DECEMBER 2018 BUDDY 3

TWO-TIME GRAMMY WINNERTFloyd Domino announced the re-lease of a critically acclaimed soloalbum, Floyd Domino’s All-Stars.Domino has been honored with theAustin Chronicle Best KeyboardsAward, as well as being a BuddyTexas Tornado anddesignated Academy of Western Art-ists Western Swing Instrumentalistof the Year, and in 2017 was in-ducted into the Texas Music LegendsHall of Fame.

Auditions for the 9th AnnualRusty Weir Songwriter Competitiongot underway on November 28hosted by Brett Dillon of KHYI.

KNON will host the RecklessRock Radio CD Release Party at theRidlea Theater on December 14. Therelease party will feature Joey C.Jones Band, Legacy, Infidel Risingand Blackstar Republick.

EventsIN THE WAKE OF THE CRITICALsuccess of Blaze, directed and co-written by Ethan Hawke, and theacclaim for musician Ben Dickey inhis first acting role as Blaze Foley;Ethan Hawke, Charlie Sexton andLouis Black announced the launchof the SexHawkeBlack record label.

Dickey, who was awarded a U.S.Dramatic Special Jury Award forAchievement in Acting at theSundance Film Festival 2018, will bethe first musician signed to this newimprint in conjunction with theNashville based Dualtone label. Mu-sic industry veteran Erika Pinktippswill oversee operations. Dickey re-leases his three song EP today titled“It’s All Different” which is set tocoincide with Dickey’s appearanceon the Today Show and NBC’s JimmyFallon, with Blaze director EthanHawke. The three song EP was re-corded in March 2018 in Austin withCharlie Sexton as producer and re-corded at the legendary Arlyn Stu-dios. “To have Charlie produce andplay on a record for me,” Dickeysays, “is an overwhelming dream thatI never thought I would be living.”The full-length album, A Glimmer onthe Outskirts, set for release in Janu-ary 2019.

A documentary telling SamBush’s full story, Revival: the SamBush Story, was released digitallyon Nov. 1 via Amazon for rent orpurchase. Written, produced, anddirected by Wayne Franklin & KrisWheeler, Revival not only chroniclesthe life and career of the newgrass-creator, but weaves an emotional,

inspiring story about the risks andrewards of being a musical icono-clast. Since its debut at the NashvilleFilm Festival in 2015, winning theaudience award for Best Music Docu-mentary, the crowd-pleasing film hasplayed to packed houses and stand-ing ovations at independent film fes-tivals (Sidewalk Film Festival, St.Louis International, Big Sky, NoisePop, IF Film, Durango, PortTownsend, Woods Hole, and Hurri-cane) across the country and hasscreened at IBMA, Telluride, FilmFalmouth, and Hear BG, picking upthree more best documentary awardsalong the way.

The Austin Chronicle Music Pollballot is on stands now, solicitingvotes for Austin’s Musician of theYear, Best New Austin Band, Albumof the Year, and introducing severalnew categories for 2018-2019. Youcan nominate online atAustinchronical.com

Texas Country music artist CodyWayne took home two of honors thismonth adding to his growing list ofindustry accolades over the last twoyears. He won “Entertainer of theYear” and “Band of the Year” at theBig Star Music Awards in Fort Worth.This marks his second “Entertainerof the Year” title having snagged itthe first time at the 2017 Texas Coun-try Music Awards. Cody Wayne’slive show reputation is almost al-ways the very first thing you will hearabout him. The perfect dance be-tween his rock and country sound isa proud Texas trait through andthrough, but his robust live showperformances is what fuels the con-stant tour schedule that knows noborders

New ReleasesNPR’S ALL THINGS CONSIDEREDSupports Singer/Songwriter DanJohnson in Addressing Veteran Sui-cides with the “Hemingway” Project.Dan Johnson released the“Hemingway” project earlier this year,a 5 song EP and companion bookthat addresses the issue of veteransuicide that is considered a crisis inour country. The “Hemingway”project is a deeply emotional piece ofwork that has attracted national at-tention since its release both throughthe music and stories and the UStour. NPR’s All Things Consideredfeatured Johnson’s personal messageto all military veterans, and all of uscivilians who can truly help and be-come a part of the solution.

Donna The Buffalo joined forceswith legendary Producer/ Engineer

BLAH By Bellicose Bullfeather

BLAHRob Fraboni to record Dance in theStreet at Sonic Ranch Studio in ElPaso, Texas. Best known as producerof The Last Waltz soundtrack,Fraboni is also acclaimed for his workwith Bob Dylan, The Band, EricClapton, and The Rolling Stones.Fraboni set out to capture the es-sence of Donna The Buffalo’s liveperformances on a studio record.

The Americana dance band re-leased Dance in the Street, their firstnew album in five years, capturingthe dynamic energy that has earnedthe band the love and respect of theirfans, “the Herd”, for thirty years.

Cuban-American singer-songwriter Johnny Goudie releasedhis new solo EP “Leper Hands.” Thisfour-track record heavily featuresGoudie’s piano playing, mixing invintage guitars and upbeat drumbeats with his smooth vocals.

A new collaborative CD fromHand Drawn Records for Austin-based artist Brandon Callies (ofBlack Tie Vendetta and BrandonCallies & The American Revival) andDallas musician Paco “Francisco”Estrada (best known for South FMand Paco Estrada & One Love, Callies’label mate) released recently. Themusical duo teamed up to form anew project called Heart of the City.The band’s debut self-titled album –a fusion of rock and soul bridges thegap between Austin and Dallas – anddelivers a Motown-inspired albumthat’ll please music fans across Texas.

Austin-based record label BigIndie plans to debut a recurring eventwhere the local label shows off theirbiggest and brightest talents. “BigNights” will take place December16 at Antone’s with Jackie Venson.

Sydney Anderson released herdebut EP, out this month. The recordis a searing blend of Texas and Nash-ville country that announces the pop-country artist as a force to be reck-oned with in the country music scene.Prior to her EP, Sydney spent yearsperforming well-known honky-tonkstages like Tootsies and The Stage,took voice lessons from LindaSeptein alongside Demi Lovato, andeven made an appearance onOxygen’s The Glee Project.

Houston-based Grand Old Griz-zly released their new spitfire Ameri-cana album Country Music Pyrite , acombination of western Americanawisdom and Gulf Coast grit. Therobust 12 tracks are a lyrical feast.“Pure Country Pyrite” exploresthemes both poignant and peculiar,and drips with irony and humorouswit.

in Memoriam

NO MATTER THE SIZE OF THE ROOM, WHEN HE SPOTTED ME ONthe floor, he’d give me a thumb’s up.As interview subjects, both he and Rusty Burns ranged from theprofound to the profane with their take-no-prisoners candor. We(Buddy magazine) almost lost Brook Mays as an advertiser when myinterview with these two, laced with f-bombs at a rapid pace, ran as-is.They were colorful, entertaining and honest.I might be a writer but right now, words are failing me miserably.All I know is John will be sorely missed.

– Chuck Flores

THERE WILL BE A MEMORIAL BENEFIT FOR JOHN O’DANIELSunday December 9 beginning at 2 The Anatole Hotel Dallas 2201 N.Stemmons Freeway The Coronado Room. Parking will be in lot 4 . Therewill be a live and silent auction. If you have items to donate please emailinfo to benfit @guitarshow.com or text to 972-2402206 .Let’s all honor John in the way we all know he deserves.