10 Feb 12 Josh Grider – Live at Billy Bob’s
Checking out the website for Josh Grider, you find that he loves writing songs and he loves playing for people. This was evident as he was tapped the first winner of the Live at Billy Bob’s Texas Recording Contest. He beat out 41 other contestants. Given the quality of the talent participating in the event, one can appreciate that this… Continue reading
Posted by: John South
Tags: Josh Grider, Smith Entertainment
13 Mar 11 Little Girl – Big Words
Early Morning Hours
When I opened the package from Emmeline’s team containing her debut EP, “Early Morning Hours”, out popped a neat little piece of marketing swag proclaiming, “Emmeline – little girl – big words”. Not to criticize the marketing, but it missed the mark. It should actually have read, “Little Girl – Big Talent”! As I cranked… Continue reading
Posted by: John South
Tags: Emmeline
09 Aug 10 Austin Produces Different Texas Music with Stereognosis
A melting pot of musicians have produced a new CD for Stereognosis. Continue reading
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Stereognosis, Texas music
09 Aug 10 Jaffe Debuts Strong with Suburban Nature
Texas music rising star Sarah Jaffe has a strong debut with “Suburban Nature.” Continue reading
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Sarah Jaffe, Texas music
04 Aug 10 Texas Indie Group Gets Inspiration from Film
Texas music takes all forms, as proven with progressive rock band Shaolin Death Squad Continue reading
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Shaolin Death Squad, Texas music
01 Aug 10 Pink Elephant Explains the Pros and Cons of Love
The R&B portion of Texas music has a new entry. TMJ reviews “Pink Elephant.” Continue reading
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: N'Dambi, Texas music
18 Jul 10 San Marcos Band Releases Strong Debut Album
Devil’s Hollow has a good first showing. Continue reading
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Devil's Hollow, Texas music
07 May 10 Brian Cutean In Austin – CD Release Guitarred and Feathered
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
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
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
Posted by: John South
Tags: Earl Bailey, Guitar, Guitar Teacher, Music Education, Rock
