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Merle Haggard - September 22nd, 1985
Threadgill’s Celebrates Merle Haggard’s 75th Birthday
April 6, 2012, No Comments

At Threadgill’s in Austin, a celebration of the legendary Merle Haggard will take place at 6 pm tonight. A honky-tonk ...

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Cheer Up Charlie’s Turns Two
April 4, 2012, No Comments

I have never written about a bar and/or music venue before, so this feels a little strange and awkward. But, you know wh ...

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The Early Stages, Beerland (March 28)
March 28, 2012, 1 Comment

The Early Stages — no, they are not a Marillion cover band — are part of a long-standing sub-genre of the Am ...

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Grimes — February 29th at Lamberts, Austin
February 29, 2012, No Comments

Montréal-based musician Claire Boucher fascinates me. Born in 1988, the story goes that Boucher had very little exposur ...

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Learning Secrets Presents Teengirl Fantasy and Jacques Renault
February 24, 2012, No Comments

We didn’t think we would ever recover from that bombastic 8th anniversary party Learning Secrets threw for themselves ...

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Idiot Glee at St. David’s Episcopal Church (2/17/2012)
February 16, 2012, No Comments

James Friley — a.k.a. Idiot Glee — makes fuzzy, lo-fi doo wop that would not sound out of place emanating fr ...

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Ultimate Love Party Jamz with One Hundred Flowers & Elaine Greer
February 8, 2012, No Comments

What I like most about One Hundred Flowers is that they are utterly impossible to pigeonhole into any one musical genre. ...

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OH SNAP! Festival In Memory of Sergio Machado
January 25, 2012, No Comments

Originally from Mozambique, Africa, Sergio Machado studied at Southwestern University (Georgetown, TX), where he graduat ...