John Moreland, Will Johnson, etc to Play Chris Porter Fundraiser

 Chris was a good guy and a friend of Farce the Music. Please attend this if you're able!

 

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ALL-STAR CAST OF AMERICANA ARTISTS TO PLAY FUNDRAISER FOR POSTHUMOUS RELEASE OF CHRIS PORTER'S FINAL ALBUM


"It's Gonna Get Weird Without You" 
A benefit ft. Alejandro Escovedo, Will Johnson, John Moreland, Aaron Lee Tasjan,
The Mastersons, John Calvin Abney, Shonna Tucker & more

Dec. 11, Austin, TX @ C-Boys Heart & Soul

In the wake of the tragic passing of Austin, TX, musician Chris Porter (and his Bluebonnet Rattlesnakes bandmate Mitchell Vandenburg) this October, Porter's friends and musical admirers are now gathering for the worthiest of causes—raising funds to help finish and release his brilliant final album, Don't Go Baby It's Gonna Get Weird Without You. Join them Dec. 11 at C-Boys Heart & Soul in Austin, TX, to celebrate the life of this beloved, unsung hero of the Americana underground. The evening will feature a silent auction and performances from Alejandro Escovedo, Will Johnson (Centro-matic, Monsters of Folk), John Moreland, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Shonna Tucker (Drive-By Truckers), The Mastersons, John Calvin Abney, Sarah Green & Drew Carman. $30 advance, no hard tickets—will call at the door Doors @ 7:30pm,  21+

Bonnie Whitmore Performs "F*** With Sad Girls"

NSFW, obviously.

From Bonnie's new album of the same title. I LOVE this song.

FTM's Favorite Albums of 2013: 21-60

21. Two Cow Garage - Death of the Self-Preservation Society

22. Band of Heathens - Sunday Morning Record

23. Tim Easton - Not Cool

24. Quaker City Night Hawks - Honcho

25. Caitlin Rose - The Stand-in

26. Charlie Robison - High Times

27. Water Liars - Wyoming

28. Buffalo Gospel - We Can Be Horses

29. William Clark Green - Rose Queen

30. Doc Feldman and the LD50 - Sundowning at the Station

31. Lindi Ortega - Tin Star

32. Robbie Fulks - Gone Away Backward

33. Chris King - 1983

34. JJ Grey & Mofro - This River

35. Shinyribs - Gulf Coast Museum

36. Valerie June - Pushin' Against a Stone

37. The Wood Brothers - The Muse

38. The White Buffalo - Shadows, Greys and Evil Ways

39. Will Hoge - Never Give In

40. The Statesboro Revue - Ramble on Privilege Creek

41. Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis - Cheater's Game

42. Deer Tick - Negativity

43. J. Roddy Walston and The Business - Essential Tremors

44. The Mavericks - In Time

45. Javi Garcia - The Great Controversy

46. Jimbo Mathus - White Buffalo

47. The Winery Dogs - s/t

48. Holly Williams - The Highway

49. Alan Jackson - The Bluegrass Album

50. Red City Radio - Titles

51. Clutch - Earth Rocker

52. Charlie Worsham - Rubberband

53. North Mississippi Allstars - World Boogie is Coming

54. Zane Williams - Overnight Success

55. Cage the Elephant - Melophobia

56. Earl Sweatshirt - Doris

57. Hiss Golden Messenger - Haw

58. Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap

59. Jason Boland and the Stragglers - Dark and Dirty Mile

60. Dallas Moore Band - Blessed Be the Bad Ones

Very Honorable Mentions:

Bonnie Whitmore - There I Go Again, Bow Thayer and Perfect Trainwreck - Eden, The Devil Makes Three - I'm a Stranger Here, George Strait - Love is Everything, The Avett Brothers - Magpie and the Dandelion, The Weeks - Dear Bo Jackson, Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell - Old Yellow Moon, Dawes - Stories Don't End, I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the House - Mayberry, Jayke Orvis & the Broken Band - Bless This Mess, Owen Temple - Stories They Tell, Have Gun Will Travel - Fiction, Fact or Folktale?, Lorde - Pure Heroine, The Wild Feathers - s/t, Phosphorescent - Muchacho, Lincoln Durham - Exodus of the Deemed Unrighteous, Star Anna - Go to Hell, The Deadfields - Often Wrong Never in Doubt, Left Lane Cruiser - Rock Them Back to Hell, Hank 3 - Brothers of the 4x4, Kellie Pickler - The Woman I Am, D.B. Rielly - Cross My Heart + Hope to Die, Amanda Shires - Down Fell the Doves, Brett Detar - Too Free to Live, Blitzen Trapper - VII, Mando Saenz - Studebaker, Cody Canada - Some Old, Some New, Maybe a Cover or Two, Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City, Childish Gambino - Because the Internet