ACL Fest Interview: Curtis Harding

Atlanta soul raconteur stays true to the song

"...[inset-1-right] Curtis Harding2:45pm, Tito's stage..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Lasting Impressions

American Beat Records mines soul gold

"...that track the band from the last recording with Curtis Mayfield through its socially conscious growth...."

May 5, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Record reviews Reissues

"...CURTIS MAYFIELD..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Music Review

Love Is All Around

Tracking Sonny Curtis and his tall, West Texas tales

"...very last question of an intensive two-day interview, Sonny Curtis expresses uncharacteristic doubt...."

Oct. 15, 2004 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...The Makings of Curtis Mayfield Director: H.E.R., Producers: Peter Afterman, Mari Keiko Gonzalez,..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDnds

DVDnds

"...Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions 1965-1973(Hip-O)..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Boz Scaggs' Head Music

Plano soul man's found his groove at 70

"...Also surprising is the falsetto you go into on Curtis Mayfield's "I'm So Proud." Was that a difficult song..."

May 1, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Copshop

Suspend disbelief for this splendid symphony of blood and bullets

"...gasoline cans are par for the course here, with Curtis Mayfield and the Magnum Force theme song by Lalo..."

Sept. 17, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

SuperFly

NYC blaxploitation classic gets an ATL reboot.

"...most part, the film seems to run on autopilot. Curtis Mayfield’s celebrated score from the original film is referenced..."

June 22, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Proud Mary

Taraji P. Henson picks up her guns but shoots blanks as an assassin with a conscience

"...Roundtree’s electrifying turn as private detective John Shaft, 1972’s Curtis Mayfield-scored Superfly, or Pam Grier in Foxy Brown, empowering..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

White Denim 2.0

Frontman James Petralli talks of the old days and a new era

"...reference points on Stiff. “Big Big Fun” sounds like Curtis Mayfield and “Take it Easy” evokes Al Green...."

Feb. 4, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Sittin' On Top Of The World

"...and Roll Hall of Fame were "performers" Billy Joel, Curtis Mayfield, Paul McCartney, Del Shannon, Dusty Springfield, Bruce Springsteen,..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Music Feature

Texas Horns

"...Connolly, and Johnny Nicholas. Kazanoff adds vocals on Percy Mayfield's "Lost Mind," Louis Jordan's "Caldonia," and the Big Joe..."

June 19, 2015 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Off the Record

Fun Fun Fun Fest by the numbers and Asleep at the Wheel's Top 40

"..."Please Send Me Someone To Love," Percy Mayfield..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Kings Go Forth

"...Pegging Curtis Mayfield as the godfather of Kings Go Forth's feel-good..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Joseph Malik

Record review

"...a high, sweet falsetto reminiscent of Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield. A veteran of the European underground scene, Malik..."

July 30, 2004 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Darker Than Blue

"...soulful "Get Involved," and Lloyd Charmers' dead-on workout of Curtis Mayfield's title track. Arranged chronologically, the mood of the..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Control

Gretchen Phillips admits she wasn’t Just Comforting that girl

"...on covers night, when she tapped transcendently into Ian Curtis' sorrow with her take on Joy Division's "Insight." It's..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Music Feature by Cindy Widner

Spotlight: Ted Leo & the Pharmacists

Ted Leo is Rising.

"...by comparisons to the Boss. You can also hear Curtis Mayfield coming through on the R&B-tinged "First to Finish,..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Review: Murs x Wiardon

speak n spell (Mid90s)

"...on "killswitch cowboy," in the vein of 9th Wonder's Curtis Mayfield sample on "H-U-S-T-L-E" from 2004. Murs works through..."

April 28, 2023 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Lifelong Student Fennec Finds a Home in House Music

The multi-credentialed producer who wrote an admissions essay on Girl Talk

"...running rampant over the soft tones of the restaurant's Curtis Mayfield playlist...."

Jan. 13, 2023 Music Feature by Julian Towers

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...a synth line that plucks strings enough for some Curtis Mayfield-esque urbanity. That's all before an otherworldly editorial breakdown..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Gary Clark Jr.

"...reality, however, the homegrown blues phenom draws more from Curtis Mayfield, Prince, D'Angelo, and proto-punk pioneers Death, and thus..."

March 22, 2019 Music Review by Kahron Spearman

Gary Clark Jr. Packs Antone’s for Spotify Exclusive Event

Homegrown bluesman debuts This Land

"...post-“This Is America” landscape are obvious, but the falsetto-infused Curtis Mayfield soul and backend’s rent party further Clark’s ascendance..."

Feb. 12, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

ACL Review: Durand Jones & the Indications

Indiana soul throwbacks hit their marks despite no hits

"...best tunes were covers, particularly a sizzling take on Curtis Mayfield’s “If There’s a Hell Below, We’re All Going..."

Oct. 14, 2018 Music Post by Michael Toland

On Assignment

How does News Editor Chase Hoffberger prepare for the “Destination: Drinks” issue? By jet-setting through Mexico.

"...fiftysomething American man catching a sunburn to match mine. Curtis Mayfield was on the speakerbox. There were butterflies galore...."

July 13, 2018 Features Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Nick Hakim

"...the D.C. singer in the realm of sensual aficionados Curtis Mayfield and D'Angelo through bluesy injections and gospel incantations...."

Oct. 13, 2017 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

The Rebirth of Doyle Bramhall II

For his first solo LP in 15 years, Eric Clapton’s top lieutenant may have put out the blues album of 2016

"...horn line that captured that Sixties blaxploitation vibe of Curtis Mayfield...."

Nov. 18, 2016 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Local Acts at ACL

Homegrown music at its finest

"...Influenced by the likes of Ray Charles and Curtis Mayfield, this collective of church singers and blues players..."

Sept. 28, 2016 Events Post by Thomas Danh

Fun Fun Fun Q&A: Afrika Bambaataa

Hip-hop pioneer predicts Martians breakdancing to “Planet Rock”

"...James Brown, Sly & the Family Stone, George Clinton, Curtis Mayfield, Aretha Franklin – and then the rock beats..."

Nov. 5, 2015 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

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