It’s true that we’re a bit spoiled musically in Austin. We’re so ensconced in this lovely bubble of great music here, that it’s so tantalizingly easy to overlook great artists from elsewhere in the state.

Onstage, they are a striking couple, her flaming red hair mesmerizing as she dips and bends, playing exquisite fiddle while he blazes on guitar with Buddy Holly-​​like cool with his glasses, stovepipe trousers and hipster hat. But when they sing together, whether playing a set at the Bowery Electric or on their just-​​released album, Birds Fly South, (New West) they are unforgettable.

Tom Morello's "Save The Hammer For The Man" permiers on VEVO today. The video was directed by Bobby Roth and features Ben Harper. Watch the premiere here.

The Mastersons, "One Word More"

Because it sounds like the Jayhawks trading lines with Tift Merritt. And make no mistake: That's a great thing...

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I first crossed paths with The Mastersons at SxSW 2011 at The San Jose. As I sat in the sun drinking micheladas, they cranked out the twang with boy/girl harmonies that made my heart swell. I plugged that name into the ol’ smart phone and promised that I would look them up when I got home. I never did, but thankfully our paths crossed again in Austin.

We visited the New West Records showcase at SXSW 2012 to catch one of our favorite new bands, Buxton. Due to a gap in our schedule, I met up with Oz about an hour before Buxton’s set and about 5 minutes into our conversation, The Mastersons hit the stage. One song in and I looked at Oz and asked “Didn’t we catch these guys last year? And didn’t we think they were awesome?”

Tom Morello released 42 versions of his World Wide Rebel Tour documentary on May Day, a.k.a. International Worker's Day, the same day he led a "guitarmy" through New York as part of the Occupy movement's organized protests around the holiday. The 30-minute film, which was directed by Bobby Roth, features an interview with Morello and live performances from the Nightwatchman's most recent record, World Wide Rebel Songs.

On May 1 in New York City, the Occupy Wall Street movement returned to the streets with Tom Morello's grassroots Guitar Army to give voice, music and attention to people

There are 42 country-specific versions of the documentary. The country-specific version features an interviewer asking Tom questions in their native language including 1 question unique to that country and only available on that version. Tom answers are subtitled in the native language.

The 30-minute documentary was directed by Bobby Roth and was filmed at Henson Studios in Los Angeles in August of 2011.

The film, featuring 42 country-specific versions, will be available free of charge on May 1 to coincide with the "Occupy Guitarmy" music march, led by the artist himself.

Activist and musician Tom Morello has had his finger on the political pulse of the world, as well as his guitar, for several years now. So it comes as no surprise that the Harlem-born songwriter would deliver a free multi-cultural documentary with an emphasis on social inequality.

In the world of today's country chart toppers, "country" as a genre definition has developed some derogatory connotations among those listeners who consider themselves knowledgeable musical consumers.