Hello everyone! After a very busy few months, I am back to blogging, and I have a "whole lotta lovin'" for everyone who reads this. What exactly do I mean, you ask? First, I mean this guy:
Gary Clark, Jr.
I'm writing this from Austin, which is gearing up for the annual South By Southwest music festival (abbreviated SXSW or South By). I have already spotted a bunch of "SXSW staff" jackets, and we are about to be inundated with thousands of folks from NYC, LA, and every other corner of the globe. Although SXSW has evolved over the years and now features "Interactive", Film, Comedy, "SXSWedu", and "Eco" portions of the festival, the cornerstone is still music. In fact, you could say that Austin's whole cultural cornerstone is music (although the subject of tomorrow's post might get a little offended...).
At any rate, Austinites in general (and Austin Monthly magazine in particular) have been raving about Gary Clark, Jr., latest in a line of great blues musicians to hail from the (self-proclaimed?) live music capital of the world. He is a fabulous guitarist, and his voice is just perfect. The Washington Post reports fans awed into silence and Alicia Keys agrees. I've been listening to his YouTube playlist all morning, and I couldn't agree more. See for yourself!
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