Writing in Measure, @whiskeypaper, @jellyfishreview, @rejectionlit and other now defunct little lit mags - From Mississippi, been to Arkansas, now in Texas
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Glad to have a story up in @rejectionlit today. What a fitting venue for this story, which received 38+ rejections before Rejection Letters gave it a home. Here's The Phlebotomist's Tale:
rejection-letters.com/2020/0…
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The TikTok-ification of music promotion is fascinating to me. I think it's made music more accessible in many ways.
Ella Langley's Choosin' Texas has been topping the charts fueled by TikTok content of Ella Fellas celebrating their love for her. (it's also a great song)
Herb Alpert's Ladyfingers went viral 60 years after it was recorded and built a new fanbase for his music.
@KaceyMusgraves has been chronically online hyping her (amazing) Middle of Nowhere album with memes, Armadillo costumes, and clips, clips, and more clips of her performing. (I've watched them all)
And up-and-coming musicians like @thebraxtonkeith have designed album releases entirely around keeping their TikTok and social feeds fed.
And it's all working. They're skipping radio playlists and making their into our own playlists through the double taps of social media feeds.
One of my producers for @tcreporter, Scott Ray has been covering a lot of music for @TexasMonthly lately when he's not traveling the back roads with me, and he's doing a helluva job.
Read his piece on Braxton Keith and his old-school-meets-new-school approach to country and music for free here: texasmonthly.com/culture/bra…
Here's my latest for Texas Monthly.
Flatland Cavalry is at a tipping point after more than a decade of recording, releasing, and performing nostalgia-infused country music. texasmonthly.com/arts-entert…
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The arguments over what is and isn't Country music are so tired.
That said, I'm really digging @chaparelle and this POV on where they sit in the genre.
texasmonthly.com/arts-entert…
The only true knowledge is knowing that pollsters know nothing
This weekend is @TexasMonthly BBQ Fest. Here's a recipe the pitmaster from Convenience West shared with me.
texasmonthly.com/recipe/conv…
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Being Dead is one of the most unique bands to emerge from Austin’s music scene in years. Why?
You're going to have to read to find out.
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Sex with Godzilla! Anxiety about self-worth! Wasted waking days! @tscottray's piece on Being Dead is as playful as the band itself. @TexasMonthly texasmonthly.com/arts-entert…
Wonder what JD thinks about that huge cat on the cover
Boarding the plane for Wisconsin, Usha Vance holds a copy of Daniel Mason’s “North Woods.”
On Amazon, it’s described as a “magisterial & highly inventive novel” that “asks the timeless question: How do we live on, even after we’re gone?”
(📸: @alexbrandon)
The novel I wrote about for @TexasMonthly is out today. Check out the review and conversation with the author here: texasmonthly.com/arts-entert…
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I had a great conversation with the novelist, where we talked about Texas, grief, and the aftermath of cataclysmic events.
In Bret Anthony Johnston's new novel "We Burn Daylight," star-crossed lovers narrate a story of romance amid a standoff between a religious cult and the law. texasmonthly.com/arts-entert…
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25 years ago, we played “Gloria” for 24 hours straight. texasmonthly.com/arts-entert… @TexasMonthly
I had a great conversation with the novelist, where we talked about Texas, grief, and the aftermath of cataclysmic events.
In Bret Anthony Johnston's new novel "We Burn Daylight," star-crossed lovers narrate a story of romance amid a standoff between a religious cult and the law. texasmonthly.com/arts-entert…
Here's my latest piece in @TexasMonthly.
texasmonthly.com/arts-entert…
Lol, no. They would have picked Biden. They're really upset.
Major Biden donor John Morgan tells @ABC News he won't fundraise for Harris if she's the nominee
"If Trump World could pick anybody to run against, I think they pick her."
everyone makes fun of unburdened by what has been, but it sound like a Robert Frost line.
"Possessing what we still were unpossessed by,
Possessed by what we now no more possessed."
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Spent some time catching some shows and talking with Good Looks. The result is this article for @TexasMonthly.
Come for the burning tour van, stay for the rock and roll.
texasmonthly.com/arts-entert…
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Austin’s principled bar band Good Looks is back with "Lived Here for a While," an album that delves inward after two near-death experiences. texasmonthly.com/arts-entert…