Well shut our mouths and call us Uncle Tupelo! Austin roughnecks San Saba County have released a stellar new LP proving that Alt-Country is not only alive and well, it's rummaging through your liquor cabinets and throwing up on your cat. It's Not The Fall That Hurts is an ambitious bounty, bursting at the seams with great tracks. Released on India Records, the San Saba boys (and girl?) have crafted what is a worthy addition to the lexicon of subverted twang. more ›

Favorite posts for the week: Is this really journalism? comments that telling your weekend events over radio airwaves is not blogging. Why she was listening to KISS FM in the first place is beyond us . . . Miss Adventure dines alone in a booth next to some faux-Federlines. Casual Soapbox attended the Pride Festival. Veggie chorizo breakfast tacos at Elsi's? BigYELLOWbowl says they're addictive. Tim downloads a Boston album after all these years.... more ›