Welcome to our first edition of Traffic Jam, where we quickly recap a little of what we’ve been up to lately — whether it be concerts, albums, events, or general music-related tomfoolery — in bite-sized[…]
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Category: concert review
Shows: Carson McHone album release party @ Cactus Cafe
Seeing Carson McHone live at this stage of her career is just plain exciting. She’s spent the past several years conquering Austin’s considerable fan base for true, traditional country music. Not only is her voice[…]
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Quick reaction: ACL Weekend 2, Day 2
Back at a now-defunct festival in Kansas in the summer of 2011, I saw OK Go. With the temperature somewhere in the neighborhood of 95 degrees, the entire band was dressed in colorful ’60s mod-type suits. I[…]
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Quick reaction: ACL Weekend 2, Day 1 — Best song performances
It’s Saturday morning as I finish this up, and it’s raining outside as we prepare to set out for Day 2 of ACL. Superb. I’ll have complete thoughts on everything I’ve seen once the festival is[…]
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Shows: Mandy Rowden in-store @ Waterloo Records
In a town where you can throw a guitar pick in a random direction and hit an Americana singer-songwriter trying to break through, those musicians need something to make themselves stand out. Mandy Rowden’s done[…]
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Shows: James McMurtry @ the Continental Club Gallery
After seeing James McMurtry perform live for the first time, I came away wondering if there’s ever been a better time to see him than right now. Politically inclined entertainers – whether we’re talking obnoxious[…]
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