(Photo by Caitlin Rounds) This summer, Mike Melinoe was homeless. It was only for a couple of weeks, but there’s no “only” in homelessness, is there? He was sleeping at the Domain. Yes, the shopping[…]
Category: artist feature
ACL Performer Interview: The subtle rebellion of Houses
If you listen to Houses, or saw the person/project known legally as Dexter Tortoriello at Austin City Limits Music Festival this year, rebellion probably isn’t the first thing you’d associate with him. Tortoriello has made atmospheric,[…]
Interview: Kady Rain on playing ACL and never going backwards
Meeting up with Kady Rain for coffee less than a week after Austin City Limits Music Festival announced her as part of its 2019 lineup, I expected one happy and exuberant pop singer. Basically, something[…]
Interview: The world of Thunderpussy
When I caught up with Seattle’s Thunderpussy shortly after their set at Austin City Limits Weekend Two, singer Molly Sides answered one question with a reference, just in passing, to “the world of Thunderpussy.” That[…]
It’s 50 percent harder to be a fan of Kanye West
“Oh, whoa ho ho! I knew I was gon’ see you again! Knew I was gon’ see you again!” – “Wake Up Mr. West” (intro to Late Registration) We knew we’d see him do this[…]
On wide-open road, Bonnie Lang arrives at “true sound”
Three albums into her musical partnership with guitarist Maurice Munter, San Antonio singer-guitarist Bonnie Lang says the duo has finally arrived at the sound that exemplifies who they are. And a good representation of that[…]