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April 7, 1994
Jazzing the Grass Banjo
Bela Fleck leads his band in directions most pickers never dream of
Blogs
February 9, 2009
Rotation: Steve Martin's The Crow
Steve Martin The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo (40 Productions) www.stevemartin.com The scenario sounds laughable: comedian Steve Martin, a banjo and 15 original bluegrass songs. Is he kidding? Actually, no. Most of The Crow plays with as straight a face as Joaquin Phoenix ha ... More >>
Music
May 31, 2007
Aaron Loesch Vies to Become the Guitar Center King of the Blues
A dying Houston scene suddenly might have new life
Music
December 25, 2003
The Class of '03
Grab your gift certificates and trade in your white elephants -- here's what you really wanted for Christmas
Music
August 21, 2003
Dwight Yoakam
Thursday, August 21
Music
August 8, 2002
Banjos on the Bayou
Ralph Stanley and company come down from the mountain
Blogs
November 18, 2009
Lonesome Onry and Mean: The Sickest, Most Twisted Musical Genre Isn't Gangsta Rap - It's Bluegrass
Not really sure whether it's our alcohol mixture, some pharmacological imbalance our sex life or just male menopausal phenomena, but lately Lonesome, Onry and Mean has been on an evil bluegrass jag. Nothing like playing our Stanley Brothers 45-rpm of "If I Lose" - "If I lose, let me lose/ I don't c ... More >>
Music
April 22, 2010
Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers
Not really sure whether it's our alcohol mixture, some pharmacological imbalance our sex life or just male menopausal phenomena, but lately Lonesome, Onry and Mean has been on an evil bluegrass jag. Nothing like playing our Stanley Brothers 45-rpm of "If I Lose" - "If I lose, let me lose/ I don't c ... More >>
Blogs
May 23, 2011
Friday Night: The Avett Brothers At Verizon Wireless Theater
Ed. Note: This review was written by photographer Jason Wolter. Photos by Jason WolterThe Avett Brothers Verizon Wireless Theater May 20, 2011 Friday night's Avett Brothers show started out much like any assignment would for me: In the pit photographing the Brothers' opening salvo and then ... More >>
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July 15, 2011
Top 10 Texas Movie Soundtracks
This weekend, as the rest of the world catches Harry Potter mania for (perhaps) the final time, Houston gets a serious dose of Urban Cowboy nostalgia. Theater Under the Stars' production of the Tony-nominated 2003 musical - which The New York Times called "a conclusive demonstration that it's ... More >>
Blogs
September 2, 2011
10 Awesome, Awful & Odd "Hey Jude" Covers
This week in 1968, The Beatles inaugurated their Apple Records label in a most auspicious fashion, releasing "Hey Jude" as a 45. The B-side was "Revolution." Written by Paul McCartney and employing a 36-piece orchestra, "Jude" did nothing to dispel the perception that Paul was the "soft" Beat ... More >>
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September 22, 2011
Rick Perry's Top 10 "Oh Faces": A Soundtrack
mysanantonio.comGig 'em!Once again, Texas is front and center on the national political stage, our spokesman an almost cartoon-like embodiment of every Lone Star stereotype: Fast-talkin', gun-lovin', bible-thumpin', boot-wearin', oil-worshipping, death penalty happy, larger-than-life right-wi ... More >>