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Past Sunday Night Session Shows Playlist for November 22, 2009 Sons of Hercules - Brain Dead (A Different Kind of Ugly) (Saustex and Sauspop Records) (from 1:29, to 4:44) Alejandro Escovedo - Take Your Place (The Boxing Mirror) (Back Porch) (from 4:44, to 7:53) Iam McLagen and the Bump Band - She Stole It (Best of British) (Gadfly) (from 7:53, to 11:33) Steve Earle - The Unrepentant (I Feel Alright) (Warner Bros.) (from 11:33, to 15:47) Steve Earle - Taneytown (El Corazon) (Warner Bros.) (from 15:47, to 20:51) Steve Miller Band - Living In The U.S.A. (Steve Miller Band Box Set) (Capitol) (from 20:51, to 24:51) Sue Foley - Highwayside (Ten Days in November) (Shanachie) (from 25:57, to 30:03) Trish Murphy - Scorpio Tequila (Trish Murphy) (Raven Records) (from 30:03, to 33:43) Lucinda Williams - Changed The Locks (Lucinda Williams) (KOCH International) (from 33:43, to 37:24) Lucinda Williams - Real Live Bleeding Fingers and Broken Guitar Strings (World Without Tears) (Mercury) (from 37:34, to 42:14) Webb Wilder - Tough It Out (Doo Dad) (Zoo) (from 42:14, to 46:03) True Believers - She's Got (Hard Road) (Rykodisc) (from 46:34, to 50:58) James McMurtry - Sixty Acres (Live in Aught-Three) (Compadre Records) (from 50:58, to 55:23) Ben Kweller - The Rules (On My Way) (ATO/RCA Records) (from 55:23, to 57:58)
Playlist for November 15, 2009 James McMurtry - We Can't Make It Here Anymore (Childish Things) (Compadre) (from 1:26, to 8:26) Steve Earle - The Mountain (Just An American Boy) (Artemis Records) (from 8:26, to 13:40) Lyle Lovett - Natural Forces (Natural Forces) (Lost Highway) (from 13:40, to 19:11) Lyle Lovett and Al Green - Funny How Time Slips Away (Rhythm Country and Blues) (MCA) (from 20:14, to 24:44) Los Super Seven - My Window Faces The South (Heard It On The X) (Telarc) (from 24:44, to 27:12) Asleep at the Wheel - Blues For Dixie (Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys) (Liberty Records) (from 27:12, to 30:16) Lyle Lovett - Church (Joshua Judges Ruth) (MCA/Curb) (from 35:01, to 40:54) Francine Reed - Why I Don't Know (I Want You To Love Me) (Ichiban) (from 40:54, to 43:41) Randy Newman with Lyle Lovett - You've Got A Friend In Me (Smile: Songs From The Movies) (MCA/Curb) (from 43:41, to 46:16) Robert Earl Keen - The Front Porch Song (No Kinda Dancer) (from 51:35, to 55:10) Lyle Lovett - You Can't Resist It (You Can't Resist It - EP) (MCA/Curb) (from 55:10, to 58:13)
Playlist for November 1, 2009 Kelly Willis - Anyway The Wind Blows (Texans Live at Mountain Stage) (Blue Plate) (from 1:17, to 4:22) Austin Lounge Lizards - Father of a Honky Tonk Girl (Live Bait) (Watermelon) (from 4:22, to 7:23) Texas Tornados - Mendocine (Live From The Limo, Vol. 1) (Virgin) (from 7:23, to 12:47) Terri Hendrix - Gravity (Terri Hendrix Live) (Tycoon Cowgirl) (from 12:47, to 17:02) Stevie Ray Vaughan - Lenny (Live at Carnegie Hall) (Epic) (from 22:03, to 29:29) Joe Ely - All Just To Get To You (Live @ Antone's) (Rounder) (from 34:12, to 38:22) Robert Earl Keen - Going Down In Style (The Live Album) (Sugar Hill) (from 44:33, to 48:46) Chris Wall - I Feel Like Singin' Along (Any Saturday Night in Texas - Live) (Cold Spring) (from 48:46, to 52:16) Twangbangers - How Mountain Girls Can Love (26 Days on the Road) (Hightone) (from 52:16, to 55:15) Stevie Ray Vaughan - Rude Mood (Live at Carnegie Hall) (Epic) (from 55:15, to 56:56) Playlist for October 25, 2009 Handsome Family - Poor, Poor Lenore (In The Air) (Carrot Top) Tom Waits - Russian Dance (The Black Rider) (Island) Ray Wylie Hubbard - The Riverbed (Crusades of the Restless Nights) (Philo) The Gourds - Flamenco Cabaret (Bolsa de Agua) (Sugar Hill) Handsome Family - Down In The Ground (In The Air) (Carrot Top) Jon Dee Graham - October (Summerland) (New West) Tom Waits - November (The Black Rider) (Island) Guy Forsyth - Don't You Mind People Grinning in Your Face (Can You Live Without) (Antone's) Bad Livers - Death Trip (Blood and Mood) (Sugar Hill) Townes Van Zandt - The Hole (No Deeper Blue) (Sugar Hill) Tom Waits - Oily Night (The Black Rider) (Island) Austin Lounge Lizards - Hillbillies in a Haunted House (Never An Adult Moment) (Sugar Hill) Steve Earle and The Supersuckers - Creepy Jackalope Eye (Steve Earle and the Supersuckers EP) (Sub Pop) Webb Wilder - Slow Death (Town and Country) (Watermelon) The Gourds - Bugs (Bolsa de Aguo) (Sugar Hill)
Playlist for October 18, 2009 Michael Nesmith - Silver Moon (Loose Salute) (RCA) (start - 1:41, end - 4:48) Bill Kirchen - Hillbilly Truck Driving Man (Tied to the Wheel) (Hightone) (start - 4:48, end - 8:07) Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen - Sunset on the Sage (Live from Deep in the Heart of Texas) (MCA) (start - 8:07, end - 11:35) Michael Nesmith - I Am Not That (Tropical Campfires) (label: Pacific Arts) (start - 20:37, end - 23:15) The Twangbangers - Hot Rod Lincoln (26 Days on the Road) (Hightone) (start - 23:24, end - 32:46) Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen - Seeds and Stems (Again) (Lost in the Ozone) (MCA) (start - 36:39, end - 40:24) Michael Nesmith - Some of Shelly's Blues (Pretty Much Your Standard Ranch Stash) (RCA) (start - 40:24, end - 43:39) Scott McKnight - Sunny Girlfriend (Papa Nez: A Loose Salute to the Work of Michael Nesmith) (Dren Records) (start - 43:39, end - 45:47) The Monkees - The Door Into Summer (Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones LTD.) (Rhino) (start - 48:08, end - 50:48) The Twangbangers - Truck Drivin' Man (26 Days on the Road) (Hightone) (start - 50:48, end - 54:24) Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen - I'm Coming Home (Live from Deep in the Heart of Texas) (MCA) (start - 54:24, end - 57:03)
Playlist for October 11, 2009 Willie Nelson - Me And Paul (Yesterday's Wine) (Justice) (start - 1:06, end - 4:49) Beaver Nelson - Mad River (Undisturbed) (Black Dog) (start - 4:49, end - 8:42) Marcia Ball - La Ti Da (Gatorhythms) (Rounder) (start - 8:42, end - 12:23) T.D. Bell and Erbie Bowser - Gee Baby, Ain't I Been Good To You? (It's About Time) (Spindletop) (start - 12:23, end - 16:05) Dwight Yoakum - Rapid City, South Dakota (Pears in the Snow: The Songs of Kinky Friedman) (Damian) (start - 16:05, end - 18:52) The 13th Floor Elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me (Texas Music Vol. 3, Garage Bands and Psychedelia) (Rhino) (start - 23:49, end - 26:13) Fastball - Androgynous (So What: A Tribute to the Replacements) (Dis/Twin Records) (start - 26:13, end - 28:02) ZZ Top - TV Dinners (Eliminator) (Warner Bros.) (start - 28:02, end - 31:50) Albert Collins, Robert Cray, Johnny Copeland - Black Cat Bone (Showdown!) (Alligator) (start - 33:18, end - 38:14) Walter Hyatt - Teach Me About Love (Music Town) (Sugar Hill) (start - 38:14, end - 41:57) Lisa Mednick - Buttons of Your Skin (Across The Great Divide: Songs of Joe Carol Pierce) (Dejadisc) (start - 41:57, end - 47:13) Kimmie Rhodes - Just One Love (Jackalopes, Moons and Angels, 1985-1990) (Label: Last Call) (start - 47:13, end - 51:46) Larry Joe Taylor - The Fishin' Song (Front Row, Third Coast) (Label: Boat Folk) (start - 52:55, end - 57:18)
Playlist for October4, 2009 Bobby Fuller Four - Only When I Dream (Never To Be Forgotten) (Del-Fi) Jesse Dayton - Big City Blues (Raisin' Cain) (Justice) Hamilton Poole - Apple Pie (Hamilton Poole) (Watermelon) The Bad Livers - Brand New Hat (Industry and Thrift) (Sugar Hill) The Gourds - Ziggy Stardust (Gogitchershinebox) (Watermelon) Alejandro Escovedo - All The Young Dudes (The Official Blue Rose Bootleg Series) (Blue Rose Records) Guy Clark - Ain't No Trouble To Me (Cold Dog Soup) (Sugar Hill) Dana Cooper - The Moon Ain't Been Hung Yet (Harry Truman Built a Road) (Dog Eared) Eric Geyer - Sensitive Guy (You Never Get What You Want) (Eric Geyer) Mary Cutrofello - Loving You Beats All I've Ever Seen (Who To Love and When To Leave) (Mary Cutrofello) Boz Scaggs - Some Change (Some Change) (Virgin) Rosie Flores - Tremolo (Dancehall Dreams) (Rounder) Troy Campbell - Blind (American Breakdown) (Loud House) The Derailers - Just One More Time (Reverb Deluxe) (Watermelon) Steve Fisher - A Girl Like That (A Boy's Life In Texas) (Waterbug) Terry Allen - Wilderness of This World (Human Remains) (Sugar Hill) Playlist for September 27, 2009 Steve Earle - Devil's Right Hand (Live from Austin, TX - Nov. 12, 2000) (New West) Townes Van Zandt - Loretta (The Nashville Sessions) (Rhino) Guy Clark - Dancin' Days (The Dark) (Sugar Hill) Kris Kristofferson - Help Me Make It Through The Night (The Austin Sessions) (Atlantic) Bob Dylan - I Feel A Change Comin' On (Together Through Life) (Columbia) Billy Joe Shaver - Corsicana Daily Sun (Freedom's Child) (Compadre) Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis - Ride Me Down Easy (A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver - Live) (Compadre) Billy Joe Shaver - I'm Just An Old Chunk of Coal (Restless Wind: The Legendary Billy Joe Shaver, 1973-1987) (Razor & Tie) Buddy and Julie Miller - Gasoline and Matches (Written in Chalk) (New West) Albert and Gage - Hell or High Water (Dakota Lullaby) (Moon House Records) W.C. Clark - Pretty Little Mama (Lover's Plea) (Black Top Records) The Little Willies - It's Not You It's Me (The Little Willies) (EMI) Patty Griffin - When It Don't Come Easy (KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 13) (KGSR) The Flatlanders - No Way I'll Never Need You (Hills and Valleys) (New West) Terri Hendrix - Motherless Children (Voices of a Grateful Nation: Vol. 2 - Texas Country and Americana) (Icehouse Music) Playlist for September 13, 2009 Jesse Dayton - Doin' My Time (Dear Johnny) (Hairball 8) Bill Kirchen - Interstate (Raise a Ruckus) (Hightone) Al Dexter and his Troopers - Wine, Women and Song (Texas Music Vol. 2, Western Swing & Honky Tonk) (Rhino) Asleep at the Wheel - Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens (Live at Billy Bob's Texas) (Smith Music Group) Kris Kristofferson - Me And Bobby McGee (The Austin Sessions) (Atlantic) Mance Lipscomb - Run Sinner Run (Texas Songster, Vol 4: Live at the Cabale) (Arhoolie) Chris Smither - Confirmation (Train Home) (High Tone) Lynn Morris - Wrong Road Again (You'll Never Be The Sun) (Rounder) Libbi Bosworth - Disappearing Ink (Libbiville) (label: Stark Raving) Fastball - Charlie the Methadone Man (All The Pain Money Can Buy) (Hollywood) Stephen Bruton - Make That Call (Spirit World) (New West) Richard Buckner - Six Years (Bloomed) (Dejadisc) The Handsome Family - Fallen Peaches (Singing Bones) (Carrot Top) Steve James - Downbound Train (Art and Grit) (Discovery) Joe Ely - Ranches and Rivers (Live at Antones) (Rounder) Sara Hickman - Dear Tracy (Spiritual Appliances) (Shanachie) Playlist for September 6, 2009 Omar and the Howlers - I Want You (Southern Style) (Watermelon) Kim Lenz and the Jaguars - Choctaw Boogie (The One and Only) (Hightone) Ben Atkins - I'll Come Around (Maybelle) (Hightone) Groobies - Matchmaker (Wayside) (label: Groobie) George Jones - Maybe Little Baby (Cup of Lonliness, the Classoc Mercury Years) (Mercury) Hank Thompson - Triflin' Gal (Seven Decades) (Hightone) Buddy Miller - I Can't Get Over You (Midnight and Lonesome) (Hightone) Sarah Sharp - Run (Fourth Person) (label: Sarah Sharp) Meredith Louis Miller - Forward Into Love (Bob) (Doolittle Records) Lyle Lovett - Election Day (My Baby Don't Tolerate) (Lost Highway) By Starlight - Won't Wait Long (A Portrait of Heartaches and Never Agains) (Songbyrd) Zuzu Bollin - Blues in the Dark (Texas Bluesman) (Antone's) Dave Alvin - East Texas Blues (King of California) (Hightone) Steve Miller Band - Evil (On Tour: 1973-1976) (King Biscuit) Robert Earl Keen - I'll Go On Downtown (The Live Album) (Sugar Hill) Dave Biller and Travis County Pickin' - Austin-Tatious (Travis County Pickin') (HMG) Playlist for August 30, 2009 Lightnin' Hopkins - Backwater Blues (The Very Best of Lightnin' Hopkins) (Tradition) Chris Smither - Can't Shake These Blues (Live As I'll Ever Be) (Hightone) Uncle Walt's Band - As The Crow Flies (An American in Texas, Revisited) (Sugar Hill) Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown (live at the Cibolo Creek Country Club) (recorded by KSTX) Lynn Morris - Wrong Road Again (You'll Never Be The Sun) (Rounder) Bo Reynolds - Going Back To Houston (Out In Texas) (Boma Records) Sugar - If I Can't Change Your Mind (Besides) (Rykodisc) Patty Griffin - Every Little Bit (Living With Ghosts) (A&M) Peter Keane - Everything's About The Same (Another Kind of Blue) (Broken White) Asylum Street Spankers - I Don't Wanna (Hot Lunch) (Cold Spring) The Meat Purveyors - I'd Rather Be Your Enemy (Pain By Numbers) (Bloodshot) Jon Dee Graham - Best (First Bear on the Moon) (Freedom) Townes Van Zandt - No Plavce To Fall (Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, TX) (Fat Possum) Elliott Smith - Between The Bars (Either/Or) (Kill Rock Stars) Steve Earle - I'm Nothing Without You (Train a' Comin') (Warner Bros.) Guy Clark - She Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Keepers) (Sugar Hill) Sue Foley - Every Road I Take (Every Road I Take: The Best of Comtemporary Acoustic Blues) (Shanachie) Playlist for August 23, 2009 Patty Griffin - Truth #2 (KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 11) (KGSR) Elliott Smith - Pictures of Me (Either/Or) (Kill Rock Stars) Elliott Smith - Oh Well, OK (XO) (DreamWorks) The Lymbic System - Astrology Days (Love Your Abuser) (Psywarp) Spoon - Everything Hits At Once (Girls Can Tell) (Merge) Beaver Nelson - East 11th Street (Big Sweet Life: The Songs of Jon Dee Graham) (Freedom) Bruce Robison - Bed of Ashes (Country Sunshine) (Boar's Nest) Texas Tornados - She Never Spoke Spanish To Me (Texas Tornados) (Reprise) Shake Russell - Out Of Control (Deep In The West) (Jalapeno) The Faces - Ooh La La (Ooh La La) (Warner Bros.) The Mean Purveyors - Heartbreaker (Pain By Numbers) (Bloodshot) Travis County Pickin' - Danny's Boogie (Country Jazz Guitar Austin, TX Style) (HMG) Kenny and the Kasuals - Journey To Tyme (Texas Music Vol. 3 - Garage Bands and Psychedelia) (Rhino) Steve Miller Band - Space Cowboy (SMB box) (Capitol) Ray Wylie Hubbard - Rock n' Roll Is A Vicious Game (Growl) (Philo) Allison Moorer - Work To Go (Getting Somewhere) (Sugar Hill) James McCurtry and Jules Shear - Safeside (Columbia Records Radio Hour, Vol. 1) (Columbia) Playlist for August 9, 2009 Kelly Willis - Nobody Wants To Go To The Moon Anymore (KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 15) (KGSR) Lyle Lovett - She's Leaving Me Because She Really Wants To (Joshua Judges Ruth) (Curb) Buddy and Julie Miller (with Robert Plant) - What You Gonna Do Leroy? (Written In Chalk) (New West) Lightnin' Hopkins - Ball of Twine (The Very Best of Lightnin' Hopkins) (Tradition) Walter Hyatt - Motor City Man (Some Unfinished Business Vol. 1) (King Tears) Brave Combo - Louie Louie (The Exotic Rocking Life) (Dentone Records) Bobby Blue Bland - Cry Cry Cry (Two Steps From The Blues) (MCA) Stevie Ray Vaughan - Honey Bee (Couldn't Stand The Weather) (Epic) Pete Mayes - I'm Ready (Antones 20th Anniversary) (Antone's) Terri Hendrix - Bottom of the Hill (The Spiritual Kind) (Wilory) James McMurtry - Just Us Kids (Just Us Kids) (Lightning Rod) Tish Hinojosa - Building #9 (Best of the Sandia) (Watermelon) Clandestine - Peggy (To Anybody At All) (Candletime) George Jones - I'm Ragged But I'm Right (Cup of Loneliness: The Classic Mercury Years) (Mercury) Playlist for August 2, 2009 Terri Hendrix - Jim Thorpe's Blues (The Spiritual Kind) (Wilory Records)
July 26, 2009
The disc is available in San Antonio at Hogwild Records, Half Price Books, and Music Town, and in Austin at Waterloo Records. You can also find it online at Buttercup’s official website, www.buttercult.com.
Extended Interview with members of Buttercup, Erik Sanden, Joe Reyes, Jamie Roadman, and Odie: Upcoming shows:
Buttercup performs "Betta No Better" in the Texas Public Radio studios:
Buttercup performs "Superior" in the Texas Public Radio studios:
Download songs from Buttercup's TPR studio session: Photos of Buttercup's in-studio performance:
Playlist for July 19, 2009 W.C.Clark and porterdavis - Soldier's Plea (Voices of a Grateful Nation, Part One) (Icehouse Music)
Playlist for July 12, 2009 Bob Wills - My Window Faces The South (Anthology: 1935-1973) (Rhino)
Playlist for July 5, 2009 The Texmaniacs - Marina (Borders Y Bailes)
Texas Public Radio’s Nathan Cone brought the band into our studios recently to play some tunes, and talk about how the effort to preserve their recorded past brought them back to the present.
Extended interview with Hector and David Saldaña of the Krayolas:
The Krayolas Perform "Marie Leveau" in the Texas Public Radio Studios:
"Marie Laveau" by The Krayolas from KSTX on Vimeo. Download songs from their TPR studio session:
 The Krayolas - "Your Doorway Darlin’"
Photos of The Krayolas' in-studio performance:
Playlist for June 21, 2009 Sometimes, songwriting talent runs in the family. Case in point – the Earle clan. Townes Van Zandt - Pancho and Lefty (Rear View Mirror) Playlist for May 31, 2009
Stephen Bruton - Bigger Wheel (From The Five)
Playlist for May 24, 2009 The San Antonio band Girl in a Coma is releasing their second album on Blackheart Records on June 2. Trio B.C. is chock full of the punk sounds they’re known for, along with such disparate influences as 1950s and 1960s girl groups, 1980s New Wave, and the influence of band favorite, Morrissey. They stopped by the TPR studios this week for an interview and performance. The band’s San Antonio release show is May 29 at Jack’s Patio. Girl in a Coma at iTunes
Playlist for May 17, 2009 Patty Griffin - Truth No. 2 (KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 11)
Playlist for May 10, 2009 Not available.
Playlist for May 3, 2009 Alejandro Escovedo - Sister Lost Soul (Live Animal - EP)
Playlist for April 26, 2009
Web Links: MP3 downloads of Athens v. Sparta recorded live in the TPR Studios:
Playlist for April 19, 2009 Kelly Willis - Nobody Wants To Go To The Moon Anymore (KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 15)
Playlist for April 12, 2009 Not available.
Playlist for April 5, 2009 Ben Kweller - Penny On The Train Track (Ben Kweller)
Playlist for March 29, 2009 The Flatlanders - She Had Everything - More a Legend Than A Band (Rounder) February 8, 2009
Related Link: Texas Matters' Tribute to Buddy Holly September 19, 2008 We’re brewing a hearty stew of Texas music – which may contain trace amounts of New Orleans gumbo with piano goddess Marcia Ball on hand. We’ll also hear from honky-tonk standard-bearer, Wayne Hancock, queen of the Republic of Texafrance, Christine Albert and literate rabble-rouser, James McMurtry. August 24, 2008 Singer, songwriter and producer extraordinaire, T Bone Burnett is back with a new album. After busying himself exclusively with production work for 14 years, Tooth of Crime comes hot on the heels of his return to solo work in 2006. Written for a Sam Shepard play of the same name, the album has been grabbing fantastic reviews. We’ll same some highlights and play music from a career spanning roughly 35 years... including his productions for Roy Orbison, Elvis Costello, Gillian Welch, Marshall Crenshaw, and the soundtrack for O Brother, Where Art Thou? August 10, 2008
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April 6, 2008 He’s not from Texas, but Billy Bob Thornton DOES hail from neighboring Arkansas. Plus, he just wrapped up an appearance at the South By Southwest music and film festival in Austin. Our own Nathan Cone caught up with Billy Bob and his new band the Boxmasters at South By Southwest. We’ll hear their chat and some brand new music from BB and the B’s. We’ll also have time for plenty more music - direct from the Lone Star state. It's MOSTLY Texas music... coming up this Sunday night at 7 on KSTX, 89.1 FM. Playlist:
All Boxmasters songs available as digital downloads on Delllounge.com March 30, 2008 We'll be jumping around the state and all over the musical map. From Norah Jones to George Jones — the Bobby Fuller Four to Asleep at the Wheel. We have 'Miles and Miles of Texas' and just as much music in store. Playlist:
March 23, 2008
Some know him as Julia Roberts’ ex. Some know him from the big hair. Some know he has a Large Band. But fans of Lyle Lovett know him as a master of sly, subtle songwriting. We’ll play highlights from his latest, It’s Not Big It’s Large. And we’ll sneak in a set of Lyle Lovett rarities as well.
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Three down, one to go. The San Antonio band Buttercup has just released the third in a series of four CDs it plans to unleash within the span of one year. On this edition of Sunday Night Session features highlights from their new disc, The Head Sits Upside Down On The Top Of The Head, and get to lots more music from the band. Nathan Cone interviews the band, who plays a live session recorded in the Texas Public Radio studios.
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The San Antonio band Buttercup released their latest full-length album, The Weather Here, this week. Produced by Salim Nourallah (The Old 97’s), The Weather Here was recorded mostly live. The album hangs together well; the songs are about the emotional connections we have to people and places. 
The San Antonio-based band The Krayolas toured the state in the 1970s and 1980s, recording a string of regional hits in the process. But after a time, the band dissolved, and the various members moved on to other projects. Now, with the help of Texas Music legend Augie Myers, after a 20-year hiatus, The Krayolas are back with a new album, 
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Guitarist, producer, singer, songwriter, actor and Texas music historian, Stephen Bruton, died this month at the age of 60. He passed away in Los Angeles after a 2½ year long battle with throat cancer on May 9th. We remember Stephen Bruton with music and conversation. We’ll play highlights from a solo acoustic performance he recorded for Sunday Night Session back in 1997 and hear excerpts from our backstage interview. We’ll also hear some of his best work in the Producer’s Chair; with the likes of Alejandro Escovedo, Chris Smither and Jimmie Dale Gilmore.
Athens v. Sparta: The History of the Peloponnesian War
Extended interview with Athens v. Sparta
The Ionian War
The Hot Club of Cowtown are back together and touring this summer. The trio of Western Swingers took a break for a couple of years while fiddle player Elana James joined Bob Dylan’s band. But a new “Best of” CD is due out soon and the band is booked with dates through mid-2009. To celebrate, we’ll play cuts from all five of the official Hot Club of Cowtown albums.
Songwriter Elliott Smith may be best known for his association with Portland but he was raisedin Duncanville, Texas. Smith was born on August 6th, 1969 and died in 2003 after fighting depression and drug addition for years. We remember the gifted performer tonight with music from throughout his brief - but bright - career. 
Take a glance at nearly any review of the latest release by Alejandro Escovedo and it won't take long to find the phrase "album of the year." In a career already filled with highlights, "Real Animal" still stands out for its rapturous reception. And - happily - the praise is well founded. We jump head first into the sonic assault of "Real Animal" and sample music from all phases of Alejandro's past. We'll save room for rare tracks and live performances as well. 
Even though she’s considered a member of the extended family of New Orleans piano masters, Marcia Ball is one of the institutions of Texas music. She returns with a new disc and a title that sums it all up – “Peace, Love and BBQ.” We’ll hopscotch through the career of this boogie-woogie goddess and play plenty of selections from the new album. Don’t be shy about cranking up the volume when Marcia Ball tackles the ivories. 
Singer songwriter, James McMurtry is back. And since his 2005 release was called "Childish Things"… it’s fitting that the latest disc is titled “Just Us Kids.” And as long as the kids don’t mind politically-charged rock powered by growling electric guitar – and served with a healthy dose of dark humor – they’ll find plenty to love here. (No, you’ll never confuse a James McMurtry album with children’s music.) We’ll rip through some highlights and play music from all nine of McMurtry’s albums. 
More from the class of ‘86. Last week we featured Steve Earle, this time it’s Lyle Lovett’s turn. Both released their debut albums in 1986 and both released strong new albums last year.
Between his satellite radio show, his political activism, his acting gig on HBO’s series The Wire and his high-profile marriage to singer/songwriter Allison Moorer, you can almost forget the wealth of great music Steve Earle has been releasing in the past several years. Recently, this transplanted Texan moved from Nashville to New York City and released an album that partially serves as a tribute to his new home, Washington Square Serenade. We’ll hopscotch through the highlights on the CD, and play plenty of hits and rarities from throughout his career.It’s all Texas music, courtesy of Steve Earle.
February 10, 2008
Yes, it's time once again for the SNS Xmas show. We've got mistletoe, plenty of eggnog... and we'll make sure the steak is chicken-fried. As far as we're concerned, it's just not the holidays until Robert Earl Keen sings Merry Christmas From The Family. Join us on the night BEFORE the 'Night Before Christmas'... as we play our favorite Texas Christmas songs. We'll hear classics by Charles Brown, Asleep at the Wheel, Kelly Willis and Bill Kirchen.
The grab-bag is back! We'll be dipping into the pioneering blues of T-Bone Walker... the radio-ready power-pop of Fastball... we'll visit a world where no electricity is allowed to hear the wild acoustic sounds of the Asylum Street Spankers... and we'll also find the time to sample the stripped-down country of Willie Nelson's demo recordings. It's a giant mixed bag overflowing with Lone Star musical bounty.
We’ve got the blues, Texas style — and it’s a state with a rich blues history so we have a full plate. From the country acoustic sound of Lightnin’ Hopkins to pioneering electric guitarist T-Bone Walker… and from powerhouse-belter, Big Mama Thornton to the cool piano blues of Charles Brown… we’ll dig deep. We’ll also save room for modern day masters like W.C. Clark and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Born near Beaumont, Texas, George Jones is said to have the greatest voice in the history of country music. Whether you agree with such an absolute designation or not, he is certainly responsible for some of the genre’s most memorable songs and performances. Much has been made of his turbulent personal life over the years, but we’ll be focusing on the MUSIC… jumping back to his first hit single from the mid 1950’s and covering his most productive decades of recording.
We received the sad news that one of our all-time favorites here on the show, Don Walser passed away at the age of 72. He died on Sept. 20 and it would be hard to find a better example of real country music - Texas style. He didn’t begin a serious recording career until later in life, after retiring from the National Guard in the 90’s. He blew audiences away with his stunning voice every time he hit the stage. And thankfully, once he committed himself full-time to music, he left us with a peerless collection of performances on disc. We'll play highlights from all of his albums and some rare solo acoustic performances he recorded for KSTX back in 1996. It's all 'pure' Texas music with Don Walser and the Pure Texas Band.
Lucinda Williams has recorded seemingly countless duets over the years. Scattered among tribute albums, film soundtracks and guest appearances with other artists, she's amassed quite a collection. But it's so hard to track them all down. Well, that's where we come in. In this show that originally aired back in January, we attempt to pull them all together in one place. It's a full hour of Lucinda duets, featuring partners like Willie Nelson, Graham Parker, Steve Earle, Buddy Miller, Ralph Stanley, John Prine, Emmylou Harris and Elvis Costello.
