The Gourds featured on No Depression   (The Gourds)
2009-01-09 17:37:05

Over a dozen years down the road, it's hard to remember the exact wording of the message that Mark Rubin of the Bad Livers sent to the Postcard music listserv. The post was about Austin, Texas, band the Gourds, specifically the band's debut album Dem's...

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MSNBC names The Gourds' Haymaker a 'Best Bet'   (The Gourds)
2009-01-05 13:17:58

Austin, Texas, alt-country, honky-tonk band The Gourds are back with a new CD, the Cajun-influenced Haymaker!, which Paste magazine's Andy Whitman calls "their best album in a long career of good and very good albums... They do what they've always...

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Austin 360 interviews Kevin Russell of The Gourds   (The Gourds)
2009-01-05 13:15:40

The Gourds do relish audacity. Now, witness the Austin quintet's boldest statement yet: Haymaker! Singer-songwriter Kevin Russell says the band's new album - a trademark composite of country blues and surrealistic vignettes due Jan. 6 - lives up...

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