Austin Town Hall

Yes yes technically Daniel Johnston lives in Austin, but we wanted to tell you about multiple shows in one post.  The first is your usualy Waterloo in-store starting at 5pm with free keg beer of course.  The second is a more intimate show at St. David’s Episcopal Church(map) with doors opening at 6pm.  Both should be a great opportunity to see a local legend in conert.

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Download: Daniel Johnston – Freedom [MP3]

Austin icon Daniel Johnston is gearing up to release his first new material in quite some time and this time he’s had some help from friends in high places.  This new single “Freedom” will appear on upcoming album Is and Always Was due out October 6th via High Wire Music.  Johnston apparently worked closely with producer/musician Jason Falkner on the project and the outcome is some of the fullest and most well produced material we’ve ever heard from the singer/songwriter.

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Download: Daniel Johnston – Freedom [MP3]

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