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Blues Explosion

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    November 4, 1999

    Playbill

    Coming This Week

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    December 16, 1999

    Whip Him Good

    Coming This Week

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    September 28, 2000

    Pop Populist

    Moby's muse knows what the people want

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    February 22, 2001

    Don't Be So Literal

    Ironic, heady, elusive, instinctual, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion embraces all its contradictions

  • Music

    May 19, 1994

    Elvis and Other Attractions

    Ironic, heady, elusive, instinctual, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion embraces all its contradictions

  • Music

    November 24, 1994

    Ray Stevens Lives!!!

    Todd Snider's novelty tunes will tickle your jaded fancy

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    May 4, 1995

    Simply Beastie

    Todd Snider's novelty tunes will tickle your jaded fancy

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    December 7, 1995

    Critic's Choice

    Appalachia Calling

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    September 5, 1996

    Rotation

    Appalachia Calling

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    November 28, 1996

    Matter of Importance

    Appalachia Calling

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    January 8, 1998

    Sounds of Freedom

    Appalachia Calling

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    January 15, 1998

    Cry Tough

    Essential bassist Tommy Shannon hangs in there

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    January 21, 1999

    Black Blues, White Label

    Essential bassist Tommy Shannon hangs in there

  • Music

    April 17, 2008

    Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues, with Appaloosa

    Essential bassist Tommy Shannon hangs in there

  • Music

    February 7, 2008

    Local Motion

    Essential bassist Tommy Shannon hangs in there

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    February 9, 2006

    Getting Personal

    Nouveau punk rockeros need love, too

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    June 2, 2005

    Playin' Possum

    An elderly gang of seedy Mississippi bluesmen anchors Fat Possum Records and the label's documentary

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    February 24, 2005

    The Black Godfather

    The wit and wisdom of Andre Williams

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    August 26, 2004

    Bingo Was Its Name-O

    The Texas Lottery Commission brings the hammer down on the El Orbits' Monday-night institution

  • Music

    October 23, 2003

    Roll Over, Eric Clapton. And Tell Stevie Ray the News.

    The blues is back -- rawer and louder (and punker) than ever

  • Music

    May 22, 2003

    Yeah Yeah Yeahs

    Fever to Tell (Interscope Records)

  • Music

    May 22, 2003

    Rock Around the Cock

    The Datsuns zoom out of New Zealand with Zeppelinesque flair

  • Calendar

    January 30, 2003

    Pinup Guy

    Poster artist Jermaine Rogers isn't always in concert with critics

  • Music

    May 23, 2002

    Pine Bluffing

    Texan Joe Cripps is finally coaxing a new record out of Delta blues legend CeDell Davis

  • Culture

    November 29, 2001

    The Gift Of Music

    2001’s top ten picks

  • Music

    July 13, 2000
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    February 10, 2000

    Blues Brothers

    When not exploding with Jon Spencer, Judah Bauer testifies with kin as 20 Miles

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    January 26, 1995

    Pop Moment

    When not exploding with Jon Spencer, Judah Bauer testifies with kin as 20 Miles

  • Music

    December 23, 1993

    End Game

    This is the way the year ends, this is the way the year ends, this is the way the year ends, not with a bang but a ... year-end roundup

  • Music

    December 2, 1993

    New Blues

    Alternative rock robs pop's cradle

  • Music

    September 10, 2009

    Ghosts of Washington Avenue

    Noise goes whistling through the scenester artery's music venue graveyard.

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    Never Mind Twilight, Here Are the Best Werewolf and Vampire Music Videos

    ​ Werewolves and vampires have been at each others' throats long before Twilight: New Moon (opening tomorrow) had them making pouty duck-faces at one another. Thankfully, the tradition of the vampire and the werewolf in the art of the music video is a much richer one than the antics of the crybaby ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2010

    Beavis And Butt-Head's Greatest Video Hits, Dillhole

    ​On the night of November 28, 1997, Rocks Off was sitting in his friend Chad's parents' house in Pearland, watching the final episode of MTV's Beavis and Butt-head. The boys had been a part of our daily lives since at least fifth grade, and as we marched into the second semester of ninth grade ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Upcoming: Bon Jovi, Dipset, JSBX, Smokey Robinson, Etc.

    ​Bare Wires: Thu., March 10. Fitzgerald's. Basshunter: Fri., Feb. 25. Stereo Live. Bon Jovi: Tue., May 17. Toyota Center. Dipset: Thu., April 7. Numbers. A Dream Asleep, Born Again Virgins, Cavernous, Commie Hilfiger: Thu., Feb. 24. Abbey Pub. Drowning Pool, Trust Company, Static Cycle: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    More Local Music News Than Half-Price Deals At Cactus

    Another week, another teeming cup runneth over, full of local music news. Here's our latest installment of Magnolia City Mixtape. ​This week's soundtrack comes from Roosh Williams, whose Common Struggles of a Modern Man album just dropped. Roosh also has a video for the track "No Hard Feeling ... More >>

  • Music

    May 5, 2011

    Dirty Shirts

    The '90s' sweatiest band, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, cleans out the vaults and gets back on the road.

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Last Night: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion At Warehouse Live

    Photos by Groovehouse​Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Warehouse Live Studio May 5, 2011 A few months back, when the White Stripes finally officially broke up, Aftermath made the inference that had it not been for the duo that most of the new rock music hitting the charts, namely the rootsy and bl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    Huh-Huh-Huh: 20 Bands Beavis and Butt-Head Turned Us Onto

    ​Next Monday, Beavis and Butt-Head returns to MTV with original episodes for the first time in 14 years. The final episode of the show's original run aired on November 28, 1997, and marked the closing of a chapter of our lives. Not only were they instrumental in forming our vocabulary - fartkn ... More >>

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