It’s like someone waved a magic wand, or the weather was looking at the unofficial end of summer. Labor Day weekend, and it magically cued the thermometer to drop. Mind you, it’s still in the 90s, but it's not triple digits. It really is cool at night, which is cause for joy. We have been in the grips of a stifling hot season, with a record breaking 80 days over 100 here in Austin. Could normalcy return, might the fires stop, will it ever rain again? It is one step at a time, though, and the spell is broken. There has always been something invigorating about the autumn. It feels like the beginning of the year. It is a time to redouble one’s energy, commit to new initiatives - back to school, back to work - and tuck in for the duration.

Somebody’s Darling visited us during our Americana Fest taping last year in Nashville. I think lead singer Amber Farris is aptly named, as her voice has that rich honeyed quality. She simply wails, and the band does as well - makes this an appropriate song to celebrate the changing of the season. “Been Better” is the track, and you can find it on the self-titled Somebody’s Darling CD that came out in February. Amber, along with band mates David Ponder, Nate Wedan, and Mike Talley came to our studio at the Nashville Sheraton and tore a hole in our souls with their performance for the Music Fog cameras. For a good time, you gotta see this band! Your next chance is in College Station, TX on Saturday.

-Jessie Scott