ARTIST: The SWAG Report 124 with freebie downloads for mp3s by Boy, Captain Panic!, Ex Cops, Joshua James, Dirty Guv' Nahs, Soundgarden, The Postelles and more! So much more! DATE: 01-03-13 WRITER: Don Loder Awright junky, Here we go again, ya reprobates. Yup, da warm glow o' da Christmas season's ova an' my hangover from New Year's has faded a bit, so I'm startin' ta survey the damage. I's a little rough on my end but, lookin' atta [view [...]
ARTIST: The SWAG Report 103 with freebie mp3 downloads for songs by artists including Gomez, Gossip, Jesca Hoop, mbilly, New Beard, OFF!, Roxette, YACHT and more! So much more! DATE: 04-25-12 WRITER: Don Loder Hey Junky, Awright, so, le's do da dance again shall we? I got alla music fo' ya, an' I think yer gonna line what I got dis week! I gotcha some special, tasty bits o' SWAG fo' ya that I think'll turn'at lil chippy inta a full-blown [...]
The Band of Heathens, playing an instore in Houston last year. Austin's Band of Heathens have recorded a spur-of-the-moment to the great Levon Helm. Here's what they said: 4.20.12 - Yesterday one of our musical heroes, a true American original, Levon Helm passed on. By some strange twist of cosmic fate, we were in his birth-state of Arkansas when we heard the news. There was some sort of comfort in knowing we were treading on the ground that sculpted the man and set him on the path to utter and complete righteousness. [...]
The Band of Heathens, playing an instore in Houston last year. Austin's Band of Heathens have recorded a spur-of-the-moment to the great Levon Helm. Here's what they said: 4.20.12 - Yesterday one of our musical heroes, a true American original, Levon Helm passed on. By some strange twist of cosmic fate, we were in his birth-state of Arkansas when we heard the news. There was some sort of comfort in knowing we were treading on the ground that sculpted the man and set him on the path to utter and complete righteousness. [...]
Nashville PBS affiliate WNPT airs an eight episode marathon of Sun Studio Sessions today on NPT "2" (Comcast 241). The first episode airs today at 1pm with Nicole Atkins and the Black Sea. Nicole has appeared on Conan O'Brien and David Letterman and her debut record hit #20 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. Paste Magazine aptly described Nicole's music as a "unique blend of rootsy-folk and
Band of Heathens @ Maple Leaf Bar - 3/3/12 || Photo by J.M. BarrazaAfter last night, it is now apparent that Austin's Band of Heathens are one of the better kept secrets touring the country today. Although I'd heard good things, this was my first opportunity to see the band and I got the feeling [...]
On another muggy Wednesday in St. Louis, Band of Heathens brought towering piles of equipment and merch and Theodore brought its two new members. The shakeup in Theodore: Drummer Jason Torbitzk... Continue reading "Band Of Heathens And Theodore At Off Broadway, 7/27/11" >
Band of Heathens unplugged; from left, Colin Brooks, Gordy Quist and Ed Jurdi. The Band of Heathens comes from Austin and their sound has been described as the love child between the Band and Little Feat, with a little Grateful Dead and Crosby, Stills and Nash tossed in. When the full band's roarin', this is a formidable sound - and I learned on Saturday even unplugged, these boys are pretty darn good. The band's three guitar-plucking frontmen and songwriters - Ed Jurdi, Gordy Quist and Colin Brooks - played a short acoustic set at [...]
Austin quintet lays down another slab of funky country soul Settling into their third studio album, this Austin quintet’s gumbo of funk, soul, blues, gospel, country and rock may no longer be a surprise, but it’s just as entertaining as on their previous outings. Better yet, having toured extensively, fans can imagine how the concise jams of these four-minute songs will play out on stage. Little Feat, the Band, the Jayhawks and the rootsy side of the Grateful Dead remain touchstones, but working across multiple genres with three singer/songwriters and a solid rhythm section, [...]
Pointing you to Pomona, and elsewhere, for tonight's touts: ► Bright Eyes and Jenny and Johnny play a sold-out, pre-Coachella show at the Fox Theater in Pomona. ► Sleigh Bells and Rye Rye rock the Glass House in Pomona. ► Distortion-wielding Londoners Yuck , whose debut album came out in Febrary on Fat Possum, play the Echo, with Porcelain Raft opening. That's Yuck's video for its single "Get Away," above. The Presets join Nosaj Thing for a pre-Coachella show at [...]
Band of Heathens - Austin-based band returns with their third studio album of alt-country, rock/soul shuffles and folk/Americana...plus a triple threat of three frontmen and songwriters // Release : Top Hat Crown and the Clapmasters Son (March 29) // Quote : ". . . there's no denying the appeal of the group's soulful rocking swagger and lock-tight arrangements."— TEXAS MONTHLY // Sounds like : a touch of Little Feat's gut bucket funk/rock, a smidgen [...]
A tip of the hat to a band of heathens.
A tip of the hat to a band of heathens.
Sometimes we here in the Midwest miss out on some of the touring acts, especially those with southern roots. Not the case this time as my favorite Americana act Band of Heathens pulls inito Ann Arbor at The Ark on March 3. The band has been working almost constantly the past five years, and [...]
What is going on this week in the D? Tuesday, February 1, 2011: - Tokyo Police Club at Granada Theater ( Tickets )* - Free Energy at The Loft ( Tickets )* Wednesday, February 2, 2011: - Deerhoof at Palladium Showroom* - Doug Burr at Club Dada* - Cradle of Filth at Palladium Ballroom ( Tickets ) Friday, February 4, 2011: - Baths, Braids at Club Dada ( Tickets )* - Seryn at Dan's Silverleaf [...]
Carrie Elkin has called a number of places home, from Colorado and Taos to New England, but when she settled in Austin, TX in 2007 she -- and her roots/folk music -- seemed to have found the ideal environment. She had released three solid album since her '96 debut, but it was '07's The Jeopardy of Circumstance produced by Colin Brooks of Austin's The Band of Heathens that broke her through to a larger audience internationally and earned her rave reviews. Elkin's intelligent, unpretentious writing and smoky vocals combined with Brooks' wide-open Americana sound was a potent [...]
It is New Year's week, so there are a couple New Year's shows out there this week, check em out below. Monday, December 27, 2010: - Robert Earl Keen at House of Blues ( Tickets ) Tuesday, December 28, 2010: - Better Than Ezra at House of Blues ( Tickets ) - Band of Heathens at Granada Theater ( Tickets ) Wednesday, December 29, 2010: - Devin The Dude at Granada Theater ( Tickets )* [...]
It's that time of year again... time to make my year end "Best of" list. I should start rolling out my Top 20 list sometime over the coming week. Until then, you can go back and read up on my favorite releases of 2009 , and relive some of that music with the following YouTube clips... #1 - Noble Beasts by Andrew Bird #2 - One Foot in the Ether by Band of Heathens #3 - Tarpits [...]
Austin, TX-based singer-songwriter Jonny Burke is set to release his debut full-length album, “ Distance And Fortune, ” on February 22, 2011, produced by former Black Crowe guitarist Marc Ford and with a co-write with Hayes Carll on "Don't Let Me Fall" on first listen it's sounding pretty good and one to keep any eye out for next year. Burke's musical friends who he has toured and played with include Todd Snider, Ryan Bingham, Band of Heathens , Alejandro Escovedo and James McMurtry, there's one cover on the album The Soft Boys "Human Music". Courtesy [...]
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What is happening this week in the D? Monday, October 25, 2010: - Jonsi at Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie ( Tickets )* Wednesday, October 27, 2010: - Interpol at Palladium Ballroom ( Tickets )* - Widespread Panic at Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie ( Tickets ) - All That Remains at Palladium Showroom ( Tickets ) Thursday, October 28, 2010: - Ra Ra Riot, Villagers at Granada Theater ( Tickets )* - Minus The Bear [...]
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