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Some stuff that I have heard lately and liked:

Jimmy Chamberlain Complex
Rachael Yamagata
Charlotte Martin
Ray LaMontagne
Citizen Cope

come on down mark.. i got plenty of room!!

i am sure whatfurrer can hook you up with some great local bands in austin also.

there is a small uprising of texas music artists that have been getting some recognition here in the last few years. a lot of these artists exclusively tour the texas/new mexico/oklahoma/louisiana region. the rest of the US hasent really heard of these guys much, but they are HUGE here in texas. come summer, there will be a music festival just about every weekend in some part of the state, featuring all texas music artists. these festivals often pull over 10,000 people. its like a big weekend jam session and campout. they are lots of fun.

but if you head this way, i will surely take you to see a great band.

bigjohn

I almost forgot to recommend this album:

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todd snider- this guy is from seattle, but now resides in texas

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Unless he moved very recently, he lives across town here in Nashville. I second the recommendation, though.

We had a Gillian Welch conversation a few months back, and if you've not heard her (and David Rawlings), they're incredible. I've caught her twice in the past two weeks here in town at the Station Inn, and both shows were jaw-dropping. They're doing a total of 7 or 8 nights here to record a live album, so be on the lookout (maybe later this summer?). In addition to their own stuff, I saw them do an amazing cover of Radiohead's "Black Star" and Traffic's "Dear Mr. Fantasy" - if either of those make the final cut you'll be knocked out. There are two more shows to go, and I plan to attend both of them.

Other favs: Richard Thompson. I'm like a Jehovah's Witness for RT (knock, knock, knock..."Hi...have you heard the good news?). Mock Tudor or Shoot Out The Lights are excellent places to start. And someone mentioned Nick Drake -- if that's your speed, I highly recommend Damien Rice.

Ben Harper and the Blind Boys of Alabama (There will be light) is a pretty good recent purchase. Don't know if anybody likes Sonia Dada or not but not long ago I bought 'Test Pattern' and I like it.

Put me as another Dianna Krall fan, that woman is sexy.

My last purchase was Collective Soul's 'Youth', it was good but not what I expected.

Being an old SRV fan, the Los Lonely Boys fills a void I've been seeking for a long while. Good music.

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North Mississippi Allstars
Robert Randolph Family Band - This kid is frightening! If you believe in reincarnation, then Jimi is definitly BACK!
The Word- Robert Randolph & a couple of the guys from Martin Medeski & Wood
Derek Trucks- This guy may be Butch Trucks' nephew, but he has Duane's Blood coursing through his veins![quote/]

Robert Randolph...amazing!

North Mississippi Allstars...I just got the live cd, my kind of music.

Derek Trucks, smooth!

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Being an old SRV fan, the Los Lonely Boys fills a void I've been seeking for a long while. Good music.

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I'm a Los Lonely Boys fan, but there still hasn't been another SRV.

I was a fan since seeing clips of him at Montreux, saw him five times in concert and still have two posters up, one right outside my office where customers see it and it serves as a conversation piece.

I thought Jonny Lang or Kenny Wayne Shepherd might be "next", but they've both kinda went off in different directions. I'm still looking, though, most recently with Jimmy D. Lane with Double Trouble.

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Unless he moved very recently, he lives across town here in Nashville

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you could be right. last i had heard, i thought he was living just north of austin. but that was a couple of years ago, so i could be talkin out my a$$.

bigjohn

I found this. I don't know how long he's been here, though.

Another thought: I saw Jamie Cullum on Austin City Limits last week and was knocked out. The kid's got it. After some digging, it looks like Curtis and Bray feel the same way.