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The New York Times Reviews George Strait

June 1st 2009 in Americana, Country Music, Texas, Video, blogs
  • The New York Times has a nice review of George Strait’s performance at New Jersey’s PNC Bank Arts Center. They discribe the Texas country music legend as “Sinatra with a deep tan.”
  • In honor of the upcoming Fathers Day the fine folks at the 9513.com have posted 30 Songs About Dads.

And because eveyone needs a little something to smile about on Monday, here ya go folks:

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  4. Todd Snider in the New York Times
  5. The New York Times on Those Darlins




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MTV has new unveiled a show called $5 Cover, which takes a look at the different artists in the underground music scene in Nashville Memphis. One standout  is Amy LaVere, a doghouse bass plucking chanteuse that reminiscent of a rootsy Amie Winehouse, without the substance abuse or unfortunate dating scenarios.

Check out Amy doing Never Been Sadder and Killing Him.

If you want to buy these two great tracks head over to the $5 Cover iTunes store.

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