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Music
August 2, 2012
Waltz Around Our 100 Best Texas Songs
Blogs
August 2, 2012
The 100 Best Texas Songs: The Complete List
100. Tripping Daisy, "Sonic Bloom" Before this album, the band had a grunge-pop affectation, but this song, from 1998's Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb, was more heartfelt than anything they'd done before. - Daniel Hopkins 99. Pleasant Grove, "The Plaque at 16ft" Bret Egner wrote "The Plaque at 16ft, ... More >>
Blogs
July 31, 2012
Best Texas Songs of All Time: #19-1
Songs #100-80 Songs #79-60 Songs #59-40 Songs #39-20 The Spotify playlist for songs #19-1 19. Billy Preston, "Nothing From Nothing" Houston pianist Billy Preston got to hang around some decent talent (The Beatles, The Stones), but his solo material went in another direction altogether. This is ... More >>
Music
December 8, 2005
Blue Christmas
Year-end releases prove that down-and-out is still alive and well
Music
November 3, 2005
Ripped Off
When singing the blues, DISD's Corrine Silguero knows it helps to live through them
Culture
December 31, 1998
White like me
Even those with no soul will enjoy Jubilee Theatre's musical tribute to composer W.C. Handy
Music
November 26, 1998
A mighty roar
Los Tigres del Norte have become legends by singing the immigrant's song
Music
July 31, 1997
Get it while you can
Jerry Ragavoy and the ghost of Janis Joplin
Music
February 15, 1996
Lonely Hunter
After a self-imposed exile in Mexico and obscurity, a Texas bluesman comes home