The Summit on Race in America: Motown at 60

Detroit pop icons continue in the name of love

"...for a Civil Rights Summit, three pillars of the Motown Records cathedral spread the equality of love during a..."

April 11, 2019 Music Post by Derek Udensi

Motown vs. Stax

Local covers showdown Friday at the Cactus Cafe

"...Gaye.’” Friday at the Cactus Cafe, Charlie Faye hosts Motown vs. Stax, wherein Austin’s finest sing songs Bonnie Whitmore..."

Dec. 3, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

LBJ Library Spotlights the Little House That Motown Built

Collection stars Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Supremes & more

"...Motown: The Sound of Young America, A 60-Year Retrospective opened..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Fitz & the Tantrums

Thursday

"...in some form or fashion, the classic sounds of Motown, Stax, and Philadelphia International artists. One of the best..."

March 18, 2011 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Richard Swift

Thursday

"...a sharp left with the equally charismatic "Bat Coma Motown," where banjo and trumpet hug it out while dancing..."

March 20, 2009 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

Gossip

"...of Control isn't dance punk. It's guttural and soulful, Motown and rock & roll with a dash of the..."

March 17, 2006 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

Lasting Impressions

American Beat Records mines soul gold

"...Let’s hear it for American Beat Records, whose have-a-nice-day attitude about the classics reminds us great..."

May 5, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Signed Sealed Delivered

"...57-year-old musician has spread worldwide since his youth at Motown Records – for whom he still records – takes..."

Dec. 5, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Sheet Music

Summer Reading

"...Motown: Music, Money, Sex, and Powerby Gerald Posner..."

June 6, 2003 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

More Reissues

"...The Complete Motown SinglesVol. 10: 1970 (Hip-O Select/Motown)..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Complete Motown Singles Volume 4: 1964

In Box

"...The Complete Motown Singles Volume 4: 1964..."

March 31, 2006 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

A Band Called Death

A black proto-punk band from Detroit that wouldn't compromise on its name is unearthed in this music doc 35 years after recording their original demo tracks.

"...kids from Detroit during an era when that city’s Motown Records ruled the pop airwaves only adds to the..."

June 28, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Family Affair

Austin's archeological imprint Heavy Light Records uncovers Texas history one record at a time

"...doubled as a family reunion for Austin's Heavy Light Records...."

Oct. 7, 2011 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Pippin

Summer Stock Austin embraces the sprawling fun and surreal silliness of this durable coming-of-age musical

"...early Seventies – a production financed, in part, by Motown Records, which led to covers of a handful of..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

The Marvelous Jew

Larry Harlow talks salsa consciousness

"...the first musicians signed to New York’s mighty Fania Records. “El Judio Maravilloso,” or “The Marvelous Jew,” as he’s..."

Oct. 7, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Picks 2 Click

SXSW 2003

"...This is what listening to his parents' R&B and Motown records came to...."

Feb. 28, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Corralling the Shepherd

"...trained in music, but I absorbed a lot of records. That's one of the good things in life –..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Music Feature by Dan Oko

TSOP

"...One particular CD rested against the windowsill of Antone’s Records' East coast cousin, a smaller, more tourist-minded “souvenir shop.”..."

June 13, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

Gary Clark Jr. becomes a Honeydripper, Tee Double sounds off on Kinetic Global, Future Clouds & Radar charts, and yet another Austin Music Hall progress report

"...circuit with the Honeydripper All-Star Band, featuring Stax and Motown Records veteran Mable John, keyboardist (and Glover hand double)..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Chasing Teen Coin

"...of three collections marking the 60th anniversary of Atlantic Records. Atlantic Blues (1949-1970) began the rollout this spring, and..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Interview

The ground zero of Motor City rhythm & blues

"...of John Lee Hooker, the Stooges' confrontational tenacity, and Motown Records' tower of soul that served as an obvious..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Into the Vault

Breaking into Breakaway Records

"...I cruised through the opening festivities at Breakaway Records on Sunday and learned that while sipping free Silver..."

June 3, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Gus Baldwin & the Sketch, High Desert Queen, No Limit reunion, Beto y los Fairlanes, and more recommendations

"...The Motown Records pillar and former frontman of the Miracles finally..."

May 20, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Former President Jimmy Carter and Motown Records founder Berry Gordy are second cousins, related through..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Formula 1 Music: Stevie Wonder

The master blaster signed, sealed, and delivered

"...delivering a cache of musical treasure spanning key Seventies Motown Records triumphs including Signed, Sealed & Delivered (1970) and..."

Oct. 23, 2017 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Jake Gyllenhaal Is An Axe Murderer

Right now through the prism of actors in music videos

"...existed. Michael Jordan in Space Jam, Michael Jackson’s Thriller, Motown Records, Elvis as an actor, better yet Ronald Reagan..."

Jan. 22, 2014 Music Post by Lexie Maravich

The Forty-Fives

SXSW Records

"...all bassist Mark McMurtry and drummer Adam Renshaw's frenzied Motown one-beat. The reptilian crawl of "Follow Me Down" sticks..."

March 14, 2003 Music Review by Christopher Gray

The Catheters

SXSW Records

"...Haze," and then pull off a cool stab at Motown punk with "Endless Avenues." Unlike the standard three-chords-and-an-attitude offering,..."

March 15, 2002 Music Review by Greg Beets

Record Reviews: Reissues

"...peculiar musical landscape. So what better time for American Records to domestically release two of Stereolab's three albums for..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Music Review

Love Bath

SXSW 2010 keynote speaker Smokey Robinson originally wanted to be a cowboy, but they didn't have any horses in his hood

"...in a decade, self-released last year on his Robso Records, led with a down-filled reading of Norah Jones' "Don't..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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