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Lycan Licks
A little over a year ago, in the thick of one of the hottest Texas summers in recent memory, three dudes squeezed into a...
Aimee Mann
When an interminably melancholic and arty rock singer-songwriter like Aimee Mann releases an album of yuletide tunes, you have to wonder: Whatever happened to...
Readers Speak: Best Rains Songs
I promised to post videos of all-time best rain songs suggested by Blotch readers, and here they are:
Bryan F said, “ 'Thunderstorms and Neon...
New Music
Better Late Than Never Department
I regret to inform you that I slept on Beautifully Doomed. Released back in July, the new album by Fort...
Ben Perowsky
Ben Perowsky is a New York-based jazz drummer who's worked with underground godfather John Zorn, film noir-inspired indie rockers Elysian Fields, and the experimental/soul...
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 Artist Scores River Phoenix’s Last Movie
James Michael Taylor is not “going Hollywood,” as the old saying goes –– he’s much too cantankerous and outspoken for anyplace other than Fort...
Jessica Lure Ensemble
Seattle's all-woman Tiptons Sax Quartet was originally called the Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet in honor of the big-band musician who lived as a...
Between Two Worlds
Growing up in North Crowley, Carolina Imperial found an early passion for singing mariachi but no outlets at North Crowley High School for performing...
The Year in Music Documentaries
I noticed an unusual number of good music documentaries this year, and I thought I’d post about them before I posted my list of...
