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Austin360 On The Record: Spoon, Ruthie Foster, Will Johnson, Lili Blessing
RECENTLY RELEASED Jim Eno, left to right, Britt Daniel and Rob Pope of Spoon perform at The Main during South by Southwest on Tuesday March 14, 2017. JAY JANNER / AMERICAN-STATESMAN Spoon, “Hot...
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Austin360 On The Record: Gary Clark Jr.’s new live album and more
RECENTLY RELEASED Gary Clark Jr., Live/North America 2016 (Warner Bros.). If you like your GCJ long-form, with plenty of room for jams and solos, this one’s for you. While we’d like to hear more new...
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Austin360 On The Record: Darden Smith, Sweet Spirit, Cotton Mather, more
Austin’s Sweet Spirit taping “Other Voices” at Arlyn Studios on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. Contributed by Richard Gilligan/Other Voices OUT THIS WEEK Darden Smith, “Everything” (Compass). When Darden Smith...
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Austin360 On The Record: Bluebonnets, Digital Wild, Xetas
The Digital Wild have a new EP, “Tall as Trees.” Contributed/Philip Edsel OUT THIS WEEK Bluebonnets, “Tonewrecker.” With primary lead vocalist Dominique Davalos on bass flanked by twin-engine guitar...
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Austin360 On The Record: BoDeans, Kiko Villamizar and more
OUT THIS WEEK BoDeans, “Thirteen” (Free & Alive). They’ll probably always be associated with Milwaukee, but the band that rose to prominence in the 1980s for its rootsy brand of American rock ’n’...
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Austin360 On The Record: Willie Nelson, Bruce Robison and more
OUT THIS WEEK Willie Nelson, “God’s Problem Child” (Legacy). The song on Nelson’s new record that has received the most attention is “Still Not Dead,” a 21st-century update of Mark Twain’s famous quip...
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Austin360 On The Record: Bobby Earl Smith, Blaze Foley
RECENTLY RELEASED Bobby Earl Smith, “Calling Me Calling You” (Muleshoe). Retired now after three decades as a criminal defense attorney, Smith has more time to get back to pursuing his love of making...
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Austin360 On The Record: Suzanna Choffel, Robyn Ludwick, Rocketboys and more
OUT THIS WEEK Suzanna Choffel, “Hello Goodbye.” Austin360/American-Statesman writer Deborah Sengupta Stith observes: “Lead single ‘Go Forth’ maps out the central struggle at the heart of Choffel’s new...
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Austin360 On The Record: Fastball, Missio, Wendy Colonna and more
Fastball, from left: Joey Shuffield, Miles Zuniga, Tony Scalzo. Contributed/Sandra Dahdah OUT THIS WEEK Fastball, “Step Into Light” (33-1/3). Of all the great Austin acts who get taken for granted —...
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Austin360 On The Record: Sunny Sweeney, Carrie Elkin
Sunny Sweeney, “Trophy” (Thirty Tigers). Sometimes known for humorous or novelty songs, Sweeney smartly takes a deeper dive on “Trophy,” her fourth album. Writing frequently with Grammy-winning...
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Austin360 On The Record: Spoon, Ruthie Foster, Will Johnson, Lili Blessing
RECENTLY RELEASED Jim Eno, left to right, Britt Daniel and Rob Pope of Spoon perform at The Main during South by Southwest on Tuesday March 14, 2017. JAY JANNER / AMERICAN-STATESMAN Spoon, “Hot...
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Austin360 On The Record: Gary Clark Jr.’s new live album and more
RECENTLY RELEASED Gary Clark Jr., Live/North America 2016 (Warner Bros.). If you like your GCJ long-form, with plenty of room for jams and solos, this one’s for you. While we’d like to hear more new...
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Austin360 On The Record: BoDeans, Kiko Villamizar and more
OUT THIS WEEK BoDeans, “Thirteen” (Free & Alive). They’ll probably always be associated with Milwaukee, but the band that rose to prominence in the 1980s for its rootsy brand of American rock ’n’...
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Austin360 On The Record: Willie Nelson, Bruce Robison and more
OUT THIS WEEK Willie Nelson, “God’s Problem Child” (Legacy). The song on Nelson’s new record that has received the most attention is “Still Not Dead,” a 21st-century update of Mark Twain’s famous quip...
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Austin360 On The Record: Bobby Earl Smith, Blaze Foley
RECENTLY RELEASED Bobby Earl Smith, “Calling Me Calling You” (Muleshoe). Retired now after three decades as a criminal defense attorney, Smith has more time to get back to pursuing his love of making...
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Austin360 On The Record: Suzanna Choffel, Robyn Ludwick, Rocketboys and more
OUT THIS WEEK Suzanna Choffel, “Hello Goodbye.” Austin360/American-Statesman writer Deborah Sengupta Stith observes: “Lead single ‘Go Forth’ maps out the central struggle at the heart of Choffel’s new...
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Austin360 On The Record: Fastball, Missio, Wendy Colonna and more
Fastball, from left: Joey Shuffield, Miles Zuniga, Tony Scalzo. Contributed/Sandra Dahdah OUT THIS WEEK Fastball, “Step Into Light” (33-1/3). Of all the great Austin acts who get taken for granted —...
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Austin360 On The Record: Garner Sloan, Sour Bridges, Paul Nipper, Ghost Wolves
OUT THIS WEEK Garner Sloan, “Liquid Sails and Bobcat Tales.” Yes, Sloan is a singer-songwriter originally from West Texas, but no, he doesn’t sound like what that might imply. Country and folk styles...
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Austin360 On The Record: Laura Scarborough, Suspirians, Uche, Dani McDonnell
OUT THIS WEEK Laura Scarborough, “Reflection.” There’s a lot to take in on this nine-song release from the pianist known primarily for her key role in the outlandish local outfit Golden Dawn Arkestra...
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Austin360 On The Record: Carolyn Wonderland, Abram Shook, Night Drive and more
OUT THIS WEEK Carolyn Wonderland, “Moon Goes Missing” (Home). Wonderland is renowned for her blues-firebrand guitar solos and vocals, but her new record is notable in large part for showing a broader...
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