
"Amarillo by Morning" by Gorrck Over the last six months a bunch of my friends, as well as me, have made career changes which involved relocating long distances. Of course we all sent photos to each other - like me and my U-Haul in a snow squall in Rochester, NY. I particularly like this one sent to me by my buddy Gorrck as he and his wife and dog were driving from Scottsdale, AZ, to Chicago, IL. Reminded me of this song.... Terry Allen [...]
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As promised, a repost of last year's alt country-ish/indie rock-ish Xmas comp. I switched up a few of the songs from last year's post. And I tried not to post too many that my main man at A Truer Sound hasn't already posted. But let's face it, some of these songs are so damn good that they have to be posted twice. I also want to take this time to remind you to donate to your favorite charity this season. Since I like animals more than I like humans, I usually donate to the [...]

Full disclosure: I got several of these country and/or western Christmas tunes from my fellow blogger at A Truer Sound who posted a kick-ass country Christmas mix last year, and recently re-posted it. ZIPPED 1. Adam's House Cat - Santa's Out of Rehab by Christmas.mp3 No clue where this came from. Adam's House Cat is the precursor to one of my favorite bands, the Drive-By Truckers . This track was probably recorded sometime between 1988 and 1990. Its fun listening to [...]