Guitartown/Conqueroo In Conjunction w/M Music and Musicians and AllMusic Present Block Party Kickoff 2013 11am – 9pm, Wednesday, March 13 at The Dogwood/Molotov, 715 W 6th St./ 719 W. 6th St. Austin, TX 78701 OUTSIDE STAGE DOGWOOD: 11am TBA 12pm SHURMAN 1pm JAMES MCMURTRY 2pm HOWLIN’ BROTHERS 3pm MIKE SCOTT & STEVE WICKHAM of THE WATERBOYS 4pm AMERICAN AQUARIUM 5pm TBA 6pm CHUCK MEAD & THE GRASSY KNOLL BOYS 6:55pm BILLY JOE SHAVER 8:00pm... 

CHRIS STAMEY Lovesick Blues [Yep Roc] Having spent much of his career in the producer’s chair, Chris Stamey fittingly applies lessons learned behind the scenes to this, his first solo album in seven years. Following a recent reunion with his seminal power-pop band the dB’s, Stamey ups the musical ante on Lovesick Blues. The album is lushly arranged and brimming with emotion, and Stamey adds a personal perspective to the radiant pop approach that’s... 

LASTING IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICANAFEST – Artists 1 of 3 The Americana Music Association recently celebrated its most successful event yet with 15,000 fans, 300 artists and over 1,000 industry professionals participating in the five-day festival in Nashville. Our own Jeff Fasano was on hand to capture these vivid portraits showcasing a diverse array of artists. Marvin Etzioni Amy Otey Buxton Chris Daniels Chris Stamey Corb Lund Gretchen... 

THE DB’S Falling Off the Sky thedbsonline.net In power-pop, there’s no success quite like failure. For whatever reason, the genre’s best and brightest tend to be cult heroes rather than the Top 40 superstars their tunefulness would seem to suggest—and this is certainly true of the dB’s. During their original 1978-1988 run, the North Carolina-born, New York-based foursome played earworm ’60s rock with an arty New Wave bent, influencing...