Grab some Kleenex before streaming Sons of Santos’ new EP
Sons of Santos is brothers Nick (left) and Luis Soberon. Photo provided by the artist The two members of Sons of Santos are, quite literally, sons of Santos — Santos Soberon, a Beaumont doctor who...
View ArticleTake a rustic romp with the Ruxpins’‘Dirt & Stones’
The Ruxpins. Photo by Jeff Guy The Ruxpins have a reputation for several things: a rustic progressive country sound, branding and sartorial style; stunning vocal harmonies; and precise, out-of-the-blue...
View ArticleWe Were Wolves get serious – and seriously heavy – on ‘Wolf House’
We Were Wolves shows are quite the spectacle to witness. Before the Beaumont four-piece relocated to Houston — where band members share a house near downtown — they could play several local shows a...
View Article‘Backporch Blues’ captures essence of traditional blues
Paul Orta (left) and Little Ray Ybarra. Beaumont’s got this funny little blues scene. With a couple exceptions, the bluesmen around here (and they are mostly men) tend to be a little older than their...
View ArticleSound Check: La Snacks survives 10 years to serve up 2nd album
La Snacks. Photo provided by the artist La Snacks is one of so many great Beaumont bands that grew up and left the bayou behind for something more cosmopolitan — Austin, in this case. But the Golden...
View ArticleSound Check: Stoop Kids’ new album is a genre-bending masterpiece
Stoop Kids One characteristically sticky Southeast Texas night, I witnessed an entire venue whipped into a complete frenzy by male doo-wop vocal harmonies and some particularly voracious baritone...
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