NICOLE ATKINS GOES TO NEPTUNE AND BACK ON ‘GOODNIGHT RHONDA LEE’
The sound of the Jersey Shore doesn’t begin and end with Bruce Springsteen. Just ask singer/songwriter Nicole Atkins. Like the Boss, she takes ‘60s influences and makes them sound epic. Atkins’ 2007 d...
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AKINA ADDERLEY CONTINUES FAMILY LEGACY, REMEMBERS LUTHER VANDROSS
Originally from New York, r&b chanteuse Akina Adderley relocated to Austin, Texas, where she now fronts the Vintage Playboys. Though steeped in soul, the band draws on other styles as well, includ...
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SXSW INTERVIEW: CHARLIE FAYE AND THE FAYETTES
The girl group tradition is alive again, thanks to Austin’s Charlie Faye and the Fayettes. Frontwoman and songwriter Faye teams up with BettySoo and Akina Adderley for sweet-as-pie 1960s retro pop. Th...
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SXSW INTERVIEW: MAMA K AND THE SHADES KEEP AUSTIN FUNKY
March 2017 was a big month for Austin funk outfit Mama K and the Shades. In addition to playing South by Southwest (of course), they were named Artist of the Month by Austin360. "Honey Made," the band...
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SXSW INTERVIEW: AUSTRALIA’S WOODES ON HER MUSICAL EDUCATION AND HER BUDDING CAREER
Woodes is the alter ego of classically trained singer/composer Elle Graham. Now based in Melbourne, Australia, she released her debut EP of elegant, airy electro-pop last September. Interviewed at Aus...
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SXSW VIDEO INTERVIEW: LEOPOLD AND HIS FICTION
Daniel Leopold, leader of Leopold and His Fiction, may have moved away from his native Detroit years ago. But though he relocated to San Francisco and now Austin, he'll be the first to tell you he's a...
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BREANNA BARBARA’S CATHARTIC ‘MIRAGE DREAMS’
Breanna Barbara’s debut, “Mirage Dreams,” is a stunning album of cavernous psych-blues that conjures images of long road trips and forlorn sunsets. Teaming up with producer Andrija Tokic (Alabama Shak...
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FAUST EMBRACES ‘THE ROMANTIC AND THE BRUTAL’
The enigmatic German band Faust arose from Germany’s wildly fertile music scene of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. Abrasive and challenging, the band foreshadowed the rise of industrial and electronic ...
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JAVIER ESCOVEDO: AN UNSUNG PUNK ROCK HERO
Singer/songwriter/guitarist Javier Escovedo is an unsung hero of punk rock. Not only that, but he hails from a family of musicians that includes older brothers Pete, Coke and Alejandro, younger brothe...
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SXSW INTERVIEW: JOCELYN and CHRIS ARNDT
Siblings Jocelyn and Chris Arndt are 21 and 19 years old, respectively. They wear their old-school influences on their sleeves and making those influences sound timeless. “Edges,” their new album, is ...
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