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Trouble in Hayes Carll's mind

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2008-06-16 20:48:19 by Kimberly Chun in SFBG: Noise
 
...Texan singer-songwriter Hayes Carll - the rough 'n' tumble country-folk outlaw has just released album number three, Trouble in Mind (Lost Highway), and it's a huge leap forward for the guy. Not only does his move to a major label give an extra boost of exposure beyond the Texan scene and onto the national level - his first couple of discs...
 
 
 
 
 
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Last Night: Silver Jews at the Fillmore

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2008-09-26 11:02:29 by HASH0x8b611e4 in Music & Art: All Shook Down
...Texan. The Texan talked about the Alamo and how there just aren't any heroes in New England like the heroes of the Alamo. At this point the band member brought up Paul Revere. The Texan said "Isn't that the guy who ran By the Way: Tomorrow they take the tour to Los Angeles
 
 
 
 
 
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Whispering & Hollering Shouts about the Mystiqueros

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2008-02-01 22:14:21 by paul in Palo Duro Records
...Texan troubadours then thats what youve got with WALT WILKINS & THE MYSTIQUEROS Diamonds In The Sun: a tremendously accomplished roots-rock affair performed by a quintet of guys whove travelled the US highways and byways more than enough times to know which way is up. When theyre sober anyway Opening tune, Trains I Missed gives you some idea...
 
 
 
 
 
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Marty Stuart's American Odyssey Does Houston

2008-04-11 09:43:35 by HASH0x8911d9c in Houstoned Rocks
 
...Texan has a "La Grange" story by now, so here's mine: There was a pinball machine at Hole in the Wall, the bar adjoining the UT campus favored by musicians and journalism-school slackers. The machine was called The Getaway, based on the untouchable Steve McQueen chase flick. (Alec Baldwin is much better on 30 Rock.) Once or twice an hour,...
 
 
 
 
 
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IntroducingLonesome Onry and Mean

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2008-04-15 10:26:08 by HASH0x8b9f064 in Houstoned Rocks
...Texan songwriter, performer and all-around character who authored Waylons huge hit Honky Tonk Heroes, which became the national anthem of the Outlaw Movement; to local hero Rodney Crowell, who wrote Aint Livin Long Like This (grew up in Houston down on Wayside Drive), who wrote Willies hit Til I Gain Control Again, and was also in the movie;...
 
 
 
 
 
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NEUDORF SISTERS DOUBLE WHAMMY, PART 2: Jolie Holland @ Union Pool, Brooklyn

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2008-05-01 19:45:00 by Paula Neudorf in The LimeWire Music Blog
...Texan singer-songwriter Jolie Holland brought Union Pool down. The 150 or so people who came to the show left more than satisfied, after a whopping 20-song set, ears still ringing with Jolie's haunting voice Waiting in the back courtyard to get into the stage area, my friend and I stood in line for 45 minutes. As we inched closer to the...
 
 
 
 
 
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Tonight: Boxmasters at Scout Bar, Part 1

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2008-07-22 07:07:22 by Chris Gray in Houstoned Rocks
...Texan and former Monkee Mike Nesmith, covered by the Boxmasters on their self-titled double album HP: How long did it take the record to come together The first record [Vanguard's Boxmasters , one disc of originals and another of covers], it took us from the time we started in February 2007 and it came out in June. We had it ready in April, I...
 
 
 
 
 
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Willie Nelson is still moving to fans

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2008-09-04 08:06:52 by Jim in The Concert Blog
...Texan has long been one of the most consistently dependable performers in the live game and he really doesnt need to change anything to show his fans a good time. He just needs to grab his old beat-up guitar, open up his trusty song book and do what hes done literally thousands and thousands of times before Thats pretty much what happened...
 
 
 
 
 
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20 Guitarists Who Died Young

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2007-12-21 19:49:00 by Darren Ressler in The LimeWire Music Blog
...Texan Bobby Fuller hit the big time in 1964 with his second hit single, I Fought The Law. At the height of his success, Fuller was found dead in his car near his home in L.A. His death was ruled a suicide, though some say he was a victim of foul play. The Clash covered I Fought The Law in 1978 and transformed it into a punk rock anthem 2....