From ’85 to ’92, back before Austin needed any urging to be kept weird, the Hickoids ruled the regional cowpunk conversation. Their onstage persona leaned more toward punk than country—what … Read more
Some 42 years ago, Rolling Stone Brian Jones shared his discovery of Morocco’s Master Musicians of Jajouka via an album of field recordings featuring their extraordinary sounds. Now, a current … Read more
The debut album from Collective Soul vocalist Ed Roland’s southern-tinged, gospel/folk amalgam, the Sweet Tea Project, dives headfirst into a brave new world of countrified hootin’ and twangin’. Owing no … Read more
A songwriter, playwright and writer of short stories, Sonny Smith is not your typical bandleader, and Antenna to the Afterworld is not your typical new wave synth/post punk record. Actually, … Read more
Wild Child could have been another saccharine pop band. The boy/girl vocals, the bouncy ukulele, the group-sung hooks of nonsense syllables and the swells of strings could have added up … Read more
Richard Buckner seems to have experienced a lonely career path thus far. Despite the undeniable beauty inherent in his music, his dimly lit albums are often cast in melancholy and … Read more
The dynamic and versatile singer-songwriter Nicki Bluhm is about to take the leap from a mostly regional Bay Area act to a major draw on the jam band and roots … Read more
A name like John Paul Keith might suggest a mash-up between the Beatles and the Stones, courtesy of someone who perhaps chose to name himself after their principals. The fact … Read more
Many blues artists are taking their music in a more contemporary-friendly direction, nearly devoid of the scholarly dedication to their deepest heritage seen in past decades. On the other hand, … Read more
In 1965, young filmmaker Peter Whitehead, along with music entrepreneur and then-manager Andrew Loog Oldham, set out to chronicle the Rolling Stones on tour. Handheld, black-and-white cinematography (later made fashionable … Read more
