Or at least tangentially about food. And like all good lists this one goes, in alphabetical order, to 11. The Band - "Home Cookin'" from A Musical History. A 1976 outtake, this is Rick Danko near his vulnerable best. Carolyn Mark & the New Best Friends - "Yanksgiving" from The Pros and Cons of Collaboration. Cooking to this song is tons of fun, but also guaranteed to make you wish that you were at Carolyn Mark's party instead. Descendents - "Weinerschnitzel" from Fat [...]
May is going to be a spectacular month for concerts in Charleston, WV... Country star and former American Idol winner Carrie Underwood will be at the Charleston Civic Center, with opener Hunter Hayes, on Wednesday, May 8th. Look for my ... Continue reading
The stage at Bass Hall was nearly barren, except for two chairs and a small coffee table. Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen were playing without a backing band. It was just two guys, two acoustic g... Continue reading "Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen at Bass Performance Hall, 2/10/13: Review" >
Low Cut Connie will be performing tonight at Johnny Brenda's promoting the September release of their sophomore album, Call Me Sylvia. The band's rollicking party music is carried by poppy melodies and sharp lyrics that make any bar scene the best party in town. The 21+ show starts at 9:30; more information can be found on ... Continue reading
Lyle Lovett performed "One Way Gal" on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Watch it below: ...
I typically don't love new country, so I'm surprised I actually enjoy Lyle Lovett 's music. A few years ago, l watched Lovett perform with His Large Band at Starlight.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Philly folk duo Honey Watts are playing with Infantree, The Jantiques, and Don Black (Avolcano/Ghiant) tonight at Kung Fu Necktie. Don Black and his project Avolcano/Ghiant just played a great set at Folkadelphia's Tuesday Tune-Out at PhilaMOCA this week. The 21+ show starts at 7:30PM and tickets are on sale for $10 here. Check out ... Continue reading
The invention of country-pop, as spearheaded by the likes of Shania Twain, has proven to be a sustainable commercial, though artistically not harmless, proposition. Bland eye-candy singers, their vocals auto-tuned, guitar strapped on and sold as country. The inarguably talented Taylor Swift reportedly asked to be marketed as a country singer not because her music has its roots embedded firmly in that genre, but because such a claim would deliver an audience. Many teenagers today may describe themselves as country fans, but they don’t mean any of the many Hanks or George Jones, but Swift and Carrie Underwood. [...]
The weekend may be time for rest or time for live music. This Friday Soul Asylum will be releasing their long awaited, aptly titled album Delayed Reaction at First Ave. The Global Dance Festival will
This makes for a pretty terrific Tuesday: ► Beach House and Wild Nothing team up to do a (very) sold-out show at the El Rey Theatre. ► Lyle Lovett visits the Wiltern behind his new album "Release Me," which came out in February. ► Barry Manilow and the L.A. Philharmonic do a second night of hits and patriotic tunes amid fireworks at the Hollywood Bowl. ► Sibling-powered electro-poppers Blondfire (that's Erica and Bruce Driscoll, pictured) kick off a residency at the Central SAPC, [...]
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There's some cool shows going down this Fourth Of July week and here's one of them. Lyle Lovett is in town in support of his latest album, Release Me, with a show at the Wiltern on Tuesday, July 3. If...
Ashbury Keys, three33, Wiretree: Sat., June 23, 8 p.m., $5. Fitzgerald's, 2706 White Oak, Houston. Bass Drum Of Death, DZ Deathrays: Thu., July 12, 8 p.m., $8/$11. Fitzgerald's Beach House: We... Continue reading "Upcoming: Beach House, Billy Joe Shaver, Tomahawk, Lyle Lovett, Hatebreed, Etc. " >
Country music enjoyed a commercial boomed in the 1900s, in particular that strand spearheaded by George Strait and Ricky Skaggs. Superstars such Alan Jackson and Vince Gill would give them credit for their success, as would the biggest star of them all: Garth Brooks. Clean cut and black cowboy-hatted, the Oklahoma native sold 12 million copies of his first three albums and more than 100 million up to his semi-retirement in 2001. He was the first country star to enter the Billboard album charts at #1, with 1991’s Ropin’ The Wind . His extravagant concerts filled stadiums. Country had [...]
Here again: every newly announced show for the week! On page one you'll find a quick list of shows that particularly caught our attention, followed by embedded YouTube videos; there, you can che... Continue reading "Master P, Lyle Lovett, Cloud Nothings and More in This Week's New Show Announcements" >
pastemagazine Somewhere between Leonard Cohen and Bob Wills lies the Promised Land inhabited by Lyle Lovett, who balances elegantly broken romanticism with loose-jointed swing
In the Spotlight showcases a cross-section of an artist’s cover work. View past installments, then post suggestions for future picks in the comments! When Lyle Lovett first arrived, the country music scene was proud to call the tall Texan one of their own. As his career developed, though, the top-twenty hits dried up, and the establishment took a wary step back. Lovett's songs may have had a southern feel, but they were also infused with folk, jazz, blues, and big band (make that "large band"), and there was nothing formulaic about his lyrics, which never met a cliche they couldn't [...]
The 1980s were the MTV years; as radio once helped spread country beyond its natural habitat, so did TV channels dedicated to broadcasting country music disseminate the new crop of stars. As importantly, for the first time since Jennings and Nelson attracted the attention of rock fans, some country singers, such as Earle and Yoakam, were acknowledged by the rock press. County, or at least some strands of it, was hip again. The rock press also rediscovered legends such as George Jones and Dolly Parton. So Parton’s collaboration with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt was celebrated as a music event [...]
The February installment of the Feel Bad For You Mixtape is up and streaming. The FBFY mixtape has entered a new segment of it’s life moving from a message board tape curated by Ms. Rockstar Aimz , of My Aimz Is True , to a mixtape put together by a collection of (mostly) like minded bloggers. You can stream it below and head over to the official FBFY mixtape web site for some dialog on why each song was selected. Track Listing: 01. The Youngbloods - Darkness, Darkness [...]
With Easter approaching, here's a third mix of songs that relate in some way or another to the Christian faith, following the Saved! 1 and Saved! 2 mixes. The first drew from verious ages and genres of music, the second comprised soul musicians doing God music. This lot comes from rock, folk, country and indie backgrounds. Some artists featured here are devout believers, some are sceptics, some are people one wouldn't necessarily have down as being even remotely religious (Cave, Waits). Most are original songs, a few are covers (for example, Wilco covers Woody [...]
Nine Bullets
Muruch
DC9 At Night
The Key
The Audio Perv
Wayward Blog
Any Major Dude With Half A Heart
City Pages - Gimme Noise
Buzz Bands
owl and bear
The Scenestar
Houstoned Rocks
A to Z
SqueezeMyLemon
Cover Me
Kanye West Pushing Will Smith To Record, Release New Music
[MP3 Playlist] Indie Dojo (May 2013 Round #5)
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