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Your Favorite Austin City Limits

Eric Taylor was on Austin City Limits last night and I was reminded how many great performances there were on that show week after week. For me, two shows really stand out: Stevie Ray Vaughn and the Allman Brothers. SRV played with so much feeling so effortlessly that it seemed like he was drawing inspiration and grace right out of the air -- if there is a muse, I experienced it's manifestation.

What about you? What are the great shows? Have you "discovered" new music you didn't hear before? Are you addicted?
ozfly
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dweller
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Don Williams on PBS "Soundstage". Finest performance of live music. Truly, close to perfection. WHEN CAN WE HAVE THESE ON DVD????
c123666
871 posts
 
Neil Young did a great Austin show with the International Harvesters a few years back. It was great to hear him do "Are There Any More Real Cowboys" for the cowboys (not too many in that crowd; pity).
goliverjr
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Monte Montgomery - Woke me straight up at midnight and kept me there til he was done.
ozfly OP
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Pbb, you raise a good point. When I watch performances like these, the sound system itself becomes far less important -- I focus on the musicians themselves and their performances. The music flows with them. That can't be duplicated on our audio-only systems. Is that maybe the biggest reason for "upgrade fever"? Hmmm ...
paulwp
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Ahem, Shelby Lynne. I don't know where the rest of you are coming from, but I was transfixed. Glad my wife wasnt around. ;-) BTW, Shelby's sister will be on the show in a few weeks:

http://www.pbs.org/klru/austin/tvschedule/

As far as music is concerned, I expect my favorite to be the upcoming appearance by Los Lobos, October 26, with music from their new album.
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