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On Jackie Venson’s all-Black Blues on the Screen, and Blackillac’s music of the moment

June 26, 2020 Joeymusic news

(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

May 30, 2020May 30, 2020 Joeyalbum review

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

May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 Joeymusic news

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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Review: Whitney Rose, We Still Go to Rodeos

May 2, 2020 Joeyalbum review

Anybody else out there viewing just about every single piece of entertainment through the lens of what we’re dealing with right now? Whether it’s a show, the printed word or a song, every reference I[…]

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Traffic Jam: Stuff I’m listening to while social distancing, part 1 of who-knows-how-many

April 20, 2020April 21, 2020 Joeyalbum review

Quarantine is suboptimal, it’s harder than you’d think to write while stuck between four walls, blah blah blah. I could write a bloated, unnecessary intro about how I’ve been feeling for the past four to[…]

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Spread the donations, not the COVID; and the Austin Music Awards, aka my last congregation (for awhile)

March 22, 2020 Joeyconcert review

It’s March 22, 2020 as I finish this latest entry in this disease-free (as far as science knows) digital space. Seems important to note the date, because COVID-19 news is so fluid that even if you[…]

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