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SXSW Preview – Adam Carroll – “Live At Flipnotics”

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

I’ve written a bunch about Adam Carroll. I’ve covered his solo records (here), a duo record with Michael O’Connor (here) and now a live from Flipnotics Cafe record.

To quote myself here’s what I originally wrote about the song “Oklahoma Gypsy Shuffler” when it first appeared on Adam’s record Old Town Rock N Roll:

The song is about a loner who roams the land getting into and out of trouble, both mortal and of the soul. With lines like “drivin’ down the west coast highway”, “songs out the window was all he had to lose” (can’t you just picture the songs floating out the window?), “cuttin’ heads on the chitlin’ circuit”, and “snorting cocaine off a buck knife” Oklahoma Gypsy Shuffler is as timeless as the Oklahoma dust bowl and the howling winds of West Texas.

I think that pretty much nails it, except to say that this live record features production and playing by Scrappy Jud Newcomb and along with the older songs Adam throws in a couple of new ones. If you are an Adam Carroll completist like myself you’ll want to buy this one (here). Catch Adam Carroll at Flipnotics on 9pm on Friday night and then stay for friend and Austin legend Beaver Nelson (or go a little early to see Scrappy Jud Newcomb).

Oklahoma Gypsy Shuffle

Adam Carroll with Scrappy Jud Newcomb

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{MP3} Slaid Cleaves – “Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away” (Music Road Records, April 21)

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Slaid Cleaves may not be the king of Austin singer-songwriters, that title still belongs to Willie Nelson, but he is certainly one of it’s Princes. Thus it was important for me to pay my respects on my last night in Austin. Slaid was the headliner at the famed Cactus Cafe on a night filled with the cream of the crop from Austin and beyond (Sam Baker, Rod Picot and Amanda Shire, Gurf Morlix, Matt the Electrician, and Graham Weber). He was there touting a bunch of new songs from his upcoming self released record Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away.

“Cry” is the title track and according to Slaid’s bio sets the tempo/theme for the record, “Whether it’s your loved ones, your way of life, or even just your sense of innocence and hope, every song in some way is about how it all gets taken away.” Slaid has left the comfy confines of the Rounder Records behomoth and joined the co-op label Music Road Records founded by friend and musician Jimmy LaFave. Slaid now has his destiny in his own hands with this new diy route, ““I’m in on all the decisions,” says Cleaves. “It feels good to have so much more control over my fate now. I figured, I cut my own hair, I fix my own car — so why shouldn’t I be the one responsible for getting this work of mine out into the world?”

“Cry” is relentlessly down with lines like “every blue sky fades to gray”, “watch your little heart get crushed” and of course “everything you love will get taken away”. But it’s cathartic as well. I’m still listening to the entire record but this song and the others Slaid played live bode well.

You can (and should) pre-order this April 21st release here though Amazon.

Cry

“One Good Year”

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SXSW Preview – Freedy Johnston, Matt The Electrician, Adam Carroll, Dao Strom, Dana Falconberry, Beaver Nelson, Scrappy Jud Newcomb, Ben Mallot, and Troy Campbell

Monday, March 16th, 2009


(Ben Mallot – “Shoes”)

It’s the pleasant little surprises at SXSW that are special. Last year’s house concert on the outskirt of Austin was unplanned and a highlight of my time in Austin. And while it sounds like an oxymoron here’s the “surprise” must see show this year. In fact it’s not just one show but three days of fantastic lineups at Flipnotics Coffeespace on Thursday, Friday or Saturday.

I cherry picked some of the great artists you could see and linked to a few choice cuts, but on any given day/night you could see one of Austin’s local favorites or a surprise out of town act. Here’s who I like Freedy Johnston, Matt The Electrician, Adam Carroll, Dao Strom, Dana Falconberry, Beaver Nelson, Scrappy Jud Newcomb, Ben Mallot, and Troy Campbell but your mileage may vary.

If all goes well I’ll rest my tired feet here from 3pm til close on Saturday. Check out the entire lineup after the mp3’s.

I Want It All – Ben Mallot
Lebanon, Missouri – Dao Strom
Famous – Troy Campbell
Minuteman – Beaver Nelson
Rice Birds – Adam Carroll
Love Will Never Leave You Alone – Dana Falconberry
Look Down That Road – Ralph White

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WEDNESDAY MARCH 18th
O-John Brodeur(New York, NY): 7-7:45
I-The Blue Hit(ATX): 8-8:45
O-Pezzettino(Milwaukee, WI): 9-9:45
I-Moriarity(New York/Paris): 10-10:45
I-Amy Annelle(ATX): 11-11:45

THURSDAY MARCH 19th
O-J Kleinberg(San Francisco, CA): 7-7:45
O-Matt the Electrician(ATX): 8-8:45
O-Southpaw Jones(ATX): 9-9:45
I-Owen Egerton(ATX)w/ Cowboy and Indian(Long Island, NY): 10-10:45
I-Tune-Yards(Montreal, Canada): 11-11:45

FRIDAY MARCH 20th
O-CHOO CHOO(Bern, Switzerland): noon-12:40
O-2 Dollar Bash(Berlin, Germany): 1-1:40
O-Erin Ivey(ATX): 2-2:40
O-Ohtis(Bloomington, IL): 3-3:40
O-Brother George(Chicago, IL): 4-4:40
O-Freedy Johnston(ATX): 5-5:40
O-Boxcar Preachers(ATX): 6-6:45
I-Datri Bean(ATX): 6:45-7:30
O-Dao Strom(Juneau, AK): 7:30-8:15
I-Betty Soo(ATX): 8:15-9
O-Jess Klein(ATX): 9-9:45
I-Libby Kirkpatrick(ATX): 9:45-10:30
I-Molly Venter(ATX): 10:30-11:15
I-Aimee Bobruk(ATX): 11:15-midnight

SATURDAY MARCH 21st
O-Chris Brecht (ATX): 11-11:40am
O-Sister Suvi(Montreal, Canada): noon-12:40
O-Tiny Tin Hearts(ATX): 1-1:40
O-John Lilly(Charelston, WV): 2-2:40
O-Elisa Ferrari(ATX): 3-3:40
O-Danny Malone(ATX): 4-4:40
O-Dana Falconberry(ATX): 5-5:40
O-Ben Mallott(ATX): 6-6:45
I-Troy Campbell(ATX): 6:45-7:30
O-Scrappy Jud(ATX): 7:30-8:15
I-Beaver Nelson(ATX): 8:15-9
O-Romantica(Minneapolis, MN): 9-9:45
I-Adam Carrol(ATX)l: 9:45-10:30
O-Lee Barber(ATX): 10:30-11:15
I-Ethan Azarian(ATX): 11:15-midnight
I-Jane Bond(ATX): 12:15-1AM

SUNDAY MARCH 22nd
O-Dear Sombrero(ATX): noon-12:40
O-So-Han(ATX): 1-1:40
O-Ralph White(ATX): 2-2:40
O-Lost Pines(ATX): 3-3:40
O-Lonesome Heroes(ATX): 4-4:40
O-Chuck Fleming(ATX): 5-5:40
O-The Blank Tapes(San Francisco, CA): 6-6:40
O-Electric Mountain Rotten Apple Gang(ATX): 7-7:40
O-John Clay and the Lost Austin Band(ATX): 8:00-8:45
O-Double Eagle Stringband(ATX): 8:45-9:30
O-Hogeye(ATX): 9:30-10:15
O-McMercy Family Band(ATX): 10:15-11:00

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