JamBase — WE GO UNPLUGGED AS OUR THOUGHTS WING NORTHWARD This morning we find ourselves thinking of back porches and non-amplified stages, acoustic music on the brain as this year's Northwest String Summit gets underway. Our faithful scribe Sarah Hagerma... more info

Twangville — We last heard from Leeroy Stagger on his 2006 disc Depression River, a modern day country rock masterpiece. Stagger synthesized Steve Earle, Ryan Adams, and Neil Young into his own unique take on the alternative country genre teeming with sprawling e... more info

All About Jazz — Words by: Sarah Hagerman | Images by: Manny Moss Steve Earle :: 06.19.09 :: Paramount Theatre :: Austin, TX Steve Earle :: 06.19.09 :: Austin, TX In 1972 at The Old Quarter in Houston, a seventeen-year-old was playing to a nearly empty room. In t... more info

Altsounds — “Almost and Always” is David Mead’s fifth full-length release. His most intimate work to date, the album examines life after marriage and the promise of things to come. Mead collaborated with producer Brad Jones (Sheryl Cro... 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

JamBase — Late Night Music Lineups Looks like late night is taking a week off for the 4th. All the shows are in repeats, but if you aren't out seeing fireworks, BBQing, or at a festival take a trip down memory lane with these performances... Late Sho... more info

Totally Fuzzy — hitmewithit said....Howling Diablos - Green Bottle [1998]Wow!!!!! This is a fine album.These guys are Pure Funk-Rock. Heavy and solid, Bluesy and really upbeat. Not something I heard (funk/rock) until now and I love it.Just come and have a listen. Sa... more info

Altsounds — *lmost and Always* is *David Mead’s* fifth full-length release. His most intimate work to date, the album examines life after marriage and the promise of things to come. Mead collaborated with producer *Brad Jones (Sheryl Crow, Steve Earle, ... more info

The Late Greats — I got this email during Philly Folk Fest week. So you probably already heard about it. If not, we’re talking a concert chalk full of Late Greats favorites: Old Crow Medicine Show, David Rawlings Machine (featuring Gillian Welch), The Felice Br... more info

Detroit Free Press — Alejandro Escovedo played in a San Francisco punk band before heading home to Texas in the '80s to immerse himself in the roots and alternative country scene. He won an underground following and the support of artists like Steve Earle. His lates... more info