Film & TV
January 21, 2013
Two New Documentaries Focus on Bush 41 and Ann Richards
Political junkies sad the legislature is in an off year can dig their teeth into two new documentaries about Texas politicians premiering this month.
Arts & Entertainment
Sports
January 21, 2013
Are the Spurs Done?
Don't people ask that every year? While some sportswriters say this was the "last best chance" of Duncan era, others still think there's a shot at that fifth championship.
Music
January 21, 2013
How Much Does Norah Jones Love Willie Nelson?
Like the rest of us, a whole lot. The Grapevine native spends a good chunk of her interview with Garden and Gun rhapsodizing over the Red-Headed Stranger (and Red Headed Stranger).
Music
January 21, 2013
T. Boone Wins At Twitter
What does energy magnate T. Boone Pickens tweet for fun when there's no Oklahoma State game? Would you believe, he throws down against rapper Drake?
Books
January 21, 2013
Buzz Bissinger & “Coach Taylor” Banter in Austin
Actor Kyle Chandler was among the fans at the BookPeople, where Friday Night Lights author H.G. "Buzz" Bissinger read from his new book Father's Day.
Film & TV
January 21, 2013
Barbara Walters: LBJ Would Have Loved ‘Pubic Affairs’ Typo
The unfortunate typo on the commencement programs for the LBJ School of Public Affairs was discussed on The View Tuesday.
Sports
January 21, 2013
‘Sports Illustrated’ Profiles Tim Duncan
The story proclaims the San Antonio Spurs star to be "the greatest, least appreciated player of his generation."
Music
January 21, 2013
LISTEN: Austin Outlaw Country Band Crooks With Flaco Jimenez
An exclusive preview of Flaco and Crooks' song "Heart Achin' Town," plus an interview with frontman Josh Mazour.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Did Andy Pettitte Change His Story?
The former Astros pitcher's testimony in the federal perjury trial of Roger Clemens didn't help the prosecution, but was it different from what Pettitte said to Congress in 2008?
Sports
January 21, 2013
Sun Bowl Boxing Match is Back On
University of Texas system chancellor Francisco Cigarroa relents on the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Andy Lee fight at the Sun Bowl, with a few conditions.
Arts & Entertainment
January 21, 2013
Take That, Larry McMurtry: Smithsonian Mag Digs Marfa
Smithsonian magazine names the West Texas cultural oasis one of the "20 Best Small Towns in America."
Arts & Entertainment
January 21, 2013
Don McLeroy Appears on ‘The Colbert Report’
The former Texas Board of Education chair talks creationism, textbooks, and whether man and dinosaurs lived contemporaneously on The Colbert Report.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Buzz Bissinger Pens Surprise Sequel to “Friday Night Lights”
After Friday Night Lights, an e-book published today by Byliner, focuses on Bissinger's relationship with star-crossed Odessa Permian star James “Boobie” Miles.
Music
January 21, 2013
Beyoncé Shares Family Photos on Tumblr
Fans cheer the arrival of Beyoncé on the social media platforms Tumblr and Twitter.
Music
January 21, 2013
Meet the Aggie Prof Who Also Raps
Texas A&M Sociology professor Reuben May writes and performs rap music as the character "Reginald S. Stuckey."
Music
January 21, 2013
Five Things to Know about Willie’s New Album
Why Willie Nelson's Heroes is shaping up to be his biggest record in some time.
Sports
January 21, 2013
A Cinematic Ode to Tailgating at Texas Stadium
The documentary America's Parking Lot, which premiered at SXSW, captured the last days of tailgating at Texas Stadium with some of the team's most impassioned fans.
Music
January 21, 2013
SXSW: 5 Notable Moments
Another memorable SXSW included appearances by Bruce Springsteen and Anthony Bourdain, record-setting attendance, and the return of Matthew McConaughey on the bongos.
Music
January 21, 2013
Bruce Springsteen Wows SXSW With His Own Personal History Lesson
The Boss's SXSW keynote speech included music, memories, and his own personal tributes to Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, the Animals, and more.
Music
January 21, 2013
SXSW: The Ten Best Music Keynote Speakers
Bruce Springsteen will give what is probably the most-anticipated SXSW Music keynote speech of all-time. But there have been some other great ones, from both living legends and a sitting governor.
Arts & Entertainment
January 21, 2013
SXSW Film: The Mystery of a Missing San Antonio Teen
Bart Layton's documentary, The Imposter, recounts the story of a missing San Antonio child who was later found in Spain. Or was he?
Arts & Entertainment
January 21, 2013
SXSW Q&A: Cartoonist Matthew Diffee
Diffee, a frequent contributor to both TEXAS MONTHLY and the New Yorker, will moderate a panel titled "How to be an Idea Factory" on Sunday.
Music
January 21, 2013
Volkswagen Ad Features Chamillionaire
The Houston rapper's 2006 smash hit, “Ridin,’” is the soundtrack for a new Volkswagen television spot.
Music
January 21, 2013
Gary Clark Jr. Electrifies the Obamas
The Austin guitarist is part of an all-star blues jam at the White House.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Did Fort Worth Really Have the World’s First Indoor Rodeo?
Kansas stakes a claim to the "World's Original Indoor Rodeo" title, a crown Fort Worth has worn since 1918.
Sports
January 21, 2013
The Houston Astros Are Still Called the Houston Astros
One week after floating trial balloon, Houston Astros owner Jim Crane assures season ticketholders that the team name shall remain the same.
Sports
January 21, 2013
The Astros Name Change Seems Unlikely
On the other hand, nobody thought they'd really move to the American League either . . .
Music
January 21, 2013
Jay-Z Gives Beyoncé and Their Newborn Daughter the Gift of Song
The hearts of music writers everywhere grew three sizes when they heard “Glory,” Jay-Z's new track about his daughter, Blue Ivy Carter.
Music
January 21, 2013
Is Blue Ivy Carter One of the Worst Texas Celeb Baby Names?
Beyoncé and Jay-Z's named their bundle of joy, who arrived Saturday night, Blue Ivy Carter. It may be unusual, but is it the worst Texas celeb baby name?
Arts & Entertainment
January 21, 2013
Rapping Grandma Becomes Viral Sensation
A North Texas teen and his grandmother have become YouTube stars almost overnight, racking up more than half a million views in two days with their lipsyncing rendition of Tyga's "Rack City."
Arts & Entertainment
January 21, 2013
Did Slim Thug Curse the Cougars?
Houston rappers Slim Thug, Bun B, and Paul Wall released a tribute to the Cougars before last week’s game. Let’s just say the song has fared better than the football team.
Arts & Entertainment
January 21, 2013
Hold Me Closer, Treadmill Dancer
Ready for the next YouTube sensation out of Texas? A phone video of a woman dancing on a treadmill filmed at an El Paso gym has almost a million hits.
Music
January 21, 2013
5 Things You’ll Be Talking About in January
1. For George Strait, the road doesn’t go on foreverI was tooling around Austin in 1981, enjoying the free-love vibe and listening to the radio, when I first heard George Strait. His voice came out of my little dashboard speaker so strong and clear I ran two lights and a stop sign.
Music
January 21, 2013
The Red Hooded Stranger
Is Willie Nelson Santa Claus? We asked him that, and a few other things—like what it's like to get busted and get along with Pat Robertson and Snoop Dogg.
Music
January 21, 2013
Trigger: The Life of Willie Nelson’s Guitar
Most guitars don’t have names. This one has a voice and a personality, and bears a striking resemblance to his owner.
Music
January 21, 2013
Eight Great Trigger Performances
From "I'm a Memory" to "Here We Go Again," listen to eight performances that highlight the capabilities of Willie Nelson's treasured guitar.
Music
January 21, 2013
Still ZZ After All These Years
So what if they’re not cranking out hits and selling out concerts the way they used to? After nearly three decades, no one makes better blues rock than ZZ Top.
Film & TV
January 21, 2013
Lights, Camera, Carthage!
Nearly fifteen years after Richard Linklater and I started talking about turning a Texas Monthly story into a major motion picture, it’s finally hitting the big screen, with a little help from Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey, Shirley MacLaine—and a seventy-year-old retired hairdresser from Rusk named Kay Baby Epperson.
Music
January 21, 2013
That ’70s Show
Forty years ago, Willie, Waylon, Jerry Jeff, and a whole host of Texas misfits grew their hair long, snubbed Nashville, and brought the hippies and rednecks together. The birth of outlaw country changed country music forever.
Music
January 21, 2013
The Girl Who Played With Firearms
Miranda Lambert has a lot to be happy about—she’s recently married, with a brand-new album and a string of hits that has made her the toast of Nashville. So why is she so twangry?
Art
January 21, 2013
Texas Treasures
My journey in early Texas art began while I was a student at Southern Methodist University, where I studied Frank Reaugh pastels and met Jerry Bywaters. After 24 years at the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, curating exhibitions and traveling the state, I’ve come up with a list of greatest hits.
Film & TV
January 21, 2013
The Spirit of ’76
How Matthew McConaughey got discovered, why Renée Zellweger’s part is so small, why some of the actresses can’t eat ketchup to this day, and everything else you didn’t know about the making of the classic high school flick Dazed and Confused.
Sports
January 21, 2013
A Q&A With Bryan Curtis
On watching ballgames at the old Arlington Stadium; writing about the Texas Rangers, America’s new favorite team; and comparing notes on morality with C. J. Wilson.
Sports
January 21, 2013
What Do You Think of the Rangers Now?
The Rangers? Don’t look now, but after four decades of haplessness, the boys from Arlington are poised to make a run at something more than just another pennant. They might just be . . . America’s (new) Team.
Books
January 21, 2013
Irregular Joe
His stories are grotesque, disturbing, and award-winning: Meet Nacogdoches’ Joe R. Lansdale, the most twisted writer in Texas.
Music
January 21, 2013
“Willie’s God! Willie’s God! We Love Willie!”
In this extraordinary oral history, Willie Nelson’s friends, kin, and collaborators (Jimmy Carter, Emmylou Harris, Robert Redford, Merle Haggard, and many more big names) tell their favorite stories about the Red Headed Stranger.
Music
January 20, 2013
Tracie Ferguson, Booking Agent
Ferguson, who grew up in San Antonio, has been booking bands for almost thirty years. Since 2000, she has worked exclusively for Gruene Hall, near New Braunfels, the oldest continuously running dance hall in Texas.In college my friend Denice Franke hooked up with three guys and formed the Beacon City
Style & Design
January 20, 2013
Fashion from the Inside
Which fashion type are you? If you live in Houston, read on. Our writer was watching you.
Style & Design
January 20, 2013
The Fab Flacks
The nouvelle stars of Houston society are none other than Becca Cason and Holly Moore, the founders of the hippest, most with-it PR machine in the city.
Music
January 20, 2013
The Real Buddy Holly
His life was as short and sweet as his songs, but who was the Lubbock rocker whose influence over popular music will not fade away?