By Sarah on March 14, 2011
It’s that time again: where concert-going for the rest of the country slows down because every band ever is down in Austin for SXSW. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t worthwhile shows to check out here, though: tons of shows this week feature stellar local acts who are just as deserving of your love and […]
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By Mel on March 13, 2011
When trying to make a big decision, some people have comfort food, some people have a security blanket, and I have The Byrds’ Sweetheart of the Rodeo. And I love this live cover they do with Earl Scruggs of Bob Dylan’s “You Ain’t Going Nowhere” because it forces me to really listen to the instrumentation. […]
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By Sarah on March 10, 2011
If you’ve been following along here, you’ll know that I am a huge fan of random road trips to far-flung places, all in pursuit of Good Music. It’s a trait also found in my partner-in-musical-crime, Mel, given her many reports from Places Where She Does Not Live. Granted, I don’t always go through with my […]
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By Sarah on March 8, 2011
I was first introduced to Jessica Lea Mayfield late last year, when she was opening for Justin Townes Earle. I thought she was good but not great; in the post I never got around to finishing about the show, I kept coming back to the line ‘a poor man’s Sharon Van Etten’. They both have […]
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By Mel on March 7, 2011
There’s this Railroad Revival Tour going on next month. Mumford & Sons, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros playing out west. That is going to be a good show. A friend of mine linked me to Entertainment Weekly’s post on it, though, and that’s where my eyebrows went up. The press […]
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By Sarah on March 7, 2011
There are a ridiculous amount of great shows on Friday and Saturday. I won’t be making it to any of them. You — yes, you — should go in my place. Monday, March 7 Menomena; Empty Bottle. 6:30 pm, free with RSVP. Kelly Hogan & Scott Ligon; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Tuesday, March […]
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Checking In On The Railroad Revival Tour
By Mel on March 7, 2011
There’s this Railroad Revival Tour going on next month. Mumford & Sons, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros playing out west. That is going to be a good show. A friend of mine linked me to Entertainment Weekly’s post on it, though, and that’s where my eyebrows went up. The press […]
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