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On his third album, Vincent Neil Emerson has departed a bit from the acoustic-driven Americana of his self-titled debut and the hold-steady honky-tonk of...
The Show
At 8pm on Friday, Driving Slow Motion plays MASS (1002 S Main St, 682-707-7774), along with Ayden Trammell, Chicago’s North By North, and Ruff...
Piano Man
Life is a constant balancing act for progressive jazz, funk, and gospel pianist Daymond Callahan.
Between running a musical production company, playing regular live jazz...
Emptying My Notebook On Billy Bob Story
I had a little extra material from this week's "Honkytonk Heroes" -- check out these leftover stories:
Billy Bob Barnett on he and Hub Baker's short-lived management contract...
Local Hip-Hop Don’t Stop
Perhaps it’s the inherent efficiency of the recording process –– a beat, a mic, and a rhyme are all that’s required –– but homegrown...
Cosmic Country
On a Saturday night in January, the Boiled Owl Tavern went country. Or at least that impression was created at the Magnolia Ave bar...
Secret Ghost Champion Wins
“Baby, baby, baby, baby –– that stuff is drivin’ me crazy” guest-rapper KRS-One asserts on the R.E.M. track “Radio Song,” a radio-friendly indictment of...
SXSW Gets an FW Load
I’m kinda torn. On the one hand, SXSW is nothing but a glorified ACL, a festival starring artists who don’t need...
Apache 5’s Big Black Smoke
Singer-songwriter Joshua Loewen’s got a fevah, a vest-wearin’, spasmatic-dancin’, bangs-flippin’, grass-smokin’ ache for jangly guitars, snappy beats, and velveteen melodies. He’s tuned his satellite...
Weekender for Fri., Oct. 30, 2009
Pianist/singer/bon vivant Paul Slavens –– whose live jazz-tinged improvisational pop, which includes hilarious made-up-on-the-spot lyrics, can be heard every Tuesday night at Lola’s Saloon-Sixth...
