Boulder, Colorado.  This has been an interesting trip back for me, actually, this was the event during which I got head hunted to join the staff of XM, to create the channel, X Country.  Dave Logan, then the Programming Operations VP of XM Radio, shook my hand and said, "We want to talk to you." The next week, Dave came to see me in Nashville, and invited me to DC to see the XM studio complex.  I took the ride on the XM train. It sure was sweet while it lasted.

It has been eleven years since I have attended the AAA conference, but it has been a wonderful homecoming, hanging out with people who are also motivated by music, and seeing so many friends from years gone by. It charges your batteries, for sure. And the music has been spectacular. Highlights on Thursday include Rebecca Pidgeon, James Maddock, BoDeans, Lissie, Needtobreathe, and Brandi Carlisle.

Patterson Barrett came to play at Threadgill’s School Night Sessions a week ago Sunday night, with Shawn Davis, Nick Randolph, and Clint Short from Stonehoney, who by the way, have taken a break to pursue other opportunities. Patterson is one of the Austin MVP musicians, who can be spotted as a frequent sideman in different outfits on stages all over town. We caught him solo when we filmed at the house on the hill at Cherokee Creek Music Festival in May. Today, we bring you Patterson solo with “The Where And When.”

- Jessie Scott