I went just under 60 hours without electricity or heat last week. Judging from what I’ve heard and read about the largest winter disaster in Texas — and Austin — in recent memory, that seems[…]
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Year-end lists: Slamming the door on 2020 with the HI-35 and the year’s 20 best local tracks
The way 2020 unfolded, it seemed to offer a musical choice akin to “fight or flight”: Either you 1) embraced pandemic-inspired music and/or music reflecting the turbulent social upheaval all around us; or, 2) you embraced[…]
Playing some year-end catch-up on local reviews: Jackie Venson, Bill Callahan, Ringo Deathstarr
For me, the last few months haven’t been conducive to new posts. But the break I took from fresh entries here on Ear Traffic, I’m telling myself, was warranted because the less that’s written about 2020,[…]
Love & Lightstream, and what live music looks like in late summer 2020
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 —[…]
Groundbreaking vs. Good: “Old Town Road,” “The Git Up” and the future of whatever this whole thing is
Ever heard of Hasil “the Haze” Adkins? Unless you’re a serious music historian or record collector, there’s a good chance you haven’t. Adkins was a West Virginia country boy who recorded a unique sort of rockabilly in[…]