By MARIO TARRADELL / The Dallas Morning News
Arlington's Tommy Alverson should be the permanent face of the independent Texas
country music movement. He embodies all the hallmarks of the sound,
and the mind-set. Alverson is Lone Star proud. He's artistically
beholden to nobody but himself. He loves Americana music, that
decidedly Texas blend of country, swing, Tex-Mex, Southern rock, folk
and blues. He writes songs, but also has no qualms about recording
good material from somebody else's pen. He's made a living playing
music his way.
Alverson's new CD, Texas One More Time, encapsulates his creative
mantra in 14 songs. He covers expansive territory. You get a classic
Texas country anthem ("Texas One More Time"), a honky-tonk corker
("Broken Hearted People"), a swinging country ballad ("Don't Mind If I
Do"), a Western swing number ("It's Hard to Say for Sure"), a bluesy
rave-up ("Sweet Love"), a Tex-Mex nugget ("Move to Texas") and a
humorous ditty ("Willie's Place").
Texas One More Time is Alverson's ninth disc in a career that has
been incredibly steady. He's carved a livelihood playing and recording
the music he cherishes in the state he calls home. That's the epitome
of successful. He doesn't need anything else.
Fort Worth: Saturday at 7 p.m. at Casa Mañana, 3101 W. Lancaster
Ave. $18. Ticketmaster.
Grapevine: With Ed Burleson, Sunday at 8 p.m. at Love & War In Texas,
2505 E. Grapevine Mills Circle. $10. 972-724-5557.
www.loveandwarintexas.com |
