Joni Mitchell

The Washington Post Suggests that America Boot Texas From the Union

Obama's reelection last year prompted a lot of talk over whether Texas should once again secede from the Union. Except for a few die-hard secessionists, though, few considered it a serious proposal, more like an opportunity to make Texas jokes. So the debate just kind of fizzled out. But the Washin ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Joan as Policewoman at Club Dada

Joan As Policewoman, The New Mary Jane, Jessie FryeClub DadaApril 29, 2011Better than: superstars seen from great distance, and police from up close.Joan as Policewoman​Sometimes, expectations get exceeded. And, on Friday night at Club Dada, Joan Wasser, who performs under the monikers of Joan as ... More >>

Last Night: Joanna Newsom at the Granada Theater

Joanna NewsomGranada TheaterNovember 10, 2010 Better than: listening to Joanna Newsom's recorded songs. All photos by Andrew ShepherdJoanna Newsom and, of course, her harp. For more photos, check the slideshow.​I think it's fair to say that very few people would accidentally find themselves at ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Eisley and Christie DuPree at Brewtones in Tyler

Eisley, Christie DuPreeBrewtones in TylerOctober 1, 2010Better Than: Just about any blast from the past.Justin RansomThe Family Dupree is back at it once more.​On Friday night in Tyler, a hodgepodge of around 150 young hipsters, adults and children sat comfortably in the auditorium of Brewtones, a ... More >>

Daniel Folmer

A Leaf (Gutterth)

ASCAP Can Cripple Small Venues

Denton's Rubber Gloves was told to pay up more than $8,000 to the industry giant

Chasing After Deer

Midlake returns to the woods for a hometown show

French Kiss

Madeleine Peyroux gives up the love

Blinded by Ambition

Thomas Dolby continues searching for science and some overdue respect

Trials

After a tour with the Flaming Lips, loads of hype and an amazing new record, the only thing Midlake's missing is confidence

Ms. Beck, If You're Nasty

Want a straight answer from the most promising pop-rock singer in Texas? Good luck.

Messed Around

As Ray Charles, Jamie Foxx turns an ordinary bio into an extraordinary one

Big, Wet Kiss

Richard Curtis is in Love with love, so what's new?

Hammer of the Gods

With a handful of artists, "classic rock" is not a pejorative

Don't Know How

On her way to the Top 10, Norah Jones had to decide what to do--and what not to do

Wyclef Jean

Masquerade (Columbia)

Do Look Back

The Band dances The Last Waltz, but can time heal old wounds?

Sara Hickman

February 15

Eyes Half Open

Cameron Crowe takes Jerry Maguire on a dizzy trip through dreamland

Rebecca Gates

November 19

Ransom Notes

Can one man convince millions of people to pay for their "free" music?

Listen to the Movie

Almost Famous rings in your ears--and heart--long after it's over

Flanagan's wake

VH1 vice president's novel about the music business mourns an era just since passed

American bye

Don McLean's career didn't end with "American Pie" -- or did it?

Chick magnet

Don't ask Ani DiFranco about her business

Restless farewell

Bob Dylan, the voice of a generation, to be silenced after Paul Simon tour

Young man inside an old man

With Mock Tudor, Richard Thompson proves you can go home again

Heart to hold

Ann and Nancy Wilson aren't a nostalgia act...yet

"Let's not rock!"

The Lilith Fairies is must-hear TV!

Hole in fun!

You can talk to the guitarist when the singer ain't around

Out There

The great divide

Levon Helm, the heart and soul of The Band, looks back in anger

The music man

Lenny Waronker is a rock-biz legend, but is that enough to make DreamWorks Records a success?

The blues and zip-a-dee-doo-dah

Ana Egge picks up her guitar and takes it to the River

Baby, it's them

Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach are not such unlikely partners

Interesting intersection

The many roads of Keli Vaughan

November spawned a Mozza

Morrissey proves that he still matters

Events for the week

Born again

Rickie Lee Jones leaves Chuck E. behind and looks toward tentative tomorrows

Drawn-blinds blues

Laura Nyro, 1948-1997

Out There

Farther along

Emmylou Harris has a new boxed set, but she won't be trapped by that cardboard tombstone

Born again

Sam Phillips might be pop music's savior

Who's that girl?

Surprise! It's Syd Straw.

When the well runs dry

The vitality stops, but the music just keeps on comin'