5GB With Shearwater; Playing The Earl, Feb. 29

Austin indie rockers Shearwater formed out of Okkervil River members Jonathan Meiburg and Will Sheff. Their music  has been called Shearwater’s recordings-the epic “Island Arc” trilogy of Palo Santo, Rook and The Golden Archipelago in particular-have been expansive (some might say bombastic) in a fashion like none of their contemporaries. Clearly an indie darling, Jonathan joined us before their show at […]

What’s Up Wednesday?

By Eileen Tilson/ @tktalt_tn Happy Wednesday Everyone! Have you bought your Halloween costume yet? I can’t seem to decide whether I want to be the new neighbor with the sweet, funny, costume or whether I want to scare the crap out of them! If you are not out shopping for your little trick or treaters, […]

Are You Willing To Put In Your 10,000 Hours?

Are You Willing To Put In Your 10,000 Hours?

By Eileen Tilson There has been many blogs, dinner conversations, talk of the Intelligentsia of the enlightening author Malcolm Gladwell, and his bodies of work, The Tipping Point, Outliers, and Blink; however, how many of Gladwell’s allegiance are actually following his ideas? It recently has struck me that in the wonderfully magical world of music, […]