Chris King: “1983”
CHRIS KING 1983 Classic Horse Chris King may not be a household name yet, but he’s hardly a stranger to those-in-the-know on the Texas music …
CHRIS KING 1983 Classic Horse Chris King may not be a household name yet, but he’s hardly a stranger to those-in-the-know on the Texas music …
THE HILL COUNTRY GENTLEMEN The Hill Country Gentlemen Self Released The Hill Country Gentlemen have been knocking around the San Marcos scene for going on …
By Kelly Dearmore (March/April 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 2) By the time Austin-native Kyle Park landed in San Marcos to attend college, he was already …
GURF MORLIX Finds the Present Tense Rootball Records “These are my blues,” declares Gurf Morlix at his most morose near the end of Finds the …
By Kelly Dearmore (March/April 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 2) With hindsight, maybe it does sound a little over the top. Or maybe you just had …
WILLIE NELSON Let’s Face the Music and Dance Sony Legacy Willie Nelson tosses off perfunctory, half-baked albums with such frequency that it’s easy to forget …
By Diana Hendricks (March/April 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 2) This story begins in the summer of 1974. San Marcos had recently voted to allow alcohol …
By Andrew Dansby (March/April 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 2) Todd Snider ends and begins again in 2003. The year between his first live album, Near …
By Missoula Slim The lights go down at Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos as another songwriter takes the stage. The occasion is a sad …
By Diana Hendricks (March/April 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 2) To understand Texas music is to understand a sense of place. Yes, it can be made …