Steve Van Zandt’s Soulfire

Springsteen henchman and Sopranos boss hits the road and classrooms

"...together for the blues festival. I liked the Etta James song [“Blues is My Business”] and found a cool..."

May 24, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Future R&B and Old Soul Acts at SXSW Music

Lee Fields & the Expressions, Oshun, and 9 more soul sets to catch

"...a six-song EP and zero national profile, but if James David Treadwell can bottle the infectious hand-clapping romp that..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Sound on Sound Fest’s Renaissance

Beach House, Explosions in the Sky, Death Grips get medieval

"...Less classifiable notables include onetime James Brown impersonator turned tear-jerking soul showstopper Charles Bradley, reunited..."

June 28, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The "5" Royales

"...the One I Love" became hits for Ray Charles, James Brown, and the Shirelles, respectively, and Pauling's swaggering playing..."

July 4, 2014 Music Review by Scott Schinder

Extreme Heat

"...Available") and the smoky percussion of Eddie Cantu and James Fenner ("The Positive"). Add a sinewy drumline of Cantu,..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Alejandro Escovedo's SXSW Closing

Final SXSW Live Shots

"...Chrome proved that only he could stand in for James Williamson. Fun, rather than "No Fun." Afterward, Rosie Flores..."

March 22, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

SXSW Interview: Kid Congo

Gun Club/Bad Seeds/Cramps guitarist just being himself

"...really been done. It was really inspired by what James Chance & the Contortions were doing: “Oh, he’s mixing..."

March 16, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Spotlight: Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds

12mid, Maggie Mae's Gibson Room

"...really been done. It was really inspired by what James Chance & the Contortions were doing: 'Oh, he's mixing..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Overthinking Man's Fighter

Floyd Patterson biographer W.K. Stratton explains the appeal of boxing's gentleman eccentric

"...Cole, who suddenly found himself in the era of James Brown. All that fascinated me. I thought he was..."

July 6, 2012 Books Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Off the Record

The 2011 Austin City Limits Music Festival draws to a close, as does Emo's outside on Sixth Street

"...his acoustic rendition of "Stomp and Holler": "I'm like James Brown just white and taller."..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Kanye West & Jay-Z

"...Like Dwyane Wade and LeBron James, Kanye West and Jay-Z understand the advantages of titans..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Wilson Pickett

in box

"...employing Motown's house band, including pianist Joe Hunter, bassist James Jamerson, and drummer Benny Benjamin. Disc one then transitions..."

May 14, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

I Built My Girlfriend's iPod

Stranded on a desert island? At least you have your iPodSolar.

"...constellation: Motown, Stax, Atlantic R&B. Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, James Brown, Sly Stone, Al Green, Prince. Bill Withers, where's..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Cease and Spin

Waxploitation's new situation

"...friends over a few Lone Stars, remember legends like James Brown, and shine light on those who should of..."

May 27, 2009 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Studio Theater Project

Both dances in the show have great music, but only one delivers great choreography

"...grooves full out in complete cahoots with the Etta James' version of "I Just Want to Make Love to..."

April 3, 2009 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Jim Gaffigan

Pack up the kids: Comedian Jim Gaffigan is back, taping his Austin shows for cable

"...but I don't want to be [affects a generic James Lipton-esque voice], "It's interesting. Me. Me. Me!"..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham

Master Blaster

Q&A with Dave Alvin

"...don’t like live records, where I do. Whether it’s James Brown or John Coltrane or George Jones. A live..."

Nov. 19, 2008 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Bomb the Bass

Who says the guitar is sexier than bass? Not Return to Forever's Stanley Clarke, and hopefully not Beyoncé either.

"...but they also listened to Jimi Hendrix, Cream, and James Brown...."

May 23, 2008 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Was (Not Was)

Saturday

"..."Boneshaker" Jacobs contributed blistering, pyrotechnic guitar work, while drummer James Gadson, who worked with Marvin Gaye and Bill Withers,..."

March 21, 2008 Music Review by Dan Oko

Off the Record

The sound of music at the 2008 SXSW Film Conference, Barack Obama boogies back to Texas with Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel, and Bubble Recording sports a diamond

"...Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello, Brett Dennen, Brendan James, and special guests. Co-directed and co-written by Austin's Ellen..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Gritty, Groovy, & Gettin' It

What reissues are buried in the bottom of your closet?

"...mixtapes, ranging from radio broadcasts to overdubbed copies of James Brown LPs, and sealed in Ziploc Bags, lay some..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Graham Williams of Transmission Entertainment breaks down this weekend's Fun Fun Fun Fest, while Ian McLagan and the Chronicle music staff sound off on the 2008 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot

"...Club de Ville. Following two sets by Latin-funk instrumentalists Brownout and DJs Manny and Bigface's opening mix, the iconic..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Power of Three

With ZZ Top mowing down the Backyard this weekend, the power of three – trios – comes into play

"..."Bo Diddley's outfit – Bo, Jerome Green, and Clifton James," begins Gibbons. "Now that's a trio: guitar, a drum,..."

April 13, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

TCB

"O Death, where is thy sting?" – 1 Corinthians 15:55

"...the red. The new model is Stubb's (site of James Brown's final local performance in May), where a band's..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

When Doves Cry

Purple fingerprints on our past and present

"...and Jam Master Jay before breaking down into a James Brown homage, screeching, "Ach! Get back!"..."

May 28, 2004 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Sheet Music

"...and Thurston Moore, or the importance of both JBs (James Brown and James Bond) with Cut Chemist, Milano lays..."

May 28, 2004 Music Feature by Robert Gabriel

The Malford Milligan Band

Texas Platter

"...classics like Otis Redding's "I've Got Dreams to Remember," James Brown's "Lickin' Stick," and James Carr's "Pouring Water on..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Take Me to the River

Rock & Roll Books

"...peace." This quote by distinguished African-American author and playwright James Baldwin opens Michael Veal's thorough and nuanced biography of..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Books Feature by David Lynch

In Between Days

At the Crossroads of the 1999-2000 Austin Music Awards.

"...including Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles, James Brown, Hank Ballard, Otis Redding, and Etta James. Here..."

March 10, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Mule Conversations

"...TW: It was a James Brown disorder. There's no hope. But with research, they..."

April 23, 1999 Music Feature by Jody Denberg

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