Kerschen, Tex

***Tex Kerschen (Studded Left, Indian Jewelry, Pleasure 2) presents The Blue Lady, a heartfelt and gritty album of tributes, dedicated to people he’s loved—some of whom he’s lost. Originally released digitally in 2024, this newly expanded edition is pressed to translucent blue 10" vinyl with screen printed covers, hand-stamped labels, and includes a CD version with 4 bonus tracks in a stamped blue envelope.

The Blue Lady is dedicated to Tex’s brother, Danny Kerschen — a visual artist and activist who lived with the pain of cancer while holding on to beauty and laughter. “He regretted that capitalism outlived him,” Tex writes, “and so too does everyone who knew him.”

For fans of early Bowie, Felt, Marc Bolan, Lou Reed, and Johnny Cash — The Blue Lady is a deeply personal, meditative listen, soaked in the spirit of DIY and psychic residue of Houston’s underground.