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Kinky Friedman returns to Southern California on BiPolar Tour

5131 days ago

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Texas musician, author, politician, animal rights activist and all-around raconteur Kinky Friedman will return to Southern California in December on his BiPolar Tour. The tour will cover a wide swath of the Midwest and West Coast, including a Dec. 7 ... more info

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Old music: Billy Swan – Don't Be Cruel

5455 days ago

Guardian Music — A country soul take on an Elvis classic … with some unexpected guest appearances in the videoHere's a song I didn't know existed until summer 2007, when Lemon Jelly's Fred Deakin released an impeccably curated three-CD mix. Halfway through the firs... more info

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I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive by Steve Earle - review

5550 days ago

Guardian Music — A meditation on the death of Hank Williams has the morbid appeal of country musicThe circumstances surrounding the death of the country singer Hank Williams are mysterious and much disputed. All that is known for certain is that the 29-year-old singe... more info

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Kinky Friedman is on tour w/ Little Jewford & Washington Ratso (Highline Ballroom tonight)

5666 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — Little Jewford & Kinky Friedman "Kinky Friedman, author, musician, politician, beautician, and self-proclaimed Governor Of the Heart Of Texas, will be performing dates throughout the midwest and east coast, as part of his Springtime For Kinky Tour of... more info

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Jesse Dayton Chosen to Play Kinky; Gurf Morlix’s Recollections on Blaze Foley; Free Downloads

5761 days ago

The 9513 Country Music — Jesse Dayton was chosen to play the lead in a new play about Kinky Friedman that’ll officially debut late next month. Set your music libraries to shuffle and record the first 20 songs to play. Nashville Scene’s Edd Hurt on Todd Snider: He takes a... more info

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(Scene and Heard) Terrorbird Holiday Extravaganza at Bottom of the Hill

5818 days ago

Impose Magazine — A night of merriment at San Francisco's Bottom of the Hill courtesy of Terrorbird Media's Holiday Extravaganza last Saturday night. Great to see Exrays live for the first time, although I felt they should have held a headline spot given that they hav... more info

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Ann Widdecombe on Strictly: will she do the cha-cha-cha or the mashed potato?

5905 days ago

Guardian Music — In the US, actors enter politics. In Britain, we're blundering the other wayOh lordy. Among the gallery of knock-kneed gallumphers pencilled in for the next series of Strictly Come Dancing is Ann Widdecombe, taking one step further on her personal jo... more info

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Kinky Friedman: The right wag for the job

5949 days ago

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — If there were a Great Quotations Hall of Fame, Kinky Friedman would be a shoo-in, with a batting average that has to top .700. Friedman, who I've profiled in a story in Friday's Calendar, comes through the Southland for a... more info

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Kinky Friedman leaves the stump to return to the stage

5949 days ago

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The musician, writer and occasional political candidate plays McCabe's on Saturday. Want to know how to tick off a funnyman quickly? Tell people not to take hi... more info

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