The large sign on top isn’t there anymore, but that big ol’ fake cow still is! Have you ever wondered about the clubs and honky-tonks that were once the stomping ground of your favorite legendary live-act? Joints like Armadillo World Headquarters (Willie, Waylon & the boys) and The Avalon Ballroom (Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead) are just a couple of [...]
What a few days!! As a huge fan of Steve Earle I thought I would celebrate the release of his new album (Sept. 25 on New West) by jotting a post that attempted to put his catalog in some sort of symmetrical perspective. I did that, and have enjoyed some great feedback and opinions on [...]
If you are like me (which according to my wife, would be sad and somewhat over-weight), you like to read other blogs besides ye ol’ Knob. I’m not mad, it simply isn’t natural to devote yourself to merely one blog, what us in the biz call “Mo-blogomy.” Ok, we don’t call it that and I am not [...]
This weekend is a big concert weekend in ol’ Tejas. The ACL Festival brings in 130 bands to the Lone Star State every year on this same weekend. What’s great about this scenario is that the multitude of bands try and fit in to various venues over the 4 or 5 days that surround the festival. It would be [...]
This is Earle, perhaps he is entering a new stage with that beard… One of our countries greatest writers, singers, and depending on who you ask, activists, is about to release a new album after a 3 year wait. Steve Earle is back on Sept. 25. I’ll spare you the trite, cliche ridden synopsis on [...]
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