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May 2020
Lone Star music icon who takes us “home with the armadillo” Gary P. Nunn has been taking Texas to the country and Texas country to the world for around 40 years now, establishing himself as an icon of Lone Star music. A founding father of the progressive country movement out of Austin in the 1970s that changed the face of popular music, Gary P. also is an independent music pioneer who continues to oversee his own record label and song…
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Celebrating 50 years of unforgettable pop/rock In 1970, four young musicians from Los Angeles came together to create an invigorating style of music exploring progressive classical and world music that’s rooted in the soul of R&B. The result was Ambrosia, a soft rock band that garnered five hit singles, five Grammy nominations, heavy FM airplay, sold-out concerts around the world, and the respect and admiration of the musical community. Originally labeled as America’s answer to the progressive invasion of such…
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Powerhouse Gulf Coast soul There is a contagious and combustible energy every time the eight-piece band The Suffers steps on the scene. NPR's Bob Boilen attributes the band's allure to their "Soul, straight from horn to heart." Following The Suffers' electrifying late night TV debut on The Late Show with David Letterman in 2015, David Letterman exclaimed, "If you can't do this, get out of the business!" There is something undeniable about The Suffers (whose name is a reference to…
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Shoulder-shakin’ Texas rock ‘n’ roll Greyhounds are the Austin duo of Andrew Trube and Anthony Farrell. For the past two decades, Andrew and Anthony have been backing musicians (most notably as JJ Grey's MOFRO), written songs for other artists (like Ruthie Foster and Tedeschi Trucks Band), recorded hundreds of bands in their own studio, Bud's Recording Services, and toured all over the world together. To mark their 20th anniversary, Greyhounds are set to release Primates, their third studio record. Primates…
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45 years of hot Latin rhythms with a dose of jazz Latin Express got its start in Fort Worth when Carlos Saenz and the members of the North Side High School Spanish Club needed money to take a group trip to Six Flags. They had a concert at school, charged 50 cents a person (this was 1974) and earned enough money to go to Six Flags, buy everyone a T-shirt and food, and still had money left to leave to…
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Hall of Fame rock royalty known for “Under the Boardwalk!” “Up on the Roof.” “Under the Boardwalk.” “This Magic Moment.” “There Goes My Baby.” “Dance with Me.” “Spanish Harlem.” “Stand by Me.” The list of hits goes on and on. Since their inception in the 1950s, The Drifters, one of rock ‘n’ roll’s founding vocal groups, has had decades of hits that made them the second most successful recording artists of all time, according to Billboard magazine. Through their historical journey,…
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The future of rock 'n' roll There’s a reason legions of young rock fans fall in love with their parents’ records. It’s the same reason so many radio stations still play classic rock: Great music never gets old. The Roomsounds, a foursome from Dallas, have studied those classics, of course — The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers are major influences, along with Big Star, The Black Crowes, Ryan Adams, Oasis and The Jayhawks. After performing…
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The bluesy vocals of Janis & the guitar-slinging skills of Stevie Ray A musical force equipped with the soulful vocals of Janis and the guitar-slinging skills of Stevie Ray, Carolyn Wonderland reaches into the depths of the Texas blues tradition with the wit of a poet. She hits the stage with unmatched presence, a true legend in her time. Carolyn grew up the child of a singer in a band and began playing her mother’s vintage Martin guitar when other…
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Musical storytelling with a Texan mindset Texas-based songwriter, Max Stalling, had no expectation of ever being in the music business. After attending high school in South Texas, Max studied at Texas A&M, where he earned a master’s degree in food science, then followed the corporate road to eventually land in Dallas working in product development for Frito-Lay. During that time, Max also discovered the Three Teardrops Tavern and Dallas community radio station KNON and a musical heritage that he had…
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A Latin Grammy winner’s distinctive blend of country, Tex-Mex & Tejano After more than 30 years in music, David Lee Garza y Los Musicales have generated hit after hit with a combination of danceable melodies and an earthy blend of country, Tex-Mex and straight up Tejano. David Lee’s distinctive accordion music is readily recognized, especially when collaborating with Tejano Grammy Award-winning artists like Little Joe y La Familia, Jimmy Gonzales, La Firma, Bobby Pulido, Joel Guzman and Joe Posada or…
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