Brent Grulke, 51, Creative Director of SXSW and an all–important nexus of the Austin music scene, died of a heart attack on Monday August 13th. He had an enormous appetite for life and for music, and his death stunned and saddened his hundreds of friends. Many of them contributed suggestions for songs they most associated with Brent, and I worked a lot them into Left of the Dial on August 17th, along with a few stories of our friend. For those of you that missed it, you can listen to the program here....
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Shinyribs is Kevin Russel of The Gourds in disguise. He just isn't that well disguised. But the music is still great! Kevin says he just had so many songs he wanted to perform he felt he had to put together a new group to do it. The rootsy swamp rock vibe of The Gourds hasn't gone anywhere, it just feels a bit more subdued coming from the Shinyribs. Which is just great for a Friday morning. Don't take my word for it LISTEN HERE! ...
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