Although the majority of tunes on Shelley King’s Kick Up Your Heels shine a light on her fiery guitar and roof-rattling vocals, there’s another artist whose presence bubbles up from the deep, gritty grooves of the Austin-based blues and Americana musician’s ninth album: Levon Helm. The legendary drummer and vocalist with the Band, who died in 2012, inspired the lead-off cut on the LP, a loving homage titled “Levon’s New Drum Set.”
In the album’s dramatic opening moments, the sounds of rolling thunder and a torrential...
In the album’s dramatic opening moments, the sounds of rolling thunder and a torrential...
- 12/26/2019
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
Gary Clark Jr. leaves behind his guitar to perform a smoky rendition of “Night Time Is the Right Time” in this exclusive clip from Austin City Limits‘ upcoming Acl Hall of Fame New Year’s Special.
The performance of the R&B classic was part of a tribute to Ray Charles, who released his hit version of the song in 1959. The guitar virtuoso lets his singing abilities shine on the performance, with Clark Jr. backed by a trio of vocal powerhouses, Ruthie Foster, Carolyn Wonderland and Shelley King. Clark previously...
The performance of the R&B classic was part of a tribute to Ray Charles, who released his hit version of the song in 1959. The guitar virtuoso lets his singing abilities shine on the performance, with Clark Jr. backed by a trio of vocal powerhouses, Ruthie Foster, Carolyn Wonderland and Shelley King. Clark previously...
- 12/17/2018
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Austin is called the "Live Music Capital of the World," and a very large influence on it was singer/songwriter Stephen Bruton. In 2007, only a week after completing his treatment for throat cancer and in his final appearance on stage, Bruton led his band through a four-hour, 38-song "Road to Austin" performance in front of 20,000 fans. Director Gary Fortin covers the concert and history of the Austin music scene from 1835 to today in Road to Austin, which premiered at SXSW 2014.
Beginning with Kris Kristofferson and John Paul DeJoria relating their experiences, Fortin weaves photos and film footage from the earliest days of Austin into a vivid tapestry. Artists recount tales of legendary venues, some now gone, including Threadgill's, Antone's, the Armadillo World Headquarters, Broken Spoke, Continental Club and Saxon Pub.
Road to Austin explores how the city became, like a microcosm of the United States, a musical melting pot where country,...
Beginning with Kris Kristofferson and John Paul DeJoria relating their experiences, Fortin weaves photos and film footage from the earliest days of Austin into a vivid tapestry. Artists recount tales of legendary venues, some now gone, including Threadgill's, Antone's, the Armadillo World Headquarters, Broken Spoke, Continental Club and Saxon Pub.
Road to Austin explores how the city became, like a microcosm of the United States, a musical melting pot where country,...
- 3/25/2014
- by Mike Saulters
- Slackerwood
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