Rock Sellout —   Roger Miller being a badass surrounded by A shit ton of Grammys! As the weather turns cold the need to be near someone begins to grow. Especially if you are wo/manless. People find cures for this in different ways. Drinking, drugging, and artistic... more info

Guy Clark is one of the premier songwriters of his generation–even that might be an understatement. Unlike his friend, the late, great Townes Van Zandt, Clark’s songs have always been readily accessible, yet still manage to contain layers of dept... more info

411 Mania — Inside the Jubilee this week is the latest from Alan Jackson, Jake Owen, and Brooks and Dunn! You'll also find a Hank Williams, Jr. cover and a little-known classic from Townes Van Zandt! more info

Live Daily — The Butthole Surfers [ tickets ] have reunited their '80s-era lineup--Gibby Haynes, Paul Leary, Jeff Pinkus, King Coffey and Teresa Taylor--for a September/October tour that will culminate in a pair of Halloween shows in Texas that will also feature ... more info

All About Jazz — By: Kayceman Steve Earle Maybe you know Townes Van Zandt as the drunken cult hero. Or maybe you know him as the broken folk singer that sealed his mouth shut huffing airplane glue, the country outlaw, the reckless junky, the manic-depressive or t... more info

My Old Kentucky — Deer Tick is largely the brainchild of Providence, RI's John McCauley III. He makes music that at times feels like it was written for young lovers necking for the first time at a Sadie Hawkins dance and at others like it belongs right alongside Billy... more info

Live Daily — Singer/songwriter Steve Earle [ tickets ] has extended his summer tour schedule with new headlining dates in August as he continues to support his recent studio release, "Townes." The singer, who resumes his current outing tonight (7/17) in South ... more info

Songs:Illinois — I honestly don’t know where I’ve been on the new Owen Temple record. His criteria for appearance on Songs:Illinois are many (”the force is strong with this one”): he’s an Austin singer songwriter with debts to Guy Clark, Steve Earle and To... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin "Interweaving elements of The Band, John Prine, Townes Van Zandt and a dose of Bruce Springsteen, The Roadside Graves manage to produce a unique and coherent sound, pulsing with the energy of their large ensemble and... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Sino said...The Boswell Sisters: Collection, Vol.1 (1931-1932)http://soulfuldivas.blogspot.com vita lite said...Morning All- This weeks stuffX-ray Spex - Germ Free AdolescentsThe Stooges - The StoogesSonny Boy Williamson - The Real Folk Blues Seasick... more info