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Album Review: Radney Foster’s Del Rio Texas Revisited: Unplugged and Lonesome

August 13, 2012 4:25 pm by: Peter Babb

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After an incredibly productive partnership with fellow songwriter Bill Lloyd, Radney Foster set out on his own and recorded a stunning solo country album titled Del Rio Texas, TX 1959. The album had two songs hit the Top 10 Country charts and found admirers among both critics and country music fans. After failing to convince his label to re-issue the classic album, Foster sat down in a studio and re-recorded every song, dubbing the new effort Del Rio Texas Revisited: Unplugged and Lonesome. Lucky for us, Foster's effort paid off big time. Music journalist Lynne Margolis gives us a review of the new/old album and helps us rediscover one of country music's gems....
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ACL 2011 Review, Photos: Young the Giant, Saturday, AMD

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ACL 2011 Review, Photos: Young the Gia...

Playing a fairly early slot at 2pm, California-natives Young the Giant took the AMD stage by storm, literally. Frontman Sameer Gadhia instantly connected with the rainsoaked crowd and off they went. Longtime listeners got to show off their devoted fandom when the band played songs from their days...
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ACL Reviews, Photos: Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub, Saturday,

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ACL Reviews, Photos: Daniel LanoisR...

Daniel Lanois, best known as a masterful producer for the likes of Bob Dylan, U2 and Neil Young, brought the dark, moody sounds of his latest project, Black Dub, to the light of day in Zilker Park. The modest, intermittent rain seemed the ideal ambiance to accompany the brooding, bottom-heavy...
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ACL Reviews, Photos: Stevie Wonder, Saturday, Bud Light

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ACL Reviews, Photos: Stevie Wonder, Sa...

It's probably fair to say that Stevie Wonder's Saturday night set was one of the most anticipated events of this year's ACL Fest, and the size of the crowd there to see him underscored that point. So it's curious that Wonder's sound levels were seemingly half as loud as the other acts . For the...
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ACL Review, Photos: Ray LaMontagne, Friday, AMD

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ACL Review, Photos: Ray LaMontagne, Fr...

Back in 2003, when the ACL Festival was much less crowded but no less exciting, I was handed a CD while taking a much needed break under a shade tree. It was a single called ‘Trouble’ by some guy named Ray Lamontagne. Now, eight years later, I’m watching Lamontagne play on one of the main...
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ACL Review, Photos: Theophilus London, Friday, Bud Light

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ACL Review, Photos: Theophilus London,...

Each day of ACL Fest, the earliest slots inevitably end up going to the artists least likely to draw big crowds. Or maybe ACL has a new scheduler. As the venerable Asleep at the Wheel did its annual opening day set of Western Swing before a typically modest but adoring morning crowd, all the way...
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ACL Review, Photos: Coldplay, Friday, AMD

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ACL Review, Photos: Coldplay, Friday, ...

It’s fitting that before Coldplay took the stage for their Friday night headliner slot, the theme song from Back To The Future played over the AMD stage’s speakers. They’ve been recently quoted as wanting to move past their old sound and try to incorporate more modern elements into the songs,...
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ACL Review, Photos: Iron and Wine, Saturday, AMD

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ACL Review, Photos: Iron and Wine, Sat...

Sam Beam offered his family a knowing glance as he walked off the stage Saturday afternoon. He directed it up to the rafters above the AMD stage (second only in capacity to the Bud Light stage on the opposite end of the park) where they’d been watching him perform as Iron & Wine. It was one of...
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ACL Photos, Reviews: TV on the Radio, Saturday, Google +

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ACL Photos, Reviews: TV on the Radio, ...

TV on the Radio took the Google+ stage just as the sun was setting over a rain cooled crowd. Standing shoulder to shoulder with fist pumping music fans is so much more enjoyable when you aren’t sticking together. The N.Y. indie outfit got the hands in the air right off the bat with a full bore...
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ACL Review, Photos: Kurt Vile and the Violators, Friday, Austin Ventures

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ACL Review, Photos: Kurt Vile and the ...

Kurt Vile broke out this year with Smoke Ring For My Halo, an album that highlights the Philadelphia songwriter’s fractured folk-rock. Vile took to the Austin Ventures stage Friday evening with just an acoustic guitar, focusing on the folk aspect for the first half of the set. But with his...
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ACL Review, Photos: Foster the People, Friday, Google +

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ACL Review, Photos: Foster the People,...

Foster The People have the hands-down runaway hit song of the year; their “Pumped Up Kicks” is everywhere, from extensive radio play to critics’ best-songs-of-summer lists. It’s even on the mind of a mother overheard telling her toddler to say “pumped up kicks” as she took his picture....
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ACL Review, Photos: Kanye West, Friday, Bud Light

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ACL Review, Photos: Kanye West, Friday...

Hip-hop performances can suffer at large festivals because they’re largely dependent on the artist themselves to do the heavy lifting. Backing tracks might sound good, but it’s hard to beat a live band bringing live energy. If one artist can change this, it’s Kanye West. His music is...
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Album Review – Centro-matic’s <em>Candidate Waltz</em>

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Album Review – Centro-matic̵...

It’s cliché to say a band defies categorization…almost as bad as calling them “Beatle-esque.” But in Centro-matic’s case, indefinable and Beatles comparisons both fit. The latter has more...
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