TCB

Ever health-conscious, TCB talks allergies with Claritin pitchman Bruce Robison, delves into the Music Genome Project, and observes the highest holiday of the most sacred herb

"...use of political satire lyrics, repetitive melodic phrasing, mixed acoustic/electric instrumentation."..."

April 21, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Central Avenue Sounds (Rhino)

Box Sets

"...During the mid-Thirties, the great blues singer and pioneering electric guitarist T-Bone Walker emigrated from Texas to L.A., and..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Music Review by Harvey Pekar

New, Local Music We’re Listening To

Patty Griffin, Mugger, Kalu & the Electric Joint, Horti, and more local sounds worth seeking out

"...trails in the solitudes of just the songwriter and guitar or piano. "Get Lucky" opens hinging on Griffin's tremulous..."

July 22, 2022 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Tejano Innovator Manuel “Cowboy” Donley Passes at 92

“We took romantic boleros and put in an orchestra background”

"...Austin’s Manuel Donley, a singer, guitarist and bandleader whose unique musical vision fused Mexican styles..."

June 28, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Frank Ocean Goes Blonde

Pop sovereign’s third LP masters the art of shape-shifting

"...singer’s warm tenor breaks through over a picked acoustic guitar, his demure delivery prompting a collective exhale before continuing..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Jeremy Nail Survives Cancer, Scales Mountain

Austin Music Awards performer previews May LP live

"...like Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins, I wanted to learn electric guitar. I started playing when I was 14...."

Feb. 23, 2016 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Introducing Blues Burner Jackie Venson

Classically-trained local pianist wrestles electric guitars

"...leash on the dog days of summer. The Austin guitarist’s “Midsummer Night’s Groove” will doubtlessly feature her trademark verve...."

Aug. 7, 2015 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Dancing About Architecture

Mourning Becomes Electric

"...So once sang Joan Jett, no stranger to the Electric Lounge and 1,000 other clubs like it, each a..."

April 16, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Live Shots

"...set wore on. With two brothers twanging away on guitar, a drummer, and a bass man slappin' that doggone..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Music Feature

Bauhaus

"...Cave's longtime backing band, the Bad Seeds, anchored by guitarist Blixa Bargeld, proved themselves absolute masters of tension and..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Music Feature

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...calm. Opener "Fire Cat and the Small Balloons" trades electric ruckus for acoustic guitar, and refined melodies skew overwhelmingly..."

March 26, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Do My Thing: Ty Segall

Prolific garage rocker wrestles with his ‘Sleeper’ hold

"...locals Holy Wave and Hidden Ritual. The L.A.-based garage guitar poet talked songwriting, ATX’s OBN III’s, and his new..."

Aug. 26, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Radney's Revival

Q&A with Radney Foster

"...college two miles from my house. He’s swinging a guitar and writing really good songs and I can’t seem..."

Sept. 3, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

The Empyrean

Ascending the heights of Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist and guiding light John Frusciante's new solo disc, ‘The Empyrean’

"...Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist and guiding light John Frusciante has spent his current..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Kicking Television

Nels Cline sings low

"...Nels Cline is more of a contortionist than a guitarist. He has an uncanny ability to bend and twist..."

July 11, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

Tal Farlow

Jazz sides

"...Tal Farlow's standing as one of the best jazz guitarists of all time. Farlow (1921-1998) wasn't consistently active as..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Music Review by Harvey Pekar

Live Shots

"...Hit it again, you bastard. And Duane Denison's angular guitar riffs, grinding across basslines while some new drummer pounds..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Music Feature

2 Kool 2 Be 4gotten

"...of velveteen but alas, it did not. From Classic Guitars of the '50s..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

Neko Case, the Urban Cultural Fest, and More Crucial Concerts

Live sounds for the week ahead

"...with debut single “Breathe.” Though light flourishes of funky electric guitar punctuate Austin Pedersen’s acoustic strums, Patrick Insull’s melancholy..."

March 29, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Meditate with Laraaji

Zither virtuoso gets transcendental with Dallas Acid

"...the Philly native has performed aural meditations on the electric zither, an old-world cross between harp and guitar. At..."

Sept. 19, 2018 Music Post by Dan Gentile

Jam on Wry

Primus' Les Claypool rocks the mock-doc in his directorial feature film debut, Electric Apricot

"...Electric Apricot, the directorial feature debut from Primus' slap-bass mastermind,..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Temple of Angels' Joyful Dream-Pop Return and Five More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Sabrina Ellis, DAIISTAR, Wilson Marks, and more

"...Paul Simon or Conor Oberst, but a squirrelly honky-tonk-jazz guitar solo adds an unmistakable stamp from the colorful Austin..."

May 19, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Free Week Concerts

Grab your mask and hit some gratis live shows

"...up and just played?" on latest album Vallis. Eight-string guitar fanatics Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol continue celebrating the release..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"..."Animal Ending," all while crossbreeding casual indie-pop with untamed electric guitar solos and doo-wop backup vocals.  – Kevin Curtin..."

April 23, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...Chris Robinson. Aaron Lee Tasjan likewise burns his psychedelic guitar across "Rock Gods" and Tennessee rockers the Cadillac Three..."

July 17, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Christy Hays' Watershed Moment

One foot in Austin, one in Montana, the singer-songwriter jumps in with both on breakout River Swimmer

"...the disease with a bone graft. He rebuilt the guitarist's left wrist with bone marrow from her hip, but..."

July 20, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Live Music This Weekend, Aug. 18-20

Soundtracking this weekend’s sweat-fests

"...Star metalheads Ignitor, Byfist, Force of Rage, and L.A.’s 9Electric ride into battle first. – Michael Toland SATURDAY Bat..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Music Post by James Renovitch

John Prine Will Live Forever

Songman gives Austin a taste of paradise

"...efficient, backed by a working class trio of mandolin, electric guitar, and upright bass...."

May 18, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Music Poll Launches Wednesday

Now complete with “Music Industry Awards” section

"...Act expands to include Best Blues/Soul/Funk, and Best Acoustic Guitar (taken in 2013 by hollow body electric playing Shakey..."

Dec. 29, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Eat to the Beat

Gotta break eggs to make a musician omelet

"...South Congress location of Amy's Ice Creams, Black Sabbath's "Electric Funeral" oozes from the stereo and a housewife in..."

June 14, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

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