I could go on and on...

 ...about Josh Ritter and Josh Rouse. They are equally high in my exclusive songwriter suite of esteem and both of them have new records! When the Joshes stay at my place, they get the couch; where as anyone else is searching the floor for stray goose down or gummie bears to lie on.

Rouse's 8th album, El Turista, came out last week. Ritter's new album, So Runs the World Away, comes out in the U.S. May 4, but the vinyl version will be available April 17 as a special release coinciding with Record Store Day. Also, Ritter put out another sweet deluxe re-issue. This one is of his 2003 album, Hello Starling, complete with a bonus disc of the entire album done solo acoustic and a few excellent live tracks.

Below are some of my favorites from both artists.

Josh Ritter

Kathleen
Girl In the War
To the Dogs Or Whoever
Leaving
Snow Is Gone
Thin Blue Flame
Golden Age of Radio
The Temptation of Adam

Josh Rouse

100M Backstroke
Sad Eyes
It Looks Like Love
Valencia
Laughter
Jersey Clowns
It's the Nighttime
Nothing Gives Me Pleasure
Late Night Conversation
Streetlights

Hope you enjoy, and if you're at SXSW, here are the shows some of my bands are playing:

Thursday, March 18

Amanda Shires & Rod Picott @ Opal Divine's (Pigeon's Posse Day Party) 11:45 am
Opal Divine's Freehouse
700 West 6th St.
Austin, TX 78701


Amanda Shires @ G & S Lounge 3:30 pm
G & S Lounge
2420 South First St.
Austin, TX 78704

Thrift Store Cowboys @ St. Vincent de Paul (Freebird stage) 6:45 pm
St. Vincent de Paul Vintage Boutique & Thrift Store
1327 S. Congress Ave
Austin, TX 78704 

Friday, March 19

One Wolf @ Karibu (Shake Some Action! Showcase) 11 am
Karibu Ethiopian Restaurant & Bar
1209 East 7th Street
Austin, TX 78702

 One Wolf @ Ramble Creek Studios Day Party 12 pm
Ramble Creek Studios
1704 Kinney
Austin, TX
Collin Herring @ Ramble Creek Studios Day Party 2:30 pm
Ramble Creek Studios
1704 Kinney
Austin, TX

Amanda Shires @ Opal Divine's 4 pm
Opal Divine's Penn Field
3601 South Congress
Austin, TX 78704

Saturday, March 20

Collin Herring @ Botticelli's (McGuckin PR Day Party) 3 pm
Botticelli's
1321 South Congress
Austin, TX 78704

Thrift Store Cowboys @  The Ale House 7:30 pm
The Ale House
310 E. 6th St.
Austin, TX 78701

...and my good friend's blog.