The first act I saw on my first visit to The Continental Club here in Austin last fall was Jon Dee Graham. As I'd soon find out, he was - still is - a regular on Wednesday nights there along with James McMurtry, though the locals told me he'd nearly gone permanently MIA as a result of a big car crash a couple of months earlier. It was a rocking bad-ass show, and I think it was that night I decided it was time to pack my bags and move down from NYC.
November 17th will see the release of the seventh studio album from the (thankfully living) legend, voted Austin Musician of the Year in 2006 and inducted into the Austin Music Hall of Fame three times, in 2000 as a solo artist, in 2008 as a member of the Skunks, and in 2009 as a member of the True Believers. It's hard to imagine that at least a couple more of those aren't on their way. Indie Sounds talked to Jon Dee about the new album, constants and comparisons, and how much it will cost to have him mow your lawn.
November 17th will see the release of the seventh studio album from the (thankfully living) legend, voted Austin Musician of the Year in 2006 and inducted into the Austin Music Hall of Fame three times, in 2000 as a solo artist, in 2008 as a member of the Skunks, and in 2009 as a member of the True Believers. It's hard to imagine that at least a couple more of those aren't on their way. Indie Sounds talked to Jon Dee about the new album, constants and comparisons, and how much it will cost to have him mow your lawn.
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