South By Recap
Here’s the thing: I kinda suck at South By Southwest. I get to Austin late. I get defeated by lines. I drink too much,...
New Local Music
Vincent Neil Emerson’s East Texas Blues
Think about this: Leon Bridges’ and Vincent Neil Emerson’s respective sounds are dissimilar enough that the comparison might seem...
Killer or Filler?
The problem with genre music is that it all tends to sound alike. Well, if it sounded like anything else, it wouldn’t be part...
On the March
After forming in mid-2006, the pop-soul outfit The Campaign quickly earned a reputation for both novelty and sheer professionalism. First there was the oddity...
Killer or Filler?
The Frisky Disco’s The Frisky Disco
One of the pleasures of being a longtime music fan is hearing young musicians rediscover a particular genre or...
Death, Blood, and the Saint
Here's what I remember of Derek St. Holmes: listening to "Stranglehold" over and over while doing curls with red Kmart weights in front of...
In Transit
Lou CharLe$ is constantly on the move. Whether it’s touring, recording, promoting, or shooting videos, the TCU graduate can’t stay still for too long....
Killer or Filler?
Dear Music Industry. On the way into work the other morning, I jumped around the commercial radio dial. And guess what? A bunch of...
Dispatches
Your trusty local correspondents file from Austin.
It had been five years since I joined what the locals refer to as "the plague," which descends...
Panhandling Law Hampers Buskers
Ray Russell has been playing blues guitar around Fort Worth for more than 25 years. For the past year, he has been a busker,...
