I received my copy of The Watson Twins Southern Manners, it’s fantastic just like I expected. You too can order a copy of this beautiful disc for only $8, which is a steal at twice the price. The Watson Twins are hitting the road in support of Jenny Lewis‘ Rabbitt Fur Coat. Follow this link to see if they’ll be at a theatre/club near you.
Head over to Myspace to be The Watson Twins friend.

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Last night I was sitting in the Minneapolis airport and I got an e-mail from Sean Hayes. I had ordered Alabama Chicken and Lunar Lust from CD Baby a few years back, and Sean was writing to inform me of the release of his new album, Big Black Hole and the Little Baby Star.

I was first introduced to Sean Hayes music through his contribution to Mark Farina’s Air Farina. The song that was included on that album was called Dream Machine, and it’s one of my favorite songs. After hearing the Mark Farina album, and the vocals of the unknown Sean Hayes, I searched him out and was able to pick up two of his albums. I’m sorry I don’t have any MP3′s to share, but follow this link and check out the samples of songs off the new album. I can’t say enough good things about this guy.

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I’ve been traveling a lot lately, which has allowed me the luxury of reading more. I decided to head to Largehearted Boy to get some recommendations of books that I should pick up. If you’re not familiar, Largehearted Boy each year sets out to read 52 books, and is sponsored by Atomic Books in Baltimore.

After looking at his reviews, I made a short list of books I wanted to read, and just today received my copy of Yoshihiro Tatsumi’s The Push Man and Other Stories as well as McSweeney’s Issue No. 16.

I’m looking forward to checking them out, and thanks to Largehearted Boy for his 52 Books In 52 Weeks feature.

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Big thanks to Pete for letting me know that Centro-Matic/Great Lake Swimmers/Goat Radio will play the King Club in Madison on Sunday, April 9th. The Great Lake Swimmers are absolutely perfect live, and I’ve really been digging Centro-Matic lately. This is a great show for only $8.

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Make sure to head over and see Dodge at My Old Kentucky Blog, he’s got a new design and it is sharp!