09 Aug 10 Austin Produces Different Texas Music with Stereognosis

Brian Cutean was a mainstay of the the Austin music landscape in the 80’s and early 90s regularly featured at places like Chicago House, Maggie Mae’s, The Cactus Café, The Other Side, Folkville and other venerable venues. Now based in the Pacific Northwest, he performs, writes and tours, making a Texas trip once a year in spring.

The Austin concert this year is celebrating his new wordless guitar album, Guitarred and… Continue reading

Posted by: Listen

Tags: Brian Cutean, QTN

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27 Apr 10 Jimmy Needham Prepares Release of Third Project

Houston based singer Jimmy Needham releases his third collection of Texas music. Continue reading

Posted by: Sam Moore

Tags: Jimmy Needham, Texas music

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25 Jan 10 Earl Bailey – Guitarist and Innovative Educator

By John South

Evenings in Plano are generally fairly quiet, not that Plano is the small, sleepy bedroom community it used to be. But on most evenings, outside one particular house, one can hear the distinctive low frequencies of guitars and the thumping of a drum machine that signal that you have reached the studio of a music teacher.

This is not the studio of just any teacher… Continue reading

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Tags: Earl Bailey, Guitar, Guitar Teacher, Music Education, Rock

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18 Jan 10 The Truth Is

By John South

On the back porch of a house in a small Texas town, a little girl sat and dreamed of playing guitar and being a singer. She made up songs – singing through the day. She listened to the music of Joni Mitchell – she wanted to be just like her, to sing just like… Continue reading

Posted by: John South

Tags: Austin Songwriters Group, Jeanie Sliva, Milo Deering, nashville songwriters association, Patrick McGuire, Rocky Dribble

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21 Nov 09 Welcome Home Shelley King

Shelley King, 2008 Official State Musician of Texas, presents us with a new offering, Welcome Home, that that not only highlights the flexibility of her vocal talent, but also underscores the craftsmanship that she and the Subdudes (John Magnie, Tim Cook and Steve Armedée) put into each and every song. One factor of craft that really standouts out in this recording… Continue reading