TALES..TEXAS ARTISTS SERIES

TEXAS ARTISTS SERIES: AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SOUTHERN BACKTONES (PART I)

For the next two editions, I'd like to take a very unique opportunity to introduce YET ANOTHER series of articles that we're offering you here at the Suite--not only for a little variety (considering the usually serious topics that I usually cover here) that might be a little break from the heavier stuff now and then--but also to take you backstage and a little more upclose and personal with some of the artists, musicians, and other creative talents (both established and up-and-coming) that make up the diverse parts of the culture of this state.

I have the pleasure of inaugurating this new article series with a very unique musical group (to say the least) that I just happened to find out one day in my local paper when they made an appearance here at the local Beall's store here in town. It seems that they intended to cause quite a stir--and hopefully turn a few heads in the process.

I wondered how I could best formally introduce this group to you, the reader. Then I decided that sometimes the best way to do such a thing is by simply letting them do the job themselves. Ergo--I thought a sample from their bio AND their Web site might be the best way to start things off:

"By taking elements from surf and rockabilly, the Southern Backtones summon eerie Voodoo and Texas twang into a swingin' hybrid. Allow Spanish melodies an wicked chords to sizzle your soul while songs about the tortures of love take you speeding down a lonely highway, absent in destination. may the Sun never rise! Live, the Southern Backtones are diverse and dynamic, commonly making the transition from the classiest swing bar to a punk scene. Venues the Backtones frequent are the Fabulous Satellite Lounge in Houston, Club Clearview in Dallas, and the Black Cat in Austin. An eclectic variety of influences is elicited by the trio. To pigeonhole the Backtones at one show could prove inaccurate the next, however their strongest influences namely Elvis, Chris Isaak and the Misfits are certain to surface night after night."

As one song title by Hall and Oates says--"Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid." I figure they could do a better job describing themselves than I could anyway. Without further adieu, sit back in your office chair (or whatever chair you prefer) and enjoy the next two weeks finding out about the Southern Backtones and their music.

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