Music
March 13, 2024
Terry Allen Doesn’t Care What the Smithsonian Wants
At eighty, the musician-artist-playwright is still doing things his way. (He is worried about the year 4024, though.)
Terry Allen
Arts & Entertainment
February 19, 2024
Four Reasons March Is a Great Month in Texas Culture
A Latin music festival in Austin, Houston’s Renée Elise Goldsberry in something other than Hamilton, an “unknown” Texas artist in the spotlight, and a new way into Freedmen’s Town.
Music
June 6, 2022
Country-ish: Jeff Tweedy and Terry Allen in Conversation
Though they are a generation apart and of different backgrounds, the two share musical influences, a certain artistic restlessness, and a fastidious devotion to their craft.
Art
January 4, 2022
Most Legendary Musicians Write Memoirs. Terry Allen Created an Entire Exhibition.
The singer-songwriter-artist reveals the inspirations behind his music in a multimedia museum show in Austin.
Music
December 29, 2020
The Texas Tunes That Helped Get Us Through 2020
The smash singles, country albums, and even a bardcore remix that moved staffers this past year.
Music
March 21, 2019
Premiere: The Final Chapter of Terry Allen’s ‘Pedal Steal’
The Lubbock native talks about his trippy, blood-flecked radio plays, the border wall, and working with Jo Harvey Allen.
Art
January 13, 2017
There and Back Again
The return of Terry Allen.
Music
April 30, 2000
Gotta Lubbock
Buddy Holly. Waylon Jennings. Carolyn Hester. The Hancocks. The Flatlanders. An oral history of the state's most storied music scene.
Guides
March 1, 1996
CD and Book Reviews
The best books and CDs from Texas.