The first time I ingested a certain party-enhancing substance in a live music setting happened to be at a Lotus show. It was a late night festival set and at
James McMurtry is a man of few words, but you wouldn’t know it from his music. The Texas singer-songwriter has spent his career writing lyrics filled with complex stories and
Forget about the sports bars, born-again Christians, golf and Arizona, Alice Cooper is still a tried and true rock and roller. In Austin on Thursday Cooper exorcised his demons through
Led by the husband-and-wife team of David Pelta-Tiller (mandolin, tenor guitar, vocals) and Enion Pelta-Tiller (five-string violin, vocals), Colorado’s Taarka specialize in weaving intricate folksy tales with technical acoustic musicianship
When the Mavericks called it quits in 2004 there was a collective feeling amongst fans that this band was too important and too good to be over and done with.
What happens when you put together a folk-oriented singer-songwriter with a jazz drummer? You get music that is infectiously listenable and like nothing you’ve heard before. Such is the case
(Photo: Greg Aiello) Anyone who follows the jam, funk, and jazz scenes could probably rail off a list of musicians who would play in their dream collaboration. For music nerds
(Photo Credit: Alissa Anderson) Last year Ethan Miller found himself in a dark place. For the last 14 years he had been working non-stop as a career musician, fronting Bay Area
Hailing from the “Live Music Capital of the World”, T Bird & the Breaks have been delivering their trademark brand of funky soul music since 2007. Honing their chops in
Photo credit: Michael Traister “I’m so thrilled to get to see 6 String Drag again. They’re as great as ever. Like reconnecting with a long lost friend.” – Patterson Hood (Drive-By
