In this “Take what you can get” year, where that phrase applies to just about anything related to fun or general fulfillment, Love & Light gave us something. A sweltering, tasty, festive something that —[…]
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Local reviews (Sweet Spirit, Tameca Jones, Heartless Bastards) and a brief tribute to One-2-One Bar
(Photo by Nicole Berlin Photography) Last spring, when it became clear that COVID was going to grab the throat of some number of Austin music venues and force their heads into a filled bathtub[…]
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On Jackie Venson’s all-Black Blues on the Screen, and Blackillac’s music of the moment
(Photo by Nicole Berlin Photography) Blackillac released a blistering tribute to being Black in 2020. Jackie Venson, the always-smiling queen of guitar, put that trademark joy on the shelf and took a principled stand. And now,[…]
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Local album reviews while social distancing: Pure X self-titled, Pike & Sutton – Heart is a Compass
So much is unfolding socially this week that’s bigger than music, although it will inevitably become inspiration for music in short order. I believe that soon, commentary on the issues and unrest of this turbulent[…]
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An ominous Shady shoe
I’d be disingenuous if I wrote about Shady Grove as though I’m an Austin long-timer, or as if I made Unplugged at the Grove a personal weekly ritual each summer. In fact, now I’m cursing my[…]
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