Dialtone, Please

Eddie Stout's Shoestring Label Sticks Close to Its R&B Roots

"...and sheer business chutzpah, the label starts putting out records by everyone and his younger brother, on the order..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Reissues

Los Zafiros

"...CD called Rare Pearls. That first album on Mainstream Records was notable for Joplin's first single "Down on Me,"..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Music Feature

ACL Music Fest Saturday Interviews

Don't call it a comeback

"...dancing heels of "Moneygrabber." Their stylish, modern sound recalls Motown glory on the explosive Songs for a Break Up,..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

More 2006 box sets

Gift Guide

"...Impulse Records..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Music Review

Al Green

Gift guide

"...another 4-CD baptism of soul brother No. 1's Hi Records heyday, 1968-78. In correcting some of Anthology's lapses –..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley & the Wailers

"...Marvin GayeWhat's Going On Deluxe Edition (Motown)Bob Marley & the WailersCatch a Fire Deluxe Edition (Island)..."

July 13, 2001 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Tributes

"...(Motown)..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Music Feature

Fun Fun Fun Q&A: Afrika Bambaataa

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

"...In my household, one minute you could hear the Motown and Stax sound, and the next some Barbra Streisand..."

Nov. 5, 2015 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Austin Music Industry Awards Winners

KUTX named Best Radio Station, Strange Brew Best Venue

"...1) Waterloo Records 2) End of an Ear 3) Antone’s Record Shop..."

March 9, 2015 Music Post by The Music Staff

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Saturday

"...is Hunter's response to the Kings of Leon and Motown. – Darcie Stevens MOONLIGHT TOWERS8pm, Karma Lounge Named for..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...8pm-2am, Emo's Annex Point.click.grind, advises Philly's Relapse Records (Relapse.com), and three more suitable commandments never existed for..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

The Way They Get By

Spoon ladles up another winner

"...their second album for Chapel Hill's Superchunk indie Merge Records, and fourth full-length overall. Recorded in its entirety at..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Total Entertainment Package

Rockin' out with Austin's Latin-metal crossover darlings

"...meeting with Michael Panepento, a former production manager for Motown, who seemed eager to manage and produce Vallejo...."

Aug. 18, 2000 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Record reviews Reissues

"..."Columbian Collie," was released in the U.S. on Island Records, but other than a 12-inch single of "Congoman" (included..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Music Review

30 Breakout Music Acts to See in Austin This Week

Your guide to SXSW's buzziest artists, both official and unofficial

"...exhibits a modern twist. A self-admitted take on classic Motown duets, the track reflects the nostalgic trends injected into..."

March 11, 2024 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...instrumental ambience. Sadness3, released last year via Sports Day Records, is six tracks of chugging, lo-fi melodics with pop..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Playback: Death by David Vincent

Hanging with Morbid Angel singer-turned-country outlaw David Vincent and other dark tales of the live music capital

"...With the Devil 7-inch from Austin imprint Chicken Ranch Records...."

Oct. 27, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Off the Record

Touring Austin's new clubs and digging into Heavy Light Records

"...and headlines some pretty solid bills featuring his Autobus Records crew and like-minded national contemporaries. A tight squeeze, but..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Bomb the Bass

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

"...to do with commerce so they can sell the records. These are fusion records; these are rock records; these..."

May 23, 2008 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Saturday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...a Vegas bar brawl and a deal with Gearhead Records. – Greg BeetsALEX SKOLNICK TRIO8pm, Flamingo Cantina The former..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...CARGO RECORDS SHOWCASE: Cargo Records is a San Diego-based umbrella group..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

The Rules Have Changed

Two veteran music writers conduct an e-mail correspondence in order to look at new ways of reinventing the music industry.

"...That ain't new. Sam Phillips sells out to RCA; Motown ... ya know...."

June 23, 2000 Music Feature by Dave Marsh

Where Have All the Cowgirls Gone?

Austin's Female Country Singers

"...be a big money-making artist," recalls Willis, "but the records [I made for MCA] always suffered, because there was..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Music Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Mélat, Chingona Fest, Benjamin Tod, and More Crucial Concerts

Lots of sounds to be heard this week

"...Among the advantages premium Memphis soul label Stax Records had, in its rivalry with Motown as the house..."

Sept. 13, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Trumpet Colossus Kenny Dorham Towers Alongside the Jazz Gods

The Austin musician stands alone in showing up Miles Davis in his autobiography

"...become liabilities. Davis' critical confirmation from the four-album Prestige Records run with the quintet and his indomitable Columbia Records..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Boy George’s New Life

Culture Club frontman relives the Seventies

"...with this beautiful voice making music influenced by Trojan Records reggae and Motown, and things like that. But you..."

July 4, 2018 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Trumpet Constant Ephraim Owens Won’t Be Rushed

New Austin Music Hall of Fame inductee substitutes kindness and ubiquity for a back catalog

"...and Martin Banks. Eddie Stout, blues musician and Dialtone Records owner, loved Owens' tone...."

April 7, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

SXSW Thursday showcases

Bulked up: Thursday night SXSW showcases

"...Over the past two years, Kemado Records' vinyl-only subsidiary Mexican Summer has become indie rock's first..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Off the Record

SXSW News and Carryings-On

"...heavy psych and Dan Auerbach's grit-blues, and then sweet Motown soul only hinted at on his Warner Bros. debut..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Austin Powell

We're a Happy Family

Speak no evil

"...genuine, not like 'you have been chosen by Disney Records.'"..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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