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Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash - Lonely Tonight, from the 2005...

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:59:30 -0600

Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash - Lonely Tonight, from the 2005 album Mile Markers (Purchase @ Amazon). This is real country music, friends.

Stunning Blue, from the Houston blues band of the same name,...

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:06:00 -0600

Stunning Blue, from the Houston blues band of the same name, from the album Out of the Blue. This song rocks! Hear more at www.stunningblueband.com.

Les Dudek - I Remember, from the 1977 album Say No More by the...

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:03:00 -0600

Les Dudek - I Remember, from the 1977 album Say No More by the former Steve Miller Band guitarist (Purchase @ Amazon).

The Sir Douglas Quintet - Are Inlaws Really Outlaws. The first...

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:39:00 -0600

The Sir Douglas Quintet - Are Inlaws Really Outlaws. The first song, from Sir Douglas Quintet + 2 = Honkey Blues (1968), the first record by the great Doug Sahm and the Sir Douglas Quintet. Can you imagine queuing up this record in 1968 and hearing this great sound for the first time? From the highly recommended The Complete Mercury Recordings (Purchase at Amazon).

The excellent Crooked Vein, by Chris Mills from his highly...

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:51:22 -0600

The excellent Crooked Vein, by Chris Mills from his highly recommended Kiss It Goodbye (Purchase @ Amazon).

Mike Ness - Let the Jukebox Keep on Playing. Great song from...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:34:00 -0600

Mike Ness - Let the Jukebox Keep on Playing. Great song from the Social Distortion frontman, from the excellent Under the Influences (Purchase @ Amazon).

Wrinkle Neck Mules - Mecklenberg County. A live one by my new...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:49:28 -0600

Wrinkle Neck Mules - Mecklenberg County. A live one by my new favorite band. I’ve listened to nothing but the Mules for weeks now.

Richard Shindell - Are You Happy Now. Simply the best...

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:05:00 -0500

Richard Shindell - Are You Happy Now. Simply the best Halloween song. Ever. From Sparrows Point (Purchase @ Amazon).

Drive-By Truckers - Lookout Mountain. Halloween edition!

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:45:40 -0500

Drive-By Truckers - Lookout Mountain. Halloween edition!

Van Ghost - Summer Promise. Great song by the Chicago alt....

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:32:00 -0500

Van Ghost - Summer Promise. Great song by the Chicago alt. country band. Find out more at their MySpace page.

Chris Knight - North Dakota. The always excellent Chris...

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:03:00 -0500

Chris Knight - North Dakota. The always excellent Chris Knight, from the also excellent bootleg Lexington, Kentucky, December 30, 2006. (Purchase Chris Knight records @ Amazon)

Wrinkle Neck Mules - Whiskey Jars. From the highly recommended...

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:53:00 -0500

Wrinkle Neck Mules - Whiskey Jars. From the highly recommended 2004 record, Minor Enough (Purchase @ Amazon).

Lloyd Cole and The Commotions - Rattlesnakes. She says that a...

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:02:10 -0500

Lloyd Cole and The Commotions - Rattlesnakes. She says that a girl needs a gun these days, hey on account of all the rattlesnakes. She looks like Eve Marie Saint in On the Waterfront, as she reads Simone de Beauvoir in her American circumstance. Awesome.

James Gang - Walk Away. Great song by a great band. I really...

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:43:51 -0500

James Gang - Walk Away. Great song by a great band. I really dig Joe Walsh.

Poco - Just in Case It Happens, Yes Indeed. Another excellent...

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:43:58 -0500

Poco - Just in Case It Happens, Yes Indeed. Another excellent Richie Furay number from Poco’s 1969 masterpiece, Pickin’ Up the Pieces (Purchase @ Amazon).

Buffalo Springfield - Kind Woman. The excellent Richie Furay...

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:24:00 -0500

Buffalo Springfield - Kind Woman. The excellent Richie Furay number from Buffalo Springfield’s occasionally overlooked and underloved Last Time Around (1968) (Purchase @ Amazon).

Steve Goodman - You Never Even Called Me by My Name. Great...

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:52:50 -0500

Steve Goodman - You Never Even Called Me by My Name. Great song, by the guy who wrote it. Live from June 6, 1983, Houston, Teas. Via the excellent A Truer Sound.

Big Star - Way Out West. From the legendary album Radio City...

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:00:00 -0500

Big Star - Way Out West. From the legendary album Radio City (1974).

These Days - Gregg Allman. The best version of this great...

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:19:58 -0500

These Days - Gregg Allman. The best version of this great Jackson Browne-penned song. From Laid Back (1973).

The Connells - ‘74-‘75. From the hard to find album...

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:55:00 -0500

The Connells - ‘74-‘75. From the hard to find album Ring (1993). Will Truman reminded me today of this excellent song, from one of my favorite bands back in the day. This is also, quite possibly, the best music video ever made.