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Mötley Crüe: Never too old to rock 'n' rollnew
You're only as old as the bands you feel, and when one of those bands wrote a song called "Dr. Feelgood," well, that's a clue, isn't it?
San Antonio Current |
Leonard Pierce |
08-02-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Los Texmaniacs: 'Texas Towns & Tex-Mex Sounds'new
When it comes to condensing everything that's great about Tex-Mex into a CD that pleases both the people and academia, nobody does it better than the Texmaniacs and the Smithsonian.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-29-2012 |
Reviews
Verisimilitude: Teen marvels ditch angst for musical aptitudenew
A Verisimilitude show is like sitting in on a low-key band practice. Somewhat awkward and pleasantly unrefined, each 30-minute set boasting personality and charismatic dance moves.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-29-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Public Enemy: 'Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear On No Stampnew
Despite their storied place in the hip-hop pantheon, it’s been a long time since Public Enemy has been relevant.
San Antonio Current |
M. Solis |
07-29-2012 |
Reviews
Sohns: 'Ripe/Rot' EPnew
Gloomy sounds of struggle and organ washes open up this EP from Sohns, a quartet of local racket-raisers, but it jumps right into some rewarding noise on track two, the wonderfully titled "Soul Train Blues of the Broken Skull."
San Antonio Current |
Leonard Pierce |
07-29-2012 |
Reviews
Five Finger Death Punch is just doing its jobnew
Jason Hook sounds like a businessman.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-27-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
MTMTMK: 'The Very Best'new
The marriage of London-based production/DJ duo Radioclit and Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya, The Very Best has yielded both deeply soulful and intoxicatingly carefree moments through two mixtapes and one album before MTMTMK.
San Antonio Current |
James Courtney |
07-27-2012 |
Reviews
Nas: 'Life is Good'new
Though universally considered one of the greats, Nas has worked, to some extent, in the shadow of Biggie and 2Pac since his rapturous emergence in 1994.
San Antonio Current |
James Courtney |
07-27-2012 |
Reviews
Alex Anwandter: 'Rebeldes'new
Warning: Do not mock Chile’s Alex Anwandter's new album. His nasal tone will illicit an overwhelming desire to bang your head against the wall and scream, “This is a load of pop nonsense!” Don't.
San Antonio Current |
Tori Sommerman |
07-16-2012 |
Reviews
The Iron Maidens' double-X chromosome doppelgangers rock in the shadow of greatnessnew
It's got to be strange, being in a one-band cover group. No matter how much you master your craft, no matter how daring your stage presence or how intense your live shows, there's got to be the constant sensation of living in another band's shadow.
San Antonio Current |
Leonard Pierce |
07-16-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Nicolette Good's 'Monarch' kills Americana deadnew
At this point in her career, to say Nicolette Good is an "Americana" artist is not only inaccurate, but insulting. She uses Americana as a starting point, but not necessarily a destination. With the stunning Monarch, her full-length debut, she breaks all genre limitations for good.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-13-2012 |
Music
Chris Maddin: 'The Tiago Splitters'new
Chris Maddin's backing band on this album, for whom it is named, is something of a Saytown super-group.
San Antonio Current |
James Courtney |
07-13-2012 |
Reviews
Nicolette Good: 'Monarch'new
For some people, vibe is enough. Give them a pretty voice and some warm texture to surround it and they're good. Others demand hooks.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
07-13-2012 |
Reviews
FEED: 'Thigpen'new
FEED's Thigpen is 10 tracks of pure lo-fi '90s rock worship.
San Antonio Current |
James Woodard |
07-12-2012 |
Reviews
Ron Young: 'Under the Texas Radar'new
Thirty-eight years after making finalist at the Kerrville Folk Festival, Young releases his debut recording featuring an eclectic batch of lighthearted, oft-heartbroken country songs.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
07-06-2012 |
Reviews
