From Boston to Austin ... looks like we're not alone

Here's an interesting map of U.S. state-to-state migration from July 2013 to July 2014.  Our old home state of Connecticut lost about 0.73% of its population.  Texas?  Up 0.58%.  But what's the story with all those people moving to North Dakota?

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The Year in Music 2014, From an Austin, Texas Perspective

These days, I do not have nearly as much time as I would like to spend following the music scene, let alone write about it in this here little blog. It mostly has to do with working a full time job and helping to raise twins, but I do not care for excuses. Lucky for me and other music lovers that are in similar boots, there are a lot of great sources putting out "best of 2014" lists around this time of year. I use some of these lists as guides to explore music that is new to me. While no two people have exactly the same taste, I have found ways to zero in on people and publications that veer closer to my POV. There are always things like Acclaimed Music and Metacritic if you are interested in finding out what a very wide demographic thinks, or Pitchfork and the like for the hipster perspective. But honestly, you probably will not find all that many smaller, overlooked artists even there.

Instead, I focused on the Austin Chronicle's Best of 2014 lists this year, and in particular, those that focused on local Austin music. After listening to a bunch of songs from the Chronicle's many top ten lists, I think it was a pretty darn good year for Austin music. Check out some Austin music from 2014 on this list we made. You will find some familiar names like Spoon and Willie Nelson in there, but I promise there are a bunch of musicians you have never before heard of.