Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin: “Common Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Bronzy”
DAVE ALVIN & PHIL ALVIN Common Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy Yep Roc Say Dave …
Posts tagged blues
In Memoriam: Larry Monroe King of the "segway"
By Michael Corcoran (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) On Blue Friday, the day Austin DJ Larry Monroe died from respiratory failure at age …
In Memoriam: Texas bluesman Jeff Strahan
By Richard Skanse (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) Central Texas-based singer, guitarist, and keyboard player Jeff Strahan passed away on Jan. 15 following …
Los Lonely Boys: “Revelation”
LOS LONELY BOYS Revelation Lonelytone/Playing in Traffic Records At first glance, Revelation seems like a pretty bold title for a Los Lonely Boys album — …
Scott H. Biram: “Nothin’ But Blood”
SCOTT H. BIRAM Nothin’ But Blood Bloodshot Records Scott H. Biram has always specialized in capturing the black, tortured depths of the human soul. And …
Lincoln Durham: “The Exodus of the Deemed Unrighteous”
LINCOLN DURHAM The Exodus of the Deemed Unrighteous Droog Records One of the most skilled and creative guitarists knocking around the Texas roots-music scene today, …
Grant Ewing: “The Buzz of a City Night”
GRANT EWING The Buzz of a City Night Ewing Music With his honey-toasted, whiskey growl of a voice, seasoned songwriting chops, and a crack team …
Southern charmer Valerie June weaves old-school Appalachian folk, Delta blues, and deep-South gospel into a new sensation.
By Lynne Margolis (LSM Jan 2014/vol. 7 – issue 1) Before Valerie June hit a single note that October Saturday in Zilker Park, those clustered around …
Black Joe Lewis: “Electric Slave”
BLACK JOE LEWIS Electric Slave Punch Five Records With Electric Slave, Austin’s Black Joe Lewis and his gang turn in another smoking 11-track salvo that …
Wax Poetic: “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan”
By Ray Wylie Hubbard (March/April 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 2) Siddhartha Guatama was born around 560 B.C., below the Himalayan foothills. I was born around …
