The Gunhands "Mama Loves Jesus" Video

From the description: Just your typical tale about Jesus, the Devil, and a woman that sells the soul of her first born son. The debut music video from The Gunhands. Directed by Erik McCowan, Outdoor Variety Productions...

Also, you can check out the recording of the show at the Mean Eyed Cat where they debuted the video between sets:
http://www.archive.org/details/gunhands2009-03-12.matrix.flac

The Highlight Of alt512's SXSW -- Mark Jungers & Chris Wall

For all of the great things about SXSW and the secret shows and secret musical guests and everything else that we all love about the madness of SXSW, there are still shows and events that manage to fly under the radar and have low, however enthusiastic support. I'll cite the Twangfest show at Jovita's on Thursday as example one, South By Sam's Town Point as example two and this show as example three.

Mark Jungers has been hosting a weekly Americana Song Swap at Patsy's Cowgirl Cafe. Previous guests have included Adam Carroll and Houston Marchman. The Thursday of SXSW week (March 19th) it was Chris Wall's turn to swap some tunes with Mark. Chris Wall has been a favorite of the folks here at alt512 for a long, long time and we were charged up to see Chris play as he hasn't been playing regularly the last few years.

Chris pulled some great old songs out of his bag as well as a few new/newer songs to share with the eager yet sparse crowd. Early candidate for show of the year....

http://www.archive.org/details/mj_cw__2009-03-19.sbd.flac

Danny Schmidt's New CD & CD Release Show Recording

Danny Schmidt (site, myspace) is releasing his latest CD Instead The Forest Rose To Sing on Red House Records today. Buy it if you haven't already. I promise you won't be disappointed. What I love about Danny's records is that you get to hear something that I don't know you would ever get to hear live: Danny and his music worked up with ornate instrumentation. Really, really amazing.

Also, Danny held his CD release show at the Cactus this past Friday evening. Here's the recording for your streaming pleasure. Enjoy...

http://www.archive.org/details/dannyschmidt2009-03-06.matrix.flac

Gary Floater...WTF?

www.garyfloater.com

Check this out. It's a tribute to a fake country star put together by two of my favorite Texas artists, Owen Temple and Adam Carroll. The cd is more of an ep but the songs are funny, poking fun at some classic country staples. Well worth your 25 minutes.

Whitey Morgan and the 78s From Detroit, Michigan

Whitey Morgan and the 78s (site, myspace) made a swing through the Lone Star State a few weeks ago and we were lucky enough to catch them at the Continental Club. If you like Waylon, Merle and Buck, these guys are for you.

We were also fortunate enough to get the going up on archive.org's Live Music Archive. Enjoy.

If they come through your town, go see 'em. Buy a record. Say hi.

http://www.archive.org/details/wm78s2009-01-12.at2021.flac

Looking For A Taper In Austin, TX?

You're a band and you want someone to come out and record your show in Austin? There's any easy way to find yourself a taper in any market but the example here is for Austin.

Click on this link and it will show you a bunch of shows that have been taped and shared in Austin of late. There are lots of shows and lots of tapers recording those shows.

My recommendations:
-find a show taped at the venue you're performing and contact that taper
-find a band/performer whose sound is in the ballpark with yours and contact a taper of one of their shows
-above all, find a show whose sound you like and contact that taper

Best of luck. And if you get stuck, we here at the alt512 do know a some guys who know some guys.

Dedringers No Mas

Both Sean and Jonny are tremendously talented and the alt512 wishes them the best of luck in their future endeavors.

Coverage from the Austin American Statesman:

Home > Austin Music Source > Archives > 2009 > January > 14 > Entry

Dedringers break up

By Michael Corcoran | Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 02:24 PM

Is there a Best New Artist curse with the AMP Awards? Less than a month after winning that recognition from Austin music pundits, Jonny Burke and Sean Faires have decided to go in different directions. All Dedringers shows on the current schedule will feature Burke and a new backup band.

Dedringers’ publicist Lorrie Lopes kept the door ctacked for a possible reconciliation. “They just want to do different things for awhile,” Lopes said. “Who knows what the future will hold.

After years of struggling, the New Braunfels band broke out big in Austin last year, garnering airplay on KGSR and moving a few thousand copies of “Sweetheart of the Neighborhood.” In recent weeks, however, the live shows have been inconsistent and there have been rumors of a rift between the two bandleaders.

The Best Of 2008...Artist Discoveries

If you're gonna check out any of these folks, make it Dustin Welch, Justin Townes Earle and Joe Pug. They're all kind of at a similar point in their careers where very good things are going to happen for them / to them soon. Make no mistake, all of these artists are worth your time but a few of them don't have records out yet so just be patient and go see them live.

Leo Rondeau (myspace) Country/Folk/Americana
Joe Pug (myspace) Singer/Songwriter
Roger Alan Wade (myspace) Singer/Songwriter moving effortlessly from touching to ribald
A.A. Bondy (myspace) Singer/Songwriter
Tim Hus (site) Canadian Cowboy
American Graveyard (myspace) Alt-Country Rock
Flatcar Rattlers (myspace) large band 21st century bluegrass/jamgrass
Dustin Welch (myspace) high energy Americana Rock
Justin Townes Earle (myspace) Singer/Songwriter with a flare for the nostalgia of the past
The Diesel Kings (myspace) Rockin' Country

The Best Of 2008...Live Shows In and Around ATX

Mark Jungers & Friends @ Gruene Hall 2008.02.28
Eleven Hundred Springs @ The Continental Club 2008.02.29
Mike McClure @ The Star Of Texas Fair And Rodeo 2008.03.04
Stoney Larue & Ray Wylie Hubbard @ The Star Of Texas Fair And Rodeo 2008.03.04
The Railbenders, Texas Sapphires & Fundamentalists @ The Scoot Inn 2008.03.11
Eddie Spaghetti & The Railbenders @ The Mean Eyed Cat 2008.03.12
Hayes Carll & Scott Nolan @ Stubb's BBQ 2008.04.08
Todd Snider & The Cheatham Street Warehouse Band @ The Cheatham Street Warehouse 2008.04.16 Max Stalling @ The Cactus Cafe 2008.04.30
Austin Homegrown & The South Austin Jug Band @ Momo's 2008.05.09
Ryan Bingham @ Threadgill's 2008.06.22
Roger Alan Wade @ The Saxon Pub 2008.07.02
Roger Alan Wade @ The Mean Eyed Cat 2008.07.03
Roger Alan Wade @ The Saxon Pub 2008.08.13
Corb Lund @ The Cheatham Street Warehouse 2008.09.02
Guy Clark @ The Texas Union Ballroom 2008.09.18
Deke Dickerson @ The Continental Club 2008.09.20
Reid Wilson @ The Mean Eyed Cat 2008.09.25
The Gougers @ The Cheatham Street Warehouse 2008.10.25
Brock Zeman @ Gruene Hall 2008.11.16
Austin Homegrown @ Donn's Depot 2008.12.06
Mike McClure & Scott Miller @ The Cactus Cafe 2008.12.10
The Gunhands @ The Mean Eyed Cat 2008.12.11
Justin Townes Earle @ The Cactus Cafe 2008.12.14

The Best Of 2008...Official Releases

Alt512's Top Seven:
Justin Townes Earle The Good Life
Tim Hus Bush Pilot Buckaroo
Brock Zeman Hundred Dollar Difference
Joe Pug Nation Of Heat (EP)
Hayes Carll Trouble In Mind
Adam Carroll Old Town Rock N Roll
South Austin Jug Band Strange Invitation

The Best of the Rest:
Jason Boland & The Stragglers Comal County Blue
I See Hawks In L.A. Hallowed Ground
The Gunhands Country Strange
Todd Snider Peace Queer (EP)
A.A. Bondy American Hearts
Justin Townes Earle The Good Life
Reckless Kelly Bulletproof
Fred Eaglesmith Tinderbox
Peter Cooper The Mission Door
Scott Miller For Crying Out Loud
Eleven Hundred Springs Country Jam
James McMurtry Just Us Kids
Mike McClure Did7
The Dedringers Sweetheart Of The Neighborhood