Heaven Sent
Being assertive and open-hearted is a challenge to any singer-songwriter who wants to write about his -- or especially her -- life. (Rock is...
In the Spotlight
Pop music is filled with male vocalists, sincere dudes who favor attitude over ability and affect all kinds of little stylistic touches -- weird...
Pride and Glory
Last month, Jason Manriquez got to fulfill a longtime dream: He performed a set with his band, Fate Lions, at a local drag show....
Pissed, Off
A real punk-rocker is totally DIY or Do-It-Yourself, according to the punk outfit Unit 21. He doesn't go to or play shows in clubs,...
Shadow in Blue
Several years ago, veteran bass player Guthrie Kennard was strolling through one of the Virgin Megastore locations in London. Suddenly, an idea occurred to...
Power Psych
Life started revolving around music early for brothers Danny and Ben Hance. While still in elementary school in southern Johnson County, older brother Danny...
Joshua T’s
Unsurprisingly, YouTube features a bumper crop of fan videos that hold forth on the oh-so-'90s genre of "emo rock." Many of the posters seem...
Gritty
Having released a third full-length album, XY, late last year, the local singer-songwriter who goes simply by Dirt feels "confident" about where he is...
No Reason to Fall
Like most artists starting out, Texas Music singer-songwriter Jeremy Martin does whatever he must to pay the bills. And that sometimes means being a...
Space is the Place
Since he started producing records about five years ago, Will Hunt has worked with some big regional names, including The Polyphonic Spree, Green River...
