Posts tagged soul

THE DEPARTED Adventūs Thirty Tigers/Underground Sound The Latin title of the Departed’s new record, Adventus, means “arrival.” It’s a clever play on the band’s name …

ROBIN TERRAZAS Let’s Take Two  Platinum Blues Music Company “Don’t tell me how success will be/Don’t tell me the price I must pay,” implores San …

AMY COOK Summer Skin Root House/Thirty Tigers Amy Cook has been building an underground buzz with her poignant vocals and distinctive songwriting for almost a …

PAUL THORN What the Hell is Goin’ On? Perpetual Obscurity Records In Paul Thorn’s vision of hell, iPods play only Toby Keith. Fortunately, he lives …

K. PHILLIPS American Girls Rancho Azul Singer-songwriter K Phillips is based in Austin and plays the kind of music that makes the Austin scene so …

GENE WATSON Best of the Rest: 25 Greatest Hits Fourteen Carat Music Texas country music legend Gene Watson always wanted to be a musician, but …

SHURMAN Inspiration Teletone Records As admittedly lazy critical adjectives go, “Stonesy” is only slightly less overused than “Beatlesque.” But “Facey” just doesn’t look or sound …

JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE Nothing’s Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now Bloodshot Justin Townes Earle has kicked addictions before, but it seems the …

LYLE LOVETT Release Me Lost Highway Though he says the split was cordial, Lyle Lovett couldn’t resist taking a parting shot upon leaving his label …

 By Richard Skanse (LSM Jan/Feb 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 1) Ruthie Foster didn’t actually make her new Let It Burn album with her hands tied behind her …