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Austin360 On The Record: Shawn Colvin & Steve Earle, Charlie Faye & the...
OUT THIS WEEK Shawn Colvin & Steve Earle, “Colvin & Earle” (Fantasy). Only half of this is local, as Colvin has called Austin home since the mid-’90s, but Earle was born and raised near San...
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Austin360 On The Record: Ricky Stein, Tina She, Greg Izor
OUT THIS WEEK Ricky Stein, “Long Summer.” Mixing folk, blues, country and more into a rich Americana sound, Stein delivers 11 songs with the help of local backing musicians including steel guitarist...
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Austin360 On The Record: My Jerusalem, Graham Wilkinson
OUT THIS WEEK My Jerusalem, “A Little Death” (Washington Square). As much as My Jerusalem is deeply anchored in Austin — this new album was recorded here at the Church House and Public HiFi studios,...
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Austin360 On The Record: Watters, Joe Jacksons
OUT THIS WEEK Watters, “The Great Unknown.” Recent transplants to Austin from Arizona (with stints in Denver and Nashville en route), the husband-wife duo of Daniel and Jenna Waters fit somewhere into...
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Austin360 On The Record: Basketball Shorts, Jane Ellen Bryant
OUT THIS WEEK Basketball Shorts, “Hot and Ready” Basketball Shorts, “Hot and Ready” (Fleeting Youth/Austin Town Hall). Learning well the lessons from such quick-hitting masters as the Ramones and the...
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Austin360 On The Record: South Austin Moonlighters, Aaron McDonnell, Nightowls
OUT THIS WEEK South Austin Moonlighters, “Ghost of a Small Town.” Following their 2014 studio debut “Burn & Shine,” this local supergroup of sorts, whose members marked many miles with the likes of...
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Austin360 On The Record: Ruby Dee & The Snakehandlers, Hector Ward & the Big...
OUT THIS WEEK Ruby Dee & the Snakehandlers, “Little Black Heart” (Catty Town). One of Austin’s best rockabilly bands since relocating here from Seattle many years ago, Ruby Dee & the...
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Austin360 On The Record: Cotton Mather, Eric Tessmer
OUT THIS WEEK Cotton Mather, “Death of the Cool” (Star Apple Kingdom). There are concept albums, and there is Cotton Mather leader Robert Harrison’s latest endeavor. This 11-song disc is actually just...
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Austin360 On The Record: Mood Illusion
OUT THIS WEEK Mood Illusion, “Strangers in the Night and Other Favorites.” In a town that has well more than its fair share of pedal steel guitarists, Bob Hoffnar stands out. Hoffnar moved here around...
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Austin360 On The Record: Holiday Mountain, Kelsey Arianne, Kim Simpson
OUT THIS WEEK Holiday Mountain, “SHIA” (Clean Bill). Latest from the local dance-pop duo featuring Laura Patino and Zander Kagle. Check mystatesman.com for an upcoming feature on the band. Playing Oct....
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Austin360 On The Record: Dale Watson, Tahoma, Eric Bee
OUT THIS WEEK Dale Watson & His Lonestars, “Live at the Big T Roadhouse, Chicken S#!+ Bingo Sunday” (Red House/Ameripolitan). At first glance, it seems impossible that self-styled “Ameripolitan”...
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Austin360 On The Record: Jack Ingram, Bill Kirchen, Beaver Nelson
OUT THIS WEEK Jack Ingram, “Midnight Motel” (Rounder). After two albums with commercially ambitious major label Big Machine Records, country singer-songwriter Ingram took a long break from the studio,...
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This week’s music picks: Ben Harper does ACL, Krewella takes the Parish and more
MONDAY Blue Monday at Kenny Dorham’s Backyard. Helmed by Harold McMillan, every Monday, the Eastside Blues Syndicate brings together some of Austin’s elder statesmen of jazz and blues and young guns...
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Austin360 On The Record: Johnny Nicholas, White Label Analog
OUT THIS WEEK Johnny Nicholas, “Fresh Air.” A classic country bluesman originally from the Northeast who’s lived in the Hill Country for decades, Nicholas is a fixture at the Saxon Pub with his...
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Austin360 On The Record: Adam Torres, Giulia Millanta, Blue Healer
OUT THIS WEEK Adam Torres, “Pearls to Swine” Adam Torres, “Pearls to Swine” (Fat Possum). There’s an affectation common to millennial-era male singers that I sometimes refer to as “indie-rock vocal...
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Austin360 On The Record: Willie Nelson, Folk Uke, Jesse Dayton and lots more
OUT THIS WEEK Willie Nelson, “For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price” (Legacy). Following February’s album of George and Ira Gershwin songs with this collection of Ray Price classics might suggest...
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Austin360 On The Record: Reckless Kelly, Ruby & the Reckless, Katie Shore and...
OUT THIS WEEK Reckless Kelly, “Sunset Motel” (Thirty Tigers). The Idaho-bred band that moved to Austin 20 years ago revisited their roots by returning to Arlyn Studios, where they recorded their 1998...
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Austin360 On The Record: All ATX, Survive, Dale Watson
OUT THIS WEEK “Low Down Violet Crown: Austin Rocks the Blues.” The fourth annual compilation produced by musicians’ advocate organization All ATX, this 17-song disc features local bands putting their...
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Austin360 On The Record: Eric Johnson, Jamestown Revival, Terri Hendrix
OUT THIS WEEK Eric Johnson, “EJ” (Provogue). Long renowned for his electric guitar prowess, Johnson turns toward a much more intimate means of expression on this 13-track mix of vocal and instrumental...
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Austin360 On The Record: Tinnarose, Jon Dee Graham and more
OUT THIS WEEK Tinnarose, “My Pleasure Has Returned” (Nine Mile). Most everything about what Tinnarose does feels of a place and time that’s out-of-sync with the here and now, and that’s a big part of...
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