Folk darling Jackson Cavalier presents a music and arts mini-festival at Abilene to bring live shows back from oblivion.
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Songwriter spotlight: Jimso Slim
The music of Jimso Slim — awash in psychedelic ambiance and endearing, lo-fi production — has been a pleasant surprise this year.
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Calendar preview: Strange times, happy hours
Our musical city overflows with talent, and an expanding roster of local bands and venues make it possible to enjoy happy hours in-place.
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Interview: Leland Sundries
New York City band Leland Sundries wears its heart on its sleeve most unapologetically. Whether it’s wielding influences from the city they inhabit–Jim Carroll Band and the Velvet Underground–or giving a nod to non-Gotham superheroes like The Replacements, Leland Sundries is a band of geographic reference and irreverent humor. It looks like New York, it […]
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The F Word: Laughing Through Tears
If you see me crying on the street, chances are I’m actually laughing. Yet when something is sad, I cry…then laugh.
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Good Listenin’
Just ask Austin-based country singing salvation Dale Watson and he’ll tell you. “Ameripolitan,” he says. “It’s a new genre. It’s what country used to be. And that’s what you’ll hear at my show. It’s honky-tonk, western swing, rockabilly, and outlaw.” That’s what it is, but Watson is quick to tell you what it isn’t as […]
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Concert Review: Jessy Carolina and the Hot Mess at Abilene
Talk about a buzz; there was a big one coming from the Abilene hive Saturday night. I made the scene and wiped the steam off my cheaters to the dulcet tones of the Charlie Mitchell Quartet as it wound up its set by cruising through a creamy rendition of “Autumn Leaves.” The group added a […]
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Garland Jeffreys
Garland Jeffreys is a rock ‘n’ roll poet with a gentle soul. He’s a reactionary, a musical voice for the voiceless with a swaggering street narrative running through it all. He has had nominal hits with songs like 1973’s “Wild in the Streets” and has rubbed elbows with contemporaries like Lou Reed, David Johansen, Dr. […]
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Concert Review: Dub Land Final Show, Ghost Peppers at Abilene, Homegrown at Lovin Cup
After successfully shoehorning myself into two shows of the three I sought to attend this weekend, I’m left with one burning question: are all these ugly people getting laid? No, I kid. My real question is: how do you draw a crowd in this town? Begging? Milking social media? Lap dances? Friday night I thought […]
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Concert Review: Genesee Johnny, The Hi-Risers, Moistboyz
I love seeing bands play at The Beale on South Avenue, as they shoehorn themselves onto the windowsill the restaurant calls a stage. I braved the ass-chapping cold this past Thursday to catch Genesee Johnny and the River Rats. The last time I remember seeing Johnny, it was solo, foot-stompin’ Delta style with a cross-section […]
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Concert Review: Candye Kane, So Last Year
Bless her heart, Candye Kane is giving the big C the big fight. Clearly in pain and looking a bit tired, the still ever-beautiful performer sang the pain (hers and mine) away Wednesday, October 9, at Abilene. It was the best I’d ever heard her sing as her band — starring the incredible Laura Chavez […]
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Concert Review: AFR, A Beautiful Ending, Filthy Still, Reno Divorce
I’ve determined, especially after Friday night’s show, that the Montage Music Hall needs lots of bodies in it to make it sound right and absorb some of that immense boom and swell. And there’s nothing other than laziness that keeps would-be rockers from peeling their eyeballs off the boob tube and putting themselves in front […]
