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Doug Sawyer commented on Kim Ruehl's blog post 'What's with Christmas music?'

"We Three Kings" by the Roches - sadly out of print but available on MP3 from your online vendor of choice. Sufjan's more recent "Songs for Christmas" is also excellent.

Dec 8, 2009

Doug Sawyer replied to spil's discussion 'favorite live recordings'

Any number of the Springsteen boots from the '78 tour - Cleveland, Winterland, Roxy. Cleveland is my favorite because of the definitive version of "Growin' Up".

Aug 1, 2009

Doug Sawyer replied to SoCalBert's discussion 'Top Ten Albums for the first half of 2009'

Neko Jason Isbell Patterson Hood Buddy & Julie Dexateens M Ward Andrew Bird Justin Townes Earle Snider

Jul 2, 2009

Bonnaroo Brain Dump

We’re back and after five and a half hours of sleep (probably double what I got any night on the trip) I’m marginally cogent. Showered, shaved, unpacked and incredibly nasty clothes in the washer before anyone gets a whiff of them...OK, to get it out of the way first - I survived four nights of camping. I took the much-ridiculed “trough baths” (a poor surrogate for lack of a shower or tub). I used porta johns for four straight days. I drank sulphur water - well, mostly with a beer chaser. Even…See More

Blog post by Doug Sawyer Jun 20, 2009

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Doug Sawyer commented on Linda Ray's blog post 'Wilco June 18, and maybe in your town.'

I saw them at Jazzfest and then again at Bonnaroo last weekend. The thing that struck me both times was the apparent effortlessness of it all. The band has gelled to a point where they don't appear to be even breaking a sweat - but trust me,…

Jun 20, 2009

Doug Sawyer commented on PB's blog post 'That old Lucinda Williams album....'

I recently bought a DVD copy of Lu doing most of the album on her first appearance on Austin City Limits. For anyone who loves this album, it's essential. It's amazing that such mature music could come from someone who at that point was a…

Jun 6, 2009

Doug Sawyer replied to Music Fan's discussion 'Funniest Live Moments'

Some great putdowns I've seen here in Atlanta: Saw Jenny Lewis once take a cell phone from a girl at the lip of the stage, ask the person on the other end of the line their name and said "Hi, this is Jenny. Your friend is really fucking…

May 6, 2009

Doug Sawyer commented on Paul Cantin's blog post 'Neko and bottling lightning'

I saw Neko a few weeks ago at the beginning of the tour and, despite having loved her music and performances before, I have to say she's taken it to a completely new level with this one. For those who might be on the fence, get out there and…

Apr 19, 2009

Doug Sawyer commented on Grant Alden's blog post 'A heretic's Sunday confessions'

Great challenge and thread. The thing I love about options and the many ways we have to hear music today is that there's so much of it out there and we don't have to like it all because all we're going to hear at a given time is a…

Apr 11, 2009

Doug Sawyer replied to DEADDRUNKANDNAKED's discussion 'Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit- Opinions?'

Was really disappointed on on first listen - none of the songs seemed to have the "wow" factor that Jason's best work does. It's grown on me quite a bit, though I still don't think it's as good as Sirens. I keep coming…

Apr 9, 2009

Doug Sawyer commented on Elvis Fontenot's video

Thanks for sharing. Carrie is an amazing talent - although I do wish she'd play a bit more fiddle in her live act!

Carrie Rodriguez - Congleton 2009

Mar 22, 2009

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Bonnaroo Brain Dump

We’re back and after five and a half hours of sleep (probably double what I got any night on the trip) I’m marginally cogent. Showered, shaved, unpacked and incredibly nasty clothes in the washer before anyone gets a whiff of them...

OK, to get it out of the way first - I survived four nights of camping. I took the much-ridiculed “trough baths” (a poor surrogate for lack of a shower or tub). I used porta johns for four straight days. I drank sulphur water - well, mostly with a beer… Continue

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At 9:25am on February 25, 2009, No Depression said…: Hi Doug - Welcome to the new community site, and thanks for joining! Have fun, add some photos, video, music, blog...and let us know if you have any problems or feedback!
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