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On September 27th, Mavericks fans will have a chance to re-live the electrifying experience of a band concert with the release of The Mavericks Live in Austin CD.Recorded on June 2, 2004 on the legendary stage of Stubbs’ Barbecue in Austin, Texas, the 16-song showcase of the band’s fun, grand show features stunning renditions of several of the best-loved songs in the band’s catalog, along with an eclectic mix of band and fan favorites.
The show was also recorded for a two-hour DVD – release date to be announced.
The Maverick’s live show, considered by many to be the band at its finest, was recorded live to 48 tracks of 24-bit PCM audio using the RADAR hard disk recording system. These tracks were mixed digitally, with no sweetening tracks, via the Sony OXFORD mixing console to 24 bit masters. Stereo and 5:1 mixes were separately mixed for the appropriate format.
All of the hallmarks of the fevered pursuit of entertainment that is a Mavericks live show--horns and tequila, Spanish and English, pure, unadulterated diversity, and of course, the band’s trademark fusion of Latin, rockabilly and soul, are featured in the live performances captured on Live In Austin, illustrating why the band’s live shows have been garnering universally rave reviews worldwide for over a decade. Beautifully performed and extremely diverse, the set for this evening of music was based on the band’s personal choice, rather than any desire to produce a “greatest hits”-themed package.
The release of The Mavericks Live In Austin adds another chapter to the band’s incredible saga. Starting as a club band in Miami, The Mavericks hit Nashville in the early 90’s, taking the music scene by storm with their unique brand of cutting-edge alt-country. In a time when the country radio airwaves were dominated by “hat-acts”, the Mavericks broke new ground with their distinctive balance of vintage music and contemporary attitude. Hailed by critics and beloved by fans for their creatively restless methods of recording and songwriting that not only pushed format boundaries, but openly defied them, The Mavericks had an extraordinary four-record run on MCA Nashville, earning Grammy, CMA, and ACM Awards and racking up album sales in the millions.
The band toured relentlessly, crossing the globe many times over, igniting critics and audiences worldwide with their high-octane, richly-textured, genuinely different live shows. They enjoyed great success in the UK, particularly with the Top 10 hit ‘Dance The Night Away’ and the platinum album ‘Trampoline’.
By the late 1990’s, the band’s musical horizons had grown broader, but US radio’s had not. The same creative restlessness that fueled the band’s musical innovations, paired with the tension of ten years of touring and togetherness, precipitated a hiatus-turned-breakup. The Mavericks un-officially went their separate ways, each pursuing “non-Mavericks” musical interests, and all finding success in their individual creative outlets.
By 2002, feeling a bit of a Mavericks void that was too compelling to ignore, the band - Raul Malo, singer, songwriter and guitarist; Robert Reynolds, bass; Paul Deakin, drums and new lead guitarist Eddie Perez - reunited to record their first CD in six years, 2003’s critically-acclaimed The Mavericks (released on Sanctuary Records).
The supporting tour crossed the globe, with the band receiving high marks for their live show from critics worldwide. “The Mavericks’ live show…returns the band to prime, honky-tonk form. [Malo] remains one of the best singers in the Roy Orbison tradition, a big strong tenor singing songs of weak and wronged lovers,” espoused Daily Variety. “Onstage, the Mavericks…maintain an upbeat sense of showmanship that’s as compelling as their sterling musicianship,” raved Time Out New York. “Hallelujah-the Mavericks have reunited!” enthused The Village Voice, “The country-rockin’ boys are back as lively as ever!” The Washington Post deemed an October, 2003 show “sublime,” praising the band’s “‘we’ll play anything attitude’” as the stuff of “great live shows.” The Cincinnati Enquirer touted The Mavericks’ “loose, rocking party”, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution says it’s “a joy to see them back….Malo could sing a tax form and make an auditor believe every word.”
Source: Mavericks PR (September 2004) read less
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