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May 2021
The raw power of blues & soul Obsessed with music from an early age, singer/songwriter Jackie Venson immersed herself in its study, attending the Berklee College of Music to practice classical piano. However, it wasn’t until she switched to the electric guitar, that her long-simmering passion for emotive live performance was realized. Abandoning the straight-laced world of classical for the raw power of blues and soul, Jackie has since been tirelessly honing her skills into an intoxicating amalgam of blues,…
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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 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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Authentic psychedelia Southern rock Rock bands teeming in psychedelic schtick are a dime a dozen. Rock bands with rich, familiar musical influences, catchy melodies and compelling, distinctive lyrics — all dripping with authentic psychedelia? Not so common. Dallas’ Atlantis Aquarius weaves their sound with all those threads and more. The quintet showcases a broad sound with driving, Southern rock roots and narratives peppered with spiritualism and mysticism. Atlantis Aquarius' website Atlantis Aquarius' music
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Cruising the rock/roots highway Thirteen years can put a lot of wear and tear on even the hardiest of rock ’n’ roll bands. But don’t be fooled by all those hundreds of thousands of miles on Micky & the Motorcars’ odometer. Pop the hood of Hearts From Above, the long-running Austin band’s seventh album, and you’ll find a brand-new engine, fine-tuned and good to run for many more miles still ahead. And behind the wheel? Two brothers — Micky and…
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Soulful storytelling with a Texas twang Courtney Patton is a storyteller. She’s also a mother, a wife, a producer, a singer, a songwriter, a tour van driver and a musician as well as a world traveler, touring the United States, Canada and Europe. For those lucky enough to be in the audience listening to her expansive Texas twang as she belts out her version of deep and soulful country music, she’s a storyteller. In a musical era when clichés and…
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Chicken-scratch country funk and more! Prepare your eardrums to be hit with everything from woozy, brass-fueled New Orleans-style jazz to slinky, chicken-scratch country funk to lushly orchestrated pop-soul balladry – that’s The Texas Gentlemen. While the Gentlemen’s sound is clearly steeped in the classic roots, rock and pop music of the ‘60s and ‘70s, there’s a dreamy, spacey and occasionally progressive element to what they do that seems to detach the music from belonging to any particular place and time.…
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Bustin' down the fences between country, bluegrass, folk and acoustic rock Texas-based outfit The Wilder Blue travels the borderland between musical genres, busting down the fences that separate country, bluegrass, folk and acoustic rock. Primary front man and songwriter, Zane Williams, was already a well-established solo act with a loyal fan base and seven albums under his belt when he reached out to fellow Texas troubadour, Paul Eason, about starting a band. Paul had three solo albums of his own, not…
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