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A few extra tunes and fond memories of all-time-master curmudgeon and Texas Music spirit animal Billy Joe Shaver this week. Playlist for Sunday 11/1 (“BC” denotes songs from ACL Radio’s Broadcasts library):
BILLY JOE SHAVER – FUN WHILE IT LASTED |
OLD 97’S – BARRIER REEF |
JASON ISBELL – COVER ME UP |
JAMES BAY – CHEW ON MY HEART |
RAY LAMONTAGNE – TROUBLE |
RYAN BINGHAM – THE WEARY KIND |
KACEY MUSGRAVES – RAINBOW |
MOBLEY – JAMES CROW |
CHICKS – EVERYBODY LOVES YOU |
BILLY JOE SHAVER – WILLY THE WANDERING GYPSY AND ME |
LOCAL NATIVES – WHEN AM I GONNA LOSE YOU |
NEIL YOUNG – THE NEEDLE AND THE DAMAGE DONE UNP |
DEVON GILFILLIAN – THE GOOD LIFE |
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS – PLUSH |
JAMES BAY – LET IT GO |
PHOEBE BRIDGERS – KYOTO |
QUIET COMPANY – FEAR AND FALLACY SITTING IN A TREE |
HEAD AND THE HEART – RIVERS AND ROADS |
RECKLESS KELLY – SUBTERRANEAN HOMESICK BLUES |
BILLY JOE SHAVER – OLD FIVE AND DIMERS LIKE ME |
DAWES – ST. AUGUSTINE AT NIGHT |
MATT MAESON – HALLUCINOGENICS |
JASON ISBELL/AMANDA SHIRES – DREAMSICLE |
KALEO – WAY DOWN WE GO |
SMASHING PUMPKINS – SPACEBOY |
TYLER CHILDERS – LONG VIOLENT HISTORY |
BOB SCHNEIDER – METAL AND STEEL BC08 |
AVETT BROTHERS – VICTORY |
ALESSIA CARA – A LITTLE MORE |
LEON BRIDGES – SMOOTH SAILIN’ |
BILLY JOE SHAVER – LIVE FOREVER |
Also: within the unfortunate trend of restaurant closures due to the pandemic, we notice a more narrow trend of brunch-specific restaurants failing to make it. Holy Roller and The Funkadelic are two notable examples lately. We encourage you to seek out local places with outdoor seating, throw on a sweatshirt and go get some brunch in ya belly! We CAN support our local eateries and be smart, scientific and safe about it. Lots of y’all, in the Before Times, would have hung your heads in shame at having missed brunch. It’s time to revive that commitment!