Guys/Girls with Guitars/Pianos Day

(Singer/Songwriter Day or something...)

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Friday is Singer/Songwriter Day

And by "Singer/Songwriter" I mean the Grey's Anatomy/One Tree Hill soundtrack variety (John Mayer, Josh Kelley, etc.). Here's a taste:

Dishonest DVD Cover

Christmas Gift Card Haul

I always get a lot of gift cards for Christmas because... well, the music I ask for isn't on the shelf at Walmart 90% of the time and Mamaw Peg and Auntie Suejane never heard of Drive-by Truckers or Hayes Carll. So this year, I got ZERO CDs for Christmas for the first time ever; well, in the CD era anyway... but I got a &*$%load of gift cards, most of them easy to spend on music music music! So anyway, here are my early grabs. What tunes did you snag for Christmas or with the aid of Christmas/holiday gift cards?


The Gourds - Haymaker
Cajun flavored roots rockin', toe tappin' fun.






















Brandon Kinney - Smells Like Texas
What a kidder this guy. Funny stuff that I thought would get old after a few listens, but it's actually grown on me... like a mold.






















Centro-matic/South San Gabriel - Dual Hawks
Two bands fronted by the same guy (Will Johnson) - one band guitar crunching alt-countryish indie rock, the other more atmospheric alt-countryish indie rock.






















Sammy Kershaw - I Can't Reach Her Anymore (single song)
Love this song! Just a good ol' country weeper with a killer hook.