Townes Van Zandt

Dog Ears Music: Volume 216

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: mp3s, Townes Van Zandt, Jóhann Jóhannsson, The Mighty Hannibal, The Cardigans, Phil Ramone, Allen Stone, Danielle Evin, Music, Dog Ears, Matthew Puckett, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week we review music by Townes Van Zandt, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Matthew Puckett, The Cardigans, and more.

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Bright Lights and Dark Days Ahead: Dead Man Winter Comes Alive

Michael Bialas | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Dead Man Winter, Ryan Young, Dave Simonett, Townes Van Zandt, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Bluegrass, Alt-Country, Colorado, Trampled by Turtles, Minnesota, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

It would be so easy to rebrand his latest side project as Trampled by Winter or Dead Man Turtles. Apparently, Dave Simonett, the primary songwriter, singer, guitarist and frontman of Trampled by Turtles, had something completely different in mind with Dead Man Winter.

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Treme & Beyond: Conversations with Steve Earle, The Belle Brigade and Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.18.2011

Read More: Dvorak, Csny, Arlo Guthrie, Aaron Arntz, Dwight Yoakam, Bram Inscore, Alison Krauss, Andy Cabic, Treme, Steve Earle, Paul Simon, The Belle Brigade, The Beach Boys, The Everely Brothers, Woody Guthrie, Thom Monohan, Joan Baez, Ink Spots, Beatles, Bill Mumy, Johnny Irion, Jo Hill, Little Feat, Harlan Silver, Gary Louris, Sarah Lee Guthrie, Katrina, Allison Moorer, Fleetwood Mac, Jimmy Kimmel, Harley Watt, Babylon 5, Mike Finnigan, Hank Williams, The Byrds, T-Bone Burnett, Simon & Garfunkel, Thomas Steinbeck, Johnny Cash, Liuzza's, Hoyt Axton, John Williams, Jay Gruska, The Jayhawks, Mark Olsen, Monsanto, Emmylou Harris, Townes Van Zandt, June Carter, Robert Plant, Lowell George, Randy Newman, Matthew Wilder, Blake Mills, Gram Parsons, Barbara Gruska, Joni Mitchell, Ethan Gruska, James Taylor, Allen Toussaint, Low Rider Music, Tipitinas, Nillson, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Steve Earle spoke to me from Liuzza's in New Orleans, where he had just ordered a Po Boy, and where he is currently filming the second season of HBO's Treme.

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Lighting Up and Lifting Off The Ground: Conversations With Shawn Mullins and Chely Wright

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scrubs, Court Yard Hounds, Prince, Shawn Millins, Paul Simon, Matthew Shepard, Glsen, Star Search, John Prine, Matthew Sweet, John Hiatt, Josiah Leming, Conway Twitty, Glen Phillips, Til Tuesday, The Thorns, Marshall Altman, Steve Forbert, Party of Five, Daughtry, Aimee Mann, Dawson's Creek, Rascal Flatts, Vince Gill, Rodney Crowell, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Faith in America, Shawn Colvin, Steve Buckingham, Stephen King, Chuck Cannon, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Bob Dylan, Chely Wright, Entertainment Weekly, Tom Petty, Tom Waits, Nanci Griffith, Who Killed the Electric Car?, Max Gomez, Emmylou Harris, Townes Van Zandt, Warren Beatty, Lyle Lovett, Russell Carter, Jakob Dylan, Patty Griffin, Joni Mitchell, Jeffrey Dahmer, Greg Latterman, Bill Hicks, American Idol, The Bluebloods, Jon Brion, James Taylor, Joe Don, Electric Cars, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

The Thorns absolutely has been my radar since it was first issued. Now, he's been the songwriter's songwriter for a long time: care to go into some of the Shawn Mullins story?

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Betting on a 2010 Kentucky Derby Winner

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sunday Silence, Gulfstream Park, Peter Asch, Kentucky Derby, Investment Style, Cincinnati, Richard Quandi, Kentucky Guardianship Administrators LLC, Chfc, Derby, 2010 Kentucky Derby, Goldman Sachs, Big Money, Racetrack Betting, Richmond Ky, Caddilac, Betting, Louisville, Conservative Investing Style, Kentucky, Lexington, American College, Personal Finance, McNay Settlement Group, Lottery, Lotteries, Don McNay, Pink Flowers, Race Track Betting, Winners, Arthur Hancock III, Structured Settlements, Sports, Losers and What to Do When You Win the Lottery, Professional Gambling, Townes Van Zandt, Vanderbilt University, Horse Breeding, Msfs, Clu, Million Dollar Round Table, Eastern Kentucky University, Son of a Son of a Gambler, Banks, Keeneland, Cssc, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Rolling Stones, Horse Racing, Newport Ky, Citigroup, Sports News
Don McNay

Each year, I write a column on Derby Day, and if you have followed my advice, you have lost a lot of money. The large fields at the Kentucky Derby throw logic out the window. Still, the betting system I tour is a good one.

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Carrie Rodriguez Shows A Whole Lotta Love (and Circumstance)

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Rodriguez, Los Lonely Boys, Chip Taylor, Cd, Colorado, Texas, John Hiatt, South by Southwest, Alejandro Escovedo, Townes Van Zandt, Austin, Boulder, Carrie Rodriguez, Acoustic Brotherhood Tour, Hank Williams, Lucinda Williams, Romantica, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

A tireless, gracious and versatile performer, this tenderhearted temptress from Texas is known for ably assisting other groups, whether she's opening or closing a show.

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HuffPost Video Debut: Angelique Kidjo with Fela!, Plus Los Lobos, Daryl Hall & John Oates, and A Conversation With Darrell Scott

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Legend, Daryll Hall, Alan Jackson, Bono, Steve Earle, Kris Kristofferson, The Roots, Kathy Mattea, Travis Tritt, Fela!, John Prine, Curtis Mayfield, Keb' Mo', Angelique Kidjo, Stephen Hendel, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Emmylou Harris, Townes Van Zandt, Garth Brooks, Darrell Scott, Guy Clark, Entertainment News, Daryll Hall & John Oates, Kevin J Custer, Jackson Browne, The Dixie Chicks, John Hartford, John Oates, Willie Nelson, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Justin Townes Earle, Joe Pug Aren't Just Folking Around

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Americana, Mance Lipscomb, Andrew Harrison, Steve Earle, Justin Townes Earle, Denver, Concert, Buck Owens, Joe Pug, South by Southwest, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Folk, Josh Hedley, Bryn Davies, Carol-Ann Earle, Bluebird Theater, Lightnin' Hopkins, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

Over a span of three hours on February 19, Justwin Townes Earle and Joe Pug were shining examples of how far-reaching revisionist folk can be. Earl scored in front of a crowd that turned rowdy during his 90-minute exploration of hillbilly mamas, old-fashioned honky-tonks and an older but wiser redhead from Georgia who

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Stop Making Sense With Jerry Harrison & Chris Frantz, Plus a Robert Francis Interview, John Mayer News, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sam Riback, ET Thorngren, Stop Making Sense, Jerry Harrison, Chris Frantz, DVD Audio, Neil Young, Alexander Spence, The Beatles, John Mayer, Rooney, Sacd, Snuggie, Atlantic Records, The Who, Weezer, 5.1, John Martyn, Goldie Hawn, Imax, Blu-Ray, Swing Shift, David Byrne, The Rolling Stones, Karen Dalton, Dave Sardy, David Beal, Jordon Croneweth, Dts, Bob Dylan, Ry Cooder, Soul Train, Talking Heads, U2, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Entertainment News, Michael Franti, Beverly Martyn, Robert Francis, Oasis, Jonathan Demme, Glen Gray, The Band, Reverened Gary Davis, Bruce Springsteen, James Walcott, Pauline Cale, Martin Scorse, The Last Waltz, Beyonce, Maxwell, Miley Cyrus, Townes Van Zandt, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

This year being the 25th anniversary of the release of the Talking Heads' concert classic Stop Making Sense, I spoke with Talking Heads Jerry Harrison and Chris Frantz on the cult favorite.

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Songs About Colorado: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly (VIDEO, VOTE)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepoll, Jimmy Buffett, Warren Zevon, Emmylou Harris, Townes Van Zandt, Paper Bird, Devotchka, Railroad Earth, Flying Burrito Brothers, Steve Earle, John Denver, Colorado, Bob Dylan, Denver, Colorado Songs, Songs About Colorado, Denver News

Colorado's scenery and culture has been inspiring artists for centuries, many of whom have immortalized their impressions of the state in song for all...

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Monday Music Quarterback

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Guardian, Tori Amos, Conor Oberst, Tyrone Wells, Denison Witmer, Country Joe McDonald, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Comic-Con, Dan Fogler, , Henry Goodman, Sling Blade, Jonathan Groff, Rosa Agostino, Eric Rosse, Porno for Pyros, Matt Hires, John Mayer, Arcade Fire, Vienna Film Festival, Eugene Levy, One Tree Hill, Silver Mt. Zion, Martyn Lenoble, Screaming Trees, Sufjan Stevens, Gossip Girl, Queens of the Stone Age, Guy Picciotto, Elvis Costello, Mike Patton, Cowboy Junkies, Jem Cohen, Asthmatic Kitty Records, Battlestar Galactica, Modest Mouse, Rick Rubin, Dmetri Martin, Beth Ditto, Robert Moses, Brace Paine, P-Vine Records, Entertainment Weekly, Ry Cooder, Laurel Canyon, Marc Broussard, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Gossip, Supernatural, Vic Chestnutt, Townes Van Zandt, Emile Hirsch, Elephant Six, Robert Francis, Constellation Records, Farscape, Speed Racer, Michael Stipe, O.a.R., Danny Elfman, Jefferson Airplane, Arlo Guthrie, Elf Power, Myspace, Melanie, Richard Warren, Imelda Staunton, Steve Earle, Grateful Dead, The BQE, Stephen Halker, Jane's Addiction, Smashing Pumpkins, Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, World's Fair, Paolo Nutini, Rosie Thomas, Osso Quartet, Janis Joplin, Ang Lee, Atlantic Records, Hannah Billie, Woodstock, Bill Frisell, The Hives, Mark Lanegan, Chinese Zodiac, Love, Richard Hawley, Empires of Tin, Spunk Records, Danielson Famile, Crosby Stills & Nash, Elliot Tiber, My Brightest Diamond, Npr, Liev Schrieber, Canned Heat, Iron Man II, Rough Trade Records, Howard Bilerman, Jason Pierce, Dennis Herring, The Doors, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Red Ghost, Richie Havens, Itunes, The Band, R.E.M., Taking Woodstock, The Observer, Bruce Springsteen, Clash, Mutemath, Fugazi, Lambchop, Sparklehorse, Spiritualized, Viewmaster, 92ytribecca, Japan, Athens-Georgia, Detroit-Michigan, Louisiana, Tampa-Florida, Seattle-Washington, Montreal-Canada, Canada, New York-New York, Los Angeles-California, Salt Lake City-Utah, United Kingdom, Australia, New Orleans-Louisiana, Oxford-Mississippi, San Francisco-California, Chicago-Illinois, Portland-Oregon, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

As you're recovering from the joyful overkill that was this year's Comic-Con, take a few moments to catch-up on a handful of the more interesting new press releases.

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