July 30, 2010 by April Kinser
San Marcos’ Terri Hendrix released her twelfth record, Cry Till You Laugh, earlier this year. Album producer Lloyd Maines (dad of the Dixie Chicks’ Natalie) accompanies Hendrix on guitars, mandolin, pedal steel and banjo.
July 16, 2010 by April Kinser
When you listen to Nathaniel Rateliff’s latest LP, In Memory of Loss, you hear years of struggle combined with achingly honest lyrics that mix with the sound of traditional country and folk.
July 15, 2010 by April Kinser
San Diego band Delta Spirit formed in 2005 and released their debut EP, I Think I’ve Found It, in 2006. The band decided to self-produce and record their debut full-length album, Ode to Sunshine, in a a cabin in the San Diego mountains. Their second album, History From Below, was released June 2010.
July 8, 2010 by April Kinser
Cadillac Sky, a critically acclaimed bluegrass band out of Nashville, created a hybrid of bluegrass, rock and blues with producer Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys on their third album Letters in the Deep.
July 6, 2010 by April Kinser
If the list of acts that each member of The Naptime Shake comes from doesn’t sell you on the band, their music will. With a sound rich in rootsy, country tunes, the band counts Wilco, Bobby Bare Jr. and Will Oldham as influences.
June 30, 2010 by April Kinser
Fort Worth-based Black Tie Dynasty formed in 2004, releasing their first full-length record Movements on Idol Records in 2006. The song “Tender” achieved top-10 success on the Billboard Charts, and they gained a larger audience touring with Spoon and Guided By Voices. Down Like Anyone, their follow up record, was released in 2008, before they… Read more »
June 24, 2010 by April Kinser
British indie-rock band, Athlete, released their fifth album, Black Swan, in 2009. The band’s sweeping, echoing guitar rhythms matched with haunting synth creates a sound that is best represented by their 2006 Ivor Novella Award winning song, “Wires” from the band’s 2005 album, Tourist. The indie-rock quartet has been friends since the age of 14.… Read more »
June 17, 2010 by April Kinser
Since the sibling group formed in 1985, Canada’s Cowboy Junkies have been known for their alternative country sound. Their latest album, Renmin Park, released in May of this year and is the first part of four releases, collectively known as: The Nomad Series. The album has already been mentioned on Best Of 2010 critic lists… Read more »
June 15, 2010 by April Kinser
Dinosaur Jr.’s Lou Barlow has been credited with being a major pioneer of the lo-fi rock movement in the late ’80s and early ’90s. Since Dinosaur Jr., Barlow has been involved with Sebadoh and Folk Implosion, and released his first solo album, Emoh, in 2005. Barlow’s second album, Goodnight Unknown, was released in 2009 and… Read more »
May 25, 2010 by April Kinser
Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King stopped by the KXT studios Tuesday, May 25, during the KXT Morning Show with Gini Mascorro. Video: Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King perform at KXT Audio: Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King interview and performance at KXT https://kxt.org/audio/kxt/studio/2010/100525_smokinjoekubekandbnoisking.mp3
