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We were so excited when Thomas Dolby graced our city with his presence last year, and when the prospect of an interview with the pioneer came our way last week, we literally planned our weekend around it. Now, the thrill has gone and we’re left with some wonderfully insightful responses from the master himself. Enjoy. And then jam out that Grammys performance again. Are you working on new studio material? When can we expect...

Though not a household name, Thomas Dolby was nevertheless among the vanguard of the early 80s synth movement. Born Thomas Morgan Robertson, Dolby acquired his nickname from his love of studio experimentation with keyboards and electro-noises. His resume includes cameos on numerous albums, such as Def Leppard's Pyromania and Foreigner's 4, and live appearances with the likes of David Bowie and Roger Waters--plus there was that infamous performance at the 1985 Grammy's with Herbie...

Close listeners coming into musical consciousness in the 1980s were faced with a paradox: while past recordings that had slipped into obscurity had become available once again, the sonic quality and production values that had marked the great age of vinyl had been swept aside by record companies in order to reissue as many albums as possible. From 1997, with the long-awaited remasterings of jazz masterpieces by Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, many notable record companies have invested significant resources into the preservation and restoration of classic albums. Listeners have turned to indie labels, such as Sundazed (classic pop), Ace (vintage R&B and country), and Blood & Fire (reggae, dub, and dancehall) to procure the priceless master tapes and hire the top-notch engineers. Rhino Records has since 1978 led the remastering pack in attention to detail and care to all presentation aspects of favorite classics and forgotten obscurities, and with their new reissue of the Talking Heads record catalog, the label's Rhinophonic reissue team has once again raised the bar.

As always, Austin is providing a lovely fireworks display with the city skyline in the background for Independence Day, complete with cannon-fire.

Mike Clark and his Prescription Trio visit Tambaleo on the Fourth of July to set off some grooved-out musical fireworks. Clark, who gained notoriety playing drums for Herbie Hancock's Headhunters, is one of the preeminent jazz drummers in the world, and his trio features two virtuoso musicians: Robert Walter (of Robert Walter's 20th Congress) on keys and Skerik (of more bands than you can shake a stick at, including Garage a Trois and Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet) on saxophone. The trio plays out of this world jazz/funk/groove and in this intimate venue (capacity: 400), it is definitely a show not to miss.