The Sleepy Jackson

Record review

"...Agree," which floats along on a subtle nod to Motown and immaculate Philly soul played by the 20/20 Orchestra...."

Sept. 1, 2006 Music Review by Greg Beets

Tacks, the Boy Disaster

Record review

"...new kid in town: Tacks, the Boy Disaster. The Motown clomp and hypno jangle – a quick string twinkle..."

July 21, 2006 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

DVDnds

DVDnds

"...into Marvin Gaye, The Real Thing in Performance 1964-1981 (Hip-O/Motown/Universal), which begins with vintage black-and-white lip-syncs wrapped around color..."

May 26, 2006 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Essex Green / Camera Obscura

Record review

"...escape fantasies that encompass acoustic reverie ("Rabbit") and snappy Motown-like bounce ("This Isn't Farm Life"). Scottish troupe Camera Obscura,..."

May 5, 2006 Music Review by Christopher Gray

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Friday

"...Audra Schroeder THE VOLEBEATS12mid, Habana Calle 6 One of Motown's favorite bands since they formed in 1988, the Volebeats..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

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

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

The Best of Youth

"...with cultural currents boils down to either easy signposts (Motown hits and readings of "Howl" to represent the Sixties)..."

March 3, 2006 Screens Review by Spencer Parsons

Grid

Scale is the theme in "Grid," where every artwork is on the same scale:4 feet by 8 feet, and the show is worth the visit

"...Eighties valley girl and Harriet Tubman as a Sixties Motown singer. The work is detailed yet feels fresh and..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Arts Review by Rachel Koper

Doo Wop: Vocal Group Greats

Gift guide

"...a dream that the winds bring to me," his proto-Motown falsetto reminds us that life is far too sublime..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Music Feature by Robert Gabriel

Box Sets

Gift guide

"...The Complete Motown Singles Vols. 1-2..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Music Feature

Home Is Where the Hatred Is

Dialoguing with 'Souled American' author Kevin Phinney

"...and Stones, but also a lot of STAX and Motown. That was my place of refuge, a place where..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Music Feature by Robert Gabriel

ACL Music Festival Interviews

"...the Detroit-bred soul singer recorded for classic imprints like Motown, Atlantic, and Epic, and while she never became a..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Kaiser Chiefs

"...(Universal/Motown)..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Iggy Pop / The Stooges

Record review

"...The Stooges promised. Opening with "Down on the Street," Motown bassline married to Ron Asheton's Motor City drone and..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Flowing Over

More with Craig Brewer

"...Michael Jackson moonwalk for the first time on the Motown [television] special and staying up all night long with..."

July 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Slow Dazzle

Record review

"...Dazzle does pilfer from TML's whimsical alt-fried country and Motown harmonies, but whereas the Mendoza Line was lit-class rock,..."

June 24, 2005 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Saturday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...BADU12mid, Austin Music Hall Summoning the spirit of late-Sixties Motown, four-time Grammy winner Erykah Badu leads by example in..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

The Polysyllabic Spree

Unless you're a Hornby completist driven to paroxysms over the man's every quotidian observance, get ready to throw the book at the wall more than once: at the twee (titular) references to the Believer' brass, at a gratuitous excerpt from Great Expectations,' and at Hornby's grousing about having too few chances to read

"...and restore them to the world as consumers of Motown and mass entertainment. Still, it's easy to tire of..."

March 11, 2005 Books Review by Marrit Ingman

Glorium

Texas platters

"...obtuse arthouse monster movie. "Brownie Hawkeye" mines a broken-down Motown drive crossed with jagged Birthday Party theatrics to produce..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Music Review by Greg Beets

The Go-Betweens

Gift guide

"...upbeat strum of steel strings cascading over Robert Vickers' Motown basslines and Lindy Morrison's long run drums. Opening cleanser..."

Dec. 17, 2004 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Michael Jackson

Gift guide

"...first compilation to encompass Jackson's recorded output from both Motown and Epic, the pre-Thriller era gets short shrift. The..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Lousy With Desire

Soulman Walter Tragert and the light at the end of the tunnel

"...by the art of songwriting as it is by Motown ("SXSW Records," Music, March 19, 2004)..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Marc Broussard

Record review

"...heard his voice, you'd think Marc Broussard was a Motown recording star from the Seventies, or perhaps a long..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues 1945-1970

"...Kings' "Christene," Esquerita's riotous boogie-woogie "Rockin' the Joint," the near-Motown sweetness of the Hytones' "Bigger and Better," the Avons'..."

May 7, 2004 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Jerry Garcia

"...Stones, and Hank Williams, as well as chestnuts from Motown, New Orleans, and elsewhere, most of it better appreciated..."

May 7, 2004 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

The Insatiable Taste for Tunes

In Austin, the self-proclaimed Live Music Capital of the World, seeing great music doesn't always have to mean fighting the crowds at a smoky nightclub

"...and Supper Club9901 Capital of TX Hwy. N., 342-7977 Motown and Jazz Monday through Saturday nights entertain the guests..."

March 19, 2004 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Andy Paley-produced "White Hot," sensual sentiment driven by a neo-Motown backbeat. Mario Hernandez, aka From Bubblegum to Sky, was..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...strong originals and everything from 1800s murder ballads to Motown, bluegrass standards, and Eighties rock tunes. They just released..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

The Von Bondies

"...could've been taken as a hopeful sign of magical Motown convergence. Except, of course, for the cold, hard fact..."

March 19, 2004 Music Review by Greg Beets

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