Spotlight: Ike Turner

Ike Turner is about to be 70 and still a mack.

"...Mississippi to Memphis to record for Sam Phillips' Sun Records. On the way, it occurred to them that they..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Record Reviews

"...On is one of the most innovative and unique records to come out of the U.K. this year. (Gomez..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Music Review

Record Reviews

"...makers. The album rides that momentum through the Keith Richards-gone-Motown of "Break This Chain" right until its finish with..."

March 14, 1997 Music Review

Affordable Art, Cine Las Americas, Adult Books, and More Weekend Events

Recommended happenings for your calendar's enjoyment

"...such as her pinky-finger-sized record store, Needle on the Records, with vintage posters plastered across its small interior walls...."

May 16, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

An L.A. Benefit, Toni Price Tribute, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the week ahead

"...Wednesday 29, Waterloo Records..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Review: Honey Made, Charge It to the Band Fund

Cheekier, more upbeat second funk EP gives big ups to CPAs everywhere

"...Honey Made's previous records put their money where their mouth is; now they're..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Feature by Clara Wang

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Sue Foley, Nat Adderley Jr., Cheap Trick, Little Mazarn and Ralph White, High Desert Queen, and the Austin Record Convention

"...emotionally calloused way of singing. You put on her records and whatever space you're currently in becomes blues night..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Mélat, Ramsay Midwood, Quinn XCII, Tomás Ramírez, Hotmom, and Dawa's 2 Year Anniversary

"...Coast jazz fusion and adding his inimitable talents to records by Jerry Jeff Walker, Gary P. Nunn, and the..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Music Column by Clara Wang

NBA Star and Music-Maker Chris Bosh Sets Up Shop in the ATX

The future NBA Hall of Fame forward wants it all

"...B.B. King. Then, my mom played Patti LaBelle and Motown, because she's originally from the Midwest...."

March 19, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

How a Joke on Facebook Became a Punk Album With 17 Covers of the Same Song

Austin punks offer takes on Worm Suicide song "Babies Ruin Bands"

"...out of Belton in the Killeen/Temple metropolitan area, Wiseass Records issued the 2017 debut of Austin wiseguys Worm Suicide,..."

April 5, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Is ACL Fest Local Mobley Austin's Bill Withers?

First-weekend act transforms hardship into post-genre pop

"...work through patchwork composition, revealing that he pens tracks, records them, then chops them into samples to inform the..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

R.I.P. Barry “Frosty” Smith

Austin’s pre-eminent beatkeeper passes

"...sideman for rock organist Lee Michaels, plus beat-keeping for Motown act Rare Earth, Sly & the Family Stone, and..."

April 13, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music News: Thursday/Friday

Ready for the weekend? Tonight’s top picks

"...rapper Jay Prince, not to be confused with Rap-A-Lot Records CEO and SXSW 2016 keynoter J. Prince, has been..."

March 18, 2016 SXSW Post by Kevin Curtin

The Soul of Nathaniel Rateliff

Sold-out Austin City Limits warmup prompts a dance sprawl

"...August’s eponymous debut for legendary Memphis soul imprint Stax Records...."

Nov. 20, 2015 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Playback – Antone's New Booker: Zach Ernst

Did Clifford Antone know he was grooming his nightclub's future booker when he mentored Zach Ernst?

"...like, "The greatest genius to ever come out of Motown was Shorty Long!"..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Take Me to a Party

Sweet Spirit pops big

"...full-length comes newly minted on Austin indie Nine Mile Records...."

Oct. 30, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

F1 Fan Fest Q&A: Public Enemy’s Chuck D

“Musically, we weren’t born into rap. We were born into black music ...”

"...If you’re gonna be a 50-plus-year-old person making new records, make ’em count right away and get up out..."

Oct. 22, 2015 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Leon Bridges Comes Home

Ft. Worth soul sensation Leon Bridges returns for Austin's second-biggest music festival

"...locally for the March madness, he'd signed to Columbia Records, famously home to Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, Johnny Cash,..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014 Sunday Reviews

"...Har Mar SuperstarBye Bye 17 (Cult Records)..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Music Feature by Richard Whittaker

Girlie Action

"...tracks on Live at the Cactus Cafe (Popped Corn Records). Hunt brims with rare confidence in "Sugar," "Walk Away,"..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Music Review by Margaret Moser

The Wrecking Crew

Behind the boards with L.A.'s unsung studio squad

"...story before, from 2002's Standing in the Shadows of Motown to folklore surrounding the once-unheralded sessionistas at Stax. Venerable..."

June 21, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW Friday Showcases

"...Where Thursday's Montreal showcase cartwheeled experimentation, tonight's Arbutus Records-heavy showcase leads with romance and introspection. A slightly sleazy..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Off the Record

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

"...Charles Bradley rocked KUT's early morning live broadcast. Daptone Records' "Screaming Eagle of Soul" – or as OTR prefers,..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Good vibrations courtesy of the Roots, Distant Lights, and the Sword

"...an Australian and Japanese tour with Metallica. At Waterloo Records' temporary heavy metal parking lot early Monday evening, Austin's..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Shake Appeal

James Williamson's Raw Power is all in the mix

"...Detroit was just on fire with music, starting with Motown and then all the local bands, the Rationals and..."

May 28, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

Checking out of South by Southwest 2010 and paying final respects to Big Star's Alex Chilton

"...garage on Red River, while Jack White's Third Man Records set up shop at Frank. At a warehouse on..."

March 26, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

ACL Music Fest Sunday Interviews

Detroit's "Sugar Man" still spits the cold facts

"...lost classic that sways with Motor City grit and Motown flair, embellished by eerie strings and post-Sgt. Pepper sound..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Beatbox

Beatbox

"...Finally off Geffen and onto Downtown Records, Brooklyn "Quiet Dog Bite Hard" Mos Def avoids New..."

June 19, 2009 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

Friday Picks & Sleepers

TGIF! Friday night insight to SXSW 09.

"...genre's softer side, burying irresistibly rich pop melodies and Motown soul beneath a layer of distortion and tape fuzz...."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

Off the Record

Counting down 2008 in lists and casting the first ballot for the annual Chronicle Music Poll

"...Erykah Badu, New Amerykah Part One: 4th World War (Motown) Top 10 Austin..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

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