Deep Amber Cabaret, Austin, Tx, 1996 – a Sunday in March We were escaping south on Lamar. Just had taken in a crowded in-store appearance by local heroes, XXXX , but felt all the out-of-towners had ruined it. We’ll wait till they make an appearance … Read More →
Out recently on Tompkins Square Records is Shawn David McMillen’s Dead Friends, an album of deconstructed, put back together and fucked up again folk/blues tunes. Varied, experimental, and dark. Listen to the album below. Also, read a bit more about Shawn David McMillen, and about … Read More →
The face of Austin, TX, and in some ways the soul of the city itself, has changed dramatically over the years. But underneath the high-rise condo facelift and beating in the heart of the city at least one thing remains a constant–a great music scene … Read More →
A lone troubadour, an acoustic guitar, smart lyrics, and a distinctive, commanding delivery–it’s qualities like these that earn The Tallest Man On Earth comparisons to early Dylan. Some might wear such a comparison as an albatross around the neck (I’m looking at you, Jakob), … Read More →
¡Panchosan!
Kick The Fences Down – Pancho-… Sitting on sunny Bernal hillside, clouds speeding by overhead. Shadows growing and dying, growing and dying. When did we turn in to life size marionettes, Emptying our pockets on to the city below? We were too old too soon.