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SXSW 2008: Palo Duro Records Showcase Wrap-Up
The first set of the Palo Duro Records Showcase on Wednesday night featured an acoustic lover’s wet dream with a song swap between Trent Summar, Tommy Alverson, Dallas Wayne, and Buzz Cason. All four artists were in a dapper mood, keeping the moderately sized Waterloo Ice House audience in high spirits. If the term “laidback” [...]
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Concert Review: SXSW – Palo Duro & Shiner Records Showcase
The portion of the Palo Duro & Shiner Records Showcase at Waterloo Ice House that I was able to see last night ended up being quite gratifying. I had to leave at 11 which means I missed Two Tons of Steel and the guys I really wanted to see, Trent Summar and the New Row [...]
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