Texans Guy Clark, Steve Earle headline Master Musicians Festival

07/14/11 The theme used to promote this year's Master Musicians Festival is "The Year of the Songwriter." But it might well be called "The Year of the Texas Songwriter" as Guy Clark and Steve Earle will be featured at the annual Somerset roots music celebration Friday and Saturday, respectively.

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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: 'Utterly Captivating' Roots Rock on Debut CD/DVD by JD Malone and the Experts

07/13/11 Avalon, the debut release by JD Malone and the Experts (ItsAboutMusic.com), is a CD/DVD package that delivers extraordinary roots rock which brings to mind the snarl and grit of a young Steve Earle, m: Tom Petty and m: John Mellencamp through a sterling band and its honey-voiced leader...

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The Week: July 18-21, 2011

07/18/11 Summer lays it on thick in Madison this week with an extended heat wave and the opening of the Dane County Fair. The calendar also includes: book readings by Maggie Stiefvater, Sara Paretsky, and Amitabh Pal, as well as a Wisconsin Book Festival benefit; a Mad Cabaret reunion; Concerts on the Square; and, more liv music from dumate, Steve Earle ' the Dukes (and Duchesses), Freedy Johnston ...

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