February 2, 2012
Johnny WinterJohnny Winter — the skeletal guitarist and blues legend from Beaumont — dug through the boneyard for some old blues songs and, in doing so, he pulled up his own roots, which provided the title for his...
February 1, 2012
Do your homework.With the house having been cleaned out at Simon Cowell's X Factor there's now a need for some on-screen talent. Things seem tentative and early, but new mother...
January 27, 2012
January 26, 2012
Art by Josh AlanAs a young artist trying to find a style of his own, Josh Alan encountered resistance early on from a high school teacher who disapproved of his destruction of books and photographs, which he manipulated to create...
Mutemath’s foray into the mainstream was an immediate success. The band’s 2006 self-titled record was an instant hit and garnered the soulful New Orleans foursome a Grammy nomination the following year. Since then, the group has continued to churn out hits, do the late-night TV circuit, have its songs all over commercials and movie soundtracks, toured with bands such as 30 Seconds to Mars and have been regulars at some of music’s biggest festivals such as SXSW and Lollapalooza.
Ravi ColtraneIf genealogy is linked to musical talent saxophonist Ravi Coltrane has the DNA makeup of greatness. His inherent love for music is as natural as the blood running through his veins. Coltrane’s parents were both legendary...
Curtner, top, and Rouner goof around in Montrose: Michael Paulsen/Houston ChronicleJef “With One F” Rouner and Bill Curtner have a peculiar, prickly chemistry, on and off record....
January 23, 2012
Singer-songwriter / outsider icon / Texas music legend Daniel Johnston turns 51 years old this week. We here at 29-95 are big fans of Johnston's songs and art, as are a great number of local musicians. In late 2009, Catastrophic Theatre produced a play called Life is Happy and Sad at Diverseworks, featuring Bring Back the Guns frontman Matt Brownlie portraying Johnston as a young man in Austin.
Eddie Vedder, ukuleleEddie Vedder and his ukulele will drop in on Jones Hall on April 22, part of a 13-city tour that doesn't involve Pearl Jam. Vedder is touring behind his 2011 album Ukulele Songs, which, as billed,...