AltWeeklies Wire
Stephen Jackson Delivers on Hardwood and Mixtapenew
NBA player Stephen Jackson has dabbled in music over the years, and during the NBA's recent stoppage of play he embraced the opportunity to step back to the mic.
San Antonio Current |
M. Solis |
03-30-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
AquaJones press on despite tech problems and paramoursnew
Last July, Austin-based funk-rock quartet AquaJones had a brush with fame, and the failure of the endeavor can be traced back to a bassist who took of with a girl.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
03-18-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mad axeman Michael Schenker driven by optimism, self discoverynew
Bon Scott, John Bonham, and Jim Morrison are names frequently heard when talking about rock 'n' roll excess and its inevitable outcomes.
San Antonio Current |
Gonzalo Pozo |
03-18-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Two Lives of Lila Downsnew
Lila Downs is as American as apple pie and as Mexican as tequila, but her looks and sound have an undeniable agave aftertaste.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
03-09-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Chieftains Celebrate 50 Years in Orbitnew
With six Grammys, 22 nominations, and 51 albums in 50 years, the Chieftains — playing the Lila Cockrell Theatre on Wednesday, February 29 — are one of Ireland's most beloved musical institutions.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
03-04-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Like Heather Go Psycho's EP? You ain't heard nothing yetnew
It's hard not to compare or think of Girl in a Coma when writing about Heather Go Psycho: they're both all-female trios, GIAC booked them and gave them early advice in their careers, and both bands have amazing singers.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
02-28-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Anvil frontman Steve 'Lips' Kudlow talks shopnew
The Canadian band Anvil has enjoyed renewed interest since the release of the documentary Anvil! The Story of Anvil in 2009.
San Antonio Current |
Gonzalo Pozo |
02-08-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Machine Head swarm drummer's hometownnew
Machine Head drummer and native San Antonian Dave McClain often contemplates his band's endurance. "The writing and touring cycle for our last album took over five years," he says. "That's longer than most careers."
San Antonio Current |
Gonzalo Pozo |
02-08-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jesse Beaman gaining international audience without traditional album-makingnew
In 2009, Sufjan Stevens told Paste Magazine, "I no longer have faith in the album anymore. … Can't an album be eternity, or can't it be five minutes?"
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
02-01-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: My Empty Phantom, Jesse Beaman
Victoria Celestine leads tomorrow's music scenenew
When I first saw Marcus Rubio perform, he was a skinny, beardless teen whose one-boy orchestra blew me away at Blue Star in 2004.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopeteguin |
02-01-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Victoria Celestine
Critic's Pick: Daniel Hartnew
If people are judged by the company they keep, then Dallas-based multi-instrumentalist Daniel Hart has "next big thing" written all over him.
San Antonio Current |
Chuck Kerr |
01-26-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Why your local folk singer could become your folk heronew
I imagine interviewing Nick Mery is something like dealing with national acts. He schedules me on a Sunday just before his #goodjobtexas radio program, held at Studio 14 Hundred on West Avenue and broadcast on KROV 91.7 HD2.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
01-19-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Houston's Chamillionaire Rides Freenew
Everything that's great about Houston rapper Chamillionaire can be found in a single video he posted to Ustream last January.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
01-04-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
How Jennifer Espinoza Became Freddie Mercurynew
Like many younger Queen fans her age, Jennifer was turned on after watching Wayne's World.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
12-22-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Rory Block: The Headlinernew
"In 1964 I first heard Robert Johnson," Rory Block told the Current. "I was 14 in 1964, and I immediately felt that he was the greatest blues genius I had ever heard."
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
11-17-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
