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Great Divide

I finally caught The Great Divide on Friday at the Firehouse. I've been meaning to see those guys for a while, but somehow just haven't managed.

It was a good show. They play like a band that's been doing it for a while, and if you're a fan of Texas/Red Dirt music in general, then you definitely need to get out to see this fine band from Stillwater, OK. I picked up their new CD Remain (technically not released yet), which has a cool Gary Wayne Thomason/Scott Melott tune on it. Can't wait to give the CD a good listen (have been a bit too busy with football so far this weekend).

We also enjoyed the trip out to the Firehouse. It seemed a little less crowded and less smoky than some of my other trips over there, but it has honestly been a while since I've been there. And that's a shame, actually, because I think the Firehouse has become about the best place to catch Texas/Red Dirt/Americana artists in Houston over the last year or so (at least in terms of sheer quantity). I still like the Mucky Duck, of course, but Rusty tends to stress folk over more rockish Americana artists, and a lot of good artists (Cross Canadian Ragweed being one) just can't get a gig there for some reason.

We also met up Alex, who helped us close down the place. Those buckets of beer made for a bit of a long day Saturday, but I guess that's what Saturdays are for.

[Posted at 14:25 CST on 11/03/02] [Link]

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