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Check out this great profile of RA Scion, MC for underground hip-hop group Common Market!

RA works for a property management and maintenance company at his day job - where he takes out the garbage, rakes the leaves, unclogs toilets, etc.  VC2 Producer Zia Mohajerjasbi follows RA through a regular day as he puts down the mop and picks up the microphone to rock the crowd.

By all accounts from down New Orleans way, Grayson Capps & The Stumpknockers started their heavy haul through the summer off right this past Friday night at D.B.A. and took the roll right on through the weekend all along the Gulf Coast. This, of course, means that upcoming dates in Georgia, Tennessee, Florida and beyond are going to match the heat spell sitting on the South right now.

Please spread the good word!!!

Three months after the release of Seth Walker's sophomore Hyena release Leap Of Faith, the reviews keep rolling in!  Check out this one from Blueswax:

The 9513, one of the web's great country music destinations, recently sat down with Dale Watson for an interview about his new record The Truckin' Sessions: Volume Two, as well as, a discussion about the state of the state of country music. There's also an interview with Charlie Robinson in the episode.

It's just been posted and you can check it out here: http://www.the9513.com/podcast-episode-005-charlie-and-dale-and-me/

Backyard Tire Fire's recent performance on NPR's Mountain Stage is scheduled to air weekend of June 12-14.

A complete list of radio stations that carry Mountain Stage can be found here: http://www.mountainstage.org/mtnstageaffiliates.aspx

The good reviews of Dale Watson's new album "The Truckin Sessions: Volume Two" keep "parking" themselves all around the web. Here's a bunch from the last few weeks. If you haven't picked up a copy of this particularly amazing long-player, get it here and now!

Austinist.com

Popmatters.com

Hickory Wind

Houston Press

Rambles

Guitar Player Magazine

Mushroom with Eddie Gale at the Metro Club in Oakland March 11th, 2004 - live recording session of "I Was Torn Down At The Dance Place - Shaved Head At The Organ" used for the Mushroom with Eddie Gale Joint Happening album.

Roughstock.com is premiering "Freewheelin'" by Dale Watson.

This previously unreleased track was recorded last year when Dale visited Sirius XM Radio's "Road Dog Truckin' Radio with Meredith Ochs and Chris T." Dale had listeners call in with their own lyrics about the truckin' life, and he then assembled them into a song.

The premier is part of the ongoing promotions behind Dale's brand new album, The Truckin' Sessions: Volume Two, available now on Hyena Records.

Also, don't miss Roughstock's review of The Truckin' Sessions: Volume Two here.

Dale's worldwide tour is off and running. Take your 18-wheeler, figuratively or literally, down to a show now.

05-06 | Arnhem, NL | TBA
05-07 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Paradiso
05-08 | Austin, TX | The Broken Spoke
05-11 | Austin, TX | The Continental Club
05-16 | Pflugerville, TX | Deutschen Pfest
05-18 | Shreveport, LA | Eldorado Casino
05-20 | Hi Tone Cafe | Memphis, TN
05-21 | St. Louis, MO | DELUXE Fine Food
05-22 | Newport, KY | The Southgate House
05-24 | Tulsa, OK | Mercury Lounge
05-27 | Austin, TX | The Broken Spoke
05-28 | Austin, TX | Steiner Steakhouse
05-29 | Houston, TX | Blanco's
05-30 | Austin, TX | The Broken Spoke
06-03 | Austin, TX | Scholz Bier Garten
06-05 | Austin, TX | The Broken Spoke
06-11 | Urbana, IL | The Rose Bowl Tavern
06-12 | Chicago, IL | Martyr's
06-13 | Janesville, WI | Bass Creek Golf Course @ The Big Red Open
06-19 | Windelsbach, Germany | Old West Ranch
06-20 | Untermeittingen, Germany | Four Corners
06-21 | Antwerp, Belgium | Petrol Club
06-24 | London, UK | The Luminaire
06-25 | London, UK | The Kings Head
06-27 | Skjaak, Norway | Skjaak Country Festival
07-03 | Delft, Netherlands | Stars & Bar
07-04 | Ydre, Sweden | Ydre Country Festival