When You Awake is an ode to country life, celebrating everything from classic country and rock to the the current indie folk and roots scenes. The daily blog features music news, mixtapes, ticket giveaways, style finds and much more. With roots in Nashville, Los Angeles- based founder Jody Orsborn also presents shows around town featuring musicians like Justin Townes Earle, Deer Tick and Leslie and the Badgers.
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Add us as a friend on: Facebook, Myspace or Twitter!| Mar 11 | Morning Pages- The Living Room |
| Mar 13 | Vetiver/Scout Niblett- 92YTribeca |
| Mar 14 | Carolina Chocolate Drops- Bowery Ballroom |
| Mar 22 | Fruit Bats- Bowery Ballroom |
| Mar 25 | Seabear- Mercury Lounge |
| Mar 26 | The Ruby Suns- Brooklyn Bowl |
| Mar 11 | Dawes- Troubadour |
| Mar 12 | Cave Singers/ Moondoggies- The Echo |
| Mar 14 | BRMC- The Echo |
| Mar 25 | When You Awake Presents The Low Anthem- Bootleg Theater |
| Mar 26 | When You Awake Presents Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore- McCabes |
| Apr 21 | When You Awake Presents Megafaun/Breathe Owl Breathe- The Echo |
| Apr 27 | Dr Dog/ Deer Tick- Henry Fonda Theatre |
| Jun 1 | When You Awake Presents First Aid Kit- Bootleg Theater |
| Mar 18 | Jody DJs Aquarium Drunkard's No Jacket Required Party with The Growlers, Roadside Graves, Warpaint and more |
Head on over to Arthur Magazine for Dan Chamberlin’s piece on “headneck” music, which Chamberlin explains are “tunes beloved in equal measure to cowboys, hippies, bikers and all varieties of stoner hicks, country heads and longhaired rednecks”. He posts links to some incredible examples of said music, including a a bootleg recording of a 1972 Doug Sahm, Leon Russell, Jerry Garcia and Friends show in Austin, Texas and Sir Doug and The Texas Tornado’s 1976 record Texas Rock For Country Rollers. Definitely worth checking out.
