This mix is for those days when you get to hang out and relax, chilling out outside and enjoying the sunshine. Music in this episode: - The Way It Used To Be by The Bottle Rockets (from Lean Forward) www.BottleRocketsMusic.com - Look Back & Laugh AND Jackie Jones by Backyard Tire Fire (from Backyard Tire Fire) www.BackyardTireFire.com - Burden of Tomorrow AND You're Going Back by The Tallest Man on Earth (from The Wild Hunt) www.Myspace.com/TheTallestManOnEarth - Stranger AND Later by Dr. Dog (from Shame, Shame) www.DrDogMusic.com - When I Go Down On You AND Corrina by Black Francis (from Nonstoperotik) www.BlackFrancis.net - Ordinary AND Every Subway Car by Barenaked Ladies (from All In Good Time) www.BareNakedLadies.com - On The Dark Streets Below AND Yes by Murder By Death (from Good Morning, Magpie) www.MurderByDeath.com - Way Down in the Hole AND Home by Jon Dee Graham (from Hooray For The Moon) www.JonDeeGraham.com - Just The Same AND Care by Austin Collins & The Rainbirds (from Wrong Control) www.AustinCollins.net - The Last Thing by Bel Air (from Pole to Pole) www.Myspace.com/BelAirTheBand Todays sponsor is LIFELOCK Membership is only $10 a month, but you can get 10% OFF AND 1 MONTH FREE TRIAL by using my code AMERICANA10 at the checkout. THE AMERICANA ROCK MIX IS NOW ON FACEBOOK! NOW BUY MERCHANDISE. Shirts, stickers, mugs, etc. CHECK IT OUT HERE! E-Mail: Von@AmericanaRoots.com Voice Mail: 314-479-3051 Blogsite: www.AmericanaRockMix.com Listen twice a week! 10AM Wednesdays and 5PM Sundays on the Eclectic Heaven channel on LifeJive Radio at LifeJive.com Twitter: www.Twitter.com/ARockMix

While editing this episode I realized that I sounded really mellow. Maybe I'm just conserving my energy for the festivities planned on St. Patrick's Day. I dunno... Anyway, of course there is also some awesome music in this episode. Music in this episode: - Nothing You Can't Lose by Steel Wheels (from Red Wing) www.TheSteelWheels.com - Stoned AND Grapevine by Conil (from Strange Part Of The Country) www.ConilMusic.com - Happy Valentine's Day AND Angry Young Man by Billy Boy On Poison (from Drama Junkie Queen) www.BillyBoyOnPoison.com - Can't Stop Drinkin' AND Blankets In The Bed by Tyler Reeve (from Whiskey Down) www.TylerReeve.com - Check Your Mirrors AND Catch My Soul by Nightjar (from Hometown Stranger) www.NightjarMusic.com - Forever Avenue AND Island by Austin Collins & The Rainbirds (from Wrong Control) www.AustinCollins.net - Banging Away AND Hello Old Man by Chris Knight (from The Jealous Kind) www.ChrisKnight.net - The Fourth Night Of My Drinking AND After The Scene Dies by The Drive-By Truckers (from The Big To-Do) www.DriveByTruckers.com - Brave Arms by The Longwalls (from Dark Academy) www.Myspace.com/TheLongwalls THE AMERICANA ROCK MIX IS NOW ON FACEBOOK! NOW BUY MERCHANDISE. Shirts, stickers, mugs, etc. CHECK IT OUT HERE! E-Mail: Von@AmericanaRoots.com Voice Mail: 314-479-3051 Blogsite: www.AmericanaRockMix.com Twitter: www.Twitter.com/ARockMix

On this edition of The Americana Spotlight, I feature Austin Collins & The Rainbirds.  Austin joins me to talk about his new album, Wrong Control, which marks the band's third release.  I've seen Austin several times live over the years and have always enjoyed his sound both vocally along with the rock laiden guitar work.  Wrong Control captures the best of both worlds both on the vocal tracks and instrumentation.  It's an excellent album which I would highly recommend picking up especially if you lean towards the more heavy side of Rock (Son Volt, The Bottle Rockets, etc) If you will be around Austin, Texas in March make sure you catch one of the band's seven shows during the upcoming South By Southwest (SXSW) music festival in mid March.  You can learn more about Austin and also pick up his album over on his website www.AustinCollins.net. Click here to easily subscribe to all of our great podcast shows on iTunes.