Spanish Import! Houston Party pays tribute to Living Legend CARLA OLSON! Born & raised in Austin, Texas where she founded legendary punk band The VIOLATORS with Kathy Valentine, both moved to L.A. to start The TEXTONES? Carla and Kathy split and Kathy soon after joined The GO-GOs while Carla began a series of highly-acclaimed albums with both The TEXTONES and with former BYRDS fellow GENE CLARK and later as a solo artist. Then came the 'Midnight Mission' album (A&M) with it's stellar songs...   [ read more ]

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Carla Olson was one of the best roots rockers to emerge from L.A.'s new wave scene in the '80s, and with the possible exception of the Long Ryders, no one slipped into the groove of folk-rock and country-rock with as much elan and commitment as Olson (she may well have been the best collaborator Gene Clark had outside of the Byrds). The Ring of Truth was Olson's first studio album in six years, and it finds her in excellent form; Olson's voice, tough but clear and full-bodi...   [ read more ]

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