Dulcinea

The easy answer is, I know it when I hear it. Rock, blues, homegrown and bluegrass, rock, alternative (real alt, not typical radio stuff), rock, and some old-school punk/thrash when I'm feeling nostalgic. I know Classic Rock like the back of my hand, I've worked in the format off and on since 1988. I know Led Zeppelin trivia that would make your head spin (okay, they're still one of my favorite rock bands)! At any given time, I've probably just listened to Chicago Transit Authority's first album or the Rickie Lee Jones 1979 debut disc~~~~~~~~~ I also enjoy old Stax-Volt studio stuff, Delta and Texas blues, old-school groove, and a little bit of Motown (Smokey, I love you). I think Junior Walker, Sam Cooke, Curtis Mayfield, and now Wilson Pickett, are all smiling down on us from Heaven. Love Larry Carlton but love Earl Klugh more, for purely sentimental reasons. Have I mentioned how ferociously I love jazz and experimental funk?~~~~~~~ My favorite instrument is the trumpet; the more horns of any sort onstage, the better. The city's produced some amazing players and I've come to really appreciate the unique Houston style. In addition, I've always admired old swing-era bandleaders, then their 60's counterparts, like Marty Paich for the 5th Dimension, or Young-Holt Unlimited, on up into the 70's with Tower of Power, Earth, Wind and Fire...and of course, Miles is king...if you play any horns, anywhere, thank you for keeping an amazing art form alive. The key to my heart, though, is LOCAL, LOCAL, LOCAL! Some faves: Carolyn Wonderland, Opie Hendrix and the Texas Tallboys, Fahl & Folk, Zwee, skyblue72, The Calvin Owens Show (RIP, Dear Mr. Owens), Marcus Melchor, The Trade, Little Joe Washington, Drop Trio, Fondue Monks, Rozz Zamorano, Carrie Anne and the Apocolyptics, Glenna Bell, Keith York/Blowtorch Repair/Guppies From Outerspace, Patrick Brink. To tell you the truth, there are so many others it would take all day to remember/list them all! Click my friends' links, pick a good band, and check them out.