Robert Earl Keen: More Cactus
In 1993, Robert Earl Keen recorded a song called “Paint the Town Beige,” a clear-eyed rumination about a man retiring from big-city bustle to the quiet family life in a small town. It’s an amazingly well-observed character study about finding simple joys in narrower horizons, especially from a guy who was still in his twenties and largely untested. read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesThis Week’s New Album Releases (8/30/2011)
A lot of heavyweight's released new albums this week. Lil' Wayne finally dropped _Tha Carter IV_ teaching children everywhere how to spell incorrectly and about roman numerals. Another highly anticipated album, Red Hot Chili Peppers _I'm With You_, the first without John Frusciante also came out. Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, released his third album under his Nightwatchmen name while the ever present Lenny Kravitz explored _Black and White America_ for his latest release. read more
Found in: Music, NewsRobert Earl Keen: Ready For Confetti
Somewhere in the gulf between Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Rodney Crowell and Lyle Lovett and next wave Lone Stars Pat Green, Jack Ingram, Stoney LaRue, Randy Rogers and Hayes Carll, Robert Earl Keen put down roots—and was slightly less visible for the lack of a scene. But the journeyman troubadour, a Lone Star fixture for more than three decades, took his energy and applied it to his craft. Instead of bitching about not being famous, he crafted 16 albums that stand as a measure of what a split rail songwriter/artist can be.... read more
Found in: Music, Reviews33 Musical Dads Discuss Fatherhood
On Father's Day, we turn to the dad rockers to hear their thoughts on music, fatherhood and the overlap between those two roles. We spoke with over 30 musicians including The Hold Steady, Billy Bragg, Elbow, Robert Earl Keen and numerous musical dads about the glories and the perils of their two full-time gigs. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayHelp Austin Help Haiti to Feature Robert Earl Keen, Shawn Colvin, Flatlanders, Many More
Austin Music Hall in Austin, Texas, will play host to the “Help Austin Help Haiti” benefit concert for the victims of last week’s tragic earthquake. The show happens this Sunday, Jan. 24, with a lineup boasting myriad country and Americana artists such as Bob Schneider, Kinky Friedman, Reckless Kelly, Patricia Vonne, Band of Heathens, Charlie Sexton, The Joe Ely Band, The Flatlanders (with Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock), Robert Earl Keen, The Gourds, Bruce Robison, Kelly Willis, Shawn Colvin, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Asleep At The Wheel and Guy Forsyth.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsEars We Trust: Robert Earl Keen
In this long-running feature, music-industry tastemakers tell us what they’re listening to and loving. Today’s columnist: Texas singer/songwriter Robert Earl Keen.... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesRobert Earl Keen: The Rose Hotel
Robert Earl Keen practices two very different kinds of... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsGo on Vacation With Paste and Cayamo
What are you doing Feb. 21-26, 2010? Come with Paste on the amazing Cayamo cruise. What's Cayamo? Imagine a six-day floating music festival (Miami to Belize and Mexico) featuring a who's who of singer-songwriters playing sets all day and night all over Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Dawn. ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsLollapalooza 2009 Day Two Photos: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Santigold, Robert Earl Keen, Lykki Li, Langhorne Slim, More
[Above: Santigold]Photos taken by Doug Seymour at Lollapalooza... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsBonnaroo 2009: Sunday Photos ft. Merle Haggard, Band of Horses, Snoop Dogg, Andrew Bird and More
[Above: Beatle Bob]Photos taken by Amber Roussel at Bonnaroo 2009... read more
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