As part of their SXSW offerings, KGSR (now on the dial at 93.3) hosts a live broadcast from the lobby of the Four Seasons hotel. With a lineup including John Hiatt, Grace Potter, Jakob Dylan and the new Dixie Chicks spin-off project from Martie Maguire and Emily Robison, fans rose early (4:30am in some cases) to get a chair or a scare piece of carpet to enjoy music and breakfast for a small donation to the Seton Shivers Cancer Foundation. More…
Bringing together three great songwriters per episode, the Legends and Lyrics series from Song-Writers in the Round is a look at the talent behind some great songs and music paired with performances by each artist.
While the shows are being broadcast on PBS stations, the DVD releases are packed with great extras like bonus songs, full-length interviews with the musicians (only snippets are shown on the broadcast versions) and a spotlight on a new “rising star.”
More…
As the year draws to a close, it’s time to look back at the best music of 2008.
In no particular order these albums have become favorites as a whole, not just for their individual singles or for a handful of tracks.
More…
After 34 seasons, Austin City Limits is the longest running live concert television show.
Beginning as a humble local venue to showcase local Texas artists, the series has grown to feature a wide variety of musical styles and genres.
The new season began last week with an encore showing of R.E.M. but new shows begin this week with Bettye LaVette and Pinetop Perkins.
Other episodes will feature acts such as Lyle Lovett (with his friends John Hiatt, Guy Clark, and Joe Ely), Jakob Dylan, My Morning Jacket, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Carolyn Wonderland, and Aimee Mann.
More…
On tour this summer with the Ageless Beauties, John Hiatt played Chautauqua after Joan Osborne.
The third of five Colorado dates this September he played a decent mix of new songs from his latest record, Same Old Man and old favorites.
More…
Eliza Gilkyson
Late spring seems to be a great time to release an album.
It’s just before the summer tours start kicking and everyone’s getting out of school, the weather is getting really nice and we’re all in the mood for some new tunes.
This week’s new records include John Hiatt, Cyndi Lauper and Eliza Gilkyson.
Within the coming few weeks Emmylou Harris, Martha Wainwright, and the Watson Twins have discs hitting the shelves.
More…
Heard It on the X
What happens when you toss Rick Treviño, Ruben Ramos, David Hidalgo of Los Lobos, Joe Ely, John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett with just about every other fantastic musician within a few hundred miles? You get Los Super 7 – the Grammy winning super group singing songs from both sides of the border.
More…
These guys have all made huge names for themselves on their own, so seeing any of them is a treat not to be missed. Seeing all four on the same stage in the round is like Christmas, Birthdays and Halloween all rolled into one.
More…
