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Rounder Records Turns 40

August 20th 2009

The Green Bay Press Gazette has a great interview with Justin Townes Earle. Earle talks candidly about his past addictions and is troubled relationship with his father. as well as his excellent new release Midnight at the Movies.

Robert Earl Keen’s Lost Highway debut “The Rose Hotel,” produced by Lloyd Maines, will be released on On [...]

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Happy Father’s Day

June 21st 2009

Drive By Truckers – Daddy Needs a Drink

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Band Roundup – Ruby Jane

June 17th 2009

Just when you needed more evidence that you’re getting old and aren’t accomplished very much I give you Ruby Jane.  Ruby is a 14 year old native Texan (born in Dallas, now resides in Austin) and is a premiere junior fiddler and a fast-rising star in country and bluegrass-Americana music scene.
She has shared the stage [...]

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AMA Conference Highlights

November 1st 2007

This is just brief rundown on events here in Nashville at the Americana Music Association conference. I will add more detail next week.
Meeting Barbara Lamb, Sunny Sweeney, Chip Taylor, Kendal Carson, Gurf Morlix , Stacy Earle and Janet Reno!
The Halloween tribute to the memory of Porter Wagoner with Mark Ferris, Rodney Crowell, Jim Lauderdale [...]

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Lyle Lovett to Release “It’s Not Big It’s Large,” 8/28

July 29th 2007

Lyle Lovett is set to release “It’s Not Big It’s Large,” on Aug. 28. The album, produced by Lovett and longtime collaborator Billy Williams, features the singer’s Large Band on 12 new tracks. The four-time Grammy winner will cover everything from country to blues, to folk, jazz and gospel.
A deluxe version of the CD will [...]

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Last of the Breed – Radio City Music Hall – 3/22

March 25th 2007

It’s not often I get to wear my Lucchese and Stetson on the D train headed downtown to the Rockafeller stop to Radio City Music Hall but on this wet, muggy Spring evening I had an occasion to do so. The brief “Last of the Breed” tour showcasing three legends of Country Music – Ray [...]

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Bloodshot Records 11th annual CMJ (weasels!) BBQ

October 30th 2006

Yeah those weasels at the CMJ denied yours truly a press pass to attend their precious conference (don’t they know that tens of people worldwide read this blog?!) but who cares there’s only one show I want to  go to anyway and it’s open to the public and CHEAP! from the label:
BLOODSHOT 11th annual CMJ [...]

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Wayne Hancock -Rodeo Bar -New York City (10/25)

October 26th 2006

Coming to a city built on attitude and pretense Wayne “the Train” Hancock would have none of it. Instead he won over the packed and adoring crowd at the Rodeo Bar with his signature brand of straight-up hillbilly swing in support of his current Bloodshot Records release “Tulsa.” Wayne Hancock is the real deal. [...]

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Wayne Hancock – TULSA (Live In Houston)

October 18th 2006

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VltF97u3NG4

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Wayne “the Train” Hancock in New York

October 17th 2006

Neo-traditionalist and purveyor of honky-tonk, western swing, blues, Texas rockabilly and Juke Joint Swing, Wayne “the Train” Hancock is bringing his tour in support of his Bloodshot Records latest “Tulsa ” to the
Big Apple. October 26th at the Rodeo Bar.
Sure it’s not as cool as having one of your CDs taken aboard a space shuttle, [...]

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