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Carry on, you wayward student musicians…
Classic rockers Kansas are in the midst of a tour that somewhat strangely pairs them with college orchestras, dubbed the Kansas Collegiate Symphony tour. The band’s latest live release There’s Know Place Like Home was recorded with the Washburn University Orchestra, and the positive feedback for that release brought inspiration to explore the idea of […]
Good Listening: Georgia Satellites in Austin, 9/26/88
The term “good listening” takes on a bit of a different definition for this particular show. The sound quality is far from pristine – this is a “bootleg” straight out in every sense of the word. But take a look at that setlist and tell me that your heart doesn’t ache for either a proper […]
Hear me go blah blah blah
…this might be a normal everyday thing for some of you, but for the rest of you, I invite you to check out the latest edition of the Popdose Podcast in which I come to hang out with the normal hosts – Jeff Giles, Jason Hare and Dave Lifton. One small problem: Dave Lifton was […]
Check out The Doobie Brothers “World Gone Crazy” launch event TONIGHT!
As promised, here’s the player link that will allow you to get in on the action for tonight’s special Doobie Brothers performance, which begins at 6:30pm: Here’s some additional info regarding the schedule for tonight’s event. Enjoy! The last time The Doobie Brothers released a studio album iTunes did not exist, and now working with […]
The ATV Interview: Eric Johnson
Austin-based guitar virtuoso Eric Johnson has been one of my favorite guitar players for a long time and it’s always a pleasure anytime that I get a chance to catch him in concert. Johnson is currently in the midst of a few different projects, including a newly completed solo CD called Up Close that features […]
Stream the new Doobie Brothers album “World Gone Crazy”
As you might have heard, I’m pretty excited about World Gone Crazy, the new album from The Doobie Brothers that will finally be in stores on Tuesday. Thanks to the fine folks at Yahoo Music/Early Edition, you can stream the entire album right now. To stream this and other music at your business location visit […]
Reasons to look forward to the new Ben Folds album
…and reasons to make sure that you pick up the Itunes deluxe edition of Lonely Avenue, Ben’s new album with author Nick Hornby, which hits stores next week. After hearing the new album, Ben’s previous work on Way To Normal has been forgiven 🙂
…and speaking of The Wall
Here’s some professionally shot footage from the opening night of the tour + an interview with Roger Waters himself. And while we’re at it, here are some thoughts regarding the new tour, written by our friend Matthew Wilkening (from this week’s Scene Magazine). Having nothing to do with Roger Waters, if you’re still in the […]
Rebuilding The Wall: Looking inside the new Roger Waters tour
It’s an event that ATV pal Peter Chakerian said was a really good idea….it just took a while for Roger Waters to see the light. Now with that light fully illuminated, Waters is putting The Wall back up with a 30th anniversary tour celebrating the classic album, a tour that opened earlier this week in […]