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With the increasing homogenization of music broadcasting (Thanks, Clear Channel!) it’s become almost impossible to discover new music by listening to the radio. Unless Top 40 crap is your bag, you’re...
View ArticleBob Dylan in Lexington
I’ve never been the biggest Dylan fan, but when Shelly won a pair of tickets of the radio I figured, “why not?” It’s Bob Dylan! When I later saw that a personal favorite of mine, Junior Brown, was...
View ArticleWillie Nelson and John Fogerty at Riverbend
You’d be hard pressed to find a matchup more appealing to me than Willie Nelson and John Fogerty. Both men have back catalogues full of songs that are an essential part of American music history....
View ArticleDo-Wacka-Do
We started the day with a visit to the Roger Miller Museum in his old hometown of Erick, Oklahoma. The folks at the museum were kind enough to open the museum for us, though it is normally not open on...
View ArticleBBQ….it’s what’s for lunch!
Today was the big BBQ tour day! We started our tour by picking up our tour companions, Matt, Cherie, and Tom at their hotel, then headed out to Taylor, Texas where we visited the Taylor Cafe. The...
View ArticleAustin City Limits Festival Gets Underway
If yesterday was the day of BBQ excess, then today marked the beginning of three days of music excess. We arrived at Zilker Park around 11 am and set up our lawn chairs in our usual spot — in the shade...
View ArticleACL Festival, Day Two
Short on time this morning, so a quick recap of yesterdays events. Breakfast at Dan’s Hamburgers, then on to the see the following acts: Bonnie Bishop, Langhorn Slim, The Old 97’s, Band of Heathens,...
View ArticleAustin City Limits Festival Wrap-Up
We again started the day with breakfast at Dan’s Hamburgers, though I couldn’t bring myself to eat at a place called “Dan’s Hamburgers” a second time without getting a hamburger. Breakfast of...
View Article2010 Nelsonville Music Festival Day One
En route to Nelsonville, we made it all the way to Mt. Orab before having to swerve off the road to try out a new BBQ place. I just can’t pass up a sign promising “Real Pit BBQ.” The BBQ place...
View Article2010 Nelsonville Music Festival Day 2
Tired and sunburned, so I’ll keep it brief. Started the day with a hearty breakfast at the Union Street Diner where I enjoyed a concoction with a biscuit base topped with scrambled eggs topped with...
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