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R.L. Burnside

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Top 5 Mullet-Rock Bands You Might Not Expect

    Last Sunday, HBO aired the Season 3 finale of Eastbound & Down, the series about down-on-his-luck minor-league relief pitcher and morally bankrupt human being Kenny Powers. Besides a certain unvarnished wisdom ("death is for pussies") and a peculiar way with the ladies, Powers has one of the most sp ... More >>

  • Music

    January 12, 2012

    A God-Fearing Boogie Man

    Reverend K.M. Williams says the blues aren't the devil's music.

  • 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

    December 28, 2009

    Hit the Road, Jack: 10 More Notable Musical Deaths From the Past Decade

    ​ Looking back, this past decade wasn't too kind to rock and roll as a whole. We lost plenty of people who weren't exactly disgustingly huge as Michael Jackson or as monolithic as Johnny Cash. This decade took its share of people who were massively influential and iconic, but not on the grand worl ... More >>

  • Music

    July 30, 2009

    Five Hour Energy

    The 2009 Houston Press Music Awards Showcase in 300 minutes or less.

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    HPMA Aftermath: Ozeal & the Eulypians, Nosaprise, Benjamin Wesley, Tha Fucking Transmissions, Kristine Mills, Peekaboo Theory, Versecity and Spain Colored Orange

    Chris Gray​Five hours is not a long time. It is if you're driving from Houston to Texarkana or Uvalde, maybe. But when hopscotching all over downtown trying to take in as much of the Houston Press Music Awards showcase as you can until your feet and your ears cry uncle, those 300 minutes go by in ... More >>

  • Music

    April 23, 2009

    Hill Country Hoodoo

    No record deal, no recordings — no problem for the South Memphis String Band.

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    Album of the Week: Bruce Springsteen's Working on a Dream

    Bruce Springsteen is one prolific motherfucker. After all, he's produced one entire 4 CD box set (Tracks) of songs that he thought weren't good enough to be included on a regular album, and much of it still blew away anything in comparison. In that vein, we have Working on a Dream, coming littl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2009

    Tonight: Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm at House of Blues

    Colin McAuliffe When you first hear the first few songs on Lighnin' Malcolm & Cedric Burnside's 2 Man Wrecking Crew, you just can't believe it's just two guys playing live in the studio. But working with legendary producer David Z (Jonny Lang, Etta James, Prince), Malcolm and Burnsid ... More >>

  • Music

    January 8, 2009

    Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm

    Colin McAuliffe When you first hear the first few songs on Lighnin' Malcolm & Cedric Burnside's 2 Man Wrecking Crew, you just can't believe it's just two guys playing live in the studio. But working with legendary producer David Z (Jonny Lang, Etta James, Prince), Malcolm and Burnsid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2008

    Tonight: Heartless Bastards at Last Concert Cafe

    Colin McAuliffe When you first hear the first few songs on Lighnin' Malcolm & Cedric Burnside's 2 Man Wrecking Crew, you just can't believe it's just two guys playing live in the studio. But working with legendary producer David Z (Jonny Lang, Etta James, Prince), Malcolm and Burnsid ... More >>

  • Music

    August 7, 2008
  • Music

    June 12, 2008

    Juneteenth Revisited

    Two arts organizations attempt a new spin on an old event

  • Music

    June 5, 2008

    Dax Riggs

    Two arts organizations attempt a new spin on an old event

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2008

    Boogie Chillun

    Two arts organizations attempt a new spin on an old event

  • Music

    January 31, 2008

    Blue Mountain

    Two arts organizations attempt a new spin on an old event

  • Music

    February 15, 2007

    Lucinda Williams

    West Lost Highway

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2007

    Magic iPod

    West Lost Highway

  • Music

    December 14, 2006

    Everlasting Sounds

    Ten of the year's most timeless records

  • Music

    July 27, 2006

    Mr. Renfrow Risin'

    A fresh coffeehouse and some familiar radio voices shine new light on the Houston scene

  • Music

    April 6, 2006
  • Music

    December 15, 2005

    Stairway to Heaven

    Gauging 2005's rock deaths with the Greil Marcus Death Meter

  • Music

    July 28, 2005

    Breakdown Lane

    Chevy's unlikely new pitchman

  • Music

    June 2, 2005

    Playin' Possum

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

  • Music

    April 28, 2005

    Rust Belt Blues

    The Black Keys bounce their Rubber Factory out of Akron, Ohio

  • News

    August 26, 2004

    Letters

    The Black Keys bounce their Rubber Factory out of Akron, Ohio

  • Music

    August 5, 2004

    The Real Deal

    Who is the more "authentic" bluesman -- Bobby Bland or T-Model Ford?

  • Music

    January 15, 2004

    Midtown Honky-tonkin'

    Trains and the vintage sounds of the Swank Countrypolitans bring a time warp to the Continental Club

  • 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

    August 7, 2003

    The Black Keys

    thickfreakness (Fat Possum)

  • Music

    August 7, 2003

    Endless Boogie

    Former Squirrel Nut Zipper Jimbo Mathus gets back to basics

  • Music

    July 3, 2003

    Little Joe Washington

    Every Wednesday

  • Music

    March 6, 2003

    The Boob Scotch Tour

    Staying abreast of modern trends in blues with Bob Log III

  • 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

    November 30, 2000

    Blues Power

    Now matter how slickly you package him, R.L. Burnside still exudes raw intensity

  • Music

    August 17, 2000

    Local Rotation

    Harlem Slim: Delta Thug

  • Music

    February 10, 2000

    Blues Brothers

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

  • Music

    October 14, 1999

    Oxford Punks

    Out of Mississippi comes the rowdy Neckbones

  • Music

    January 21, 1999

    Black Blues, White Label

    Out of Mississippi comes the rowdy Neckbones

  • Music

    September 3, 1998

    Rotation

    Out of Mississippi comes the rowdy Neckbones

  • Music

    December 5, 1996

    Digging the Delta

    Out of Mississippi comes the rowdy Neckbones

  • Music

    September 5, 1996

    Rotation

    Out of Mississippi comes the rowdy Neckbones

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