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Features
The 100 Best Texas Songs
Two are by Willie. Which songs, exactly? And what about the remaining 98? You'll have to check our list to find out. April 2004
Who's Next?
San Antonio's Marshevet Hooker is not just any old high school sprinter; she's an Olympic gold medalist in the making. Meet her and nine other women we're betting will lead the new Texas—and the world. February 2003
Illinois Jacquet Recommended Recordings
November 2002
Hall of Justice
Although Texans from Scott Joplin to Jack Teagarden have made noteworthy contributions to the history of jazz, a music form that may be our country's greatest artistic achievement, they are all but forgotten now. It's high time Texas did something about that. January 2001
Pitching Josh Beckett
He throws a 95-mile-an-hour fastball, strikes out 2.1 batters per inning, and could be the number one pick in June’s big-league draft. Meet suburban Houston’s new teen sensation. April 1999
Columns | Miscellany
Independent's Day
With the record business in the doldrums, what's a talented, ambitious band to do? If you're Austin's Grupo Fantasma, you make it on your own. May 2003
The State of Illinois
At eighty, most of us would be off our feet, not out on stage. But Illinois Jacquet, the great Texas tenor, keeps blowing his sax—and tooting his own horn. November 2002
The Thirty-Year Itch
After pursuing solo careers, the members of the Flatlanders have reunited and released the long-anticipated CD Now Again. Was it worth the wait? August 2002
All Grown Up
Twenty years ago the Butthole Surfers—those unspeakably named punk rockers—first turned up their amps in San Antonio. What keeps them going? Chalk it up to, er, clean living. October 2001
The Collector
Being a corporate lawyer pays Dean Blackwood's bills, but running an obscure record label keeps him in tune with his true passion. June 2001
Sax and the Cities
Financial success may have eluded Dewey Redman, whose career as a jazz journeyman has taken him from his hometown of Fort Worth to San Francisco and on to New York, but happiness hasn't. May 2000
Color Commentary
With this year’s induction of Seguin native Smokey Joe Williams, one fourth of the Negro Leaguers in baseball’s hall of fame are Texans. Unfortunately, there may not be any more. August 1999
My Hero, Dorough
He jammed with Miles Davis, enlivened Saturday morning children’s TV, and signed his first major-label record deal at 73. Meet jazz giant Bob Dorough. December 1998
Jazzed
Can yet another independent label survive in today’s rough- and-tumble music business? The young founders of Dallas’ Leaning House Records sure hope so. May 1998
Chrome, Smoke & BBQ
November 2003
The Bandwagon
November 2003
Just an American Boy: The Audio Documentary
November 2003
Essence
Jeff McCord on Lucinda Williams July 2001
Step Right Up
Jeff McCord on Charlie Robison April 2001
A Man Under The Influence
Jeff McCord on Alejandro Escovedo April 2001
Just What Time It Is
February 2001
Lifetime
January 2001
No Sleep
December 2000
Flower After Flower
November 2000
Bolsa de Agua
October 2000
Earned Dreams
September 2000
Deep River of Song: Big Brazos Texas Prison Recordings, 1933 and 1934
August 2000
The Complete Science Fiction Sessions/Skies of America/Dancing In Your Head
July 2000
The Complete Blind Willie Johnson
May 2000
Too Much Coffee Man
April 2000
Blood & Mood
by the Bad Livers, the Hollisters, and Dynamite Hack. March 2000
Something Happened
February 2000
Ideal
January 2000
Reporter
Kat Edmonson
July 2008
Pinetop Perkins and Friends
July 2008
Forgiven
July 2008
La Conquistadora
July 2008
Frankie Miller
June 2008
Sonidos Gold
June 2008
Beautiful World
June 2008
Real Animal
June 2008
Ed Jurdi & Gordy Quist
May 2008
Directions to See a Ghost
May 2008
Troubadour
May 2008
One Hell of a Ride
May 2008
Gavin Tabone
April 2008
Dog of Love
April 2008
Just Us Kids
April 2008
Live Cactus!
April 2008
Robotique Majestique
March 2008
What Doesn’t Kill Us
March 2008
Moment of Forever
March 2008
Who’s Next
Who’s the next Willie? The new Selena? February 2008
Holdin’ Our Own and Other Country Gold Duets
January 2008
Live From Austin TX
January 2008
Little Grey Sheep
January 2008
The Struggle Continues
January 2008
Solos, Sessions & Encores
December 2007
Patty Griffin: Live From the Artists Den
December 2007
Live From Austin TX
December 2007
Atlantic Blues (1949-1970)
December 2007
Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez Live From the RuhrTriennale
November 2007
Mescalito
November 2007
In the City of Lost Things
November 2007
Home
November 2007
Everybody’s Brother
October 2007
Combinations
October 2007
The Shepherd’s Dog
October 2007
Washington Square Serenade
October 2007
Your Town Tonight
September 2007
Noble Creatures
September 2007
It’s Not Big It’s Large
September 2007
The Stage Names
September 2007
Breakin’ It Up & Breakin’ It Down
August 2007
Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965–1970
August 2007
Twilight on Sometimes Island
August 2007
New Moon
August 2007
Voxtrot
July 2007
Translated From Love
July 2007
There’s No Home
July 2007
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
July 2007
Palo Santo
June 2007
You Are Beautiful at All Times
June 2007
Exciting Opportunity
June 2007
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
June 2007
Brand New Towns
May 2007
Red Dog Blues
May 2007
Woke on a Whaleheart
May 2007
From the Cradle to the Grave
May 2007
Future Clouds and Radar
April 2007
Dial T for This
April 2007
Life
April 2007
Diamonds to Dust
April 2007
Booker T. Jones
March 2007
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Sly Stone
March 2007
Heartbreaker’s Hall of Fame
March 2007
In My Element
March 2007
Children Running Through
February 2007
Not Too Late
February 2007
The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster
February 2007
West
February 2007
Andrew Shapter & Joel Rasmussen
January 2007
Cold, Cold World
January 2007
Snowbyrd
January 2007
Your Biggest Fan
January 2007
The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions and Fearless Leader
December 2006
Nashville Rebel
December 2006
Rockin’ Bones: 1950s Punk & Rockabilly
December 2006
The Complete Atlantic Sessions
December 2006
Barbara Orbison
November 2006
Trying to Never Catch Up
November 2006
The Californian
November 2006
War and Peace
November 2006
Dewey Redman
(1931-2006)
October 2006
Meadow
October 2006
Texas Thunder Soul
October 2006
Sound Grammar
October 2006
Grupo Fantasma Comes Alive
September 2006
Workbench Songs
September 2006
These Four Walls
September 2006
Artist in Residence
September 2006
Kickin’ Out the Footlights … Again
August 2006
Movie Monster
August 2006
Legends of Country Music: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
August 2006
Graveyard Shift
July 2006
Seven Angels On A Bicycle
July 2006
Sacred
July 2006
Passover
June 2006
Twenty Twenty: The Essential T Bone Burnett andThe True False Identity
June 2006
Spiritual Boy
June 2006
Springtime Can Kill You
May 2006
"Nothing Serious" and "Distractions"
May 2006
The Boxing Mirror
May 2006
Full
May 2006
Hurts to Purr
April 2006
Red Garland Trio at the Prelude
April 2006
You Don’t Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker
April 2006
Margaret Brown
April 2006
The Truth Will Set You Free
March 2006
Sleep Inside This Wheel
March 2006
The Believer
March 2006
Heavy Ornamentals
February 2006
Different Folks
February 2006
It’s a Game
February 2006
Big Sweet Life: The Songs of Jon Dee Graham
January 2006
TexBook Tenor
January 2006
In the Reins
January 2006
Lost Horizon
December 2005
Live in Austin, TX DVD/CD
December 2005
The Funk Anthology
December 2005
Snow
November 2005
Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings
November 2005
Dos Amigos
November 2005
Canvas
October 2005
The Real Deal
October 2005
Cripple Crow
October 2005
Cruel and Gentle Things
September 2005
Pajo
September 2005
Paradise Hotel
September 2005
Funky Funky Houston
August 2005
Cost of Living
August 2005
The Outsider
August 2005
Weather and Water
July 2005
The Hustler
July 2005
For So Long
July 2005
Pearl: Legacy Edition
June 2005
Who Is Mike Jones?
June 2005
Another Day in the Sun
June 2005
Frances the Mute
May 2005
Songs for Tsunami Relief: Austin to South Asia
May 2005
Gimme Fiction
May 2005
Hotwalker
April 2005
The Complete Mercury Recordings
April 2005
Black Sheep Boy
April 2005
Heard It On The X
March 2005
Room Noises
March 2005
Worlds Apart
March 2005
Send Me Home
February 2005
Delirium Tremolos
February 2005
15 More Original Hits
February 2005
We Can’t Make it Here
January 2005
Loteria De La Cumbia Lounge
January 2005
Same Mother
January 2005
The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered
December 2004
It Always Will Be
December 2004
Oval Room
December 2004
From A Basement on the Hill
November 2004
Dents & Shells
November 2004
Blood of the Ram
November 2004
Together We're Heavy
July 2004
Here is Nowhere
July 2004
Dreamland
July 2004
Live in Aught-Three
March 2004
Feels Like Home
March 2004
The Complete Roulette Jack Teagarden Sessions
June 2003
The Gospel Collection
June 2003
Growl
June 2003
Roy Hargrove presents the RH Factor
June 2003
Figure 8
June 2000
Web extras
Jeff McCord with Frankie Miller
June 2008
Jesse Dayton
An extended interview with Jesse Dayton. January 2008
The Hit Parade
Twenty essential recordings by Texas' best jazz musicians. January 2001
GOP puts its comeback hopes on redistricting--and guess who is leading the way? (Tue Jul 8 at 10:34 AM)
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Madam, I'm Adam (Sun Jun 22 at 4:34 PM)
Eating Vancouver--Part 2 (Tue Jul 8 at 1:13 PM)
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