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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Album review: Paul McCartney, Egypt Station
I don’t listen to many albums by septuagenarians. In fact, unless I finally get around to listening to John Prine’s album from earlier this year, Paul McCartney’s Egypt Station will likely be the only album[…]
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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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ETACLRS? Ranking the days at ACL 2018 Weekend Two
We’ve got days. We’ve got times. We’ve got it all! Now, it’s time to apply ETACLRS. Austin City Limits schedules are set, and we’ll be at Weekend Two this year. As such, I decided to[…]
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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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