Photos by William Michael Smith
I've never been a particularly big Raul Malo fan. Sure, he and his Mavericks had a few stellar singles that were pure gold from the first note, most notably (for me anyway) the Dwight Yoakam-ish twanger "All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down."
But my significant other, a pretty fair hit-the-notes singer in her own right, had been anticipating Malo's Wednesday night appearance at House of Blues almost from the first second I mentioned seeing him on the upcoming sh
Primal Scream
'Twas the afternoon before Christmas, and all through the blogosphere, not a blogger was blogging, not even Pitchfork. As an early gift, the organizers at SXSW announced even more performers for next year's booze-tastic week out West.
A major list is coming in the next few weeks, so this should tide you over for now: Ra Ra Riot, Gabriella Cilmi, Ximena SariƱara, Primal Scream, Friendly Fires, B.o.B, Buraka Som Sistema, Arc Angels, Courteeners, Raul Malo, 8-Ball & MJG, Refle
Those of us who read Tom Friedman's July 28 New York Times column about 59 being the new 30 like it was a lost edition of the Dead Sea Scrolls should be cheered by the musical efforts of two 70-year-olds who just keep on keepin' on. So far this year, both Jesse Winchester and Ian Hunter have issued brilliant albums. The albums are two different yet totally valid interpretations of what American song is and can be.
LOM's significant other loves great voices, and she was beside herself as we list