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Dan Penn Smoke Filled Room On December 5th, in Austin, Texas, I was poised—with palpable excitement—to step into a veritable temple of the blues and a true institution of the Texas capital: Antone’s Nightclub. Since opening its doors in 1975, the venue has hosted a mind-blowing lineup of performers. All the greats have passed through […]
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Matthew Payne – Better Times This debut Matthew Payne showcase contains 10 stripped-down, bare bones pieces that make up Better Times (Drops April 17/Independent/30:54) recorded at EAR Studio in Austin, TX & produced by James Stevens (harmony vocals/percussion) & Matthew Payne (all songs written & performed). With the first track “Better Times,” Matthew comes across […]
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It’s five miles from the Boyles Yard to downtown Birmingham, Alabama. Along that southbound route, the sky opens up like a greeting, the fathomless blue interrupted only by the crisscrossing of telephone wires. Bleached gravel litters the journey, and all around, locomotives hiss and howl on the sunbaked