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Austin360 On The Record: Eric Johnson, Golden Boys and more
OUT THIS WEEK Eric Johnson, “Collage” (Vortexan). This new 10-song collection, a mix of originals and covers, tops a sudden whirlwind of activity for the longtime Austin guitar virtuoso. The...
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Austin360 On The Record: KGSR Broadcasts, Gary Clark Jr., Sour Notes, more
OUT THIS WEEK KSGR Broadcasts Vol. 25. This annual fundraising collection of live tracks from the award-winning local radio station reaches the quarter-century mark this year. Everything on disc one...
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Austin360 On The Record: Thor & Friends, Parker McCollum, more
Thor & Friends are Sarah Gautier, from left, Thor Harris and Peggy Ghorbani. Tom McCarthy Jr. for American-Statesman RECENTLY RELEASED Thor & Friends, “The Subversive Nature of Kindness”...
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Austin360 On The Record: Kalu & the Electric Joint
Kalu James of Kalu & the Electric Joint. Contributed/Josh Timmermans OUT THIS WEEK Kalu & the Electric Joint, “Time Undone” (Spaceflight). Written amid a three-year residency at the Continental...
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Austin360 On The Record: Sarah Fox & Joel Guzman, Little Mazarn
Lindsey Verrill, a.k.a. Little Mazarn. Contributed OUT THIS WEEK Sarah Fox & Joel Guzman, “Christmas Miracles.” The husband-wife team behind the Grammy-winning group Los Aztex rolls out a...
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Austin360 On The Record: Russell Haight, Bob Livingston and more
OUT THIS WEEK Russell Haight, “Destination.” A saxophonist who plays with several local jazz acts and is an assistant professor with Texas State University’s jazz program, Haight steps out on his own...
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Austin360 On The Record: A look back at highlights of 2017
For the inaugural Austin360 Awards, we asked dozens of local music community experts to nominate five finalists, and then choose a winner, for Album of the Year and other categories. You’ll find those...
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Austin360 On The Record: John Mills Times Ten
OUT THIS WEEK John Mills Times Ten, “Flying Blind” (Fable). Of all the Austin jazz acts whose downtown home base is the Elephant Room, this one is probably the biggest. It’s called John Mills Times Ten...
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Austin360 On The Record: Shelley King, Lolita Lynne, Wide Open
RECENTLY RELEASED Shelley King, “Fan Faves” (Lemonade). The 2008 Texas State Musician revisited her past work for an 11-song set featuring songs that have tended to be most requested at her shows over...
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Austin360 On The Record: Terminal Mind, Johnny Dango, Summer Fires
Terminal Mind: Steve Marsh (bass), Greg Murray (drums) and Doug Murray (guitar) at Raul’s in Austin in 1979. Contributed/Ken Hoge ARCHIVAL RELEASE Terminal Mind, “Recordings” (Sonic Surgery). The...
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Austin360 On The Record: Artist of the Month Lisa Morales, Mike & the...
Lisa Morales, Austin360 Artist of the Month for February 2018. Rodolfo Gonzalez for American-Statesman OUT THIS WEEK Lisa Morales, “Luna Negra and the Daughter of the Sun.” Morales, our Austin360...
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Austin360 On The Record: Wild Child, Curtis Roush, Wade Bowen, more
OUT THIS WEEK Wild Child, “Expectations” (Dualtone). Four albums in, the Austin indie-folk band-that-could has become increasingly confident without losing the sense of childlike wonder that’s so...
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Austin360 On The Record: Loma, Midcentury, Altamesa
Loma (l-r: Dan Duszynski, Emily Cross, Jonathan Meiburg). Contributed/Bryan C. Parker OUT THIS WEEK Loma, self-titled (Sub Pop). You never know what might bloom between artists who tour together. When...
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Austin360 On The Record: Shawn Colvin, Wilson Marks, Arielle LaGuette
OUT THIS WEEK Shawn Colvin, “The Starlighter” (Amazon Music). A sequel of sorts to her 1998 children’s album “Holiday Songs and Lullabies,” Colvin’s new album further plays out her fascination with...
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Austin360 On The Record: Sue Foley, Ralph White & Steve Marsh, more
OUT THIS WEEK Sue Foley, “The Ice Queen” (Stony Plain). A native of eastern Canada who moved to Austin in her 20s and released several albums on Antone’s Records in the 1990s, Foley moved away for many...
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Austin360 On The Record: Uncle Walt’s Band Anthology, more
ARCHIVAL RELEASE Uncle Walt’s Band, “Anthology: Those Boys From Carolina, They Sure Could Sing” (Omnivore). Lucinda Williams has a song about things that are “too cool to be forgotten,” and the music...
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Austin360 On The Record: The Sword, Erika Wennerstrom, more
OUT THIS WEEK The Sword, “Used Future” (Razor & Tie). Austin’s most prominent metal band continues to push against the boundaries and stereotypes of the genre. After enlisting Grupo Fantasma’s...
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Austin360 On The Record: Holy Wave’s ‘Adult Fear’
Holy Wave. Contributed/James Oswald OUT THIS WEEK Holy Wave, “Adult Fear” (Reverb Appreciation Society). The Black Angels may be the standard-bearers of Austin’s contemporary psychedelic music scene,...
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Austin360 On The Record: Caroline Says, Melat, Patterson Barrett, Mike...
RECENTLY RELEASED Caroline Says, “No Fool Like an Old Fool” (Western Vinyl). From our Austin360 Artist of the Month feature on the band and its leader, Caroline Sallee: “‘No Fool Like an Old Fool’ was...
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Austin360 On The Record: Greyhounds, Wood & Wire, Josh T. Pearson, more
OUT THIS WEEK Greyhounds, “Cheyenne Valley Drive.” Keyboardist Anthony Farrell and guitarist Anthony Trube were well-suited to their roles in Florida swamp-rocker JJ Grey’s band Mofro, but they were...
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