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Mental Notesnew

An interview with avant-garde jazz saxophonist and educator Edward "Kidd" Jordan, who will perform at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

Gambit | David Kunian | 04-24-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Kidd Jordan

DJ Konsept: Showin' Upnew

Edwin Morales knows how to start a party, even when smelly potatoes are involved.

The Pitch | Nadia Pflaum | 04-24-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: DJ Konsept

Laptops Change the Way We View Music. Duh.new

In an environment where even audience response is calculated by a computer and the music -- and don't get me wrong, it is music -- is made solely of ones and zeroes, what does the visual matter?

Dallas Observer | Jonanna Widner | 04-24-2007 | Music

An Uncharacteristically Lively Albumnew

It seems dating fellow Drag City artist Joanna Newsom has worked out exceedingly well for the enigmatic singer-songwriter formerly known as Smog.

Dallas Observer | Noah W. Bailey | 04-24-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Bill Callahan, Woke on a Whaleheart

Apostle of Hustle: A Whole New Scenenew

Head Hustler Andrew Whiteman, a guitarist/vocalist who's also a member of the acclaimed Broken Social Scene collective, is irritated by allusions to Cuba that keep popping up in critics' responses to his album.

Westword | Michael Roberts | 04-23-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

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Impressively Blandnew

Meat is a mostly mediocre attempt at cutesy-yet-earnestly-indie pop music, and despite sincere comparisons to acts such as the Shins or even Sunny Day Real Estate, it lacks the sheer creative veracity that makes those groups great.

Westword | Tuyet Nguyen | 04-23-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Bring Us Meat, Thank God for Astronauts

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

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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

The Country Music Pistol Packers Hall of Famenew

Billy Joe Shaver was already the greatest living Texas songwriter, and now he's perhaps the greatest country music pistolero of all time -- here are some rivals for that throne.

Houston Press | John Nova Lomax | 04-23-2007 | Music