Sideshow Tramps: “Tramps and Freaks”
SIDESHOW TRAMPS Tramps and Freaks ZenHill Records Perhaps no band represents the eclectic, free-ranging musical tastes of Inner Loop Houston more than the Sideshow Tramps. The …
Churchwood: “Churchwood”
CHURCHWOOD Churchwood Saustex Media Dense and nasty, literate and mean, Austin’s Churchwood sounds like Captain Beefheart trying to cut Tom Waits’ throat with a rusty …
The Krayolas: “Tipsy Topsy Turvy”
THE KRAYOLAS Tipsy Topsy Turvy BOX Records If albums had thesis statements, “I ain’t no Cantinflas, baby, I ain’t no matador/I’m a genuine Mexified San …
The Wagoneers: “The Essential Wagoneers”
THE WAGONEERS The Essential Wagoneers www.thewagoneers.com Essentially some Houston teenagers transplanted to Austin, for a brief span of three years and two albums the Wagoneers …
Ian Moore and The Lossy Coils: “El Sonido Nuevo”
IAN MOORE AND THE LOSSY COILS El Sonido Nuevo Spark and Shine Records Ian Moore’s career has veered between rock-guitar master and artsy singer-songwriter, and …
Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit: “Here We Rest”
JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT Here We Rest Kirtland Records Jason Isbell’s Here We Rest is filled with may-not-be-able-to-deal-with-it melancholy and a truly rare …
The Hickoids: “Kicking It With the Twits”
THE HICKOIDS Kicking It With the Twits Saustex Media Listening to the Hickoids swagger their way through the Elton John/Bernie Taupin chestnut “Benny and the …
Houston music scene yields a bumper crop of signings for New West Records and local upstart label ZenHill
By William Michael Smith (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) Roots label New West Records has signed three upstart Houston bands: country singer Robert …
In Memoriam: Calvin Russell, Nov. 1, 1948 — April 3, 2011
By William Michael Smith (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) Calvin Russell, one of the true Austin outlaws, died early April 3 from liver …
Jesse Dayton gets Kinky
After successful Houston premiere, “Becoming Kinky: The World According to Kinky Friedman” is ready to hit the road. By William Michael Smith (LSM May/June 2011/vol. …
