Michael Martin Murphey
Michael Martin goes back in time with his new album Austinology, taking a look at some of the songs written between 1968-1974 that made Austin, Texas a singer/songwriter town. Together … Read more
Reviews
The Ace of Cups
If you were going to San Francisco between 1967-1972 with flowers in your hair (of course), seeing the euphoric Ace of Cups live should have topped the travel itinerary. Relying … Read more
Dennis Roger Reed
Before It Was Before is a compilation from singer/multi-instrumentalist Dennis Rogers Reed, with the album documenting 30 years of recording for label/studio Plasticmeltdown. The previously unreleased tracks rely heavily on … Read more
Fastball
There was an odd mix of good and bad luck for pop/rock artists who broke out in the mid-to-late ‘90s, as Fastball did. You could hardly miss these guys if … Read more
Lee Child with Naked Blue
Photos by Arnie Goodman Naked Blue, a duo of Scott Smith and Jennifer Fergurson Smith, lately joined by percussionist Thomas Fridrich and bassist Eric Scott, spent a show-and-tell evening at … Read more
Billy F Gibbons at the Iridium
Photos by Arnie Goodman Distinctive ZZ Top frontman Billy F Gibbons released his homage to the blues last month, and played two nights at the iconic Iridium nightclub, long home … Read more
JP Harris
On Sometimes Dogs Bark at Nothing, singer/songwriter JP Harris provides a survey of country music, tackling wild rockabilly, crying-in-your-beer old school country, and Outlaw-style folk. Harris has an atypical country … Read more
Granville Automatic
To say that Nashville was once the Sodom and Gomorrah of the American South would be a bit of a stretch. Music City does have a colorful history, though, as … Read more
Bryan Lee
Sanctuary is a truly surprising release, a mix of downright, full-throttle blues and near-gospel tracks that come mostly from Lee’s own writing. Lee, blind since age eight or so, has … Read more
Dave Keller
Born, raised, and musically-schooled in the colorful environs of Massachusetts and Vermont, Dave Keller recorded his fifth album in Texas, and it beams with the passion of a man deeply … Read more
