Prick Tunes: The Civil Wars "Poison & Wine"

I suppose it seems appropriate to throw this up today, as The Civil Wars are performing at The Moody Theater tonight for their Austin City Limits taping. This is the first taping for ACL's 38th season. There's something about the chemistry between Joy Williams and John Paul White that is captivating. It may not ever be more evident than on this song.

Prick Tunes: Townes Van Zandt "If I Needed You"

I don't really need to say anything about this one. The video will do the trick.

Prick Tunes: Sarah Jarosz "Come On Up To The House"

Having been heading down the rabbit's hole that are the interwebs for a few hours now, I ended up here. Seeing as though This Week In Prick Tunes seems to be shaping itself into a "Hey, look, I found usable live clips" week, it makes sense to throw this one out there.

It seems impossible to people in Austin, but there is likely a large segment of the non-Central Texas populace that has no idea who Sarah Jarosz is. Sure, she was a Grammy nominee at the age of 17 or 18, but it was for Best Country Instrumental Performance. That's something that most of the country simply doesn't give a damn about. For the unindoctrinated, Sarah Jarosz is a helluva bluegrass multi-instrumentalist who especially stands out on the mandolin. Here is her cover of Tom Waits's "Come On Up To The House" as seen on Austin City Limits.

If you didn't already know the song as the closer from Tom Waits's first record on Anti-, then here you go. If this was your situation, though, I'm not sure I want to know you...