David Diers

Really felt good about this one. What a killer tune and planet waves is such a surprising record as well, So good.

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What a gem this tune is, thank you mr Dylan. Sung with love…

I've been reading bits of Mark Fisher from his collected K-Punk book (thanks to Harvey) and there are a lot of mental barbs in it - things that catch my brain matter and yank out all of the surrounding tissue…

It's time for another edition of ATX: Five On Friday, the series that brings you five tracks from the Austin music scene hand-curated by yours truly. Let's get down to business!

Here is the 2019 playlist so far:

Five Spectacular

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Nearly halfway through the set Willie Barnes II, set his microphone down and jumped down into the crowd, the audience formed a tunnel as he danced back to the back of the room, the band on…

We are a little past due for Five On Friday, the monthly series that brings you five tracks from the Austin music scene hand-curated by yours truly. This is episode 2: and I have to say, the live music capital…

There is so much good music coming out of this town; it's madness. I do my best to get out there and see as much of it as I can, but there are limits given my own rehearsals, commitments, and…

It was a cold day in early January. The wooden floor was frigid to my bare feet. The joints in my hands and fingers moved slowly. I pulled a heavy wool flannel over me. Its course weave scratched at my…

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I've never been a regular. I love the idea though. It's knowing and being known; having a well-worn path; holding the stories, names and faces of a place. People calling out "Norm" when you come…

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There is a moment that I love to see--it's a very quick one, and you can't be too overt about watching it. It's when you see a couple, new to each other, but falling hard…

It's the holiday season, and this little elf is here to help. I love giving gifts and thinking about gifts for my favorite folks. I've noticed over time that it's not everyone's favorite thing to do and can sometimes be…

Fall in Texas is relatively short but always pleasant it usually takes until early winter to touch into any kind of temperature near where it is in early September up in Pennsylvania. Sometimes though we get that perfect combination fo…

I have always enjoyed going to see musical artists interpret their own songs as performers. I think of Bob Dylan's version of "Blowing in the Wind" from the "Love and Theft" tour. I saw him several times on that tour…