the defeatists! (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
A little bit is better than nada/Sometimes you want the whole enchilada/A little bit is better than nada/A little bit or nothing at all! Well written article that is intentionally ironic about the CIA-Pakistani Intelligence Service marriage of convenience in...
Earvolution (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
By: David Schultz There’s no bigger asset to becoming a successful artist than word of mouth. If enough people say a certain artist is the greatest thing to come along since Lennon met McCartney, it doesn’t matter if they actually are, the gospel is written and so it shall be. This can produce some bizarre scenarios such as Terrence Trent D’Arby being proclaimed the new James Brown, a widespread
Seattle Weekly (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
I love my country...but fear my government . That's one of them liberal bumper stickers. It's pasted to a gorgeous mid-'60s Dodge all loused up with other enlightened poo like "Celebrate Diversity," "Got Rights'," and "Who Would Jesus Bomb?" Every day I walk by t...
Twangville (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
In the late-nineties and early in this current millennium, the Texas-Country scene exploded, not only in the Lone Star State, but throughout the South. The vast scope of the music attracted many listeners, as the movement represented an alternative to the product that was being churned out in Nashville. The giants from that [...]
The SA Rocks Blog (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
'Spot' turns 74 on June 22nd, has played with the best of 'em.... Bobby Bland, Doug Sahm, Texas Tornadoes, Ike & Tina Turner, etc. Doors Open at 8:00pm / Music Starts at 9:00pm ALL AGES WELCOME / Admission $10
nongseynyo (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
Blue Stew is a unique and original rockin' blues band from Ventura, CA. with three critically acclaimed CDs released in the USA. Formed in 1994, they have played shows with Little Feat, Duke Robillard, Eddy Clearwater, Roomful of Blues, Larry Carlton, The Blasters, Storyville, Doug Sahm & The Last Real Texas Blues Band.... Their music has had substantial radio play as well as glowing reviews in Blues...
Twangville (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
There have been a lot of reviews written already about the new Hayes Carll album, Trouble in Mind. It is no doubt an album that fully establishes him as an artist. Exactly what it establishes him as is what I would like to address. A lot of the Texas Troubadours are getting older. Some like [...]
nongseynyo (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
This 1980 reissue is a hell of a disc. From the opening riffs this disc is crammed with Sahm's typical rompin' and stompin' Texas blues/rhythm & blues mix. This also includes liberal dashes of the Tex-Mex and rockabilly he grew up cutting his teeth on. Rudy "Tutti" Grayzell used to go to his school when Sahm was 11, as legend goes, and pose as his uncle and pull the musical prodigy out of school to...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 03/24/2008
As a saxophonist and flautist with Doug Sahm, Quicksilver Messenger Service, the Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia, Martin Fierro was a musical institution and a mainstay of the so-called West Coast music scene from the late 1960s onwards.
iVoryTowerz (Free subscription) | 03/15/2008
This week it is time to rant and roll. The underground podcast takes on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Perhaps, like us, you wonder if the folks running the hall understand rock music. One of our rock critics (and podcast co-conductor) Jeff Siegel already teed off on the hall in this blog's most provocative post: "The Dave Clark Five? Who is Kidding Whom?" This post and podcast are the inevitable...
Facing South (Free subscription) | 03/04/2008
Like other hard-core politicos, I'll be closely following the results of tonight's primary in Texas. But before we get too buried in poll-watching and results-tallying, it's good to step back and look at two "big picture" stories coming out of the Lone Star state: DEMOCRACY FLOURISHES WHEN PEOPLE HAVE CHOICES: Turnout in Texas has already hit record numbers. As the AP reported yesterday : The election...
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 01/24/2008
in post JEFF TWEEDY AND JAY BENNETT from Berkeley Place .
Guest Music Bloggers (Free subscription) | 01/23/2008
I live in a mostly Mexican neighborhood here in Denver (or at least it used to be mostly Mexican–with all of us whites moving in and the housing prices going up, it may not always be this way). I’ve only been here a year or so, and in this time have fallen in love [...]
PCL LinkDump (Free subscription) | 01/16/2008
Doug Sahm and The Sir Douglas Quintet Doug Sahm, R.I.P. - a rock and roll legend who made his stage debut at age 11 with Hank Williams Sr. Later forming the Sir Douglas Qunitet and the Texas Tornado's. Nice tribute via the Austin Chronicle from Jody Denberg. More info here: Bio The Blasters! Dave and Phil Alvin's band from Downey, California were a welcome relief from the early 80's punk scene. This...
Rock Insider (Free subscription) | 01/11/2008
Get it on iTunes or Download Direct [MP3] LA Record Podcast - Episode 7 LA Record recently released their seventh podcast. The hour long mix is loaded with classic country, americana favorites, hip hop, soul, and folk rock tunes. These fellers sure know how to make a killer mix. When the mix is playing I feel like I'm at my favorite downtown dive bar enjoying an nice cold beverage instead of being...
