The Waybacks are Hungry.

AUSTIN DAZE: What do you guys think about being at Old Settlers?

Warren Hood: We’ve been here many times before and we like it because we like having the Waybacks in Austin and letting all our friends and family here see what we’re off doing all the time. We’ve got a lot of friends that think the Waybacks don’t exist-that we made them up.

James Nash: We like to come to Austin because obviously it’s a beautiful festival and a lot of great people here but we mostly come to Austin for the food. 8 days of queso.

Joe : There is good Mexican food in California but it is totally different. Read the rest of this entry »

Austin Daze met with Belleville Outfit on a warm, clear day at Threadgill’s to talk about what they have been up to and to find out what makes them tick. The band had just come off the road and was happy to be back home in Austin. The band clearly has a lot of fun together playing, joking, and fooling around.

• Jon Konya: Drums
• Marshall Hood: guitar
• Phoebe Hunt: Fiddle
• Rob Teter: Guitar
• Jeff Brown: Bass
• Connor “Corn dog” Forsyth: Piano

AD: So where did you get the name “Corn dog”

CF: Thats a question for the ages.

RT: It was given to him by Jon and I one sunny day in New Orleans, Louisiana.

JB: He was wasted, and walking down the street with big old brown shoes. . . Read the rest of this entry »

Hot, would be the word for Antone’s Tuesday night as Austin’s own Reckless Kelly took the stage to support their new release, “Bullet Proof”. The AC couldn’t even come close to keeping up. A packed house of beautiful ladies drinking Reckless Razzes and few Lone Star country boys all were alive and well. Reckless Kelly put on a great show filled with a good mix of material including, to my surprise, the Beatles “Helter Skelter”. I had come into the show expecting a country rock show, but Reckless Kelly falls more on the side of rock with a country influence complete with fiddle and slide guitar. Glad i got a chance to see them before they hit the road. Next time their back in town check them out.

WE HAD BEEN TOYING WITH THE IDEA OF TALKING WITH THE MAYOR FOR AWHILE. I REALLY DIDN’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT HIM OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT HE HAS THE GREATEST NAME A POLITICIAN COULD EVER WANT. WITH A NAME LIKE THAT, HOW COULD YOU LOSE? FORTUNATLEY, THERE WAS MUCH MORE TO HIM THAN A GREAT NAME. WE DISCUSSED MANY OF THE PROBLEMS AND ADVANTAGES OUR CITY IS FACING. WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE GOTTEN THE CHANCE TO HEAR WHAT HE THOUGHT ABOUT BEING THE LIVE MUSIC CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. Read the rest of this entry »