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Karloz: 'Tex-Bop Deluxe'new
Who the hell is "Karloz"? This is the type of album that sits for weeks and weeks on a music critic's desk as the writer works to shake their fears of yet another cheesy collection of crowd-pleasing old hits given the "Tejano" treatment.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
05-11-2012 |
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Kat Edmonson: 'Way Down Low'new
Everything you need to know about Kat Edmonson is encapsulated on track four of Way Down Low: a reading of the Beach Boys' “I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times.”
San Antonio Current |
James Courtney |
05-10-2012 |
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Torche: 'Harmonicraft'new
Torche's newest brings their mastery of incredibly catchy, poppy, heavy rock into new realms of melody and tight songwriting.
San Antonio Current |
James Woodard |
05-10-2012 |
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Norah Jones: 'Little Broken Hearts'new
Norah Jones has tried branching outside the pop-jazz that made her so very successful a decade ago before, calling on the likes of Dolly Parton, Ryan Adams, and key pieces of Tom Waits' crew...
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
05-08-2012 |
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The Dandy Warhols: 'This Machine'new
By all logical accounts, the Dandy Warhols shouldn't still exist.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
05-08-2012 |
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LaJIT: 'Black Sun'new
LaJIT is John Isaac Torres, a 21-year-old SA resident who spent his high school years on fixed income living with with an alcoholic uncle after his parents divorced.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
05-02-2012 |
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Jack White: 'Blunderbuss'new
For those who think of Jack White as a rock god turned eccentric music mogul peddling odd (and awful) one-off collaborative singles from a gaudy yellow taco truck, this album might come as a bit of a surprise.
San Antonio Current |
James Courtney |
05-02-2012 |
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The Grasshopper Lies Heavy/God Townes: 'In Love'new
Record Store Day was made for releases like this: The Grasshopper Lies Heavy (the name is a reference to Philip K. Dick’s classic novel The Man In The High Castle, by way of the Bible) and God Townes.
San Antonio Current |
Leonard Pierce |
04-20-2012 |
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Héctor Lavoe: 'Anthology'new
Fania, the legendary salsa label, is often compared to Motown. Both companies spearheaded musical movements during the '60s and '70s. Both groomed a stellar roster of artists who yielded hit after hit.
San Antonio Current |
Agustín Gurza |
04-20-2012 |
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The Shins: 'Port of Morrow'new
Port of Morrow is a bit of a conundrum. On some levels, it represents a sea change for the band, perhaps appropriate given that “the Shins” is now nothing more than James Mercer and a bunch of other guys.
San Antonio Current |
Nicholas Hall |
04-20-2012 |
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Elvis Costello & The Imposters: 'The Return of the Spectacular Spinning Songbook'new
Since pigeon-walking his way onto the 1977 charts, Elvis Costello has amassed a huge catalog of classic pop songs and genre experiments.
San Antonio Current |
Chuck Kerr |
04-13-2012 |
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Esperanza Spalding: 'Radio Music Society'new
Esperanza Spalding is jazz's first bona fide star in decades. Understandably so: she's attractive, immensely talented, and plays an instrument bigger than she is.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
04-13-2012 |
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Los Tres Reyes: 'Romancing the Past'new
On the surface, the romantic trio/bolero tradition is the ultimate old-fashioned Latin genre that appeals more to corny romantics than those into serious musical chops.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
04-13-2012 |
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Selena: 'Enamorada de ti'new
Is it OK to mess with pre-existing Selena vocal tracks and songs? Should we touch them at all?
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
04-13-2012 |
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The Mars Volta: 'Noctourniquet'new
The Mars Volta is back. Back from a three-year hiatus, back from the bad Ouija trip of two albums too full of concept, and back to where they left off with the eerily melodic and sculpted chaos of 2006's Amputechture.
San Antonio Current |
James Courtney |
04-05-2012 |
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