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Tumbledown has a song just for you
Thursday, December 23, 2010 – Tumbledown may have a song just for you.
The band, spearheaded by Mike Herrera of MxPx, just relessed "Empty Bottle. Fans can download a free New Year's version of Great Big World and enter a contest to win a customized version of the song.
The winner will be randomly chosen from the contest entrants and contacted via e-mail to obtain the personal details necessary to craft their song. The contest is open to all ages and geographic locations and a winner will be selected on Dec. 31.
CD reviews for Tumbledown
Empty Bottle
Now that he's two albums into this new band, perhaps the "MXPX member" tag can be taken off Mike Herrera's name or at least made a little less prominent. There's not much in common between the Christian pop-punk of that long-running group and his latest alt.-country sounding project, after all, other than perhaps the undeniable energy running through these songs - a product of the up-front mix from Stephen Egerton, who's worked mostly with California punk acts, such »»» |
Editorial: Walking the talk –
When names like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Waylon and the Hag are invoked, you're talking hard core country. These are the touchstones of country , the guys who made country music what it was and still is (or maybe can be). When these folks would sing about being down-and-out and the rough-and-tumble, they knew of what they were singing about. Fast forward a few years to the country singers of today. »»»
Concert Review: The Lil Smokies provide the perfect antidote –
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The quintet is part of a generation of musicians with bluegrass as the basis, but not totally the sum of the music either.... »»»
Concert Review: White makes the case for himself, no matter how dark the music –
John Paul White opined with a glint in his eyes that his songs were not of the uplifting variety. In fact, they were downright dark. How else to explain "The Long Way" with the line "long way home back to you." Or "James," a song inspired by his grandfather who suffered from dementia.
But lest you think that the Alabama... »»»
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