Artist: Willie Nelson

Photo courtesy of wandajackson.comWanda JacksonAhem. Perty little lo-ove song. Perty little lo-ove so-oh-ong. Perty little lo-ove song... bang bing bong. Take a second to learn the real lyr

The L.A. band releases their debut album in September Follow Owl and Bear on Facebook and Twitter for contests, MP3s, and links that don't make it onto the blog.

While "attending" the Newport Folk Festival Sunday (from my couch. thank you NPR), I was reminded that my music collection consists of "The Secret Sisters", (which by the way, should not be a secret) and how I should be listening to them more often. The Secret Sisters consists of Laura and Lydia Rogers who are really sisters and hail from Alabama. The sweet, simplistic blend of their vocal harmonies that only family can capture, take you back to the innocence of the 50's, while their traditional country sound makes me want to grab a [...]

• Secret Sisters - Tennessee Me
• Secret Sisters - Waste the Day

WILLIE NELSON ( Edgefield , 2126 SW Halsey, Troutdale) By the numbers, it's been 78 years, 74 albums, seven children, and four arrests for drug possession: Yes, it's the one-and-only Willie Nelson. See him sing and strum the night away. SARAH MIRK ICEAGE, DEATHCHARGE, CULT OF YOUTH, THE PRIDS, ARCTIC FLOWERS, ATROCITY EXHIBITION, DJ AHEX ( East End , 203 SE Grand) At first it seemed as if Iceage was to punk as Liturgy was to black metal. Critically swooned [...]

Friday Five : \'frī-(,)dā,-dē 'fīv\ : On the sixth day of every week, I hit the shuffle button on my iTunes, then share the first five tracks and thought for each track. Sometimes there is a playlist involved, occasionally we'll have a guest, but most of the time it's just me. The rest is up to you, our friends and readers! Fire up your media player of choice and share the first five random track of your shuffle in the comments. The Five: A quick Friday Five for all you patient [...]

In the slipstream of Johnny Cash came what would become known as the Outlaw Movement, an informal response to Nashville's easy listening, corporate and safe style, often recorded in Texas, reviving the honky tonk sounds of Hank Williams with strong lyrical content. Starting in the mid-'60s with singers like Bobby Bare, Tompall Glaser and Johnny Darrell, the sub-genre's standard bearers would include Waylon Jennings and his wife Jessi Colter, Willie Nelson (after he grew his hair), Kris Kristofferson, Leon Russell, Billy Joe Shaver, Hank Williams Jr, Jerry Jeff Walker and Gram Parsons. More traditionally-minded country stars, many mentored [...]

Tales of life on the road Follow Owl and Bear on Facebook and Twitter for contests, MP3s, and links that don't make it onto the blog.

Maren makes friends in New Haven Follow Owl and Bear on Facebook and Twitter for contests, MP3s, and links that don't make it onto the blog.

The San Diego songwriter and her band get South of the Border Follow Owl and Bear on Facebook and Twitter for contests, MP3s, and links that don't make it onto the blog.

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• Willie Nelson - On the Road Again

The San Diego folk rockers play the Che Cafe on Saturday Follow Owl and Bear on Facebook and Twitter for contests, MP3s, and links that don't make it onto the blog.

Karma Red Judge Rejects Willie Nelson Plea Deal In Pot Case [AP] This Post Contains A Johnny Gill Sighting [Crunk & Disorderly] NBA Players Respond To The #Lockout [With Leather] Police Find Burglar Having Sex With A Blow-Up Doll In Sex Shop [Fark] The Man Who Has Every PS2 Game In America [Kotaku] Who Is The Watch Snob? [Ask Men] Louis C.K. [...]

Judge Becky Dean-Walter of Hudspeth County, Texas has thrown out a mailed-in plea in Willie Nelson's recent pot arrest because she felt that Prosecutor Kit Bramblett was "overly deferential" to the country singer. Nelson will now not have to pay the agreed upon $780 fine, but he could be facing some jail time. While some would have the charges, which basically amount to an old man smoking marijuana on a chauffeured bus, thrown out, I think it's great to see our court system finally getting the truly dangerous criminals off the street. [ Rolling Stone ]

Whether or not you believe Willie Nelson mailed in his most recent Houston-area performance at Verizon in April, one thing is sure: The singer and Texas icon won't be mailing in the fine and cour... Continue reading "Willie Nelson Not Off The Hook For 2010 Pot Bust After All" >

Willie's PicnicBilly Bob's Texas in Fort WorthJuly 4, 2011Better than: A real picnic out in the blazing heat all day, with fire ants and dirt and things. In a concession to July, Willie Nelson's ... Continue reading "Last Night: Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic at Billy Bob's Texas" >

I am a member of two Mix CD clubs. They're great! You get 12 people together and each month someone is responsible for sending the other 11 members a mix. You get new music, new perspectives, all for the price of the effort it takes to make one of these yourself and the subsequent packaging and postage. For various reasons, I wanted to put together a mix of American music for my latest mix. Partly, I was trying to understand what American music means to me, and what kinds of songs and sounds I find distinctly American. To [...]

Randy Travis celebrates his 25-year career on his new CD, Anniversary Celebration, which was released on June 7!

Patterson Hood - Norfolk, VA 4.15.10 After a year and just shy of 150 shows since we last saw them, the band is bringing the rock show back to our hometown Norfolk, VA tomorrow night. We had the chance to have a few words with the ever eloquent Patterson Hood about life on the road, the band's connection to VA, and their historic performance on Letterman last night. [...]

In every sense of the word, Willie Nelson is a legend. On the 4th of July, Willie throws a big party/show at his place, in Texas. And leading up to that show, he takes a festival on the road called his "Country Throwdown," which is comprised mostly of below or barely-on the radar artists, using [...]