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New Addiction

Posted on 07/29/2011 by Bavu in Fine Art, Style, Writtens

Soul Seekers II. Mississippi River Music.
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These cats are obviously making this lost art just because they want to.

Finally, a CD got me off Odd Seasons for a minute. Either way, my underground purist sensibilities are quenched once again (cymbal crash).
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Tagged Bavu Blogs, blues, country, gospel, Mississippi River, Odd Seasons vinyl, soul seekers3 Comments

Candor

Posted on 07/08/2011 by Bavu in Fine Art, Style, Writtens

Candor is one of my favorite words, and now it’s the setting of a pithy comic strip.

candorville [ jacked from The Root ]

And that’s no guff (dap)

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Listen, Austin

Posted on 06/30/2011 by Bavu in Shows, Style, Writtens

You don’t have to “hat battle”.

You don’t have to drink beer.

But might you Love the Music?

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Tagged austin, Bavu Blogs, blaxsmith, Complete Clothing, Dred Skott, Keep It Local, reggie coby, SANCT EP, texasLeave a comment

The Undisputed Truth

Posted on 06/23/2011 by Bavu in Fine Art, Style, Writtens

This version reached 3rd on the Billboard 100, and was the only Top 40 Hit for The Undisputed Truth.

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Smiling Faces; sometimes they don’t tell the truth (dap)
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Tagged Barrett Strong, Bavu Blogs, Berry Gordy, MoTown, Norman Whitfield, Songwriting, Soul, The Undisputed Truth, vinylLeave a comment

March 31, 2011

Posted on 05/04/2011 by Bavu in Fine Art, Photography, Shows, Style, Video, Writtens

This happened. It went by fast.

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Tagged ACL Live, austin, Austin Music People, Bavu Blogs, Brannen Temple, canon t2i, Carter Arrington, Christopher Edwards, D-Madness, dookie vizion productions, extra plairs, jon keyz, moody theater, texas, w hotelLeave a comment

Walking on Water

Posted on 04/24/2011 by Bavu in Style, Video

Liquid Mountaneering, they call it…
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also known as Walking on Water for sport. W.O.W! It’s gotta be the shoes (shrug)

Reminds me of this one song on “Rehab”, check it out…
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Tagged Bavu Blakes, bavublogs, Faith, lecrae, liquid mountaneering, Rap, shoes, sport, sports, track & field, walking on waterLeave a comment

Leave Something Worthwhile

Posted on 03/28/2011 by Bavu in Style, Writtens

The Relatives, fronted by Rev. Gean West.
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Simple songwriting plus strong delivery. Lawdamercy!
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