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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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Free Christmas Song Downloads
I don’t know how long they’ll be available, so start downloading.
Sugar Hill Records has three free mp3 downloads on their MySpace from Sugar Plum: Holiday Treats From Sugar Hill. You have to be logged in with pop-ups enabled to download these: “That White Christmas Song” – Red Knuckles & The Trailblazers; “Silent Night” – The [...]
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Latest Artist To Create Indepedent Label: John Michael Montgomery
In an interview with Kinky Friedman about politics, he says the internet is the work of Satan. You’ll also recognize that he uses some of the same lines as Billy Joe Shaver, who served as his spiritual adviser when he ran for governor of Texas. Even if you don’t agree with his politics, you have [...]
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