ACL Review: Marlon Williams

A country/bluegrass killer howling from Down Under

"...on “I’m Lost Without You.” Williams unloaded an understated, Roy Orbison-esque power against a bluesy bass walk that climbed..."

Oct. 10, 2016 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Avett Brothers Stomp the Moody

Folk rockers stoke roots ecstasy for Father’s Day

"...parent showing off a bit of Roger McGuinn meets Roy Orbison. Scott Avett then donned glasses enumerating “4-0,” minutes..."

June 20, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Mavericks Tame Rodeo Austin

Raul Malo’s caballeros take opening weekend to the cantina

"...bleat goosing “Back in Your Arms Again” to the Roy Orbison heart palpitations on “Waltz Across to Texas,” Malo..."

March 14, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Day Trips: Sun Studio, Memphis, Tenn.

Birthplace of rock & roll still all right, mama

"...his Delta Cats' "Rocket 88," Howlin' Wolf, B.B. King, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley. The building was..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Poughkeepsie Kid

Shadowing Austin City Limits Executive Producer Terry Lickona

"...in production since 1974. Its archives boast artists from Roy Orbison to Radiohead – Merle Haggard to Mos Def..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Christopher Denny

Texas Platters go mondo

"...blessed with a tender vibrato that might have made Roy Orbison tip down his shades. The Little Rock transplant's..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Summer Fun: Into the Mystic of High Road Pool

Plunging back in time with my iPod

"...Dream.” The Elks built the pool in 1961, when Roy Orbison sang “Cryin’” over the radio and Patsy Cline..."

May 13, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows

Austin Music Awards Director Margaret Moser goes out with a bang

"...Hall of Fame inductions for Bob Wills, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Janis Joplin, and Ornette Coleman, Moser defined the..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Angel Olsen

"...to mind a hypothetical grandchild of Marianne Faithfull and Roy Orbison in that drama, depth, and delicacy get parsed..."

March 14, 2014 Music Review by Greg Beets

Saturday Picks and Sleepers

Saturday night SXSW blurbs

"...Sanctuary His voice will give you chills. Reminiscent of Roy Orbison, although higher and sadder, the Arkansas native's trembling,..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Bruce Springsteen

"...Ghost of Tom Joad") can undercut Suicide being taken Roy Orbison on closing revamp "Dream Baby Dream," High Hope's..."

Feb. 21, 2014 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: Lovers Rock

Announcing the Austin Music Awards and more Valentine's Day mash notes

"...Your song? "You Got It," Roy Orbison..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Mandy Barnett’s Classic Country

A ‘Blue Blue Day’ for the Nashville siren tonight on SoCo

"...on the Grand Ole Opry a lot,” she explains. “Roy Orbison did an album of his songs in the..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Kellye Gray

"...Night"), Townes Van Zandt ("If I Needed You"), and Roy Orbison ("Only the Lonely"). Along with a slew of..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

ACL Live Shot: The Mavericks

Reunited Nashville honky-tonkers take no prisoners

"...Owens & the Buckaroos with the high drama of Roy Orbison to exactly the same model with a whole..."

Oct. 6, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

ACL Music Fest 2013 Saturday Listings

Blurbing Saturday ACL

"...gleeful disavowal of "right" female behavior is that Lindsey Troy and Julie Edwards met at a crochet class. The..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Music Feature

The Best of Chris Isaak

Stylish, Orbison-esque crooner hits the Moody

"...native Californian shot to fame in 1990 with his Roy Orbison-like croon on “Wicked Game” snaking through David Lynch’s..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Colin Gilmore

"...way that's effortless and attractive. He claims influences like Roy Orbison and Tom Petty, which make sense on "Wait"..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Earl Poole Ball

Pianorama

"...with the Cash segment including a high-flying take of Roy Orbison composition "Down the Line." At 1:47, the 1967..."

July 19, 2013 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

There’s a Blue Note in Each Song That I Sing Since You’ve Been Gone

George Jones, 1931-2013

"...for his sheer artistry even by rock & roll royalty including Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Keith Richards, and Elvis..."

April 26, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

SXSW Keynote: Dave Grohl

SXSW panel reviews

"...year shared that his early influences included the late Roy Orbison, the still-recording Eric Burdon, and Motown. On Thursday,..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Dan Oko

Bright Lights, Big City

At the crossroads of the Austin Music Awards.

"...imported, partly homegrown, entirely Austin. Apply similar attributes to Roy Orbison's modern crier, Raul Malo. Not only are his..."

March 8, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Dinners to Rock To Series Does Rock

Adventurous, multi-course menus inspired by kickass bands

"...as follows: March 3 – Prince March 17 – Roy Orbison March 24 – The Clash March 31 –..."

Feb. 24, 2013 Food Post by Claudia Alarcón

The Bandera Way

Scenes from a marriage in four acts.

"...the house across from Shady Grove. We started playing Roy Orbison songs. We got so caught up in it..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Nacho Daddy

What do Michael Jackson and Manu Chao have in common? Joe King Carrasco.

"...the Panhandle, the broad flatlands that spawned Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, and Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs. Later, the..."

Jan. 25, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

For the Love of Michael Fracasso

They don’t call it the Austin music ‘community’ for nothing

"...it,” he enthuses. “One of my favorite shows was Roy Orbison at the Lone Star Cafe. It was magical...."

Dec. 10, 2012 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Party Rockin’

Judging the Presidential race by its iPod playlists

"...McGraw (“It’s Your Love”)
 Willie Nelson (“Over The Rainbow”)
 Roy Orbison (“Crying”)
 Del Shannon (“Runaway”)
 Silversun Pickups (“Panic Switch”)
..."

Oct. 18, 2012 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

"...and Steve Ferrone's bottomless beat, to multi-instrumentalist Scott Thurston's Roy Orbison reenactment on the Traveling Wilburys' "Handle With Care."..."

May 11, 2012 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music Keynote: Bruce Springsteen

SXSW Showcase Reviews

"...But Elvis, along with Roy Orbison, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, James Brown, Curtis Mayfield,..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Dan Oko

Paradise by the Dashboard Light

Meat Loaf loads into the Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards

"...in love with it all over again. Standing Waves, Roy Orbison, Asleep at the Wheel, and Alvin Crow all..."

March 7, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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