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08/28/2008
Edgar Winter polishes '70s sound in new CD
 Neil Zlozower ' I've always considered myself something of a musical rebel, and I really miss the '70s. It was a great era of true musical freedom,' says Edgar Winter. You could accuse Edgar Winter of living in the past. But if you did, he'd probably take it as a compliment. The Beaumont native best known for his 1973 rock and pop hits "Free Ride" and "Frankenstein" returned to the era of bell-bottoms and platform shoes for his new CD, Rebel Road.
08/18/2008
Tejano convention wraps up at Hyatt
 Rex C. Curry / Special to DMN Tejano singer Jorge Moreno talks to fans during the convention's fan expo. Between 4,400 and 5,000 people attended the Tejano Music National Convention in downtown Dallas over the weekend, which was its first time to be held in Texas. "I'm very happy that it was in Dallas," said David Chavez, executive producer of the three-day event. "The Tejano experience, the local experience, the local groups ... we couldn't do any of that in Las Vegas. It was too expensive."
 Music blog: More Tejano talk
08/17/2008
Artists show off signature looks at Tejano Music National Convention
Those who don't think Tejano artists bank on an image just as much as any other mainstream pop, rock or Latin band should have spent a long spell Saturday night at the big Tejano music dance.
08/16/2008
Internet, digital downloads can keep Tejano music alive, summit in Dallas told
The current state of the Tejano music industry isn't much different from any other genre. Not surprising, but hearing it during "Tejano Music Today: State of the Industry" made it clearer. The seminar, held Friday afternoon at the Hyatt Regency at Reunion, kicked off the 2008 Tejano Music National Convention.
08/14/2008
Tejano Music National Convention brings genre to home state
 Ricky Moon / Special to DMN Performers include Tejano singer/accordionist Michael Salgado. Dallas Tejano music fans are about to welcome an old friend back home. The beloved, Texas-born genre, the one with the rhythmic cumbias and the jovial polka-based numbers, as well as its musical cousin, the rootsy conjunto, will take center stage in downtown Dallas this weekend during the Tejano Music National Convention.
Live blogging: From the convention starting Friday
08/11/2008
Sugarland hits its full potential with new CD
 Kate Powers Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles of country duo Sugarland There's a track on the new Sugarland CD, Love on the Inside, titled "Steve Earle." It's a hypertwang number, done for laughs, that pokes hillbilly fun at the acclaimed singer-songwriter's penchant for penning tunes about the women in his life. He's been married seven times, and the character in the song, hilariously embodied by Jennifer Nettles, wants to be his new Mrs.
Music blog: Sugarland leaps over Miley Cyrus
08/10/2008
Melissa Lawson, everywoman and 'Nashville Star' winner, is the real deal
DALWORTHINGTON GARDENS – In the kitchen of the Lawson household hangs an LED banner, just above the stove, that reads "Melissa Lawson Winner 2008 Nashville Star."
08/07/2008
Country star Keith Anderson rockin' hard
When you're as imposing a figure as Keith Anderson, you don't need to make any apologies for your music. In person, the Oklahoma native is almost intimidating; the former baseball player and personal trainer's bodybuilding physique and firm handshake keep you in check at every turn. And the country singer-songwriter's conversation proves articulate, intelligent and thoughtful. He does have a musical vision, and he's no-nonsense.
08/04/2008
Chances are good that a Texan will radiate as 'Nashville Star' winner
 NBC Nashville Star finalists Melissa Lawson, Shawn Meyer and Gabe Garcia Attention Nashville Star fans: This is it! Tonight the winner will be crowned in the sixth season finale. So what better time to examine the final three contestants, especially since two of them are Texans. Let's even predict the victor by detailing the intensity of their starlight.
Blog: More Nashville Star coverage
08/03/2008
Traditional country from easy-going Brad Paisley at Superpages
Brad Paisley remembers. When so many big-selling country artists of the day are staging arena concerts that look and sound like rock shows with a different name, this West Virginia native never forgets to bring along a fiddle, steel guitar, banjo and mandolin.
07/28/2008
Third Day steps outside religious confines on new CD
 David McClister Christian rock band Third Day Making a CD titled Revelation should, well, reveal something. For Christian rockers Third Day, crafting the career-defining Revelation was an illuminating experience. Religious connotations aside, the disc, which is in stores Tuesday, proved to the four members of the long-running Atlanta band that they could step outside contemporary Christian music confines to record with a mainstream producer and sign with a top-notch company.
 CD review: Revelation
Journey doesn't miss a ballad with new frontman
The idea of a Filipino singer becoming the main voice of American pop-rock band Journey might initially sound like a joke. This is the group from San Francisco, the one that made its name cranking out soaring rockers and ballads for mainstream U.S. radio in the '70s and '80s.
Mexico City pop-punk band Allison makes a splash in the States
Like most kids who dream of rock 'n' roll stardom, Mexico's pop-punk band Allison got started in a garage. The four guys in their early 20s infiltrated Mexico's underground rock scene, then spread into the States.
07/24/2008
Singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw rocks up latest CD
Gavin DeGraw hopes to never again get slotted into an easily marketable, moneymaking category. That already happened once, when his 2003 debut studio album, Chariot , and its acoustic counterpart, Chariot Stripped, put him in the same sensitive-male singer-songwriter confines as John Mayer.
07/23/2008
Somber mood dampens Yaz's irresistible synth grooves
Some artists are better heard on disc than seen onstage.
07/22/2008
Country singer Sammy Sadler rebounds from incident that nearly killed him
07/19/2008
Country singer Martina McBride dazzles at Superpages.com Center
For someone so petite, even in very high heels, Martina McBride makes a huge impression. Naturally, her soaring pipes are her calling card. The woman can belt with precision and emotion.
07/15/2008
Welcome to the new era of soul-singing white women
Welsh singer Duffy has performe at the Apollo Theater, the legendary venue dedicated to the preservation of R&B. Amy Winehouse swept the Grammys with her arresting merger of '60s girl-group pop, R&B and hip-hop. England's Joss Stone has performed with R&B-jazzman Herbie Hancock, soulsters Stevie Wonder, India.Arie and the late James Brown. In today's world, where hip-hop is the new pop and R&B rules almighty, color barriers are all but erased. The doors didn't suddenly fling open.
 Slideshow: Blue-eyed soul sisters
07/08/2008
Unhitched from major label, country singer Ray Scott remains raw
 Tony Baker Country singer Ray Scott Ray Scott could have easily been another Nashville casualty. The North Carolina native's debut album for Warner Bros. failed to break on mainstream radio. He locked horns with the imprint's honchos for creative control over his brand of country music — rowdy, sexy and real. On his own label now, the barrel-deep baritone has recorded another raw and raucous collection of country tunes for grownups, Crazy Like Me.
07/07/2008
CD review: Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis
 Danny Clinch Wynton Marsalis (left) and Willie Nelson collaborated on Two Men With the Blues. Two Men With the Blues, recorded in January 2007 at Jazz at Lincoln Center, is expertly played and passionately presented. Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis are audibly committed to the material, which also includes the swinging "Caldonia" and the bluesy "Ain't Nobody's Business."
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07/01/2008
R&B singer Ledisi credits New Orleans for her independent strength
Making the move from underground artist to mainstream contender could damage your credibility, especially with music purists who feel that playing with the major labels spells automatic creative compromise.
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