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Tim Easton

March 21, 2009

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Mayer Hawthorne & the County

Mayer Hawthorne's & the County laid down the blues at the Rock and Roll Hotel! This show restored my faith in being able to see a good sold out show at the Rock and Roll Hotel. Even though the show was just as packed as the We Were Promised Jetpacks show the sound was so much better. I had a big guy in front of me (nice guy) so I couldn't see all that well, but the sound, the sound!, the sound was awesome! I had never seen a Mayer Hawthorne show before, so I was pleasantly surprised with his musical range and the band's on stage presence and banter. The sound, the music, the audience - all great. All in all it was just a great show and a wonderful evening. I say run out and get his album, A Strange Arrangement , now!

Drive by Truckers and the Alabama Shakes?

At first I thought this was a strange pairing - DBT opening for Alabama Shakes? Is there much cross over? Will the rabid DBT fan eat the Alabama Shake fans? I've been to some DBT shows that started two hours late and the crowd was so drunk half of us couldn't hardly stand up. It was at a DBT show where I was asked by a total stranger to punch him in the face - like I was doing him a favor. But those days seem to be past - the audience was well controlled by the great people at Merriweather (and the 930 Club) and I don't even think I saw a bottle of jack onstage during the DBT set. The DBT opened the show strong and play a nice mix - some classics some new. Great energy for being on so early. I think it was mainly an Alabama Shakes audience but DBT held their own and entertained. Their show works well in such a large venue. Then Brittany and the Alabama Shakes hit the stage and the crowd lost their mind. Her voice is so unique - my wife says it's a cross of Billy

Big Star's Tribute to Alex Chilton SXSW 2010

Every SXSW our group all sees the same set for the midnight show on Saturday. Kinda an end of SXSW tradition. So even if we haven't seen a set together all SXSW, for this one show, we are all together. During the planning before SXSW there were some in the group that was pushing the Bowling for Soup set (ok, maybe that was just me) and some wanted to see the Big Star set, but once we heard the news that Alex Chilton had died we knew we had to go to the Big Star tribute to Alex Chilton. And I am glad we did. What a show! The set included (thank you to the SXSW write up for helping me with a few of the songs I didn't know): Back of a Car (Jody Stephens, Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow and on all following songs) Don't Lie to Me (Curt Kirkwood) In the Street (Curt Kirkwood) I Am the Cosmos (Chris Stamey) When My Baby's Beside Me (Chris Stamey) Big Black Car (M. Ward) Way Out West (Andy Hummel) Daisy Glaze Jesus Christ (Mike Mills) For You I'm in Love Wi

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