Category: Outlaw country

Levitation Austin artist spotlight: Federale

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You can call Federale a supergroup, really.  Consisting of members of Spindrift, The Black Angels, and the Brian Jonestown Massacre, Federale makes spaghetti western psychedelic rock best suited for obscure European films of the late 1960’s.  Seeing them under Levitation Austin’s Levitation Tent in the Austin, Texas sun on April 29th seems like a can’t-miss show.  I love spaghetti westerns so I’m sure I’ll love their set.

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Kiefer Sutherland to release outlaw country album.

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Yes, you read that right.  Actor, producer, and director Kiefer Sutherland will be releasing his debut album Down in a Hole sometime this summer.  Sutherland has already released tour dates to promote the record and has been playing gigs since at least last year.

It turns out Sutherland has been involved in the music industry since 2002 by producing and releasing records by musicians he liked.  He also collects classic guitars.  He wrote a couple songs and those songs eventually bloomed into a full album.  I don’t know if the title track is a cover of Alice in Chains‘ classic, but clips of Sutherland’s live performances are good.  He has an excellent backing band and his rough voice is perfect for outlaw country.  Down in a Hole should be an interesting listen.

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