Splurged earlier today and picked up both the PJ Harvey B-Sides vinyl box set, and the Sade vinyl box set. Got to spend some Christmas money on fun stuff for a change, and also got to take advantage of Waterloo’s box set discount at the same time.
The new season of Austin City Limits begins this Saturday with an hour long Brandi Carlile episode. The stream of the taping was incredible, so I’m really excited to see the final product. Check your local PBS station for airtimes.
Picked up the latest in Stereolab's "Switched On" series at Waterloo Records earlier this afternoon. While I was checking out, I overheard a very pleasant, rather familiar sounding British voice behind me. I turned for a look as I headed for the door...it was just one time Austinite Robert Plant. I had pretty much walked right in front of a rock and roll hall of famer on the way to the register & didn't even notice.
Enjoying this Buffalo Hunt album, “Ambitions of Ambiguity”. Hints of St. Vincent’s first few albums in places, but a lot of sonic variety here. The straight up country duet with fiancée Shakey Graves is an outlier, but it’s also a standout track.