fresh Air, CBS News Sunday Morning, Reader’s Digest,  No Depression, Harp, Paste and so many others. Gauthier was named 2005 NEW/EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR by the Americana Music Association. 

Gauthier’s continuing evolution as a songwriter is evident throughout the 10 songs that comprise Between Daylight And Dark. “I’ve matured – and my writing has matured,” she says, “Mercy Now was as close as I’d ever come to capturing the voices in my head and bringing them to life, but with these new songs, while I still insert myself into each one, they have become much less autobiographical and more observational.”

Gauthier is a unique lyricist, who possesses an extraordinary gift for creating beauty out of some of life’s darkest moments. While she retains the ability to deliver the spoken word narrative of a compelling story, Gauthier exhibits a newfound confidence as a vocalist, bringing an additional dimension to songs such as “Before You Leave”, “Please” and the gorgeous “Same Road”.

Between Daylight And Dark was cut live, with minimal overdubs, and produced by Joe Henry. The album features guest appearances by Van Dyke Parks (piano on “Can’t Find The Way”) and Loudon Wainwright (backing vocals on “Soft Place To Land” and “I Ain’t Leaving”). 

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MARY GAUTHIER

ALBUM TITLE: BETWEEN LIGHT AND DARK

RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 18, 2007

CURRENT SINGLE:  LABEL:  LOST HIGHWAY | http://main.losthighwayrecords.com/artist.aspx?ob=ros&src=lb&aid=186 

ARTIST SITE:   http://www.marygauthier.com/ 

MYSPACE SITE:  http://www.myspace.com/marygauthier 

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MARY GAUTHIER

BETWEEN LIGHT AND DARK

BIOGRAPHY 

“Another day, another night.

Another night, another day

We want to go home

We can’t find the way –

Can’t Find the Way,”

Mary Gauthier

In the case of Mary Gauthier, four words are worth a thousand pictures. Between Daylight and Dark, her new Lost Highway album, finds her aiming her compass at the sky and searching for home. It is from this longing for home that this group of songs has emerged, and they fill Gauthier’s new album with both hope and anguish, with faith as well as fear.  Mary Gauthier knows these places well, having traveled through a night that had stretched into years, from a turbulent Louisiana childhood through odd juxtapositions of accomplishment and devastation.

The result is reflected in the music, starting as a trickle of songs almost from the moment of her sobriety and swelling into the stream that fed her first two self-released albums (Dixie Kitchen, Drag Queens in Limousines), an indie-label release (Filth and Fire), and her stunning Lost Highway debut (Mercy Now).Acclaim has followed Gauthier. Mercy Now was continuously “discovered” and lauded in the two years following its release, earning mentions on a score of year end “best of” lists in ’05, including the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and No Depression.

The album even received a benediction from Bob Dylan, who included one of its songs on a playlist for his XM Satellite Radio program. Gauthier’s evolution as a songwriter continues on Between Daylight and Dark, though the scenery has changed. You have to look closely to see the difference, but it’s there, like a flower pushing through rubble: an intimation of hope, a trace of sunrise in the troubled sky. It’s in the understanding that even as a lover departs on “Before You Leave”, Gauthier sings, “the light that used to shine behind your eyes gets brighter as you walk away”.

In the weary wisdom bestowed by love on “Same Road,” Gauthier knows that “when you flirt with the shadows, darkness snakes under your skin” – yet even here, there’s hope: “The only way back home is to let the light of truth come in.”“I’ll never get rid of that wild-child, going-to-jail, crazy-adolescence story,” she admits. “But I’ve moved way past that thing. I’m ten years into songwriting. I’ve finished my fifth record. I’ve been a sober woman for a very long time, for many years longer than I wasn’t.  I’ve matured – and my writing has matured. And I am learning how to allow myself to be vulnerable, to step out on a ledge and hang there, as an artist, and as a woman; to allow my writing to expose parts of me that I have always feared showing – my softer side, my fragility, my needs.” 

Gauthier has always been a unique lyricist, with an ability to illuminate even moments of devastation and despair in beautiful hues. That gift is evident throughout Between Daylight and Dark, though her perspective has shifted somewhat. “As a writer, I’m figuring out what my job is today, in this instant,” she explains, “What I did yesterday does not matter. I am more in the moment. I know instinctively when I’m onto something, and then I have to chase that feeling down until I find what it is I need to say in the song. My songwriting changes as I change, and though it’s odd to admit it, I discover a lot about who I am in my songwriting. I can see how I’ve changed by looking back at how my songs have changed. The songs on this record are a little more fragile, a little more tender, and a lot more hopeful.”

Her performances on Between Daylight and Dark reflect her growth not just as a songwriter, but as an artist. Unlike Mercy Now, which was assembled layer upon layer, with each part recorded in sequence, Between Daylight and Dark was cut live, with only an occasional solo or vocal snippet added afterward. Just as important, she gathered her musicians from a pool of players who know how to go deep into a song, being familiar with the creative process from the inside. 

Begin with Joe Henry, whose songwriting credentials are well established. With Henry handling production, Gauthier invited musicians like Greg Leisz, Jay Bellerose, Patrick Warren and David Piltch to Henry’s basement studio in Pasadena, with an aim to make an album unlike any she’d done before.“Everybody was in the same room,” she recalls. “The vocal room is isolated, but there’s a big glass window on either side, so I could watch everyone and they could watch me. It was a performance, which meant that we all knew when we got it, in real time. €

It was a live performance with an intuitive band, and we all knew when we locked it in. You can just feel it. I learned a lot by doing it this way.” On one cut, a bona fide legend joined the ensemble. “Joe mentioned to me that he had done some work with Van Dyke Parks,” she says. “I said, ‘ if you could have him come over and play, that would be unbelievable.’ So he did, and I was thrilled to meet him. ‘Can’t Find the Way’ was a great track for him.

On the surface it’s about what happened with Hurricane Katrina. Under that surface, it’s a lot of people’s story: we want to go home and we can’t find the way. It’s about being human.”During the five days it took to cut Between Daylight and Dark the focus stayed on the song: From the thigh-slap beat that Bellerose dreamed up for “Last of the Hobo Kings” to the desert-wide spaces that frame the notes on “Snakebit,” 

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Upcoming Release: Putumayo Presents Americana

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On July 31^st, Putumayo, a label with a long history of showcasing roots-based music from around the world, turns its attention to this rich genre with the release of Americana.   At the heart of the album are contemporary singer-songwriters who have honed their craft by exploring the country’s rural traditions. Americana features artists such as The Little Willies, comprised of Grammy-award winners Norah Jones and Lee Alexander, newcomers Eliza Lynn, Kevin Kerby of Mulehead, Banjo virtuoso Alison Brown, and others including Robert Earl Keen, RobinElla, Ruthie Foster, Old Crow Medicine Show, and more. 

* Americana joins American Folk, American Blues, Mississippi Blues and others as the latest release in Putumayo’s American music series.  A portion of Putumayo’s proceeds from the sale of this CD will be donated to America’s Second Harvest – The Nation’s Food Bank Network, which feeds local communities who struggle with persistent hunger on a daily basis. For more information on this and other releases from Putumayo, visit www.putumayo.com.

Americana News from Jenni Finlay Promotions

Ray Wylie Hubbard Goes Hollywood!

Hubbard co-wrote a new screenplay with famed director/producer, Tiller Russell. The Last Rites of Ransom Pride represents a unique gathering of Lone Star State talent and music/film crossover.  Staring Gary Busey and Jack Ingram, The Last Rites of Ransom Pride is an action-packed Western about a band of Texas outlaws. Hubbard has recruited the amazing talents of Jack Ingram, Billy Joe Shaver, Cody Canada, and many more to contribute to its Texas rock’n’roll soundtrack. Stay tuned for more info!  

 

 

Walt Wilkins’ Diamonds In The Sun

Palo Duro Records’ Walt Wilkins & The Mystiqueros, the legendary Texas songwriter and his new group of exceptionally talented musicians, will release their debut album, Diamonds In The Sun on July 24. Check out what CMT’s Chet Flippo says about this stellar release: “I’ve always liked Wilkins’ quirky writing and singing. He’s carrying on in the great Texas tradition of guys like Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt.”

 

Congratulations Trent Summar
Our warmest congratulations go out to Trent Summar and his new bride, Casey, on their recent marriage! 
Listen Up to The Derailers
In a career that has given rise to more than a decade’s worth of fine-tuned, highly anticipated and wonderfully received music, The Derailers continue to build the relationship between song, listener and dance floor. Each album has been a mix of well-crafted original songs and cover songs so thoughtfully chosen and so representative of the band, that fans think they are as original as the band themselves. Now,The Derailers are set to release their tribute to hero, Buck Owens! Under the Influence of Buck, recorded in Austin and produced by Brian Hofeldt, is a collection of Buck Owens favorites the band has loved & performed for years while on the road. 

 

CLICK HERE to pre-order Under the Influence of Buck before July 31 and receive a FREE totally cool retro Under the Influence of Buck poster!

 

 

Congratulations, Gurf Morlix!

Gurf Morlix is nominated for Instrumentalist of the Year for the 2007 Americana Music Awards! Gurf’s current record, Diamonds to Dust is #2 (and climbing) on the Americana Music Chart this week!! Gurf will head north later this month, and spend the remainder of the summer on his Canadian tour.  Check the tour dates below to find a show near you!

 

CLICK HERE to purchase Diamonds To Dust.

 

James McMurtry Posts New Political Blog

Check out James McMurtry’s new myspace blog HERE! James McMurtry and the Heartless Bastards are back on the road this month. CLICK HERE FOR DATES, and don’t miss the show!  
 

Listen Up To Terri Hendrix

Award-winning singer/songwriter Terri Hendrix is set to mark the 10th anniversary of her homegrown Wilory Records label with the Aug. 7 release of her new album, The Spiritual Kind.The Spiritual Kind, Hendrix’s ninth album, is a brilliant tapestry of songs for the soul. There is something on it for everyone. Like all of her records (including the stellar Places in Between (2000), The Ring (2002) and The Art of Removing Wallpaper (2004)), it was recorded without concern for being too loud for folk, too pop for country, too country for jazz, or too this or too that for any other genre. Hendrix considers The Spiritual Kind a tip of the hat to those folks that have been with her on her journey so far, and to all those she’s yet to meet on the road ahead. Where that road will ultimately lead is anyone’s guess. But in Terri’s opinion, thanks to the “spiritual kind,” it continues to be one great boogie ride!  CLICK HERE to preview.