ACL 2009 - Kings of Leon

Kings of Leon is a band from Nashville, Tennessee formed in 2000 by the Followill brothers. Both their father (who was actually named Ivan) and grandfather went by the name 'Leon', which is where the band gets its name. While Ivan preached at churches and tent revivals throughout the Deep South, the boys attended and were occasionally enlisted to bang on some drums. The band's early music was an upbeat blend of southern rock and garage rock influences. Since then, the band has experimented with various genres of music. Since the band's 2003 debut, they have grown from an indie act to achieve international superstardom, particularly in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

Wilco & Fleet Foxes - I Shall Be Released

ACL 2009: The Dead Weather

The Dead Weather is an American alternative rock supergroup that formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2009. Comprising vocalist Alison Mosshart (of The Kills), guitarist Dean Fertita (of Queens of the Stone Age), bassist Jack Lawrence (of The Raconteurs and The Greenhornes) and drummer/vocalist Jack White (of The White Stripes and The Raconteurs), the band is due to release their debut album Horehound on July 13, 2009 in Europe and July 14, 2009 in America. The Dead Weather was revealed at the opening of Third Man Records' new headquarters in Nashville on March 11, 2009. The band performed for the first time at the event, before immediately releasing their debut single "Hang You from the Heavens".

Laura Lee a nice visit with Dad this past weekend - just her and Hank and Abby as Mark was at the Schneider family reunion (just imagine...). Took Dad some unshelled pecans so that kept him busy mostly. The maids had been there last week and the house did look nice and clean. Watered and mowed a little in the yard, had gumbo and watched Astros. Dad seemed to be doing well.

Starting to get hot now. The days are about as long as they're gonna get and as you drive down the country roads the grass looks not so green anymore because the hay's been cut, taking the good green new growth off the top. It's still June. There's a long summer to go. Thinking of a lot of things done in summer heat in Brenham.

- standin' out in the street in front of Nonnie's house in town throwin' and bouncin' tennis balls off the wall on the other side of the street in the hot sun

- hand planting bermuda sprigs with Kyle in Sandy Creek No. 2 on a hot summer day many years ago

- late summer pickin' up hay bales (with snakes in 'em) and pitchin' them up on to the old Ford truck then into the barn with hay hooks

- tearin' down the old house that hot weekend; Mark with his "Bar"; and cooling off with a beer in the trough/swimming pool at the end of the day

- mowing pastures from dawn to dusk in one hour "shifts" back in high school

- the screened in "sleeping house" on hot summer nights...Armadillos rooting and "those goddamn birds" (guinea hens)...

The heat of a Texas summer makes an impression.

Wondering what LaSalle and his men thought of it as they wandered lost around the Brazos.

Wonder why people stayed.

It'll be here for a while now.

Cover Song Friday: Ben Harper - Strawberry Fields Forever

Bonnaroo 2009 Webcast This Weekend

Go to www.music.att.net to watch the webcast from Bonnaroo 2009. Music will be played all day long starting at 12:45 Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There are a couple of TBA in the schedule which could be Phish or Springsteen.

Highlights (all times Central)

Saturday
Lucinda Williams @ 2:30
Rodrigo Y Gabriela @ 3:30

Sunday
Booker T & The Drive By Truckers @ 3:30
Andrew Bird @ 4:15
Ben Harper & Relentless 7 @ 9:30