Max Johnston

St. Vincent Not Quite Signed, But Still Very Awesome

Last Night: The Gourds At The Granada Theater

The Gourds, Two Tons of Steel, Hosty DuoGranada TheaterDecember 30, 2009 Better than: Spending the night before New Year's Eve shelling black-eyed peas with my relatives. Mike Alves In its annual pre-New Years Eve concert, The Gourds performed a typically well-played and enthusiastic set of o ... More >>

Roadshows

The Gourds, Two Tons of Steel, Hosty DuoGranada TheaterDecember 30, 2009 Better than: Spending the night before New Year's Eve shelling black-eyed peas with my relatives. Mike Alves In its annual pre-New Years Eve concert, The Gourds performed a typically well-played and enthusiastic set of o ... More >>

Roadshows

The Gourds, Two Tons of Steel, Hosty DuoGranada TheaterDecember 30, 2009 Better than: Spending the night before New Year's Eve shelling black-eyed peas with my relatives. Mike Alves In its annual pre-New Years Eve concert, The Gourds performed a typically well-played and enthusiastic set of o ... More >>

The education of Michelle Shocked

Once portrayed as a bumpkin, she's finally wised up

Bad news

Death of Rockadelic co-owner leaves a scene in the lurch

Roxy redux

Local artist leaves us something to remember him by

Dream a little dream

During South by Southwest, the harsh reality is always a free drink away

Glory Hallelujah

After working the Picket Line, Kevin Russell and the Gourds finally make a record as good as they are

The Gourds

Heavy Ornamentals (Eleven Thirty)

Some things he did

Roxy Gordon was "one of the great outlaw artist misfits" and so much more

Over The Weekend: Wilco at the Palladium

WilcoPalladium BallroomOctober 9, 2009Better Than: Anything?Patrick MichelsJeff Tweedy of Wilco. For more shots, check out Patrick Michels' slideshow from the event.​Two songs into the set came the climactic moment: "A Shot in the Arm," off 1999's Summerteeth. Pure rumble and all rapture, the soun ... More >>

The Gourds Keep On Keeping On

WilcoPalladium BallroomOctober 9, 2009Better Than: Anything?Patrick MichelsJeff Tweedy of Wilco. For more shots, check out Patrick Michels' slideshow from the event.​Two songs into the set came the climactic moment: "A Shot in the Arm," off 1999's Summerteeth. Pure rumble and all rapture, the soun ... More >>