Nick Lowe On Austin City Limits

Saturday, January 31st marks the world premiere of Nick Lowe’s stunning performance on renowned television program Austin City Limits. This year marks 35 years on the air for ACL, making it television’s longest running music program. Nick’s unique performance features the iconic British songwriter in stark solo form, performing hits and cult classics from his timeless catalog.

The solo acoustic set is also a rarity for Austin City Limits, one that led the Austin American Statesman to proclaim the performance, “stunning,” call Nick, “Sinatra as a folk singer,“ and implore the show to, “…give him the whole hour!”

Recorded: October 9, 2008
When I Write the Book
All Men Are Liars
I Trained Her to Love Me
I Read a Lot
Rome Wasn't Built in a Day
Peace, Love and Understanding
Beast in Me

To check out a clip of Nick from the episode click HERE

Check your local listings for show times or click HERE

Purchase some of Nick's great recordings HERE

Buddy Holly And The Tour From Hell

Fifty years ago Buddy Holly was in the middle of what would be his final tour. Everyone knows how the story ended. Here is an article that delves into the weeks before and the grueling conditions that led to the decision to charter a plane to get to the next date. Bob Dylan makes a brief appearance.

Read the article HERE.
For a graphic showing the tour routing go HERE.

Making Of One To The Heart, One To The Head

Here is your chance to be a fly on the wall as Gretchen Peters and Tom Russell and the gang work on their new CD. It looks like a good time.

The disc is officially set for February release but it is in stock and shipping now. So you can get a sneak preview of our February mailer and order it now exclusively at Village Records. This will not be available in stores.

Looking Down The Road

There are a couple of great tribute albums coming in March. We are not ready to take orders for these just yet but we couldn't wait to share the news.

Keep Your Soul: A Tribute to Doug Sahm, produced by Bill Bentley, Stephen Brower, David Katznelson and Shawn Sahm, celebrates the life of a true American music visionary.

List of confirmed artists at press time (with more to be announced)
Delbert McClinton / Texas Me
Levon Helm / She's About a Mover
Los Lobos / And It Didn't Even Bring Me Down
Jimmie Vaughan / Why, Why, Why
Alejandro Escovedo / Too Little Too Late
Greg Dulli / You Was For Real
Dave Alvin / Dynamite Woman
The Gourds / Nuevo Laredo
Terry Allen (with Joe Ely) / I'm Not That Kat Anymore
Freda & the Firedogs / Be Real
Shawn Sahm (with Augie Meyers) / Mendocino
Joe 'King' Carrasco & Texas Tornados / Adios Mexico
Charlie Sexton / Magic Illusion

Then, also for March, we have:
Americana heavyweights unite to pay tribute to friend and musical compadre Chris Gaffney with A Man of Somebody's Dreams: A Tribute to the Songs of Chris Gaffney.

Tracklisting:
1 JOE ELY "LIFT YOUR LEG "
2 BOZ SCAGGS "MIDNIGHT DREAM"
3 LOS LOBOS "MAN OF SOMEBODY'S DREAMS"
4 DAVE ALVIN "ARTESIA"
5 PETER CASE "SIX NIGHTS A WEEK"
6 TOM RUSSELL "IF DADDY DON'T SING DADDY BOY"
7 CALEXICO "FRANK'S TAVERN
8 JAMES McMURTRY "FIGHT (TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT)"
9 THE TEXAS TORNADOS "THE GARDENS"
10 JIM LAUDERDALE w/ OLLABELLE "GLASSHOUSE"
11 THE IGUANAS "GET OFF MY BACK LUCY"
12 ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO "1968"
13 ROBBIE FULKS "KING OF THE BLUES"
14 JOHN DOE "QUIET DESPERATION"
15 DAVE GONZALES "TIRED OF BEING ME"
16 BIG SANDY Y LOS STRAITJACKETS "SILENT PARTNER"
17 DAN PENN "I'M SO PROUD"
18 CHRIS GAFFNEY "GUITARS OF MY DEAD FRIENDS"