Dakota onstage with Jesse Smith & Lone Star Cowboys

Dakota onstage with Jesse Smith & Lone Star Cowboys
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Dakota would sing Johnny Be Good and Sharp Dressed Man.

Stevie Ray Vaughan's Apartment in Austin

My son lived here also. He is a guitar player also.

My Austin Weekend

Last weekend was a great experience.

I got to spend time with Dakota, Allison, Ben, Katie, Jesse(not me), Len Brown, Dennis Fallon of TwoTons and the whole band plus see Ghost Land Observatory perform. We started at 9:30am at the radio station www.koop.org. Meeting Len was a trip. This guy has a music knowledge that is remarkable. We (Dakota,Dennis and I)did our one hour radio show recording both audio and video. We then met Ben,Katie, and Jesse for lunch. After a brief return to Dakota's house,we then went to see GLO perform their laser show as VIP guest (wow). Then we headed out to the legendary Broken Spoke to see TwoTons perform. This place is a trip. The owner James White is a legend in Texas as one of the best poker players ever and he is also an excellent host. Spending time with my son was great. We arrived in Tomball late Saturday night. Sunday Dakota worked on my computer then drove back to Austin and I crashed. What a trip.

These are just some of the pictures. I will add more in the next few days.

PEEL AT SXSW 2008

Peel Genre: Rock Hometown: Austin TX thebandpeel.com Wednesday, March 12 11:00 p.m. Maggie Mae's Rooftop (323 E 6th St) Add this to your SXSW Calendar Peel - Qxford Download |

Earning notoriety for both their raw, raucous live shows and bad behavior, Peel quickly became fixtures in the Austin dive scene, and were picked up by Peek-A-Boo Records in late 2005. During 2006 Peel attended SXSW as Peek-A-Boo's freshest addition and worked on an album for the remainder of the year. The 2007 release of their debut "Peel" tore through the b-l-o-g-o-s-p-h-e-r-e, amidst widespread acclaim and comparisons to everyone from Brian Eno to Pavement to Architecture in Helsinki. The band followed their release with South and East Coast touring and rounded out the year playing shows with Sonic Youth, The Fiery Furnaces, Page France, and friends the Octopus Project.

DAKOTA SMITH

DAKOTA SMITH
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My son performs with the Austin band PEEL.

Austin Sunset

Austin Sunset
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A beautiful Austin Sunset.