Mahalia Jackson

The Festival of the Chose

For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: The Full-Custom Gospel Sounds of Arizona Dranes

​I've considered retiring this weekly feature many times in recent weeks; we're about out of the good stuff, I fear -- unless you're just dying for a ladies-choice between Linda Ronstadt at Reunion in '82 or Courtney Love and Hole at Deep Ellum Live in '94, which I'd briefly considered last night. ... More >>

Jews for Jesus (Sorta, Kinda, Not Really)

​I've considered retiring this weekly feature many times in recent weeks; we're about out of the good stuff, I fear -- unless you're just dying for a ladies-choice between Linda Ronstadt at Reunion in '82 or Courtney Love and Hole at Deep Ellum Live in '94, which I'd briefly considered last night. ... More >>

Holy Roller

Arizona Juanita Dranes died in obscurity, but she is remembered now

Scene, Heard

Todd Deatherage's newest up for grabs; Buzz-Oven reheats; New info on Centro-matic and Polyphonic Spree discs

You Slaid me

On the road in his Dodge Dart, Slaid Cleaves is the last of the traveling troubadours

S'up, Jesus?

Put on Travelin' Shoes and journey to a place where gospel meets rap

Joyful noise

New Arts Six and Langston Hughes celebrate a stirring Black Nativity