It’s hard enough for a musician to live a life on the road but when there is a new love at home, things get really complicated.  Lake Street Dive’s Mike Olson found that Willie Nelson and Leon Russell helped him deal with these complexities and helped his art along the way.  Also, Austin newcomer Jane Ellen Bryant heard Shawn Colvin as a kid, but years later the veteran’s “I Want It Back” was, to the rookie,  a perfect example of how to write, arrange and produce a song.

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First round of SXSW music acts released; Willie and Sister Bobbie releasing new record.
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Fun Fun Fun for broke students; SXSW report delayed, businesses concerned; Willie gets the ‘Definitive Profile.’
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Alejandro Escovedo’s ‘supergroup;’ Willie Nelson riding high, on the charts; Music + pool in Atx this weekend.
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X Games near, announce live-stream; Willie and Shaver discuss ‘Outlaw’ life; McCartney cancels tour dates due to illness.
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