Chris Parker

It’s hard not to think of Guy Forsyth every time the FreeCreditReport.com commercial set at the Renaissance fair flickers across the television. EARLY CAREER LESSONS BUSKING ON THE STREETS The Austin, Texas, roots rocker began an entertainment career wearing green wool tights after he ran away and joined the fair instead of the circus. An […]

Maybe because country music has long been inhabited by outlaws, or perhaps it’s the newfound credibility the form’s enjoyed among hipsters over the last decade or so. Either way, aging punk rockers are migrating to that dusty twang like rich suburbanites escaping the city. WOODY GUTHRIE GUIDING CONCEPT HOLIDAY ALBUM From Kevin Seconds (7 Seconds) […]

It’s hard not to think of Guy Forsyth every time the FreeCreditReport.com commercial set at the Renaissance fair flickers across the television. EARLY CAREER LESSONS BUSKING ON THE STREETS The Austin, Texas, roots rocker began an entertainment career wearing green wool tights after he ran away and joined the fair instead of the circus. An […]

Ian Moore came out of the box swinging. He emerged from Austin as a young blues prodigy in the early ’90s heyday of Stevie Ray Vaughan, later playing guitar for Joe Ely’s band and opening for the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan early on. But ever since his auspicious debut, Moore’s been moving away from […]

Although some bands do emerge fully realized with a debut release, most need time to find and refine the sound. The members of Long Island quartet As Tall as Lions have endured some growing pains while discovering their way, but in the course of 2006’s self-titled second album and the act’s latest, last month’s “You […]

Although some bands do emerge fully realized with a debut release, most need time to find and refine the sound. The members of Long Island quartet As Tall as Lions have endured some growing pains while discovering their way, but in the course of 2006’s self-titled second album and the act’s latest, last month’s “You […]

The life story of textured indie-popsters Yourself and the Air would make a great coming-of-age flick ” maybe a low-budget, art-house romp about a couple of buddies who gather their friends into a band, then beg, borrow and steal their way to success. The Chicago quartet’s first lesson was on the DIY art of grifting. […]

Ian Moore came out of the box swinging. He emerged from Austin as a young blues prodigy in the early ’90s heyday of Stevie Ray Vaughan, later playing guitar for Joe Ely’s band and opening for the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan early on. But ever since his auspicious debut, Moore’s been moving away from […]

The life story of textured indie-popsters Yourself and the Air would make a great coming-of-age flick ” maybe a low-budget, art-house romp about a couple of buddies who gather their friends into a band, then beg, borrow and steal their way to success. The Chicago quartet’s first lesson was on the DIY art of grifting. […]

Ever live in a shadow? For Fruit Bats, it’s been The Shins, who have hovered over Eric Johnson’s band like an older brother. Both signed to Sub Pop in the early aughts, and the two groups express a similar appreciation for the pastoral psych folk of the ’60s, if with decidedly different levels of success. […]