It's been a while, but let's see what's been lurking in the bin...
*Kenton & Hill (Houston): "A side project from Last Soul Descendents producer Darren Roberts, this masterpiece brings together live jazzy, funky, hip-hop grooves with heavy dance beats to create a unique sound." D-Fu-J-Rap (Friday, Grum Bar, 306 Main)
*Brent Allen (Austin), There's a Lot of Folks Like Me: "True-to-life stories about life, love, infidelity and some great two-stepping tunes." C (Friday, Tumb
Don't ask Rocks Off to explain how it came to be that we hadn't listened to the Vaselines in such a long time. It is what it is. Fortunately for us, Sub Pop just gave Eugene and Francis the deluxe double-disc treatment, and we've been listening almost non-stop since it arrived. How this band managed to find its way to the bowels of our music collection we can only guess, but it's good to have them back.
Still, as much as we love the Vaselines - the exuberant vocals, just off enough to sound ear
Cactus Music
2110 Portsmouth, 713-526-9272
www.myspace.com/cactusmv1. Springfield Riots, Say When EP
2. Todd Snider, The Excitement Plan
3. Jubal Lee Young, Last Free Place in America
4. Sonic Youth, The Eternal
5. Steve Earle, Townes
6. Elvis Costello, Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
7. Grizzly Bear, Veckatimest
8. Dirty Projectors, Bitte Orca
9. Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women
10. Rh
