One of a whopping 60 dates on its ‘Farewell Frontier Tour,’ Journey shook the Moody Center all night on March 31 as dad rock fans from across the metroplex gathered to revel in the band’s timeless chart-topping singles. As they bidded a bittersweet adieu, Journey reminded us why they were and still are the classic rock band we all know and love.
Read MoreSince the onset of the modern state, governments have sowed their ideological seeds into their citizenry with propaganda, often using music as a means to do so. But posters of pointing men line the streets no longer, and traveling jazz bands have faded into antiquity, leaving the question: Has musical propaganda stopped? Or has it just gotten sneakier?
Read MoreFor the band’s 20th anniversary and release of their newest album, “Country Sides,” Band of Heathens commanded ACL Live at the Moody Theater on Friday, March 6, to affirm their status as an Americana tour de force alongside electric openers Sela Campbell and Jamestown Revival.
Read MoreAt the end of each month, Afterglow presents a staff-picked list of new albums and singles that left a lasting impression on our ears. For Black History Month, we are highlighting Black artists with glowing releases in February.
Read MoreAt the beginning of each month, Afterglow presents a staff-picked list of new albums and singles that left a lasting impression on our ears. For Indigenous Peoples Month, we are highlighting indigenous and Aboriginal artists with glowing releases in November.
Read MoreAs they were dragged from the Scottish Highlands onto the global rock stage, the bagpipes found themselves caught in a frenzy of musical history. Rather than kilts and rolling grassland, the instrument would come to be surrounded by drum sets and guitars in the ‘70s and ‘80s, exemplifying the epochal desire to do the not-yet-done.
Read MoreStevie Ray Vaughan’s climb to the top of the blues genre was one deeply interwoven with the turbulent racial climate of the 1970s. As the titan scaled the charts alongside his Black analogs, critics wondered whether SRV’s disconnect with Blues’ historical origins made him worthy of his glory. As Charlie Parker argued, “if you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn.”
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