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Thursday, September 17, 2009
BET still loves Kanye West
AP is reporting West received nine nominations for the fourth annual BET Hip-Hop Awards, which will be televised Oct. 27.
West’s latest album, “808 & Heartbreak,” has sold more than a million copies.
West’s world got a lot more interesting Sunday after he ran onstage and ruined Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards. Blogs and pundits and Internet wise-acres just can’t get enough of this story.
Jay-Z and Lil Wayne drew the second-most nominations with seven apiece, while T.I. received six nods.
The complete list of awards here.
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The list of Latin Grammy nominees is out!
The Nov. 5 ceremony will air live on the Univision Network.
Here are the Tejano nominees including Austinites Joel Guzman & Sarah Fox:
Avizo, “Recordando Josefa” (Powerhouse)
Jimmy Gonzalez y Grupo Mazz, “The Legend Continues…La Continuación” (Freddie)
Grupo Vida, “Generations” (New Village)
Joel Guzman & Sarah Fox, “Conjuntazzo (Guzman Fox)
Jaime y Los Chamacos, “Freedom Tour 2008” (Joslin)
Jay Perez, “All The Way Live!” (Tejas)
Check out the full list here.
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Weekend picks: Thrash funk, rockin’ alt-country and the mighty Motörhead
FRIDAY
Living Colour at Emo’s. Has anyone who ever saw Corey Glover in a wetsuit on ‘Saturday Night Live,’ belting ‘Cult of Personality’ ever forgotten it? Probably not. This band of African American hard rockers fell apart in 1995 after their ‘93 album ‘Stain,’ then started to play shows this century. The new album is called ‘The Chair in the Doorway.’ Living Colour also plays a free 5 p.m. in-store at Waterloo Records. With Sekond Skyn. Doors at 9 p.m., show at 10:30. $20.
Also recommended:
- Pat Green at Stubb’s
- KVRX Back to School Party at the Mohawk
- Hellbastard at Emo’s
- Dave Alvin at Antone’s
- Alpha Rev at La Zona Rosa
- Afrofreque at Lamberts
SATURDAY
Bloodshot Records 15th Anniversary at Yard Dog Gallery.It’s their home away from home, what with the customary South by Southwest day party and all. Look for sets of rockin’ alternative country from Waco Brothers, Rico Bell, Scott H. Biram, Ha Ha Tonka, Deadstring Brothers, Rosie Flores, Dex Romweber Duo and more. Noon. Free.
Also recommended:
- Alejandro Escovedo at the Continental Club
- Church of the Friendly Ghost Tent Revival Benefit at The Compound (5 p.m.)
- North Loop Block Party at the 100 Block of North Loop (starts at noon)
- the Laughing at Antone’s
- the Black and White Years at the Mohawk
- Chili Cold Blood at Lamberts
- Better Than Ezra at La Zona Rosa
SUNDAY
Motörhead at Stubb’s. When Motörhead calls, you answer. Everyone answers: Punks and metalheads, straight-edge hardcore kids and aging stoners. Mikkey Dee, Motörhead’s drummer since 1992, will not be on this tour as his is a contestant on ‘Kändisdjungeln,’ Sweden’s version of ‘I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!’ I swear I am not making this up. Former Cult/Guns ‘N Roses drummer Matt Sorum is in his chair for this tour. With Reverend Horton Heat and more. Doors at 6 p.m. $30.
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Americana notes: Austin showcase barely survives Hurricane Fogerty
Last night’s Austin showcase at the American Music Association conference in Nashville had the misfortune of going up against John Fogerty’s “surprise” set in an adjoining club, so such acts as Seth Walker, Amy Cook, Asleep at the Wheel and Reckless Kelly played for smallish audiences of less than 100 in the cavernous Cannery Ballroom.
Our Blackberry-thumbing correspondent noted that the Wheel did get an attendance boost near the end when the Fogerty audience let out, but otherwise the night, co-sponsored by the Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau, with Austin food and beverage vendors on hand, was a bit of a bust.
Band of Heathens were one of Fogerty’s opening acts in the Mercury Lounge, so they had a big crowd, but their set was moved up an hour.
Tonight,a bunch of Austin acts, including the Belleville Outfit, the Gourds, Reckless Kelly, Flatlanders and the Wheel will play the Americana Music Awards at the Ryman Auditorium, the mother church of country music.
The night’s big Lifetime Achievement honoree is John Fogerty, who is expected to steal the thunder again. Might even force the Gourds to pull out “Gin and Juice.”.
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Black Joe Lewis to make national TV debut
Meteoric garage soul outfit and one of Austin’s biggest breakout acts of the year Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears will add another accomplishment to their already-formidable list on September 21, when they make their arguably overdue national television debut on “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” according to a press release from Lost Highway Records. The Universal-owned alt-country and alt-rock label released Lewis’ debut album, “Tell ‘Em What Your Name Is!” back in March. The record has since seen a steady stream of praise and garnered glowing write-ups from Spin, Esquire and the Washington Post. Lewis and guitarist Zach Ernst recently appeared on Tavis Smiley’s syndicated radio show, and the band will perform at the 2009 Austin City Limits Music Festival.
No word yet on which song they’ll be belting out in Ferguson’s exceedingly small studio, but infectious call-and-response rocker “Sugarfoot,” given its dual status as a radio single and one of the band’s few profanity-free and FCC-friendly songs, seems a likely contender. Surf on over to YouTube (“embedding disabled by request”) for a preview.
