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Rosie Flores: 'Working Girl's Guitar'new
Four decades haven't dimmed Rosie Flores' shine or dinted her swagger.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
10-26-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Rosie Flores
Nicolette Good: 'Monarch'new
For some people, vibe is enough. Give them a pretty voice and some warm texture to surround it and they're good. Others demand hooks.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
07-13-2012 |
Reviews
Ron Young: 'Under the Texas Radar'new
Thirty-eight years after making finalist at the Kerrville Folk Festival, Young releases his debut recording featuring an eclectic batch of lighthearted, oft-heartbroken country songs.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
07-06-2012 |
Reviews
Ron Young may be 'Under the Texas Radar', but he's living rightnew
It began with a woman, and ended with one too. But isn't that always the way?
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
07-03-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Texas Music Scene' gets its duenew
It's a simple, remarkably straightforward idea that's already been tried successfully once. "It's like Austin City Limits circa its beginning in 1976," said Tom Hoitsma, creator of Texas Music Scene, a weekly public-television music show dedicated to Texas musicians.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
05-24-2012 |
TV
Saturday Night Satellites: 'Drop City'new
This local trio explores similar territory as Austin’s Black Angels, mining sweltering neo-psych with raw garage presence.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
02-23-2012 |
Reviews
Shelby Lynne gets naked on Revelation Roadnew
Shelby Lynne doesn't care about image or marketing. She will drop an emphatic F-bomb while making a point, or perhaps note her feature in High Times.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
01-27-2012 |
Reviews
Chris Isaak: Beyond the Sunnew
Like a dog with a rubber chew toy he won't surrender, you have to admire Chris Isaak's tenacity.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
10-19-2011 |
Reviews
Wilco: The Whole Lovenew
Who needs magicians pulling rabbits from hats when Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy can perform the same trick using either his head or his ass?
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
09-28-2011 |
Reviews
Guy Clark: Songs and Storiesnew
Guy Clark's songwriting gifts have earned him greater approbation from fellow musicians than commercial success.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
08-22-2011 |
Reviews
Steve Earle Spits the Bit and Leads His Own Paradenew
It’s a testament to Steve Earle that encapsulating his career isn’t quick or easy.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
07-08-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Steve Earle
Marvin Gaye: What's Going On: 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Editionnew
It's arguably the finest soul album ever recorded. After a decade as Motown's premier hit maker, Gaye wanted to tackle themes of urban decay, war, and our mortgaged future.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
06-29-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Marvin Gaye, What's Going On
R.E.M.: Collapse Into Nownew
Review of R.E.M.'s 'Collapse Into Now'
R.E.M.’s 15th studio release makes case for the band’s continuing relevance.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
03-11-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: R.E.M., Collapse Into Now
Eddie Spaghetti's 'Sundowner'new
Eddie Spaghetti’s first solo album in a half dozen years (and third overall) is a catchy klatch of eclectic country-leaning covers and two originals. Though his band, the Supersuckers, is known for punky hot-blooded rock, Spaghetti’s solo discs mine a more laid-back vibe.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
02-18-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Eddie Spaghetti, Sundowner
James McMurtry Taps into a Collective Angernew
Singer/songwriter McMurtry had toiled for 15 years, releasing bluesy country-rock albums and playing shows, and was getting discouraged. In advance of the 2004 election, he released the powerful, "We Can't Make It Here Anymore," as a free download on his site, and it launched him into greater prominence.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
10-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
