AltWeeklies Wire
'Avant Gershwin' is a Quiet Treasurenew
Austin captures the musicality of the Gershwins' tunes, making them seem timely without losing the timelessness of the songs.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
07-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Avant Gershwin, Patti Austin
Dan Hunter and the MySpace Racenew
Dan Hunter is a huge hit on the internet, but will he be able to translate that into record and ticket sales?
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
05-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: PlayRadioPlay!
Paul Meany's Shadow Revelationsnew
Mute Math's front man says DJ Shadow's Endtroducing changed the way he looked at music.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
05-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mute Math
Critic's Dictionary: The A'snew
Here's our insider's look at words that start with the letter A.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
05-07-2007 |
Music
Product Lines of the Rich and Famousnew
Music moguls P. Diddy and Jennifer Lopez are among the honchos showing their spring fashions this season, and that got us to thinking -- what other products have singers slapped their names on?
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
04-30-2007 |
Music
Autobiographical, but Not Literal Songsnew
Arthur Yoria says he's a different person since his recovery from panic attacks.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
04-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Arthur Yoria
George Clinton: The Master of Funknew
Part musical genius, part social commentator and several parts showman, Clinton is still very much in the game.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
04-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: George Clinton
Walking Ashland is Often Called Piano Rocknew
For the most part, that's an accurate description.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
04-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: The Well, Waking Ashland
Alle Norton, 'A Wisp of a Girl'new
Petite and slim, she's like an Olsen twin with a great haircut, but one who can sing.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
04-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Alle Norton
Rod Stewart Trivia!new
Think you're a Rod Stewart expert? Take our Rod Quiz and find out.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
04-10-2007 |
Music
Jana Hunter Isn't in a Talkative Moodnew
We're in a small conference room listening to her new CD, There's No Home, and instead of the usual barely contained enthusiasm most singer/songwriters display, Hunter is wearing a little frown.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
04-03-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jana Hunter
Translating Critic-speaknew
Ever read a CD review and think, "What the hell does that mean?" We do. Sometimes readers need a cheat sheet to decipher the terms critics use, so we thought we'd start a Critics Dictionary.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
04-03-2007 |
Music
Song Title Scramblenew
We took the top 20 songs on the Billboard hit singles chart and scrambled the words in the titles and came up with new, improved (and we hope clever) titles.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
03-05-2007 |
Music
Zero to Fiftynew
Red Star of the Solar Federation started as an instrumental sludge-rock band -- now they've added vocals.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
02-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Anti-Drummer Drummernew
VietNam's Michael Foss on the band's "off the norm" ways.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
02-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Vietnam
