I guess I spoke too soon....

Ok, so Dallas tricked all of us Spurs fans...well at least they tricked me. I had just finished reading an article on Yahoo Sports, or ESPN, or some othere damn thing and it stated that Dirk was not playing in last night's game. Not even close....he played and though a bit tentative at times, he scored 18 points. Damn you dirty dogs! Still, the road to the championship goes through San Antonio, and I can't think of anyone that can win a seven game series against the Champs....at least I don't think so. As with any sport, anything can happen. Go Spurs!!

YESSSSS!!!!!!

Too bad for the boys in "Big D".

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080402/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_mavericks_nowitzki

Justin Townes Earle Live Show.....

Here is a link to a bit torrent download of a show from March. Justin Townes Earle is the son of Steve Earle, and his album The Good Life just dropped from Bloodshot Records. Part old school country.....like really old school, and part folk, part soul....he's all over the map, but very good. I'll let y'all decide. If you can't download this, you need to get a bit torrent client, like Azureus, and a Flac converter. Both are user friendly and it's great to be able to download cool bootlegs like this one. If not, just drop me a comment and I'll burn one for you.

http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=190886&hit=1

Blast from the past....

Here is a link to an early Son Volt show from 1996. I have yet to give it a listen as it is downloading right now, it looks good. Man I love me some early Son Volt....I like the "new band" as well, but nothing like the old stuff.

http://bt.etree.org/download.php/512380/sonvolt1996-06-28.matrix.torrent

Matthew Ryan and The Silver State

Here is a cool clip from Youtube featuring singer songwriter Matthew Ryan. This guy's been around for quite awhile, and has garnered some critical praise, but no big success. Lets hope his new record changes all that. This song is a solo acoustic number, and it just kills. Check out the great lyrics. His new album features a full band on many of the songs, something different for Ryan. I've also included a clip with the band backing him up. His most recent outings have been mostly solo acoustic affairs. As much as I love the first clip, I can't wait to hear the whole record with the band backing him up. I'll have a review once I purchase the disc and give it a few listens. Using his back catalogue as a reference point, I'd recommend just picking up the disc without sampling it. Take it home, give it a spin, and let the music take you for a ride.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFm3irtY2qk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkpi1cKn2m8&feature=related

The Stones w/Jack White

Here's a cool clip from "Shine A Light" the new movie from Marty Scorsese. It features Mick and Jack singing "Lovin Cup". Pretty cool. The link is below.

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809785174/video/7192066

How a Killer Party turned into a Massive Night.....

So, the night started at Casino El Camino with me and the guys stopping in for a few pre show pops. Once sufficiently lubricated, we made our way across the street to Emos "outdoor" stage. It reminded all of us "old schoolers" of a smaller Liberty Lunch. So we hit the port-o-johns, the bar, and found our way to a pretty cool spot to check out the show. It started on all cylinders and never let up. Craig Finn was as spastic and just fucking out there as I've ever seen any front man before. He posed, danced, shimmied, posed some more and just tore the roof off the joint. Anyone else that would have had his moves would have come off cheesy at best, but he just sold it to all of us. It was as if he was playing these songs for the first time and was so excited to share them with us that he simply couldn't contain himself. The set list is below. Highlights included great versions of Stuck Between Stations, Your Little Hood Rat Friend, The Swish, Massive Nights, and an appropriately religious experience during How A Resurection Really Feels. No wasted songs, no wasted jams, just pure Rock Perfection. They were the tightest band I've seen in years too. The lead guitar player was also just.....well, perfect. The whole band.....ok, I'm rambling, it was just that good. So......as a bonus for all you motherfuckers that like to rock....check below the set list for a link to a bit torrent download of the entire show. That's right bitches, less than 24 hours later we have the show. Thanks to the taper who took the time to get this one on tape. If you don't know how to convert Flac Files, don't bother, just shoot me an email or respond to this post and I'll try to get you a copy.

THE HOLD STEADY LIVE

EMOS OUTDOOR STAGE

AUSTIN, TEXAS

3-27-08

01 Constructive Summer

02 Hot Soft Light

03 You Gotta Dance (with who you came to the dance with)

04 Stuck Between Stations

05 Some Kooks

06 Stay Positive

07 Barfruit Blues

08 Your Little Hoodrat Friend

09 You Can Make Him Like You

10 The Swish

11 Massive Nights

12 Party Pit

13 Chips Ahoy!

14 How a Resurrection Really Feels

15 -encore break-

16 Positive Jam

17 Chicago Seemed Tired Last Night

18 Southtown Girls

19 Killer Parties

http://bt.etree.org/download.php/514233/TheHoldSteady2008-03-27.torrent