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Austin360 On The Record: Slaid Cleaves, Sam Baker, Eliot Lipp, Jon Wolfe and...
Slaid Cleaves at the Paramount Theatre during a concert honoring the life and music of beloved Austin singer-songwriter Jimmy LaFave on May 18, 2017. (TAMIR KALIFA/ AMERICAN-STATESMAN) OUT THIS WEEK...
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Austin360 On The Record: Midyear favorites among local releases
How much music is made by Austin artists every year? We don’t get to everything out there, but we try, and in the first half of 2017, our Austin360 “On the Record” column has reviewed or noted more...
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Austin360 On The Record: Adrian Ruiz Quintet
RECENTLY RELEASED Adrian Ruiz Quintet, “Premiere: A Collection of Originals.” Though bandleader Ruiz lives in San Antonio, where he teaches jazz at UTSA, he has strong ties to Austin from his years...
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Austin360 On The Record: Matt the Electrician, Madisons
Matt the Electrician plays Thursday, July 13, at Winflo. Contributed RECENTLY RELEASED Matt the Electrician, “The Doubles.” This ambitious 26-song double-disc set is the end-result of an extensive...
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Austin360 On The Record: Whiskey Shivers
Whiskey Shivers play a record-release show July 22 at the Mohawk. Contributed OUT THIS WEEK Whiskey Shivers, “Some Part of Something.” Recordings are inherently kind of a tough proposition for bands...
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Austin360 On The Record: Rachel Reese, Black Heart Saints
OUT THIS WEEK Rachel Reese, “Siren” EP (LaFave Artist Alliance). Arriving in Austin from Nashville via Oklahoma, Reese shares some common geographical ties with Jesse LaFave, her partner and primary...
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Austin360 On The Record: Milligan Vaughan Project, She Sir
OUT THIS WEEK Milligan Vaughan Project, “MVP” (Mark One). Something just feels naturally right about this pairing of longtime standout vocalist Malford Milligan with blues-rock guitar veteran Tyrone...
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Austin360 On The Record: Chris Fullerton
OUT THIS WEEK Chris Fullerton, “Epilepsy Blues” (Eight 30). Released independently earlier this year but now getting picked up by influential Americana label Eight 30, “Epilepsy Blues” is indeed quite...
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Austin360 On The Record: Ray Wylie Hubbard, Quiet Company and more
OUT THIS WEEK Ray Wylie Hubbard, “Tell the Devil I’m Gettin’ There As Fast As I Can” (Bordello). The latest record from the renowned Texas troubadour has some standout lighter moments (“Spider Snaker...
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Austin360 On The Record: A Giant Dog, Stephen Doster and more
OUT THIS WEEK A Giant Dog, “Toy” (Merge). The band’s second release on Merge Records, which follows last year’s “Pile,” explodes with the anarchic energy that made Sabrina Ellis and Andrew Cashen’s...
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Austin360 On The Record: Pulkingham Layne, Jean Caffeine and more
David Pulkingham, left, and Darin Layne. OUT THIS WEEK Pulkingham Layne, “Stringology.” The follow-up to their 2014 debut “Poison Flower” finds these two world-class acoustic guitarists digging deeper...
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Austin360 On The Record: David Ramirez, These Fine Moments, more
David Ramirez. Contributed/Stefanie Vinsel OUT THIS WEEK David Ramirez, “We’re Not Going Anywhere” (Sweetworld). From the opening line of the first song — “Where were you when we lost the twins” — it’s...
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Austin360 On The Record: Ray Prim, Leti Garza, LeRoi Brothers
OUT THIS WEEK Ray Prim, “To Whom It May Concern.” An excerpt from our Austin360 Artist of the Month story: “The first thing you notice about the new album from longtime Austin singer-songwriter and...
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Austin360 On The Record: Jimmie Vaughan, Midland, Balmorhea and more
OUT THIS WEEK Jimmie Vaughan Trio featuring Mike Flanigin, “Live at C-Boy’s” (Proper). In a funny twist, this group that plays live shows with B-3 organ master Flanigin’s name billed first does a...
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Austin360 On The Record: Otis the Destroyer, Jackie Venson, Monk Parker
Jackie Venson will play a release show for her just-released EP “Transcends” on Nov. 5 at Antone’s. RICARDO B. BRAZZIELL/AMERICAN-STATESMAN OUT THIS WEEK Otis the Destroyer, “Keep Bashing.” After a...
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Austin360 On The Record: Bill Carter, Whitney Rose, Caroline Says
OUT THIS WEEK Bill Carter, self-titled (Forty Below). Not your typical new-material release, this 10-song collection is more akin to a songwriter’s resume, featuring fresh readings of high points from...
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Austin360 On The Record: Willie Nelson & sons, Porter & the Bluebonnet...
Willie Nelson with Lukas Nelson, center, and Micah Nelson, left, at Pedernales Studio in Spicewood. Contributed/Greg Giannukos OUT THIS WEEK Willie, Lukas & Micah Nelson, “Willie and the Boys:...
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On The Record: Matt Hubbard, Cory Williams
RECENTLY RELEASED Matt Hubbard, “Nobody’s Fault But Mine.” Hubbard, a keyboardist whose trio plays most Wednesdays at South Congress nightclub C-Boy’s, recorded most of these songs in his home studio...
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Austin360 On The Record: All ATX, Brian Pounds, Drew Kennedy
OUT THIS WEEK All ATX, “Back to the Armadillo.” The fifth installment of this annual compilation-CD series featuring local bands is probably the most wide-ranging collection to date, largely because...
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Austin360 On The Record: Texas Red Dirt Choir, Johnny Nicholas, more
RECENTLY RELEASED Texas Red Dirt Choir, “Faith in the Water” (single). A sort of Texas country “We Are the World” aimed at raising funds for Hurricane Harvey victims, this digital-only single can be...
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