Asheville Junket:  Quick & dirty: To begin with, Asheville is Beervana. Loads of local breweries in converted garages and industrial spaces, most all with a bar, drinking room, stage & live music. These Asheville cats have got it dialed …
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Why Portland?  When you say “going to Portland” in these parts, understandably Oregon doesn’t even enter the mindset. In other words, you’ve got some explaining to do. Why? Because for years going to Austin all we ever heard from …
“I made my opportunities, but I never got the breaks I should have gotten. I was a jack-of-all-trades. More soul than Marvin, more funk than James. If I’d gone pop, you’d be talkin’ about me, not them. I rate right …
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SXSW Day 6 (03/17/10)Food:Dart Bowl for enchiladas, hot rolls, and hand cut fries.Texas Chili Parlor for pork chops & chili Music:Randy Weeks & James McMurtry at Joe’s Bar & GrillTom Schraeder and Keenan DeWitt at Hole in WallBrittany ??? and …
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SXSW Day 5 (03/16/10)With rain kicking in last night and predicted to continue through today, and with 11 screenings already in the pocket, tight schedules were thrown out the door for today. Got up to pouring rain and about 50 …
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SXSW Day 1 (03/12/10)March in New England is doldrums month. Spring may tease, but oft-times winter teases more threatening to not want to leave. It’s a good month to head South or West or in this case, South by Southwest. …
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Jim Dickinson died today. Â Dickinson was to the Memphis scene what a Doug Sahm was to the Austin scene. Irreplaceable. Â Every music scene has someone like this. Â Dickinson – early shit, Mud Boy antics, Stones & Replacements …
 DAY 3: Nashville (6/29/09) Woke up & the BW room still smelled toe-ish. Anyway, we do try to get some exercise when on vacation. Took a run from the BW all the way downtown and over the Shelby Street …
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INTRO So here we are, summer of 2009 and we decided to blow off the annual Austin trip for one based around visiting with our oldest in Indiana. We decided to make this huge loop that took us through some …
Just a reminder that the 2nd annual Record Store Day (www.recordstoreday.com) is happening this year and it all goes down on Saturday, April 18. As far as music lovers go, ask me and I’ll say record stores are still the …
