Posts in category Reviews

TERRY ALLEN Bottom of the World www.terryallenartmusic.com Although he’s hardly been sitting idle in the interim, having produced two major multi-media art and theater works …

GARY CLARK JR. Blak and Blu Warner Bros. When proud Austinites tell you that no bluesman has faced the fame and anticipation that hometown hero …

KELLY WILLIS & BRUCE ROBISON Cheater’s Game Thirty Tigers/Premium Records Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis’ creative paths have been intertwined for years, but save for …

DAVID DUCHARME-JONES A Loud Guitar Blissed Out Productions David Ducharme-Jones plays a mighty fine loud guitar. But it’s much more than the decibels emanating from …

THE GEORGES Cool Your Heels Vinyphone Records Rockabilly ain’t new, but in the right hands neither is it broke or worn out. Some things, done …

JESSE DAYTON Jesse Sings Kinky Stag Records Tribute records are always something of a dicey prospect. Can the interpreter transcend the original? A lot of …

ROSEHILL Crooked Thoughts Tenacity Records Rosehill, the Houston-based duo comprised of Mitch McBain and Blake Myers, are developing a promising trend that establishes them as …

RONNIE FAUSS I Am the Man You Know I’m Not Normaltown Records Although he’s been kicking around the Dallas area for a few years now …

NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE Psychedelic Pill Reprise Records To hear Neil Young described as a “legacy” or “classic rock” act is weird, because few …

BRANDON JENKINS Through the Fire Smith Music Brandon Jenkins has perhaps the Texas/Red Dirt scene’s greatest instrument. No, not his impressively burly beard, but his …