Drew Emmitt sent me a notice about his upcoming three-day run in Costa Rica with the Nershis. On his MySpace page, Drew says this is a cheap time to fly to San Jose. Round trip from Atlanta to SJO is $406, for instance.
Live365 Fights For Its Right To Party
Internet radio stations run by nonprofits or by one person may soon be a thing of the past, if the Copyright Royalty Board has its way. Live365 is reporting that a $500 minimum fee per channel per year will be required under new CRB regualtions. With 10,000 stations...
Dancin’ Shoes Required
Angela Poe at Eenie Meenie Records in L.A. sent me this new track by Scissors For Lefty. The San Francisco band is coming off several rolicking performances at SXSW, and is currently on East Coast spring tour. They play the Greenville, SC area tomorrow night, Durham,...
Music Critic Spotting
Last Thursday night during The Viper Room showcase at The Apple Bar, I kept looking over at this guy who was standing near me. I thought maybe I knew him from some place. I was thinking a Dead show. Turns out he's Rolling Stone senior editor, David Fricke. Not that I...
A South Austin Pilgrimage
We just spent 10 action-packed days in Austin for SXSW. Austin is a great American city (GAC)—one we hadn’t visited in four years. During South By there are a million places to be and even more things to do. It’s a challenge to shrink it all down to manageable...