Sam Fender

"...impassioned rockers Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen, English northerner Sam Fender muscles out anthemic blazers underpinned with New Wave..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Second SXSW 2019 Band List

Black Midi, Jealous of the Birds, Deerhunter, and 247 others

"...Sam DeRosa (Poughkeepsie, NY.)..."

Nov. 28, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Broadcasts Vol. 27

"...each record – plucks salient 2019 touchstones: Maggie Rogers, Sam Fender, Barns Courtney. Amongst the conversions and discoveries, such..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Lizzo City Limits

“Truth Hurts” star’s historic audience, and other ACL Fest weekend one standouts

"...After Sam Fender dropped out due to illness, local rapper Ladi..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Adds to 2018 Music Lineup

Andrew W.K., Tank & the Bangas, and 164 more

"...Sam Fender (Newcastle Upon Tyne, England)..."

Nov. 7, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

A Browner Shade of Black

Blazing trails of Chicano soul

"...Tears" by ? & the Mysterians, "Woolly Bully" by Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, "She's About a Mover"..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Tales Behind the Posters

"...until the end, so I was usually tired."1974: Freddy Fender and Doug Sahm, AWHQ..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Arts Feature by Margaret Moser

High Texas Rider

Before the Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados, the Lone Star State's voice of the Vox organ, Augie Meyers, was San Antonio's Lord August & the Visions of Lite

"...it was the beat, almost a Cajun two-step. Like Sam Phillips looking for a white boy with a black..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Steve Cropper Recalls Rhythm & Blues History Through Six Strings

Chatting with the most egoless guitar hero in history

"...flashy. When coaxing a rare lead from his trademark Fender Telecaster as one-quarter of Stax/Volt’s house band Booker T...."

Feb. 21, 2019 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Sam Bass & Gang

"...Sam Bass & Gangby Rick Miller..."

March 3, 2000 Books Review by Jesse Sublett

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...summer. Of course, none of them will receive the same kind of free media blitz the Star Wars phenomenon..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

If You're a Viper

From 'La Cucaracha' to Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson: P-O-T

"...according to their songs. "Don't Step on the Grass, Sam" was John Kay's potent plea for marijuana decriminalization in..."

May 25, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Texas Top 40

Ranking the best Tex-Centric Billboard Top 40 hits of the last 50 years.

Nov. 8, 2002 Music Feature

Postmarks

Music Greats Overlooked

"...Rock and Roll: Johnny Horton, Bobby Fuller, Ronnie Dawson, Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs, the Nightcaps. Jazz: Charlie..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Column

The Tools of the Trade

Southwest Texas State's Jazz Program

"...really learn something about jazz, I should go to Sam Huston college out in Austin." In 1959, after the..."

June 13, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Wooly Bully

Simple, the 2006/2007 Austin Music Awards

"...display at the South Austin Museum of Popular Culture (www.samopc.com), what also emerges is a year-by-year slice of the..."

March 9, 2007 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Who's Texas?

The story of Texas history says a lot -- about the storytellers

"...describe Texans today as descendants of pioneer stock, the same characters in new surroundings. The other way is to..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Dinosaur Jr. at Lakeline Park, Los Texmaniacs in Sunset Valley, and more recommended shows

"...Boleros Psicodélicos six months earlier fuses cultures with the same magical realism. Founder guitarist of both Grammy-winning Latin big..."

April 28, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Tuesday

Bartees Strange, Coco & Clair Clair, plus a PinkPantheress misfire

"...graced the stage sans backing band. With only a Fender guitar slung across his shoulder and a synth player..."

March 15, 2023 SXSW Post by Nayeli Portillo

SXSW Adds Iron Man, Captain Kirk, New Order to Speaker List

Robert Downey Jr., William Shatner, Deepak Chopra headed to Austin

"...Join writer/director Lee Cronin, series creator and horror icon Sam Raimi, cult legend and “Ash” himself Bruce Campbell, and..."

Feb. 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

At Mohawk’s Reopening, an Air of Gratefulness and Growth

Heartless Bastards and the Tender Things soundtrack return

"...At the same time, the veteran local politician, joined by music advocates..."

May 28, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Eastside Kings Fest Preview: Bobby Rush Talks Pandemic Life, Dolemite & Race

Blues showman appears virtually from Austin on Monday

"...Soul Man Sam, Orange Jefferson, Lavelle White, Classie Ballou, Birdlegg, Tutu Jones,..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Ed Ward Unleashes His Second Volume on The History of Rock & Roll

First-generation rock critic visits Teen Pan Alley

"...together profiles of the format's greatest figures – Elvis, Sam Phillips, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Alan Freed,..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Boz Scaggs Doesn't Mean to Be Argumentative

The Texan parses blues, R&B, and rock & roll ahead of two Austin shows

"...reunion of Doyle Bramhall II and Charlie Sexton trading Fender slashes...."

Oct. 19, 2018 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Austin Author Ed Ward Revisits Rock’s First Guitar Hero, Michael Bloomfield

“When you heard Mike Bloomfield play, you got the sense this was the real shit."

"...disheveled, frizzy-haired young man walks in from the rain, Fender Telecaster arched atop his shoulder as if it's a..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Playback: If the Gloves Fit

Gloves INTL ices funk, Allegro Media Group ices local label, and the ATX6 plan to ice international festivals

"...electronic music as possible, where the guitars sound like samples and the drums are played like an 808," explained..."

June 24, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Hideaway

A descendant of the father of our country in the Antone's House Band? For three decades now, believe it!

"...their 30s, the former a part owner of this same venue, and the latter a co-owner of Antone's Records...."

Jan. 15, 2016 Music Feature by Sarah Brown

The Drifter

Mike Flanigin's accidental (and all-star) organ-grinding

"...Dallas blues scene, Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets featuring Sam Myers, were his model. It just so happened that..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Gypsy Woodsheds

Young local trio dreams big and small

"...way. I was lucky when I found bass player Sam Jackson for my own band, because he’s a top..."

April 23, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

The Town Was Hoppin'

Austin's music scene of the Fifties lives on in Ray Campi

"...icon, brought in such giants as Duke Ellington and Sam Cooke...."

March 30, 2012 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

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