Squanto’s Cyborg-Rock
Don’t feel bad if the first word that comes to mind when describing Squanto’s music is “weird.” Rickey Wayne Kinney, the 30-year-old Fort Worth...
Jack Thunder & The Road Soda: Rockarolla
A rock ’n’ roll scream is a beautiful thing, and Jack Thunder & The Road Soda can shriek with the best of them. Their...
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Tungsten Wake’s Tungsten Wake
As I plunged my brain ears-first into the crystal-clear heavy alt-rock world shimmering inside Tungsten Wake’s six-song eponymous debut, it occurred...
The Bearding Hotels
Lead singer Chris Johnson lowered the keys when arranging songs on Telegraph Canyon’s just-released third album You from Before. It was a subtle but...
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Matthew McNeal’s Compadre
The opening electric guitar lick on Matthew McNeal’s new debut album grabbed my ear from the get-go. The lick sounded kinda country,...
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Bosque Brown’s
Us
If I were a heroin addict, Us would be my new favorite record. But I’m a beer drinker, not a hophead. Still, I’m...
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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...
Shake the Moon: Groovy
Smooth rockers Shake the Moon have learned that playing in a quintet of proficient, eager performers can sound like a runaway freight train if...
FOGG Thickens
It’s amazing what can happen in two years for a band. Sometimes it’s a bunch of gigs around town that lead to more gigs...
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Bad Blonde’s
Caffeine Daze
“Breaking Loose,” the first track off Bad Blonde’s Caffeine Daze, starts out deceptively mellow, with vocalist/guitarist Dylan Owens’ echoing voice draped over...
