Live music review: Galactic brought NOLA funk, The Suffers added H-Town soul

Friday evening at Emo's was billed a headliner show for New Orleans-based Galactic but ended up a fantastic double-bill with H-town buzz-act The Suffers opening the show. A large portion of the audience came for Galactic but those in know arrived early to catch the soulful Kam Franklin and the nine piece, self-styled Gulf Coast soul players lay a heavy dose of emotion on fans. The soul didn't stop with The Suffers as Galactic guest vocalist Erica Falls belted out lyrics with ferocity. The feel-good vibes were flowing.

Beyond being New Orleans' best known jam band, Galactic features... Continue reading

Live music review: Jones Family Singers album release party at Threagill's

When folks think of gospel music often it is dismissed as “church music” and not taken seriously by music fans. Last year’s Oscar winning documentary, “20 Feet From Stardom” pointed out that for a significant period in time nearly every successful rock and roll artist has used backup singers who were trained in gospel choirs to record and perform. The Jones Family Singers brought the notion that gospel is integral to ... Continue reading at Examiner.com

Live music review: Lee Fields soul passion delighted fans at Continental Club

Austin Concerts Examiner is would like to introduce you to our guest writer, Rachel Silva who is a music fan and writer. We met Rachel on Twitter nearly three years ago while chatting about great music and our mutual fondness of And You Will Know Us by the Trail of the Dead. Thankfully,  she offered to cover Lee Fields at the last minute when we realized we had overbooked shows to cover last week. On to the review...

If you forgot what funk means and looked it up, will likely see a picture of Lee Fields, in his suit posing and knowing that he’s still got it.  Right off his newly released album Faithful Man, Lee Fields and the Expressions captivated the audience with what we call a soulful, funkadelic performance.  If you were not at the Continental Club last week, you definitely missed one heck of a show. Continue reading on Examiner.com...