Black Joe Lewis, Hayes Carll, Ben Kweller, Eisley, Centro-matic, Octopus Project, Robert Ellis, Mystery Skulls, Bright Light Social Hour, Ume, Mohicans, Girl in a Coma, Low Dark Hills, the Bird Dogs and Madisons hit downtown and represent Austin, Houston and Dallas. See this week's music feature ...

New video from the Boston band Hallelujah the Hills for the song "Get Me in a Room." The song is from their new album No One Knows What Happens Next out May 22, 2012 on Discrete Pageantry Records . For you Boston peeps, their CD release show is on May 26 at The Middle East. Your favorite blogger may or may not be in this video. She may or may not be drinking beer and/or wearing a Hayes Carll T-shirt. http://myaimzistrue.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

Band announces June 18 th headlining show at NYC’s City Winery; Song for “Unraveled” doc in theaters now. +++ Red Wanting Blue (L-R): Greg Rahm, Dean Anshutz, Mark McCullough, Scott Terry, Eric Hall Jr. +++ PLAY, POST & SHARE “White Snow” is the latest single from Red Wanting Blue’s “From The Vanishing Point”   [SOUNDCLOUD]: http://soundcloud.com/fanaticpro/red-wanting-blue-white-snow +++ “…solid, powerhouse musicianship…” – Relix “…enduringly bright, promising and wonderful.” – Blurt “ Red Wanting Blue truly delivers the goods.” – Performer +++ Columbus, Ohio-band Red Wanting Blue announced today that it will make its network television debut on the Late Show with David Letterman on July ...

Band announces June 18 th headlining show at NYC’s City Winery; Song for “Unraveled” doc in theaters now. +++ Red Wanting Blue (L-R): Greg Rahm, Dean Anshutz, Mark McCullough, Scott Terry, Eric Hall Jr. +++ PLAY, POST & SHARE “White Snow” is the latest single from Red Wanting Blue’s “From The Vanishing Point”   [SOUNDCLOUD]: http://soundcloud.com/fanaticpro/red-wanting-blue-white-snow +++ “…solid, powerhouse musicianship…” – Relix “…enduringly bright, promising and wonderful.” – Blurt “ Red Wanting Blue truly delivers the goods.” – Performer +++ Columbus, Ohio-band Red Wanting Blue announced today that it will make its network television debut on the Late Show with David Letterman on July ...

The lineup has been announced for the fifth annual Norman Music Festival, set to take place April 26-28 across stages throughout Norman, OK. The three-day event includes headliners Portugal. The Man on the festival’s Main Stage and Hayes Carll on its Jack Daniels stage, in addition to a slew of addi...

Fifth-annual festival to take place in Norman, Oklahoma from April 26 th - 28 th . +++ NMF5 to feature Portugal. The Man, Other Lives, Hayes Carll and more! +++ On April 26 th , 27 th and 28 th , Norman, Oklahoma will rock to some of the best indie bands in the nation when the Norman Music Festival kicks off its fifth year.  The three-day event will take place on over a dozen local stages and includes headliners Portugal. The Man on the festival’s Main Stage and Hayes Carll on its Jack Daniels stage. “The festival has lined up some incredible bands and ...

Fifth-annual festival to take place in Norman, Oklahoma from April 26 th - 28 th . +++ NMF5 to feature Portugal. The Man, Other Lives, Hayes Carll and more! +++ On April 26 th , 27 th and 28 th , Norman, Oklahoma will rock to some of the best indie bands in the nation when the Norman Music Festival kicks off its fifth year.  The three-day event will take place on over a dozen local stages and includes headliners Portugal. The Man on the festival’s Main Stage and Hayes Carll on its Jack Daniels stage. “The festival has lined up some incredible bands and ...

Group added to Norman Music Festival, Summer Camp Music Festival, All Good Festival and more TBA. +++ Red Wanting Blue (L-R): Greg Rahm, Dean Anshutz, Mark McCullough, Scott Terry, Eric Hall Jr. Photo: Jason Tanaka Blaney. +++ PLAY, POST & SHARE “White Snow” is the latest single from Red Wanting Blue’s new album “From The Vanishing Point”. [SOUNDCLOUD]: http://soundcloud.com/fanaticpro/red-wanting-blue-white-snow +++ “…solid, powerhouse musicianship…” – Relix “…enduringly bright, promising and wonderful.” – Blurt “ Red Wanting Blue truly delivers the goods.” – Performer +++ Columbus, Ohio-based band Red Wanting Blue taped a session for Last.fm Presents on the morning of its sold-out show at ...

Group added to Norman Music Festival, Summer Camp Music Festival, All Good Festival and more TBA. +++ Red Wanting Blue (L-R): Greg Rahm, Dean Anshutz, Mark McCullough, Scott Terry, Eric Hall Jr. Photo: Jason Tanaka Blaney. +++ PLAY, POST & SHARE “White Snow” is the latest single from Red Wanting Blue’s new album “From The Vanishing Point”. [SOUNDCLOUD]: http://soundcloud.com/fanaticpro/red-wanting-blue-white-snow +++ “…solid, powerhouse musicianship…” – Relix “…enduringly bright, promising and wonderful.” – Blurt “ Red Wanting Blue truly delivers the goods.” – Performer +++ Columbus, Ohio-based band Red Wanting Blue taped a session for Last.fm Presents on the morning of its sold-out show at ...

Tune in to your local PBS station this weekend for an episode of Austin City Limits featuring two Texas singer/songwriters: Hayes Carll and Robert Earl Keen. Friday, February 24 [All Times ET] Rush – Time Machine Live in Cleveland [Palladia 8PM] We Are Augustines on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM] Puscifer on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC Midnight] The Joy Formidable on Carson Daly [NBC 1:35AM] Saturday, February 25 Kid Rock on Artists Den [PBS] Robert Earl Keen / Hayes Carll on Austin City Limits [PBS] Foo Fighters – Live From Wembley [Palladia 2PM] Maroon 5 on Saturday Night Live [NBC 11:30PM ...

The 2012 Nelsonville Music Festival lineup continues to be awesome. Today NMF added Andrew Bird, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Hayes Carll and Time & Temperature to the lineup, which now looks like this: Iron and Wine Andrew Bird M. Ward Roky … Continue reading →

True Romance By Taylor K. Long This Valentine’s Day, enjoy this collection of a handful of my favorite “love songs” and songs about love. Whether you are part of a duo or flying solo–remember this piece of advice: I kept asking Clarence why our world seemed to be collapsing and things seemed to be getting so shitty. And he’d say,”That’s the way it goes, but don’t forget, it goes the other way too.” That’s the way romance is… Usually, that’s the way it goes, but every once in awhile, it goes the ...

Carrie Underwood on crushing cans, Jack Ingram on Hayes Carll, Martina sobers up, Brad Paisley gets literal, Dolly won't go "Dancing with the Stars," Gretchen Peters on songwriting.

Happy New Year folks - sorry it took so long to post this... we needed some nice time off. I'm not really sure what to make of this year. We seemed a little distracted, more argumentative, and fragmented. While there were frequent pleasures, and the fantastic highlights you find below, the critical mass seemed often too quick to elevate inferior content to ever-heightening levels of indie-rock stardom. Critical gatekeepers seemed too willing to settle, to accept as "great" hazy instrumentals, bedroom producers lacking vision, and in general, the absence of sharp songwriting in the critical mainstream. For as underwhelming as ...

As promised, here is my final post. Thank you all for the support. I was great while it lasted. Here is the Grooveshark URL for easy listening . They are also on the Big Playlist. Take care everybody and Happy New Year! 200. Pretty Lights - I Know the Truth 199. Adam and the Amethysts - Dreaming 198. Cults - Go Outside 197. Tab Benoit - Nothing Takes the Place of You 196. Apparat - Ash-Black Veil 195. Timber Timbre - Bad Ritual 194. Lykke Li - Get Some 193. Cymbals Eat Guitars - Another Tunguska 192. LAKE RADIO - I Wish You Could See in Technicolor, Too 191. People ...