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
A melting pot of musicians have produced a new CD for Stereognosis. Continue reading
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Stereognosis, Texas music
Texas music rising star Sarah Jaffe has a strong debut with “Suburban Nature.” Continue reading
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Sarah Jaffe, Texas music
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
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
Devil’s Hollow has a good first showing. Continue reading
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Devil's Hollow, Texas music
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
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Tags: Brian Cutean, QTN
Houston based singer Jimmy Needham releases his third collection of Texas music. Continue reading
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Jimmy Needham, Texas music
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
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