Turnpike Troubadours

Turnpike Troubadours

                I’ve been listening to these guys almost non-stop this summer.  I really have no way of comparing them to any other band I’ve ever heard; they have an original folk roots sound and I think that’s why they are getting so much attention.  They are the new guys and no one has ever heard this type of music before which is how they are so quickly making their mark in the Texas Country Music scene.  Turn on the 98.1 KVET any time between 7 and midnight (The Roadhouse) and you’re sure to hear one of their songs.  Their latest album, Diamonds and Gasoline, has 12 tracks, 6 of which I have for sure heard at some point on KVET.  I would imagine it’s pretty difficult to get airtime for half your record but somehow these guys have managed to do it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N0SSh7Dt8k

August Acts

I thought it would be a good idea to compile a list of where you can see some great Americana (and related) acts during the month of August.  Most of these places are in right here in Austin and the rest are all within a 30 minute drive.  Check one out.

August 8^th: Hayes Carll @ The Gallery

August 9^th: James McMurtry @ The Continental Club

August 10^th: Walt Wilkins & The Mystiqueros @ Nutty Brown Cafe

August 11^th: Ray Wylie Hubbard @ Cheatham Street Warehouse

August 12^th: Whiskey Myers @ River Road Icehouse

August 13^th: Turnpike Troubadours @ Gruene Hall

August 17^th: Cody Canada & The Departed @ Nutty Brown Café

August 20^th: Cory Morrow @ Whitewater Amphitheater

August 30^th: Robert Earl Keen @ Texas Music Theater

August 31^st: Band of Heathens @ Nutty Brown Cafe