Bill Converse Shapes Texas Techno

Underground turntable maestro needs no introduction to local DJs, but to the broader community he's flown under the radar

"...notes, you get more emphasis on each and more swing."..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

Jenny Parrott

"...Tenure in both local folk-country duo Loves It! and bluegrass-folk-swing trio Shotgun Party, Jenny Parrott flies solo now and..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Music Review by Lauren Modery

Shinyribs

"...Oxford, Miss., "catfish music" purveyor Jimbo Mathus of Nineties swing revivalists the Squirrel Nut Zippers, I Got Your Medicine..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Attic Ted

"...Bob Wills' "Take Me Back to Tulsa" steers Western swing down the rabbit hole, while 1919 sheet music smash..."

Nov. 25, 2016 Music Review by Greg Beets

Sophia Johnson

"...to Manchaca." Meanwhile, her own songs like autobiographical Western swing "Visa Blues" and the downbeat title track show Johnson..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

The Peterson Brothers

"...also works up six-string sizzle, but a dearth of swing both in rhythm and production undercut it and Earl..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Brian Kremer

"...threaded together by a clear devotion to vintage Western swing. Standards like "Don't Fence Me In" and Hank Williams'..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Music Review by Abby Johnston

HavenCon: the Happiest Fest in Texas

Cosplay madness, writing LGBT, and Janet Varney talks Korra

"...Cosplay contest in full swing, a demonic corpse pulled idly at facial wounds from..."

April 5, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Nina Hernandez

Lace Curtains

"...dejected heartbreakers. There's real soul with a modern shoegaze swing to it ("The Fly"), and a sand-swept jaunt through..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

Ray Benson

"...the Wheel doesn't mean there's not life beyond Western swing for Ray Benson. A Little Piece finds the towering..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Loves It

"...You Like to Be) My First Divorce" and "Western Swing Murder" also hits the mark. It's tempting to suggest..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Music Review by Greg Beets

Ted Roddy & Big Foot Chester

"...on the bulked-up B-side, beefy in mouth brass and swing. Juke joint drive with Sixties ballroom finesse, only its..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Shearwater & Sharon Van Etten

"...since not even Austin's Shearwater can match the easy swing of the Heartbreakers, while Van Etten's throaty approximation of..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Hot Club of Cowtown

"...European swing jazz defines Austin's Hot Club of Cowtown from its..."

June 14, 2013 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Iron & Wine

"...ethereal jazz-soul in summer colors, bolstered by the nimble swing provided by members of Bob Dylan's band and New..."

May 17, 2013 Music Review by Austin Powell

Wayne Hancock

"...make his musical framework – blues, boogie, rockabilly, and swing – come alive, even if those styles were only..."

April 12, 2013 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

The Cornell Hurd Band

'Drop in on My Dream'

"..."Country Music's Worst Nightmare," the 13-member juggernaut blasts through swing, rock & roll, and teary-eyed ballads, all fortified with..."

July 6, 2012 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Texas Platters

Beat Box

"...Swiss and Polar Bear, Kind Budz, who manage to swing Devin the Dude for a track ("Elavaporz") on Project..."

Jan. 27, 2012 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

Ghosts Along the Brazos

"...The local fivepiece plays a mix of blues, folk, swing, and jazz so gritless and sweet that it boils..."

Jan. 27, 2012 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

J.W.W. & the Prospectors

Country Mile

"...Few bands keep the Western swing banner flying high, but J.W.W. & the Prospectors wave..."

July 22, 2011 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

White Denim

"...in characteristic fashion, with a curveball, the woozy Western swing of "Keys," a fitting reminder of White Denim's many..."

June 3, 2011 Music Review by Austin Powell

Butch County

Girlie Action

"...County (formerly Koonce) gut-punches listeners with the muscle and swing of AC/DC-style, 1970s-flail-your-hair, old-school hard rock. Oh, singer Katy..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Graham Reynolds

"...Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" demonstrates a punk rock moxie that's inverted on the..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

David Ball

"...Nashville pickers dubbed the Pioneer Playboys, he glides between swing, honky-tonk, blues, and even a touch of Tex-Mex with..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

UT Jazz Orchestra with Carmen Bradford

"...unmistakable Ellington imprint of elegance, sophistication, and of course swing. The title role features Austin native Carmen Bradford, who..."

April 30, 2010 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

The Strange Boys

"...one of those perfect concoctions: a late-night juke joint hip-swing, with a chorus of drunken harmonies and jubilant sax..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Shotgun Party

"...chills, Shotgun Party levels a warm blast of summery swing and bluegrassy-folkie bounce on Mean Old Way. The Austin-based..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Reid Wilson & His So-Called Friends

Country mile

"...all. This ain't thinking music; it's drinking music, so swing yer partner and kick out the jams...."

Nov. 27, 2009 Music Review by Margaret Moser

George Strait, James Hand

"...hiccup of no less than Hank Williams, but his swing-your-partner version of Nat King Cole's "Mona Lisa," silly ditties..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Girlie Action

Girlie action

"...of Tanner Swain and MariLisa with Price. Their velvety neo-swing makes you long for cooler climbs while scanning the..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Music Review by Margaret Moser

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