The Great Unknowns – Presenting The Great Unknowns

greatunknowns We read about this disc in MilesofMusic and then chanced upon it in the used bins of our favorite local CD shop, Albums On The Hill in Boulder, Colorado (we’re not all from Texas here).  Released in 2004 by Daemon Records, "Presenting The Great Unknowns" is the first release by this band as an entity. 

Man, it’s good.  Especially if you like the kind of music you hear from Lucinda Williams or Mary Gauthier.  Or Lone Justice.  Which I do.  I can’t figure out why someone would sell this one back.

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The Gourds @ the Texas State Fair

ChevyMainStage It would seem to me that if ever an event and a band were made for each other it would be The State Fair of Texas and The Gourds.  I mean both the Fair and the Gourds are big and diverse.  And the Gourds cover almost every aspect of Texas music, from country to Cajun, from Tejano to blues and on and on.  So when they were scheduled to play two sets at the State Fair on Columbus Day, it was a good excuse to leave work early and head on down to Fair Park.

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