Show Up! Etran Finatawa Brings Nomad Blues From The Sahara Etran Finatawa Brings Nomad Blues From The Sahara Niger, a landlocked West African country roughly twice the size of Texas, is one of the poorest places in the world. Mostly covered [...] Summer Olsson \ Jul 15, 2010 Read More Etran Finatawa
Aural Fixation: Idris Goodwin Is A Hip-Hop Sundae Idris Goodwin Is A Hip-Hop Sundae Idris Goodwin is the Neapolitan ice cream of words. He’s a rapper, an HBO Def Poet and an award-winning writer. His material mixes [...] Summer Olsson \ Jun 17, 2010 Read More Mmm, delicious words
Show Up! Horse Opera Croons Classic Country Horse Opera Croons Classic Country Austin’s Horse Opera is an honest-to-goodness country band. The quartet’s debut album, Sounds of the Desert , is a two-steppin’ joy chock-full of [...] Summer Olsson \ Jun 10, 2010 Read More This ain’t no Nashville pop. (Ira Weinschel/Seven Star Photo)
Pomp And Circumstance: Marchfourth Marching Band Marchfourth Is Not Your Nerdy High School Marching Band Read complete story here. Summer Olsson \ Jun 03, 2010 Read More MarchFourth marching band takes it to the streets.
Pomp And Circumstance: Marchfourth Marching Band Marchfourth Is Not Your Nerdy High School Marching Band If you see a horde of musicians dressed like pirates who raided a band uniform store flood out of a giant touring coach, [...] Summer Olsson \ Jun 03, 2010 Read More MarchFourth marching band takes it to the streets.
Aural Fixation: We Did Miss You, Roky Erickson Okkervil River Helps Pioneer Of Psychedelic Rock Tell His Stories After a decades-long saga of legal troubles, drug abuse and mental illness, Roky Erickson—frontman of The 13 th Floor Elevators, the ’60s garage [...] Summer Olsson \ May 27, 2010 Read More Roky Erikson on the cover of True Love Cast Out All Evil
Garden, “Night" Music Installation Gently Leads Audiences Down The Garden Path A Musical Installation Gently Leads Audiences Down The Garden Path Garden is a three chapter series of performances, incorporating live music and video projection, exploring themes of night, place and the intersection of [...] Summer Olsson \ May 06, 2010 Read More Del Sol String Quartet performs “Night” in the center of the installation. (Petr Jerabek)
Zoe Boekbinder And “Glam Geek” Zoe Boekbinder Makes Music For People Who Like To Wear Sequins To The Library When I first heard Zoe Boekbinder’s beautiful Artichoke Perfume , I thought it sounded like the musical child of Jolie Holland and Joanna [...] Summer Olsson \ Apr 08, 2010 Read More (Myles Boisen mylesboisen.com)
Song Roulette: The Memories Attached To Kevin R. Elder’s Random Selections The Memories Attached To Kevin R. Elder’s Random Selections Kevin R. Elder has played bass in local bands such as Unit 7 Drain and I is for Ida. He is also the [...] Summer Olsson \ Apr 01, 2010 Read More
Song Roulette: Aaron Hendren’s Random Little Gems Aaron Hendren’s Random Little Gems Aaron Hendren is a local filmmaker, responsible for such twisted tales as The Faithful and the Foul and Flicker. Lately he’s been staying [...] Summer Olsson \ Mar 25, 2010 Read More
