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Germany's Kings of "Country-Trash-Punk Rock" Invade Texasnew
Germans and country rock? Not the most typical combination, but it seems to work well for the Berlin-based band the BossHoss.
San Antonio Current |
David H. Monnich |
07-14-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
To All the Songs I’ve Screwed Up Beforenew
When Julio Iglesias’ PR people told me he would only answer questions in writing due to the fact that “he’s traveling in different time zones,” I was disappointed.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-14-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Steve Earle Spits the Bit and Leads His Own Paradenew
It’s a testament to Steve Earle that encapsulating his career isn’t quick or easy.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
07-08-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Steve Earle
L.A. Left Comatosenew
Blame it on the L.A. traffic, but it’s actually kind of cool arriving just as Girl in a Coma are starting up, taking in the full crowd, walking past the vendors’ booths.
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
07-08-2011 |
Music
Tags: Girl In a Coma
Atari Teenage Riot: Is This Hyperreal?new
“It’s time to act; it’s time to fight through,” says Nic Endo in the title track for Atari Teenage Riot’s first album in 11 years.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronad |
07-08-2011 |
Reviews
Black Pus: Primordial Pusnew
Black Pus is Brian Chippendale’s personal pugilistic playground.
San Antonio Current |
Ray Cummings |
07-08-2011 |
Reviews
Brian Eno: Drums Between the Bellsnew
In his 40-plus years of recording, Brian Eno — ex-Glam God and innovator emeritus of ambient music — has exhibited an other-worldly panache for pitting unlikely sonic assemblages against one another.
San Antonio Current |
Roberto Ontiveros |
07-08-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Brian Eno
Ram Ayala’s Son and His Quest to Take Over What — He Says — Belongs to the Familynew
“I’m taking over the Ram Jam thing, there’s no doubt about that,” said Eddie Cruz, the son of murdered nightclub owner Ram Ayala.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-08-2011 |
Music
Moby: Destroyednew
The tenth studio album from the electronic architect constructs clean, sophisticated landscapes while displaying an illuminated sense of emotional desolation.
San Antonio Current |
Veronica Salinas |
07-08-2011 |
Reviews
Ruby Dee & The Snakehandlers: Live From Austin Texasnew
Walking bass lines. Check. Quaint lyrics alluding to a bygone era. Check. A song about slick hair. Check. Ruby Dee and The Snakehandlers have compiled a "best of" collection for this live album, but it comes off more as rockabilly paint-by-numbers.
San Antonio Current |
James Bosquez |
07-06-2011 |
Reviews
DVD Explores Le Tigre’s Informed Electro-Punknew
Who Took the Bomp? follows feminist electro band Le Tigre (Bikini Kill’s Kathleen Hanna, Johanna Fateman, and gender-bending mustachioed JD Samson, now lead singer of MEN) on their 2004-2005 final tour across four continents and 10 countries after the release of This Island.
San Antonio Current |
Veronica Salinas |
07-01-2011 |
Reviews
Yes, Inferno: Yes, Infernonew
Yes, Inferno call themselves a progressive instrumental rock band. This is only partially true.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
06-30-2011 |
Reviews
Marvin Gaye: What's Going On: 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Editionnew
It's arguably the finest soul album ever recorded. After a decade as Motown's premier hit maker, Gaye wanted to tackle themes of urban decay, war, and our mortgaged future.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
06-29-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Marvin Gaye, What's Going On
Chucha Santamaría y Ustednew
Representing Oakland by way of Puerto Rico and New York, Sofía Córdova and Matthew Kirkland (aka Chucha Santamaría y Usted) are all about the mezcla.
San Antonio Current |
M. Solis |
06-29-2011 |
Reviews
RX Bandits Guitarist Steve Choi Reflects on 16 Yearsnew
To hear Steve Choi of RX Bandits tell it, there was never a proper sit-down about changing the sound of the SoCal third-wave ska group formed in 1995.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
06-29-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: RX Bandits, Steve Choi
