N-R (A-B) (C-D) (E-F) (G-I) (J-K) (L-M) (N-R) (S-Z) 1986 Nihlism Is Nothing To Worry About TRACK LISTING: Laughing / Better When You're Stoned / I Know / It's Too Bad / Mechanical Dreams / Narcotic / Holiday / Comatose / .22 Caliber / Creep Like Me When was the last time you bought a solid rock record that you never wanted to end? One that had such power, melody, and consistently good songwriting that you wanted to leave the whole album on repeat? Or even an album where each song is so good you could never hit the skip button? Ladies and gentlemen, please meet 1986. 1986’s first recording was a self-released EP, and though if was only released in Austin, the recording featured collaborations from some unexpected characters: Jeff Pinkus from Butthole Surfers helped out, as did Bill Elm from Friends of Dean Martinez et al, and Chris Masterson, guitarist for Hank III. The band was still very young then, but Austin already knew what they had in Giorgio Angelini and company. On this new release, Mark Deutron of The Melvins produced and played guitar, and Thom Monahan (producer for Pernice Bros, Silver Jews, et al) was the mixer. Though 1986 has had a successful beginning with lots of praise from friends and fellow musicians, their favorite story happened one night at the Hole in the Wall in Austin: Roky Erickson had come to see his brother, Sumner, open for the band and was going to leave before 1986’s set. Giorgio convinced Roky to stick around, and the band opened the set with a cover of 13th Floor Elevator’s “You’re Going to Miss Me.” Roky was moved to tears by the touching homage, never realizing the affect his music has had on the younger generation, and later named 1986 as one of his favorite Austin bands in an interview with Texas Music Magazine. LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Narcotic LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Laughing LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Better When You're Stoned LISTEN - MP3 Clip! I Know LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Mechanical Dreams CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase WILLIE HEATH NEAL Live from Somewhere Unknown TRACK LISTING: 1. Honky Tonk Night Time Man / 2. Promised Land / 3. Big River / 4. Backwoods, Country, White Trash / 5. Diablo / 6. I'm Coming Home / 7. Willie's Jibba Jabba I / 8. Johnny Law / 9. Willie's Jibba Jabba II / 10. Madelyn's Song / 11. Life I Know / 12. Band Intro / 13. Thanks a Lot / 14. Cocaine Blues Willie Heath Neal has been touring the Southeast relentlessly since 1993. Singing and songwriting for punk and rockabilly bands, and slapping upright bass for straight ahead honky tonk acts. Now he brings his own style of country music to underground country scene. Hearing hints of everything from Hank Williams to Steve Earle and from Elvis Presley to Merle Haggard, it's got something that most country bands today don't have enough of, "COUNTRY!" Willie Heath has shared the stage with bands such as: Wayne The Train Hancock, Hank Williams lll, The Reverend Horton Heat, Two Dollar Pistols, The Ex-Husbands, Big Sandy, Deke Dickerson just to name a few. LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Honky Tonk Night Time Man CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase BEAVER NELSON Legends of the Super Heroes Another brilliant effort from Austin's brightest young songwriting talent. Produced by Beaver with Scrappy Jud Newcomb and J.M. Roe. Highly recommended! "Superman and Batman, according to the scrapbook photos on Beaver Nelson's fourth and best album. His little boy in the red cape, Beaver in blue. Seeing that Legends of the Super Heroes is number four out of the chute since 1998 for Austin's Raggedy Man, Beaver should have the "S" emblazoned across his chest. After all, it's a measure of full bloom when new chapters in an artist's canon cause wholesale reappraisal of an entire body of work, and Super Heroes makes Nelson's debut (The Last Hurrah) and follow-up Little Brother -- critical successes both -- look like the works of a mere mortal. No such Achilles' heel here, just an empty phone booth and a pile of clothes. The DJ Shadow/"Losing My Religion"/"Train in Vain" intro to plaintive opener "Clean It Up" sets a standard that leaves the rest of Legends leaping the Austin skyline in a single bound. "Digging a Well," with its L.A.-1967 twinkle and blue-collar chorus, couldn't be any more endearing, while "Anything Easy Left" follows with a honeyed strum and a superhuman spirit ("Every time I feel poor, I think of something grand in the world"). "Chameleon Brain" can only be described as one of those songs waiting for the chosen songwriter to channel it out of the ether; "Government Sanctioned Hayride," for its part, is as catchy as the aforementioned R.E.M. tune -- the standout on an album full of them. Toward the end, "It Seems So Simple" creaks with Nelson's smiling-eyed sincerity, lacking only an open guitar case sprinkled with change for true appreciation. "[Super Heroes isn't] what you would expect if you're already a fan," writes Nelson in the booklet. Maybe not, but it's what we'll come to expect, Batman." -Raoul Hernandez, Austin Chronicle LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Digging a Well LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Sleep (No Rest) CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase BEAVER NELSON The Last Hurrah Rolling Stone magazine described him as a "teenage songwriting prodigy" and Austin music pundits have hailing him as the next Townes Van Zandt meets Bruce Springsteen. Features an incredible band that includes producer Scrappy Jud Newcomb, George Reiff, Mark Patterson, Champ Hood, Rich Brotherton, Pete Gordon and guest vocals by Jules Shear, Michael Fracasso and Gurf Morlix. LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Strong As I Look CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase BEAVER NELSON Undisturbed Austin's brightest young songwriting talent has made the Austin record of the year. Highly recommended. Produced by Scrappy Jud Newcomb. Features Stephen Belans, Cornbread, Papa Mali, Mambo John Treanor, David Boyle, Ian McLagan and Walter Tragert. "Beaver Nelson just keeps getting better. On his third full length, the Austin-based Nelson raises the bar, as well as the roof. Undisturbed expertly balances energetic rockers (like "Eleven Again" and "Better Now") with more pensive numbers ("Experiments In Love" and "The Beauty In Store"). The Beatles-tinted "God's Tears" ranks as another standout. Hopefully this gem of a disc will serve to break Beaver Nelson out to the larger audience that he deserves." -Miles of Music LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Mad River CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase NO JUSTICE self-titled Track Listing:Never Come Back / Don't Walk Away / Red Dress / Bend But Don't Break / By My Side / Circles / Who I Want To Be / Way Down / Breathe / Still Missing You CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase THE NONCHALANTS Drive "Combine trad. blues, folk, country and rock in every way imaginable and always hit the spot." -Burn Your Radio CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase THE NORMANS Dreams of Autocrashes TRACK LISTING:1. Dreams of Autocrashes / 2. Wishes / 3. Emily / 4. Writing / 5. Time In / Time Out / 6. Letter / 7. Air / 8. Heavens to Betsy / 9. Tried to Try / 10. Tiny / 11. Bad Joke / 12. Mr. Catfish Says / 13. Breakfast / 14. Lullaby / 15. Hope / 16. Dreams End Expansive textures, mercurial beats, and an understated delivery collide head-on in a luscious explosion of indie-pop. "...intelligent witty lyrics... graceful folk-rock with spacey intentions... a pop masterpiece..."  - Smother Brent Baldwin's eclectic songs of longing, laughter and loss fuel the music of The Normans. Reminiscent of Elliott Smith, Nick Drake and Death Cab for Cutie, their debut CD features Baldwin's understated delivery over quirky beats and textures wrapped up, Brian Wilson style, in a sheen of luscious indie-pop. Pieced together from a number of Boston indie/punk bands, The Normans now reside in Austin TX, where they revel in a most unnatural fetish for rhyming state capitals. LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Dreams of Autocrashes CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase NOVELLAS Letters Home Propelled by smart songs, outstanding guitar work and vocals likened to those of Maria McKee, this hard-driving debut is one of the treasures of Austin's alternative country scene. For more info check out www.ginagraz.com CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase GARY P. NUNN It's a Texas Thing 12 new songs from the man who brought you "London Homesick Blues", the theme from the "Austin City Limits" TV show. Includes swing tunes and country rockers, honky-tonk two-steppers and coastal and western ballads, love songs and tex-mex tunes. Covering subject matter ranging from Bob Wills to horses to golf, it's truly a "Texas Thing." For more info check out www.garypnunn.com CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase MICHAEL O'CONNOR Green and Blue Produced by Ray Wylie Hubbard. Michael’s songwriting reflects his cross influences as he incorporates blues, country, folk and rock into a sound uniquely his own. Some of his influences include BB King, Robert Johnson, Johnny Winter, Steve Earle, John Hiatt & Lucinda Williams. "Michael O'Connor shares the bluesy side of Americana...rocks at times, and veers the blues to the familiar edge of gospel and almost to the edge of country. His guitar work shines without being showy and his soulful vocals fit his thoughtful lyrics like the reflection of neon on a rainsoaked juke-joint parking lot at closing time." -Tom Geddie, Buddy Magazine For more info check out www.michaeloconnormusic.com CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase JAMES O'GWYNN Greatest Hits The best from the Pride of the Louisiana Hayride. LISTEN - MP3 Clip! House of Blue Lovers CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase OHARAMAYA self-titled Starting her career just a few ago, Oharamaya has quickly become a force in the Yokohama area's singer-songwriter scene. The quality of her songs and dark yet moving melodies are hard to believe for a girl her age. Sung in beautiful Japanese lyrics, she draws sad and dim pictures that are truly her own. On this debut CD she sings and plays acoustic guitar - her sensitive and sensual playing is one of the biggest attractions of her live shows - as well as harmonica, slide guitar and piano. Musically her music could be compared to roots-oriented acoustic artists like Gillian Welch and Beth Orton. TRACK LISTING: 1. senro ni sotte (demo) / 2. kouryou to site / mayoi no mori / sajin no film / hazuki / hakujitsu / garando no yoru (live) / tane maku hito (live) LISTEN - MP3 Clip! kouryou to site CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase TROY OLSEN Living In Your World The first true honky-tonker to be discovered in Arizona since Waylon Jennings. A deep rich voice backed by such greats as Jay Dee Maness, James Intveld, Skip Edwards and Scott Joss. It's a can't miss CD for any real country music fan. "Reminds me of Dwight on a good day." - Dave Sanger, TMRU LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Living in Your World CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase LUKE OLSON Uvalde TRACK LISTING: On the Road / Just Holding You / If You're Ever In Oklahoma / North / All These Years / Greenwood Town / Gulf Coast Romance / Old Mines Road / 1985 / Uvalde LISTEN - MP3 Clip! On the Road CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase LUKE OLSON Maybe Someday Produced by Luke himself, his first album was recorded when he was only seventeen. This album showcases eleven original country/folk/rock tunes. Maybe Someday's popularity propelled Luke into a busy performance schedule around Texas. CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase LUKE OLSON Panhandle Sunset "Panhandle Sunset," Luke Olson's latest project, is perhaps his finest work to date. Produced by the legendary Lloyd Maines, this release contains ten songs of pure Texas music. CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase OMAR & THE HOWLERS I Told You So TRACK LISTING: Border Girl / Give Me A Chance / Shake For Me / Magic Man / Rocket To Nowhere / I Told You So / Ice Cold Woman / I'm Wise To You Baby / East Side Blues Omar Dykes - Vocals, Guitar / Bruce Jones - Bass / Gene Brandon - Drums CD $14 or ONLY $11 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase OMAR & THE HOWLERS Hard Times In the Land of Plenty TRACK LISTING: Hard Times In The Land Of Plenty / Dancing In The Canebrake / Border Girl / Mississippi Hoo Doo Man / Don't Rock Me The Wrong Way / Same Old Grind / Don't You Know / You Ain't Foolin' Nobody / Shadow Man / Lee Anne Omar Dykes - Vocals, Guitar / Bruce Jones - Bass / Gene Brandon - Drums / Reese Wynans - Organ / Neil Pederson - Synthesizer CD $14 or ONLY $11 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase MICHAEL O'NEILL Who's Bad Now Sleeping Trout Music has just released Whos Bad Now - one of most prolific sounding Roots/Americana Country albums of 2006. This album features the songwriting and vocal genius of Michael Oneill and is tailor made for the Roots/Americana Country music enthusiast. Michaels songwriting is passionate and seems to reflect life as he has lived it. Passionate, playful, heartbreaking and explosive come to mind while listening to this CD. This is definitely not a run of the mill release and it covers the gamut of musical genres from Roots Rock to down home True Country. Whos Bad Now will take any music lover on one of the most enjoyable rides of their life.Robert Bartosh, Roots Music Report GM, June 2006 TRACK LISTING:Who's Bad Now / Chance / Cowboy Ride / I Don't Remember / Austin / Dixie Chicken / 96 Tears / Run To The Sea / Better / Who's Bad Now (Acoustic) LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Who's Bad Now CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase MICHAEL O'NEILL From The Beginning TRACK LISTING:Tell Her / Run To Make It / Crazae / Here By Me / Good Night My Sweet / Punta Mita / Down To The River / Indigo / Mas Cervasa / Young Heart LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Tell Her CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase TOM OVANS Honest Abe and the Assassins TRACK LISTING: 1. Bakersfield Tonight / 2. Hey Miss Lucy / 3. Free Your Mind / 4. Sunday Afternoon In Austin / 5. Soul Street Shuffle / 6. Send A Picture / 7. In Memory Of Benny / 8. Song Of The Homeless / 9. In My Grave / 10. My Home City / 11. Pack Of Lies / 12. Blow Man Blow / 13. Love Song / 14. So Far Behind / 15. Innocent Man / 16. Midnight Eclipse / 17. Nashville Blues / 18. Sister's Farm / 19. Love & Trust / 20. Lovers In The Night / 21. Alright / 22. Code Of The West / 23. Look Out / 24. I Got A Feeling / 25. In Memory Of Benny / 26. New Orleans / 27. Brownville Tonight / 28. Trains Go By / 29. Light Travels With Buddha / 30. There's A Line A brand new 2 CD set from critically acclaimed singer songwriter Tom Ovans - his 10th album. Tom has been making albums since the early 1990's and has been a frequent visitor to the UK and Europe but resides in Austin, Texas. He is unique to the Austin scene, with his a long discography, his history of many tours in Europe (where they consider him a country artist) and a Tom Waits/Bob Dylan style that is filled with emotion. Evangeline. 2005. LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Bakersfield Tonight 2CDs $17 or ONLY $14 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase SHAWN T. PABST Rodeo This A true entertainer, Shawn's voice is reminiscent of the old country crooners. Rodeo This displays bold Texas lyricism combined with Nashville craftsmanship. For more info, check out www.shawnpabst.com CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase THE PANHANDLERS Where The Hell Is Johnny Cash? A mainstay in the Oklahoma/Texas alternative country music scene, their musicianship is rivaled only by their precise four-part harmonies. A band for anyone with an appreciation for roots rock, bluegrass, folk, alt. country and blues. CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase PANIC CHOIR Modified Additive LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Under the Ice CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase CARROLL PARHAM Steel Time In Texas TRACK LISTING:Rainy Day Woman / Ashes Of Love / Green Blue / When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder / Something Special Too / Playboy / Blue Darling / Pleading / Are You Teasing Me / Southern Sunday / Slowly / I'll Fly Away LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Rainy Day Woman CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase CARROLL PARHAM Texas Instrumentals TRACK LISTING:T For Texas / Waltz Across Texas / Texas Panhandle Rag / Yellow Rose of Texas / Beautiful Texas / Texas Playboy Rag / Miles And Miles of Texas / The Eyes of Texas / Old Texas Moon / Deep In The Heart of Texas / I'm From Texas Too / Texas Plains LISTEN - MP3 Clip! T For Texas CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase CARROLL PARHAM Old Dobro Classics TRACK LISTING:Fireball / Waltz of Jerry Jo / Kentucky / Fireball Mail / Beautiful Dreamer / Maggie / Send The Light / End Of The World / Pretty Baby / Great Speckled Bird / Who At My Door Is Standing / Down Yonder LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Fireball CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase CARROLL PARHAM Sho-Bro, Sho-Bud and Dobro This is a CD of ole time favorites. This is a grassey country mixture of old songs - very down home instrumental. LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Swanee River CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase CARROLL PARHAM 7 String Houndog Shuffles and Swings A CD using a 7 string Dobro/Sho-Bro. A very unusual laid back dobro CD of Texas Shuffles and Swings with some of your ole time favorites. All instruments played by Carroll Parham. Mostly instrumental. LISTEN - MP3 Clip! A Thousand Ways CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase KYLE PARK Big Time TRACK LISTING: Somebody's Trying To Steal My Heart / For All the Wrong Reasons / Holdin'On To Nothin' / I'll Do It Every Time / Half Empty Shotgun / Look My Way / Alone In the Light / Louisiana Boy / One More I Go / Big Time / Yours and Mine This is as promising as any debut we have ever had at Texas Music Round-Up.  The CD features 10 original songs by Kyle (with one great Johnny Horton cover) which are as strong as anything being played on the radio today.  The playing is great and the feel straddles the line between country, rock and singer-songwriter in an extremely satifying way.  And this kid is only 20 years old!  Highly recommended. "This is one of the best CDs I have ever played on.  I am recommending it to everyone!" - Dave Sanger (drummer and coffee drinker) LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Somebody's Trying To Steal My Heart CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase JEFF PARKER Two Roads To Travel TRACK LISTING: 1. Two Roads to Travel / 2. Higher Ground Awaiting / 3. Meet You In Heaven Someday / 4. Church by the Side of the Road / 5. The Last Move for Me / 6. WHen Day is Done / 7. Our Savior's Blessed Blood / 8. Going Up / 9. I Won't Forget the Day / 10. When the Roll is Called Up Yonder / 11. I Steal Away and Pray / 12. Still Driving Nails in the Hands of the Savior / 13. Anywhere is Home / 14. Jesus Found Me The David Carroll-penned song " Higher Ground Awaiting " is a perfect example of the good pickin' and singing here.  Backing Jeff up is Tim Stafford on guitar, the versatile Ron Stewart on banjo and fiddle, Harold Nixon on bass, Steve Gulley of Mountain Heart on tenor vocals, and Randy Kohrs slinging some Dobro.  Other guests on the album include Wayne Fields on banjo, Matt Despaine on Dobro, and Beth Russell and Russell Moore on tenor vocals.  Jeff Parker has made an album that has the sound and feel of the best of the music traditions that have come out of southern Kentucky.  The down-home vibe of this project is what bluegrass music should be about. -GRITZ MAGAZINE, Derek Halsey FALL 2004 LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Two Roads To Travel CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase GREG PARKER On the Break (EP) As someone who despises modern country, but adores the ‘40s and ’50s stuff, I have some time for Knoxville, TN’s Mr. Parker. He’s got no Stetson, and he doesn’t dress the part either—in fact, with his upturned quaff, he looks a lot like a young Morrissey in the Smiths days—but there’s no mistaking his homespun, old-style country heart. “You think you broke my will/You broke my heart/That’s just a start/So get in line Caroline/I’m going to show you how it feels/Wasting time on a love that isn’t real” is the kind of sweet, saddened, knowing lyric sung with a breaking croon that is full and slightly twangy but never corny and always quite persuasive—in fact, he blows away Tritt, McGraw, Keith, Hill, Brooks, Twain, Tucker, Black, and all their miserable ilk, with just his vibrant voice alone. His delectable songs are simple, like my favorite George Jones tunes, but the guitars ring and pick perfectly like a Buck Owens ditty (“Disaster Waiting to Happen”) and “A Heart Is A Terrible Thing To Break” could be a Patsy Cline, early Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, or Hank Williams song. And just to show he can, the closing “Kathleen” is more of a honky tonk C&W blues-country stomp. I didn’t expect to like this, and you might not either. We’ll both be surprised then. -Jack Rabid, Big Takeover, Issue 54, Spring 2004 LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Molly Dear CD EP $9 MIKE PARRISH Rye Whiskey Why Some might call it traditional.  Others would say it's roots country, or even Americana. Call it whatever you like, but "Rye Whiskey Why" is a collection of songs about life. Be it real love or lost love, hard times and second chances, cheating and lying, or drinking and dying. Mike writes about the moments that warm our hearts and dry our tears...........and brings us down to earth with songs about the familiar and unavoidable truths of life – sorrow, heartache and pain. Real life stuff this is!   TRACK LISTING: Alone / Wild And Free / Over You / My Blue Guitar / Lonely Fool / Cinder Road / Can't Drink My Blues Away / Rodeo Angel / Rye Whiskey Why / Blue Eye LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Rye Whiskey Why CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase BILL PASSALACQUA Long Way Home TRACK LISTING: 1. You're A Freight Train / 2. Beautiful / 3. Long Way Home / 4. Clock and Speedometer / 5. Spillway / 6. House On A Hill / 7. Got No Money / 8. Photograph / 9. Crossroads / 10. Chin Up Austinite Bill Passalacqua is a top notch songwriter, a dynamic performer and a compelling story-teller. He has toured extensively, played clubs and listening rooms of all kinds. His albums have received air play across the U.S. and in over a dozen other countries and have been favorably reviewed in 6 languages. Passalacqua covers much of the ground that is described as "Americana", from bluegrass to blues. He writes with a freshness and vigor that is uncommon in those styles. Topically, the lyrics range over the landscape of love, politics, food, drink, dogs, and beyond. In Austin, he fronts "The Racket", in Illinois, he often fronts the "Poss Family Band", but on the road he is mostly a solo act. While he is comfortable playing in bars, coffeehouses, resorts and ski-lodges, the natural habitat of Bill Passalacqua is the "listening room". Take a listen to the sounds of Bill Passalacqua. LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Long Way Home CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase BILL PASSALACQUA Peace of My Mind Bill Passalacqua's insightful folk-styled CD featuring thought-provoking songs of peace and political awareness, many with a touch of humor. Songs like Bill's Inside Trade, and John Prine's Flag Decale are featured, all sung ind Bill's distinctive, refreshing, straight forward midwestern style. LISTEN - MP3 Clip! You Coulda Walked Around the World CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase MAGEE PAYNE Habits of the Heart Fort Worth native Magee Payne is making a name for himself and climbing up the Texas Music ladder in the spirit of Robert Earl, Pat Green, Cory Morrow and Cooder Graw. Recorded at Austin's prestigious Cedar Creek Studio and featuring guests like Dub Miller and members Reckless Kelly and Cross Canadian Ragweed. LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Leaving Home CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase THE PEACH TRUCK REPUBLIC Barnboard Blonde TRACK LISTING: 1. Handsome Johnny / 2. Come What May / 3. Lilly of the Valley / 4. Sleeping Beauty / 5. Laurel and Oleander / 6. All In Good Time / 7. Skin Deep / 8. Tried and True / 9. Lo and Behold / 10. Higher Ground / 11. Hallelujah Fly Away / 12. Just As I Am Their Latest! Peach Truck Republic is an unsigned indie band from Fort Worth, TX. Describing their music as Rock with the flavors of Jam, Improvisational, Folk, and Bluegrass, their sound is influenced by such major artists as Allman Brothers Band. Gorgeous melodies, intelligent, carefully crafted and surprising arrangements, concise and energetic performances, folk-cryptic lyrics galore, and more--this is a band of musicians who have developed a musical style that is capable of sustaining a more profound artistic element, one that’s been a long time coming for grassroots rock music. LISTEN - MP3 Clip! All In Good Time CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase THE PEACH TRUCK REPUBLIC Fenceposts TRACK LISTING: Disc 1: 1. Barn-board-blonde / 2. Parson's Farm / 3. Song In The Wood / 4. Clover Creek / 5. Country-side by Definition / 6. Canebrake Lane / 7. National 6x5 / 8. Bird -Eye / 9. An Herbal Remedies and the Bottle Tree Medley / 10. The Farmer's Daughters / 11. The Tram-Run Seduction / 12. Once Jubilee / 13. Sally Mae's Parade / 14. Miller's Cove / 15. The Liberty Tree Expropriate / 16. Well's Chapel / 17. Greenhill / 18. The Lower River Disposition / 19. Bottlemouth Confessionals / 20. A Letter From Pine Grove Disc 2: 1. Blacktop Junction / 2. Southern Congeries / 3. Tounge and Grove / 4. Beggar's Orchard / 5. Ladderback / 6. All Flower's Closing / 7. Farmer's Row / 8. Goldleaf and Gravel / 9. The Ten Bar Syndication / 10. Digging on the Bottom / 11. In Seedtime and Harvest / 12. Flagstone Road / 13. In Splendor and Pastureland / 14. The Lower River Reconsidered / 15. A House On The River / 16. Sermon at Sunset / 17. Fenceposts Peach Truck Republic is an unsigned indie band from Fort Worth, TX. Describing their music as Rock with the flavors of Jam, Improvisational, Folk, and Bluegrass, their sound is influenced by such major artists as Allman Brothers Band. Gorgeous melodies, intelligent, carefully crafted and surprising arrangements, concise and energetic performances, folk-cryptic lyrics galore, and more--this is a band of musicians who have developed a musical style that is capable of sustaining a more profound artistic element, one that’s been a long time coming for grassroots rock music. LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Southern Congeries 2 CD SET $23 or ONLY $20 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase KELLY PEARSON Wild Cowboy LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Biggest Heart In Texas CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase LAURA PELLEGRINO House Burnin' Down Laura Pellegrino has been playing live music professionally since she was a senior in high-school. A classically trained vocalist from a young age, Laura stumbled onto the blues at 17, thanks to a locally syndicated show on her home-town radio station, KMOD, in Tulsa, Ok. After graduating from the Univ. of Texas at Austin, Laura spent 4 years in that music-loving city playing full-time in all of its most prestigious clubs alongside many of its most well-known players. Drawing on a wide variety of influences she is as often inspired by guitar players as songwriters. And though her sound is uniquely her own, it is inherently infused with much of the same musical sensibilities that continue to make up the Austin sound. A recent 2 year stint in Baltimore, and a return to full-time gigging in that city as well as a more recent move to Buenos Aires, Argentina have served to inspire Laura's strongest work to date. LISTEN - MP3 Clip! It's All About To Change CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase MARCO PERELLA Carry Me Home Original folk music with country, celtic, cajun, and traditional influences in Marco's own "folk raga" style. Played on the five-string hummel and backed by bass, congas, fiddle, slide guitar, organ, vibes, and accordion. With Booka Michel, Rob Halverson, Mike Maddux, and Brady Coleman. For more info check out www.marcoperella.com LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Carry Me Home CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase PEDRO PETERSEN It's A New Day TRACK LISTING: 1. Paradise Found / The Highway / 3. Deep In The Heart Of Me / 4. Pickin' Memories Apart / 5. Let's Check Out Texas / 6. It's A New Day / 7. Will There Ever Come A Day / 8. She's Yours, She's Mine / 9. Heart Of Steel / 10. White Picket Fences / 11. Ain't Playin' No Cards Tonight Boys "I met Pedro one Sunday in Luckenbach, TX. It was a Sunday not unlike any other "once a month Sunday", I host a song swap out there. The usual cast of characters was assembled. What made Pedro Petersen stand out in that crowd? Well, he waltzed up carrying his own personal barstool with "PEDRO" written on the seat, his old guitar and a battered, tattered notebook full of his song lyrics and chord changes. He opened up that notebook, thumbed through a few pages and started singing lyrics that could only be written by someone who had been around long enough to figure out how to share life stories that he had really lived. In this uneasy time of youngsters calling themselves a "Texas Songwriter" before they have actually earned the title, I found Pedro's music to be refreshing and inspiring. World-weary, but never without hope. Pedro finds beauty in places where most people forget to look. Welcome to the music of Pedro Petersen." - Freddie Steady KRC LISTEN - MP3 Clip! It's A New Day CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase GRETCHEN PHILLIPS Songs To Save Your Soul From the founder of seminal lezzie-rock band Two Nice Girls (the band that brought you "I Spent My Last $10 on Birth Control and Beer") comes a new EP of 3 covers and 3 originals. Spiritual redemption never felt so hedonistic. CD EP $8 THE PINE BOX BOYS Arkansas Killing Time For the past year, THE PINE BOX BOYS have been hollering these mean songs at Bay Area audiences. Founded by Arkansan-in-exile Lester T. Raww, their music is a blend of Americana and bluegrass, often with dark overtones, often with up-tempo sincerity.TRACK LISTING:Skin and Bones Lady / 56,AR. / Arkansas Killing Time / The Hateful Thing / Weary Friend / I Kept Her Heart / Just A Crush / I Had To Cut Her / Bucket Of Guts / New Moon / The Beauty In Her Face / Your Shadow / When The Moon Moves The Waters / Bakersfield LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Skin and Bones Lady CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase THE PISTOL ARROWS self-titled The Norman, Oklahoma-based Pistol Arrows play underground western music, infusing elements of traditional country with punk rock, pop and experimental styles. LISTEN - MP3 Clip! 7 Weeks CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase BOB PLUNKERT Your Old Standby BOB PLUNKERT/YOUR OLD STANDBY. This is PLUNKERT'S 2001 release and his first. Instrumentation: fiddle, pedal steel,electric lead, banjo, bass, drums & harmony vocals. A touch of bluegrass along with country in this release. Track listing: I DON'T CARE(Buck Owens cover)....I GOTTA TRAVEL ON(Billy Grammer cover).....WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO....THE OLD SPINNING WHEEL(Instrumental).....HE TOOK YOUR PLACE(Gospel)....YOUR OLD STANDBY.....AGES AND AGES AGO....JULIANNE......ALL I HAVE TO OFFER YOU IS ME(Charlie Pride cover)....I'M GONNA SETTLE DOWN.....YOU DON'T HAVE TO MOVE THAT MOUNTAIN. 12 performances. CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase BOB PLUNKERT Something Called Happiness TRACK LISTING: Lookin’ For Tomorrow (And Findin’ Yesterday) / So Far Not So Good / Feel Again / Count Me Out / Two Hearts Are Broken / Something Called Happiness / Leavin’ And Sayin’ Goodbye / Think I’ll Go Somewhere And Cry Myself To Sleep / The Second Time Around / I Love You Because / Farther Along / Dust On The Bible “There’s something about hearing a young singer interpreting an old song that tends to make the song sound new again. Bob Plunkert takes several old favorites here, including two that I wrote, and dresses them up with a sparkling coat of new paint. Thanks, Bob. You’ve really made them shine.” —Bill Anderson, Member of the Country Music Hall Of Fame, WSM Grand Ole Opry Star “…The vibe in the studio that day was absolutely infectious. Virtually all of the music was cut live just as you hear it. When recording in this fashion (the way that the majority of all recording was done up into the 1970’s), the musicians and the artist work off of each other in subtle ways they don’t even realize. Recording live also allows the music to have a special life and breathability to it that you aren’t able to achieve by just going in and recording one instrument, one track at a time…” “…This is a hard-core traditional country album with the spirit and feel that country records had in the fifties, sixties, and early seventies. It’s a very special sound and a feel that is not heard often live…” “…It was an honor to be involved in this project as producer and it’s something that I’ll always remember with great pride. Like the album title, it was and remains Something Called Happiness…” -Excerpts from liner notes by Eddie Stubbs, WSM Grand Ole Opry Announcer, Nashville, Tennessee. LISTEN - MP3 Clip! So Far Not So Good CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase KERRY POLK Hardtop Jubilee “Kerry Polk touch[es] on Iris Dement, Son Volt, Kelly Willis, and Bob Dylan to sculpt [her] own milieu of thoughtful lyrics and rustic moods.” -The Austin Chronicle “The poetry and stories found in her songs always leave me wanting to hear one more." -Joe Angel, KEOS, College Station, TX CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase THE POSSE Justice Is Coming Britt Ennis & Brian Sacco on vocals TRACK LISTING: 1. Leave My Momma/2. I Get the Picture/3.Bright Lights/4. I Should've Said You/5. She's Too Hot/6. Ain't Gettin' Up w/ special guest Johnny Lee/7. Look At That Cowboy Ride/8. Off My Mind   by: Jeff Hord/9.When the Smoke Clears/10.Long Gone w/ special guest Doug Supernaw The Posse has worked with many different Nashville artists, some of which include: Doug Supernaw, Johnny Lee, John Conlee, John Anderson, Perfect Stranger, Johnny Rodriguez, Gary Stewart, Hank Williams III, Kevin Fowler, Jack Ingram, Gene Watson, Kevin Sahrp & David Allan Coe.   The Posse was formerly the road band for Doug Supernaw & Johnny Lee. LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Leave My Mama CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase CURTIS POTTER Walking on New Grass Walking On New Grass offers up a healthy dose of outstanding swing by way of the title track, a stellar cover of Kenny Price's 1966 top 10 hit "Walking On New Grass," a rousing and spirited "San Antonio Medley" that includes "Home In San Antone/San Antonio Rose/There's Still A Lot Of Love In San Antone," a cover of Moon Mullican's "I Was Sorta Wondering," and another trip back to San Antone for "Mama Was The Rose Of San Antone." Curtis serves up classic honky tonk shuffles with a standout cover of Johnny Russell's "Someday I'll Sober Up," the tale of heartache with a Ray Pillow cover ""One Too Many Memories," "Look What You're Doing," and the mid-tempo shuffle "Your Favorite Fool." Heartache is on tap with the barroom weepers "Our Yesterdays" and a terrific cover of Carl Smith's 1964 top 30 "I Almost Forgot Her Today." Curtis delivers a straight up ballad, a take on "Shenandoah," that really spotlights his truly gorgeous voice. Curtis Potter, with his wonderful, warm baritone (which, when it comes to tales of heartbreak, seems to have a permanent catch of ache in his voice) is one vocalist who rightly deserves the comparisons made to the aforementioned legends of honky tonk and swing. For fans of this elite group who sing so convincingly that they sound as if they invented the style, then both Curtis Potter and Walking On New Grass belongs in your collection without question. TRACK LISTING: Walking on New Grass / Someday I'll Sober Up / The World's Greatest Lovers / San Antonio Medley / Out Yesterdays / One Too Many Memories / I Almost Forgot Her Today / Look What You're Doing / I Was Sorta Wonderin' / Shenandoah / Your Favorite Fool / Mama Was the Rose of San Antone LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Walking on New Grass CD $17 or ONLY $14 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase BODIE POWELL Turn Up the Jukebox Note: This release is a CD-R with a color-copied insert. TRACK LISTING: 1. Turn Up The Jukebox 2. Dog House 3. Me Too 4. Beer Bottle Mountain 5. Only The Shadows Know 6. Two Rockin' Chairs 7. Heart Don't Fail Me Now 8. County Jail 9.Old Fort Worth Waltz 10. Big Rig 11. Family Portrait LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Turn Up the Jukebox CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase BODIE POWELL 4104 There are 12 great songs on this new CD. 4104 is the title cut; the song about the life and times of the 'ol road bus. There are the love ballads "More than Texas" and "Blue Moon". There are the festival songs "Texas Music Nation" and "Texas Tea". The honky tonk songs "If Her Lips Are Moving" and "Next Exit Sign" The touchingly beautiful "Third Street Prophet" and the blues with "She Stomped On My Heart Again" Our Guitar God, Dirt Stinnett, even wrote his own in "Dirt's Nervous Breakdown" and if you need a really good laugh check out "Love Whipped" and "Pissin On My Leg" Bodie, Mike Choate, Dirt Stinnett, Johnny Livingston, T-Roy Miller, Ray Austin, Gary Grammer, Ray (Sleeper) Martin, Luke Nichols, along with the guest vocals of Terry Rasor and and Johnny Mack. LISTEN - MP3 Clip! 4104 CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase ROGERS AND HAMMERHEAD AKA Freddy Powers & Bill McDavid TRACK LISTING: The Truth About You / The Legend of Django / The Romantic Waltz / Me and the Drummer / If I Needed You / Someone Should Have Told Him / No Dancing / Texas All The Way / Angel of My Dreams / Still Missing You / Hard Time Letting Go / Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn LISTEN - MP3 Clip! The Truth About You CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase FREDDY POWERS The Country Jazz Singer - Collectors Edition TRACK LISTING: Natural High / Texas and Oklahoma / I Always Get Lucky / I Don't Care Anymore / Little Hotel Room / My San Antonio Rose / You Don't Love Me Anymore / I'm Free At Last / A Friend in California / Ridin' High / This Time I Really Do LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Natural High LISTEN - MP3 Clip! My San Antonio Rose CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase FREDDY POWERS Silver Eagle Although his third album this is the first Freddy Powers album I have ever been able to get my hands on and he is just as good as I thought he'd be. He's shared and been given equal billing with Merle Haggard on an Austin City Limits Show and the Hag has cut more than a handful of his songs. Freddy returns the compliment and includes a terriic tribute to Hag on the album's title cut. -Steve Reid, Night & Day Records LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Silver Eagle CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase VAN PRESTON Schizophrenic Heart TRACK LISTING: Tougher Than That / Bought Myself a Toy / What Goes Around Comes Around / Schizophrenic Heart / Heartbroke For the Last Time / Everything I've Never Seen / Why / Absolutely Broken / Piece of You / Forever Ago LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Tougher Than That CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase MARYANN PRICE Lone Star State O' Grace Maryann was inducted to The Texas Music Hall of Fame March 13, 2002!!! Maryann was inducted to The Western Swing Hall Of Fame May 20, 2000!!! At long last the voice behind Dan Hicks And His Hot Licks, The Kinks and Asleep At The Wheel is taking center stage. Jazz vocalist Maryann Price leads her own jazz trio and is one half of the eclectic duo Ethyl’n Methyl, along with Asleep At The Wheel alumnus Chris O'Connell. After singing commercial jingles in her native Baltimore and jazz in Las Vegas showrooms Price moved to San Francisco in 1969. She was immediately hired by the most original band in town, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, becoming one of the most popular groups on the west coast. Upon hearing of the Hot Lick's breakup in 1973, the Kinks' Ray Davies asked Maryann to move to England and join the legendary British rockers. Davies penned several songs for Maryann and she stayed with the Kinks for a year, touring extensively and recording "Preservation Act 2". Returning to America, Maryann formed The Girtones with former Hot Licks guitarist John Girton and in 1980 Price was contacted by longtime fan Ray Benson, leader of the legendary band "Asleep At The Wheel" and soon she was logging countless road miles. She stayed with the "Wheel" for two years and recorded "Framed" with them before embarking on her solo career. In 1991 Maryann organized the first reunion in 17 years of the original Hot Licks. The show packed Austin's Paramount Theater and culminated in an appearance on "Austin City Limits" which generated unprecedented viewer response. Maryann’s voice can be heard on numerous commercial jingles and along with Chris O'Connell she appeared on the Southwest Airlines television commercials. Maryann now resides in Austin, Texas where she performs regularly and her recordings are much sought after. Price's long awaited first solo album entitled "Etched In Swing" received critical acclaim as did her live, autographed CD "Hot 'n' Cole". “SPRING CLEANING” has just been released but whether its boogie, ballad, or jazz, the unifying element is the one-of-a-kind voice of Maryann Price. LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Put a Little Lipstick On CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase MARYANN PRICE Hot & Cole A collection of Cole Porter songs personally autographed by Maryann Price. Alumni of Asleep At the Wheel and Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks. CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase PHIL PRITCHETT Cool & Unusual Punishment Though Pritchett released a live record, "Phil Comes Alive," in 1998, fans of "Tougher Than The Rest" begged him to capture a snapshot of his most recent incarnation of the live show. Phil obliged, and in the Fall of 2003 he enlisted the help of Cedar Creek Recording's veteran engineer Adam Odor. That November, Pritchett and the Full Band recorded two nights in their home state of Texas. The product of these special nights became "Cool and Unusual Punishment: Live," the new 14-track record available in March 2004. CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase PHIL PRITCHETT Heritage Way For more info check out www.philpritchett.com CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase PHIL PRITCHETT Phil World "An excellent, easy-going, and largely acoustic album that sounds like a precursor to Robert Earl Keen." CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase PHIL PRITCHETT Suburban Legends "Marrying snarling Stones guitars and the melodic urgency of Elvis Costello with thoughtful lyrics. CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase THE PRIVATEERS self-titled Austin's best guitar instrumentals. Surf, country, blues, etc. Incl. "Apache," "Blue Eyes Cryin' In the Rain," "Friend of the Devil." CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase PENNY JO PULLUS My Turn To Howl Penny Jo's new release "My Turn To Howl" was produced by Ron Flynt at Jumping Dog Studios. It includes an Austin star studded line up of musicians. Ian Maclagan, Earl Poole Ball, Sweet Mary Hattersley, Scrappy Judd, Casper Rawls, Chip Dolan, Paul Skelton, Karen Poston, Susanna Van Tassel , Libbi Bosworth, Jeff Hughes, Brad Fordham, Warren Hood, Herb Steiner and a kick-ass duet with Kevin Fowler. LISTEN - MP3 Clip! My Turn To Howl CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase PENNY JO PULLUS Lucky #7 Her 1st Austin release! Smooth, sultry rootsy pop-rock. Features Paul Skelton, Chip Dolan and Jud Newcomb. “Simple irresistible Texan country with a bluesy touch.” -Roots Town Magazine Those who like singers with an emotional edge may well find Pullus to be an unexpected surprise.” -Country Standard Time “On her second CD, this seasoned Austin honky-tonker paints heartache with broad strokes.” -Austin American-Statesman “A new rose in the Texas Twang ‘n' Rock garden is Penny Jo Pullus and her Lucky #7.” -Eddie Russell/Country Eastern CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase PENNY JO PULLUS Acme Volcano Penny Jo is a brimstone-hot belter ! This is slick aggressive country rock that TWANGS! CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase PUNCHY Just My Type Austin's Punchy has been described as "midwestern rock in the tradition of Soul Asylum and The Replacements with influences from Elvis Costello and Ian Hunter." The songs convey images of the same small town desperation that fueled legendary tunesmiths like Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely and Lyle Lovett. Their musical approach is more in the vein of roots rock disciples like Wilco and Steve Earle. LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Just My Type CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase QUICK DRAWL Two Dollar Buffet Alternative Blugrass from Austin, Texas. Combine traditional storytelling with instumental skill. For more info check out www.shiningcastle.com/quickdrawl.html A great week in new local releases is led by the Dave McNair-produced debut by this somber bluegrass quartet, truly one of the best new acts in town. At its mellowest (and finest), these guys and one gal sound like Low or Bedhead with a mandolin and fiddle. They can yee-haw with the best of them too." -Austin American-Statesman CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase SUSAN RAABE Changin' Horses Midstream Susan Raabe is a singer whose vocal talents are matched by her ability to put her life experiences into music. Just listening to her songs makes one realize that this is not someone who is just saying the words; this is someone who has lived it. Her album includes the title song, "Changing Horses Midstream", which is a tribute to those people that overturn their life to start following a dream. The poignant "On My Own" places the listener into the shoes of a woman who has just lost her husband. Light-hearted songs like "The Bra" pokes fun at the plight of women everywhere who have agonized over getting ready for a date. LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Stop and Stare CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase MATT RAE Tele-Pathic TRACK LISTING: Caravan / Clawdaddy / Diesel / Bumper Cars / The Camel / Bee Hive / Big Jim's Boogie / Binger / Rumble Seat / Mr. Honolai / G-Force / Kentucky Waterfall / Rolling Fog LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Caravan CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase MATT RAE Twang! In the spirit of guitar greats like Jimmy Bryant and Albert Lee, Matt Rae arrived in 2003 with a vital instrumental guitar CD in his own right. A rockin' fusion of western swing, country bluegrass, surf, rockabilly and blues, Rae's solo debut, TWANG! is a guitar lover's dream come true. Spotlighting Rae's sizzling 'Tele-Tone' approach, TWANG! hits hard and fast and on song titles like "Surf Wrangler," "Tele-Savalas" and "Harmambo," Rae is cruisin' in fast lane.---Robert Silverstein, 20th Century Guitar Magazine "Master of the Telecaster. Only a select few have earned that title: Roy Buchanan, Albert Lee, Danny Gatton, Mark Knopfler. To that list, now add Matt Rae. The proof is in the pudding - his self-titled, mostly original, instrumental CD. There's a lot of musical territory covered here - country, rock, blues, funk, swing, and even fusion. But it's all held together by that legendary Tele sound: clean, clear, funky, and shimmering." LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Road Rage CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase RAINRAVENS self-titled "Don't overlook this one, folks. It's got some real keepers." -GAVIN "The Rainravens make personal experience seem mythic and picturesque without any apparent effort." -New Country CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase RAINRAVENS Diamond Blur "The one track I'm stuck on at the moment, which I put the "repeat play" button on for, is "Same Old Skin." And "Empty" knocks me out, too." -Vin Scelsa, WNEW CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase RAMBLER Starting Over "Rambler, whom many people remember as Redneck-the Band, opened the show with a very well-received set of mostly original music. Playing now as a four-piece, following the loss of it's longtime fiddle player, drummer Matt Emmons, lead guitarist Troy Chavez and identical twins Tim (vocals and rhythm guitar) and Dave (vocals and bass guitar) Brown began with a couple of jangly, ear-catching songs that reflected a '60's rock n' roll influence. But just when you thought the band was going Mersey-beat on you, the guys turned right around and began knocking out hard-country originals like the Haggardesque "I Ain't Drinkin' Any Less", with it's thumping Waylon-style beat, and a truckin' song called "Ain't That the Story of My Life". One of the most impressive songs of Rambler's fine set combined both the country and '60's pop influences. Called "Since I Started Drinkin' Again", it wed a cut-time, hard country beat and lyrics to a guitar riff right out of the Monkees' pop hit "Last Train to Clarksville". By the final song-an epic treatment of Steve Earle's "Copperhead Road"-Rambler had earned a crowd response far greater than most opening acts in similar situations. We've said it here before, and we'll say it again: It's time these guys made the jump to national stardom." -Tulsa World LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Jonny's Gone CDs $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase RED DIRT RANGERS Blue Shoe: Music For Kids of All Ages Tumbleweed Twilight Zone, Bullfrog, Woogly Boogly Bee, Blue Shoe, Black Dogs and White Dogs, Hey Lottie Lo, Nobody Else Like Me, Tree House Like Me, Old Dan Tucker, Calm and Careful LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Tumbleweed Twilight Zone CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase RED DIRT RANGERS Starin' Down theSun "Starin' Down the Sun" is the new Rangers' CD, just officially released on Monday, June 10th, 2002. This CD was recorded at the Church Studios in Tulsa, formerly Leon Russell's Tulsa Shelter Studio. The sessions were engineered by Steve Ripley, of The Tractors, and feature many guest artists. TRACK LISTING: 1. We Don't Have to Say Goodbye/2. Kite Flyers/3. Leave This World a Better Place/4. Good Morning Maryanne/5. Time Ain't Nothing/6. Angelina/7. Don't Forget About Love/8. Come On Down/9. Starin' Down the Sun/10. Dwight Twilley's Garage Sale/11. Elvis Loved His Mama/12. Each Step You Take LISTEN - MP3 Clip! We Don't Have To Say Goodbye CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase JOHN X REED and JESSE TAYLOR South Side Guitar Two Texas Legends have finally made their first record together, after thirty years of friendship. With George Raines on drums, Glen Fukanaga on bass and a special guest appearance by Nokie Edwards of the Ventures on one song make this a special treat for fans of Texas music. "West Texas has always been a breeding ground for great guitar players, and Jesse Taylor and John Reed are living proof of that. When Jesse told me that he and John were doing an album with Nokie Edwards, it was as if a certain destiny had been fulfilled. Great musicians find each other, plain and simple. When I heard the record, I was once again, taken far away to that place I had visited years before on the dusty Lubbock day. Call it Paradise or call it Heaven. Either way, you too, will be taken to that place." -Joe Ely LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Don't Give Up CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase PAULINE REESE AND HIGH COUNTRY Too Texas Live at Cherry Ridge TRACK LISTING: Lone Star Flag / Whiskey River / Cowboy Way / Trail to Monterrey / Caballo Diablo / Ride Like the Wind / One Less Honky Tonk / Rodeo Man / Bad Company / Wife of a Texas Ranger / Long Tall Texan / Pancho & Lefty LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Lone Star Flag CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase PAULINE REESE The Good, The Bad and The Ugly TRACK LISTING: 1. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Intro / 2. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly / 3. One Less Honky Tonk / 4. Yellow Wine / 5. Rainy Day Night / 6. Honky Tonk Songs / 7. Old Story / 8. Not Tonight / 9. Pawn Shop Rodeo Buckle / 10. Your'e On Your Own / 11. Pick Up The Pieces (Duet With Willie Nelson) / 12. Remember November / 13. Cowboy Way / 14. Drea Pauline’s family history is steeped in rodeo and music, with country, bluegrass, Spanish and big band thriving at their small East Texas ranch. In addition, her mother, a musical director for the local church, brought that influence into the home. At age 14, Pauline and her family moved to the Austin, Texas area. At that point, she was introduced to many other styles of music, but country remained her passion. By the age of 15 she was singing backup in a local band, and by 18 she was fronting her own. Now, at 26 years of age, Pauline has evolved as an artist and a songwriter. With her full six-piece band, powerful vocal style, and an undying appreciation of true-to-the-roots country music, Pauline Reese is a natural fit for audiences across the state and beyond- anywhere good country music is treasured. LISTEN - MP3 Clip! The Good, The Bad and The Ugly CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase PAULINE REESE Trail To Monterey I am so proud and honored to be writing this review. Pauline Reese’s new release Trail to Monterrey could possibly be the very best pure, cool, clear, clean Traditional, Texas Country, to the core, project I have heard in a very long time. The title track tells the story and starts a musical journey that is positively Texas…. Need I say more? I guess so… Pauline Reese is one of those artists when you experience her powerful yet pure vocals, and lyrics this could not be anything else but TEXAS COUNTRY!!!! This is an album you can dance, love and live to. It just doesn’t get any better than kickin’ back in the Hill Country, but if you can’t make it out west of Austin. Take a big ol’ piece of the Hill Country with you. Trail to Monterrey, is, just that good. Make yourself TEXAS PROUD!!!!! Get it!!! - Rick Star Program Director KBLK “Real Country K-BAY” 92.5FM Horseshoe Bay, Texas LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Trail To Monterey CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase PAULINE REESE self-titled "There's no one more qualified to delver real traditional country music than Pauline Reese. Great country songs combined with her ability to really belt them out makes this CD a keeper." -Country Line Magazine For more info check out www.PaulineReese.com CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase LOU REID and CAROLINA Time TRACK LISTING: 1. My Dying Day / 2. Brighter Shade of Blue / 3. Time / 4. Forever Ain't No Trouble Now / 5. Tennessee Backroads / 6. The Mountain Way / 7. My Whole World ( In His Hands) / 8. Carolina Morning Memory / 9. Before Your First Tear Hits the Ground / 10.Ain't No Way Of Knowin' / 11. Heart of Glass / 12. Mist of Memory / 13. Out of Here A superb bluegrass album full of classy music and fine heartfelt singing. I have thoroughly enjoyed listening to this brillant CD which is full of top class songs all put over really well with great singing and harmonies. Also terrific musicians provide both supporting and complimentary music." -Graham Hassall, Country Music Broadcaster, Radio Nightingale - UK LISTEN - MP3 Clip! My Dying Day CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase THE RESENTMENTS self-titled Highly recommended!!! The first studio CD by the Austin supergroup that includes Stephen Bruton, Jon Dee Graham, Scrappy Jud Newcomb, Bruce Hughes and John Chipman. LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Nothing Stays the Same (Stephen Bruton) LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Thirteen (Jon Dee Graham) LISTEN - MP3 Clip! Annie (Jud Newcomb) LISTEN - MP3 Clip! People Ask Me (Bruce Hughes) CD $13 or ONLY $10 as part of Round-Up Special 5 CD purchase THE RESENTMENTS Sunday Night Line-Up ".....recorded at the Saxon, naturally, and it features the band’s founding fathers