South San Gabriel

Few get more lonesome on record than Will Johnson and Jason Molina. I mean, sure Centro-matic can shake the rafters, and South San Gabriel can expand and overwhelm, and Magnolia Electric Co. often sound as big as the Midwestern sky they came...

In this article: Jason Molina, Centro-Matic, and Magnolia Electric Co.

The LP debut from Jason Molina (Magnolia Electric Co.) and Will Johnson (Centro-Matic, South San Gabriel) plays out almost exactly as expected considering the ingredients: two men with the dark, dark blues, the tools of Americana at their...

In this article: Jason Molina, Magnolia Electric Co, Mingles, Centro-Matic, and Texas

...''These Friends of Mine ''. Bazan was part of The Undertow Orchestra with Mark Eitzel (American Music Club), Will Johnson (Centro-matic, South San Gabriel ), Vic Chesnutt, and Scott Danbom (Centro-matic, South San Gabriel). They toured...

In this article: David Bazan, DVD, Centro-Matic, Damien Jurado, Horatio Sanz, The Undertow Orchestra, Seattle, Washington, Shorewood High School, and Stereogum

...had a reputation for being prolific and dynamic. So much so, that he built an entirely separate band, the much quieter side-project, South San Gabriel , named after the San Gabriel river fork north of Austin, Texas. The group consists of the...

In this article: Centro-Matic, Will Johnson, Idol Records, Park Records, Undertow Music, and Fort Recovery

...San Gabriel released Welcome, Convalescense and The Carlton Chronicles in 2003 and 2005, respectively. The first South San Gabriel album, South San Gabriel Songs / Music, was released under the nom de plume Centro-Matic. The band later...

In this article: Centro-Matic, San Gabriel River, Austin, and Texas

...The Redwalls, The Cush, Nadine, Magnolia Summer, Glossary, Dreadful Yawns, Waterloo, Anna Fermin, Steve Dawson, J. Tillman, and South San Gabriel . Mark Ray and Chris Grabau run the day to day operations of Undertow Records. Undertow...

In this article: Centro-Matic, Undertow Music, Will Johnson, Pedro the Lion, and American Music Club

Dual Hawks | Pitchfork Centro-Matic and South San Gabriel are typically discussed as more or less solo projects for Will Johnson, the ambitious Austin troubadour who specializes in dark, dusty desert noir. It's not just that he is a primary...

In this article: Centro-Matic, Fort Recovery, Butane, and Austin

..."Dual Hawks" adds only 11 new tunes to the Texas quartet's repertoire, but it's part of a two-CD package that includes another disc by South San Gabriel, Johnson's quieter side project. On the set's Centro-Matic half, the material is mostly...

In this article: Centro-Matic, How Could You, Chicago, Texas, and United States

Centro-Matic / South San Gabriel | The A.V. Club "Trust To Lose" by South San Gabriel Rock 'n' roll has its artists and its craftsmen. Will Johnson has always come across as the latter: For the past 11 years, the Texan songsmith has built a...

In this article: Centro-Matic and The A.V. Club

Centro-Matic = Denton vets Centro-Matic; South San Gabriel = Centro-Matic + a rotating cast of others. Both are led by songwriter of note Will Johnson. As is often the case with side projects and the like, it can get confusing just which...

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