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Ari Herstand is California dreamin

I never wanted to sign to a label. I still don't feel I want to at this stage. Many of my friends' bands have been screwed over by labels and I like holding onto the rights and control. I plan to continue to build my career independently until I've built...
Posted 03 Jun 2010 | Music, Videos | View Comments

Musicians and the love for Vino

Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam loves his Vino. He routinely strolls out on stage with his notebook in one hand and a bottle of wine in the other. In a 2007 interview in Rolling Stone magazine, Vedder was asked about the wine he drinks on stage. His brief admission that...
Posted 11 May 2010 | Hip Tastes, Music | View Comments

Jim Jones Revue gives good Psychedelic Little Richard

I walked over to Jim Jones, thinking that I had recognized him, and asked “Are you Richard Ashcroft of The Verve?” He looked up at me with a Cheshire grin and replied “No but he used to be a big fan of mine.” His bands mates rolled their eyes at...
Posted 08 Apr 2010 | Events, Music | View Comments

Austin’s Waterloo and others uncork for Record Store Day

The original idea came from a guy called Chris Brown (no, not that Chris Brown), and Record Store Day was founded in 2007 by a group of people in an attempt to "show respect for the music that you've dedicated your careers and lives to, and help it from becoming...
Posted 05 Apr 2010 | Music | View Comments

The 4onthefloor want the Blues back

I have been thinking a great deal as of late about Blues Music and Soul Music. Perhaps the current “Great Depression” has me finding a place of comfort in the Blues. I grimace when I think about anyone being forced to ride the rails, from hobo camp to hobo camp,...
Posted 09 Mar 2010 | Music | View Comments

Sal Silva plays some loud Texas Doublestereo

Sal Silva defines Texas music entrepreneur:  balls out, fiercely intelligent, no apparent awareness of bounds and limitations.  He is the guy engaged with and immersed in one of the most dynamic, progressive music scenes in the United States.  Take the upcoming behemoth SXSW and even Austin City Limits out of the...
Posted 22 Feb 2010 | Music | View Comments

Scott Herold’s Redemption in 3/4 Time

In High School I was kicked out of a band because I could not sing like Sammy Hagar. Who the hell gets kicked out of some shitty band cause they can't sing like Sammy Hagar? What I was good at, however, was the Blues. I drifted in and out different...
Posted 19 Feb 2010 | Music | View Comments

The Doughboys Michael Scavone Acts His Rage

I always feel the need to say you should hear The Doughboys. The fact is, without getting into much detail, the whole Ram Jam / Black Betty thing for me was a very bitter sweet experience. I am very thankful for the experience and opportunity I had with Ram Jam,...
Posted 28 Dec 2009 | Music | View Comments

Alison Scott talks soul music, Kevin Bowe and the boys in her band

The boys in my band are endless pits of knowledge. They know every song ever recorded. I love that they expand my horizons. It's one of my favorite things to do, to take a song and sing it my way. I'm never sure exactly how it's going to come...
Posted 02 Nov 2009 | Music | View Comments

The British Are Coming, Again; Scott Herold Dispatch

Allen Ginsberg saw the greatest minds of his generation destroyed by madness. I'm sorry but the truth is, and you know this, blogging about the party after the after party where you lost your iPhone is not the same. ...
Posted 22 Oct 2009 | Music | View Comments