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  October 15, 2004
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Southern Rock Opera

First it was the Drive-by Truckers, now it's Green Day. Soon, it'll be ... Daniel Johnston? Fresh on the heels of the Discovered Covered tribute album ('Phases & Stages,' October 8, 2004, Music), Houston's Infernal Bridegroom Productions recently received a $15,000 grant from the Rockefeller Foundation's Multi-Arts Production Fund to produce a rock opera based on the work of the eccentric Rejected Unknown genius. "[Daniel's] always wanted to do it, and we feel like we could do it right," says IBP artistic director Anthony Barilla. The idea sprang to life when a member of Johnston's band, the Nightmares, who also plays with the company broached the idea after a show at IBP home base the Axiom last year, and Johnston agreed. "We've always had a strong connection to the local music scene," says Barilla. This is, in fact, familiar territory for the award-winning alternative theatre group, which has previously staged the Kinks' A Soap Opera and several original musicals, more so because Barilla grew up a Johnston and Glass Eye fan in Austin, inspired that "he had a DIY thing but it wasn't punk rock." Johnston will collaborate with the IBP orchestra, and has already started writing the music, though Barilla won't even guess at the final product and what form it will take. "He's in the riffing stage," says the director, who expects the work to premiere in late 2005.

PARIS, June 19,  The ARC/ Mus�e d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris will include Daniel's "You Hurt Me" (Fear Yourself, Gammon Records, 2003) on a KIOSK compilation called "Bandes Originales".  It can be found in their contemporary section as part of the "Sound Experiments in Contemporary Art and Music".  It will be available from June 25 until October 3, 2004

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EARLY RECORDINGS

of Daniel Johnston from

Dual Tone Music Group

2003-Mar-4

(Available in May 2003)

On March 4th Dualtone is releasing remastered versions of the legendary Daniel Johnston albums, Songs of Pain and More Songs of Pain. This 2 CD set entitled "The Complete Early Recordings of Daniel Johnston" will feature brand new artwork from Daniel. Look for your chance to pre-order this release and automatically be entered to win an original Daniel Johnston drawing...coming soon to Dualtone.com.

Wed April 9, 2003 9 pm

MusicAustin Picks the Best

Our choices for the best Austin albums of 2002

The year's best Austin music! Choices are totally dependant on whether we've actually heard something, so sometimes good albums by musicians who have not made contact with MusicAustin don't get mentioned. Here's our pick for the best music made in Austin in 2002.

• Patti Griffin: 1000 Kisses

• Radney Foster: Another Way to Go
• Daniel Johnston: Hyperjinks Tricycle
• Blaze Foley Inside: BFI Three
• Kimmie Rhodes: Love Me Like a Song

• Pauline Reese: Road to Monterrey

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