Coachella Line Up!

The line up for Coachella is out and it is a very solid line up. The head liners are Sir Paul McCartney (Friday), The Killers (Saturday), and The Cure (Sunday). The other bands that stick out are on Friday Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band, The Black Keys, The Hold Steady, N.A.S.A. and Ryan Bingham. On Saturday it is TV On The Radio, Band of Horses, Fleet Foxes, Drive By Truckers, and Electric Touch. On Sunday it is Peter, Bjorn and John, Okkervil River, and Jenny Lewis.
Check out the full schedule at the Coachella web site.

Randy Roger Band Tonight on Letterman

I have been following the Randy Rogers Band for along time now all the way back to the early days when they only had one album out. So tonight as they make an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman I can't help but think back to 6 or 7 years ago to the first time I saw Randy Rogers play I remember thinking he could be part of the next wave of Texas Music. Make sure you tune in tonight or set your TIVO to record it. Check the Randy Rogers Band out at their web site or MySpace

American Graveyard

American Graveyard performing Doin' Time

This past Saturday during the Sam's Happy Hour I saw a very cool band called American Graveyard. This band from Austin, Texas blends bluegrass, country, rock-n-roll with punkrock and blues to create some cool music. I would describe it as swampy hillbilly rock music. Watching them on stage was great as the drum set was simple and had a Jim Beam bottle hanging next to the symble and their set was mixed with banjo, mandolin, swampy slide guitar, and blues harm. They have one album out called "Rough Around The Edges" and are currently working on their second one. Make sure you go check them out at a live show. They play around Austin and they will be back at Sam's Burger Joint Music Hall sometime in March. Check them out at their MySpace.