Under the Volcano does not feel like Under the Volcano. The TVs are off, so no more NBA on ESPN. Hayes Carll's Trouble In Mind has come and gone - in its entirety - on the jukebox, taking its b... Continue reading "Three Bassoons Walk Into a Bar...: The Near-Classical "Noncert" at Under the Volcano" >

I've been feeling unsafe when I venture out at night lately and I'm chalking it up to the recent presence of Crunkcore and Christian metal in Portland. While scouring the internet for a good place to purchase personal defense weapons, I came across something infinitely more exciting than a Panther Stun Gun: Hayes Carll 's two night stand at the Aladdin Theater on January 19th and 20th! Hooray! Let him lead us back to the shelter of our rowdy Americana roots. Hayes Carll sort of sounds like electric Bob Dylan meets Garth Brooks, but more Texas. Ok, [...]
The Wailers, The Supervillains: Sat., Jan. 9. House of Blues. 30 Seconds To Mars, Cage The Elephant: Thu., Dec. 3. Verizon Wireless Theater. Adam Richman: Wed., Dec. 2. House of Blues. Asleep At... Continue reading "Distant Early Warning: The Wailers, Bob Schneider (Again), Hayes Carll, Peanut Butter Wolf, Queen Latifah & Dashboard Confessional Cancel, etc." >
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Blitzen Trapper : 2009-08-02, Happy Valley [mp3,ogg,flac] "Jericho" [mp3] other Blitzen Trapper posts at Largehearted Boy Carla Bozulich : 2009-10-24, Innsbruck [mp3,ogg,flac] "You Are a Jaguar" [mp3] other Carla Bozulich posts at Largehearted Boy Grace Potter : 2009-08-12, West Allis [mp3,ogg,flac] [...]

MUSIC NEWS - One thing we've learned in this biz is that FREE is best! So, when Lost HighwaypRecords told us about their new sampler, we were excited, and when they told us the sampler is FREE, we had to fill you in !ppp Lost Highway Sampler: T For Texas T From Tennessee pis FREE on Amazon.com for a limited time only.p The album contains great music from Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Ryan Bingham, Hayes Carll, Robert Earl King, and Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears .p [...]

Hail the Size are LA based Charles Ezell and Matt North, who enlisted a "small cast of local friends and musicians" and the vocal and piano talents of Maria McKee, the former lead singer of Lone Justice who duets on three tracks and added piano to seven of the albums ten listed tracks, all the songs are originals mixing clever lyrics, dark humour and some healthy cynicism - wrapping them up in Ezell's convincing vocal. The album opens with the title track I Can't [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Corb Lund : 2009-09-29, Austin [mp3,ogg,flac] "Highway 87 (Hayes Carll cover)" [mp3] Corb Lund : 2009-09-26, Manchaca [mp3,ogg,flac] "Time to Switch to Whiskey" [mp3] other Corb Lund posts at Largehearted Boy Cracker : 2009-09-12, Pioneertown [mp3,ogg,flac] "Guarded By Monkeys" [mp3] Cracker [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead : 2008-09-27, Austin [mp3,ogg,flac] "Richter Scale Madness" [mp3] other Trail of Dead posts at Largehearted Boy Dolly Varden : 2009-09-19, Chicago [mp3,ogg,flac] "You Sexy Thing (Hot Chocolate cover)" [mp3] other Dolly Varden posts at Largehearted Boy Fruit [...]
Those with a little time on their hands tonight--y'know, those who aren't already planning on attending either Blink-182 at Superpages.com Center, Pink at the American Airlines Center, Ra Ra Rio... Continue reading "Gig Alert: Hayes Carll Plays 8.0's in Fort Worth Tonight" >
Here are the Wisconsin and Chicago shows we recommend you take in this week. Check them out below and let us know which ones you'll be attending or ones you think should really make our list . This week's recommended new releases include The Beatles Rock Band , The entire Beatles Remastered Catalog , and new releases from Yo La Tengo , J. Tillman , Noah & The Whale and more! Upcoming Wisconsin Shows: [...]
Do you remember the first time you heard a certain song, so that every time you hear it, you're instantly transported back in time to that place? Or the other way round, so every time you go to a certain place, it reminds you of a particular song? I'm like that. I can still remember exactly where I was when I first heard Lambchop's "The Man Who Loved Beer" (driving home along the A4 in Reading, turning up the radio to full to try and hear the quiet, quiet music), or Tinderstick's "City Sickness" (a youth [...]
Last week I made a CD of songs about booze and/or drinking for a friend. Today Paste posted a fun list of 21 Songs About Booze , in honor of the retirement of 95-year-old bartender Angelo Cammarata . Interestingly, our playlists only overlap by one song. Paste's 21 Songs About Booze 1. The Replacements - "Beer for Breakfast" 2. The Minus Five - "Cigarettes, Coffee and Booze" 3. Courtney Jaye - "Box Wine" 4. Jerry Lee Lewis - "Jack Daniels Old No. 7" 5. Todd Snider - "Beer Run" 6. [...]
Yesterday, I gave you my thoughts on the songs nominated for "Song of the Year" at this year's Americana Music Awards and Honors. Today, I give you last year's champion... "She Left Me for Jesus" by Hayes Carll.

Well... It's that time of year again. The 2009 Americana Music Association's Awards and Honors Show will be held September 17 at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The event is part of the Americana Music Festival and Conference taking place September 16tn - 19th in Nashville. As I did last year ... I'll be taking a look at most of the awards categories and trying to handicap the field. We start today with the nominees for "Best New & Emerging Artist." First up is a [...]

Hayes Carll - Little Rock buy Little Rock (2005) Passing through Arkansas today; spending the night in Memphis. Let me know some things to do if you know the area.
Technically, the archive hosts the biggest collection of covers, but they've got all those original tunes in there, too. I cut through the bullshit and give you the goods. One cover from several of my favorite bands with collections in the archive. Dig it. When the Levee Breaks (Led Zep)-John Popper (of Blues Traveller) Somewhere Over the Rainbow-Jefferson Starship Never Tear Us Apart (INXS)-John Mayer Gimme Some Lovin' (Spencer Davis Group)-G Love and Special Sauce [...]

These songs all give a flavour of one of America's greatest and most unique states but none of them are about its most famous city. I realise this might be controversial but there are so many New Orleans songs that I didn't know where to start. On the plus side it gives me some great stuff left to post next Mardi Gras. As usual, please let me know what you think of the tunes, suggest your favourites, and, most importantly, enjoy your Abita beer and Zaps chips in moderation. MP3: [...]
Some basic facts that cannot be disputed. Our economy is in the shitter; parts of downtown Houston smell like a little boy's bathroom, puddles and all; and singing good country music is no easy feat. ... Continue reading "MP3 of the Day: Hayes Carll" >
Here are the Wisconsin and Chicago shows we recommend you take in this week. Check them out below and let us know which ones you'll be attending or ones you think should really make our list . Also, don't miss the very solid week of new releases , including our recommended purchases below. Upcoming Wisconsin Shows: 7/14 - Merle Haggard/Loretta Lynn - Northen Lights Theater, Milwaukee 7/15 - Merle Haggard/Loretta Lynn - Northen Lights Theater, [...]

Welcome to the 16th podcast/download I'm co-hosting with Ryan Schleicher at 91.7 WMSE . This week we've got brand new songs from Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, These United States , & Frankel . Make sure you tune in this week as we drop a couple announcements on some yet to be announced show coming to Milwaukee. Muzzle of Bees + 91.7 WMSE Podcast: Volume 16: Brothers Burn Mountain - "Out Of Sight" / Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros [...]