Austin Skyline was the first record released by Bohemia Beat.

Recorded live in 4 different Austin venues, it became 1993's 2nd biggest seller at Austin's barometer of what's hot, Waterloo Records.

The acclaim for Jimmy's masterpiece was heard from all over the globe, as the following press excerpts reveal.

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"Suddenly the name that is on everyone's lips is Jimmy Lafave, a man with a voice that is instantly captivating."

Chris Bourke ~ Rip It Up (New Zealand)

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"Jimmy Lafave's songs move me 'cause he sings them with passion, grit, and uncommon beauty."

Lucinda Williams

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"Imagine if Van Morrison had been a Texan; he might have sounded something like this."

Nick Bollinger ~ Listener Magazine (U.K.)

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"Lafave has long since made his mark as a songwriter whose intensity and insight (as well as his electric-acoustic cross pollination) recalls his inspiration, Bob Dylan."

John T. Davis ~ Austin American-Statesman

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"Personally, I feel he is already in that higher musical Olympus next to Bob, Bruce, and a few others."

Alessandro Maggiori ~ Buscadero Magazine (Italy)

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"Jimmy Lafave, one of my favorite interpreters of some of my favorite songs."

Jimmy Dale Gilmore ~ quoted in Spin Magazine

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"A singer with a wondrous voice, Lafave has the ability to make anyone's song his own, while writing original material just as stunning."

Rob Patterson ~ Austin Chronicle

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"It always feels like one of those once-in-a-lifetime things when an artist with so much emotion and soulful energy leaps out at you."

Tor Hanson ~ Hear Music CatalogueT

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"GEM OF A RECORDING."

To Order from Rounder
(more info and audio clips here too)

Austin Skyline Lyrics ( not included with the cassette... now you'll finally be able to figure out the tricky parts of "Neon Night"

Guitar Tabs to "Only One Angel"