The Aems   The Aems is a group  featuring journeyman Houstonian Arthur Yoria on guitar and vocals and current Los Angeles denizens Monica Azcárate Cuenca (vocals) and Emily Holmes (piano, vocals) along with local players Tim Ruiz (upright bass) and Ilya Janos Kolozs (drums). Their first EP will be released this month.   So … [Read more...]

CRAIG KINSEY He is well known for his work with Houston stalwarts Sideshow Tramps and the Medicine Show, but Craig Kinsey has also ventured off into solo work in the past couple of years, releasing his solo debut The Burdener in early 2011. On the eve of him finishing another one, we had a chat. So you’re working on a new album? The … [Read more...]

THE ARE We did a profile on producer Russel Gonzalez, a.k.a. The ARE, several years back in 002. In making room for more artists new and old on these pages, it’s pretty well unheard of to find room for a follow-up piece, but the former K-Otix producer/DJ has had a lot going on in the last several years, producing tracks for Keyshia Cole, Nicki … [Read more...]

Bang Bangz The trio of Elizabeth Salazar, Vik Montemayor and Mario A. Rodriguez, known as Bang Bangz, formed in late 2011 and hit the ground running. This is both a primer and an update. So I know that Mario plays in Tax The Wolf and Vik plays with Live Lights, but what’s your musical background? Well, I’ve always been into … [Read more...]

Come See My Dead Person Being based in Galveston, does the ghost folklore of the island find its way into your music? Mike Mejia: I’m sure subconsciously it inspired some thought. I don’t know — we’ve always had a fascination for that sort of thing. Maybe that’s one of the things that keeps us… we’ve always had a deep-seated … [Read more...]

Chingo Bling Speaking by phone from Corpus Christi, where he is working on a project with DJ Dust, the artist known for the album and the slogan They Can’t Deport Us All is still at it. So how’s Corpus? Do you do a lot of shows down there, a lot of work down there? Actually, it’s almost like there’re two Corpuses. Because I’m … [Read more...]

The Manichean It was recommended I ask you about the origins of the name, but since you’ve been asked that a million times, and the name is different conceptually to you than its origins — how has it evolved for you as a storyline? Cory Sinclair: The name of our project came from the name of one of our songs, the first song on our … [Read more...]

Runaway SUN Interview with Andrew Karnavas I saw that you just did a tour of the South – Alabama, Florida… Yeah, it was really cool. I think being in Houston, for the sounds that we have, it’s really the best place for us to be located. Because playing the South, I don’t think we could ask for a better audience. Just the place … [Read more...]

Spacebunny Jefferson of Radio Galaxy  When did you guys get started as a group? I know you released a single in 2010, and your album last year, but when did you first get together? It was around that time when the very first single came out. Maybe a little bit before. I had actually done some background work and a little bit of writing … [Read more...]

Johnny Falstaff Local boy Johnny Falstaff is a local boy done good. He plays country music the way he wants, and over the past few years, he’s gotten the opportunity to do that overseas. Plus, just so that those good looks aren’t confined to the stage, he’s had a few turns in front of the camera as well, most notably in the film … [Read more...]