The Texas Winemaker Who Helped Put Willamette Valley on the Map
Rollin Soles spent his college days hanging out with Robert Earl Keen and Lyle Lovett. Here's how he became one of Oregon's most prominent winemakers.
Books
November 6, 2017
Dan Rather Calls B.S. on Bogus Views of Patriotism
In his new book, What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism, the former CBS Evening News anchor decries our descent into tribalism.
Business
October 16, 2017
Saving the Longhorn Ballroom, Texas’s Most Historic Music Venue
The Longhorn Ballroom, arguably the state's most historic music venue, is back in business.
The Culture
August 31, 2017
Meet the Women in the World of Competitive Bearding
The Whiskerinas are leveling the playing field in competitive bearding.
Travel & Outdoors
April 27, 2017
Spring Forward
Summer will be here before you know it. Ten things to get out and do ahead of those 100-degree days.
Travel & Outdoors
April 21, 2017
Held for Ransom
One of the world’s leading collectors of creative output showcases ten of its greatest assets.
Travel & Outdoors
April 13, 2017
There’s No Place Like Home
Mobile Loaves and Fishes co-founder Alan Graham has published a book about his relationships with Austin’s homeless.
Travel & Outdoors
April 7, 2017
Fairy Tale Gone Wild
Donald Barthelme’s postmodern novel based on Snow White has its theatrical debut.
Travel & Outdoors
March 31, 2017
A Bone to Pick
A new book on the legendary producer reveals a performer with chops of his own.
Travel & Outdoors
March 23, 2017
The Art of Architecture
Louis Kahn’s life and work on exhibit in the greatest building in Texas.
Travel & Outdoors
March 17, 2017
Last Call
Though many of Texas’s classic dance halls have been lost to history, there are still a few going as strong as ever. See them for yourself during next week's Texas Dance Hall Tour.
Film & TV
March 10, 2017
Lights, Camera, Texas
Brush up on your Texas films—or see some of your old favorites on the big screen—during the Heart of Texas Film Series.
Travel & Outdoors
March 2, 2017
Music to our Ears
Austin celebrates its beloved Eklektikos deejay for his fifty years on air.
Travel & Outdoors
February 23, 2017
Avedon’s Texas
Images that have become as iconic as the state itself.
Travel & Outdoors
February 16, 2017
Accordion to Eva
Eva Ybarra is still the queen of the accordion, and she’ll prove it with a mix of conjunto and country at the Briscoe Western Art Museum.
February 10, 2017
Beer and Barbecue in the Big Bend
A Valentine's Day match made in heaven.
Travel & Outdoors
February 3, 2017
Think Big
A grand era of large-scale, site-specific installation art at Rice Gallery comes to an end. But does a new beginning await?
Travel & Outdoors
January 27, 2017
Mysteries of Musicians Past
Uncovering the story of a long-lost gospel pioneer who influenced the shape of music to come.
Travel & Outdoors
January 20, 2017
Don’t Worry, Be Pappy
Enjoy one of the rarest—and tastiest—whiskeys known to man.
Travel & Outdoors
January 13, 2017
To Bee or Not to Bee
The loss of the honeybee would be catastrophic to our planet. Here's what you can do to help.
Travel & Outdoors
January 5, 2017
Keeping Up With the Joneses
The Dallas Cowboys’ new headquarters and training facility, dubbed the Star, is open for business.
Travel & Outdoors
December 29, 2016
Rock Around the Clock
Ten concerts to ring in your new year.
Travel & Outdoors
December 22, 2016
These Boots Are Made for Gawkin’
Bob "Daddy-O" Wade has been putting out his iconic artwork for forty years.
Travel & Outdoors
December 16, 2016
Have Yourself “A Very Kacey Christmas”
A yuletide album that's actually worth listening to this holiday season.
Travel & Outdoors
December 9, 2016
Bird’s-Eye View
The holiday season is the best time to scope out the majestic sandhill cranes that call Galveston their winter home.
Travel & Outdoors
December 2, 2016
The Song Remains the Same
The director of "Tower" brings us another iconic documentary, this one reveling in 40 years of the beloved Austin City Limits show.
Travel & Outdoors
November 22, 2016
Saving Grace
Eleven ideas for holiday fun after the turkey sandwiches are gone and Uncle Al wants to talk about politics.
Travel & Outdoors
November 17, 2016
When Craft Beer Goes Corporate
Is a brand a sell-out if it's owned by a large corporation?
Travel & Outdoors
November 11, 2016
Renaissance Man
Step into the Sistine Chapel to gaze at the famed Michelangelo frescoes—in Dallas.
Travel & Outdoors
November 3, 2016
Fine Literary Pursuits, Among Other Things
Get out and about in this fine state of ours to enjoy famous authors, historic photographs, Lone Star films, fancy barbecue, and more.
Books
October 31, 2016
One for the Books
A former first lady on her lifelong love of all things bookish.
Travel & Outdoors
October 27, 2016
The Best Bowl of Red
Celebrating fifty years of chili in Terlingua, home of the dueling cookoffs.
Travel & Outdoors
October 20, 2016
Show Me the Money
Members of Grupo Fantasma have added yet another new sound to their ever-evolving Latin repertoire.
Travel & Outdoors
October 13, 2016
Notes From the Underground
The Rag once made Austin ground zero for progressive journalism.
Travel & Outdoors
October 6, 2016
Town Hall Meeting
Jazz pianist Jason Moran returns home to Houston to recreate Thelonious Monk’s seminal 1959 concert.
Travel & Outdoors
September 29, 2016
A Border Wall to Unite, Not Divide
On the campus of the Orange Show, in Houston, is a new three-dimensional immersive folk art experience that’s a whimsical explosion of colors, textures, and community spirit.
Travel & Outdoors
September 22, 2016
Music, Love, and Baseball
The eleventh annual Trans-Pecos Festival, at El Cosmico in Marfa, brings together not just top musical acts but a community of baseball aficionados.
Travel & Outdoors
September 16, 2016
A World Expert on Terror, Right Here in Texas
Austinite Lawrence Wright chronicles almost fifteen years of terrorism in his latest book, The Terror Years: From Al-Qaeda to the Islamic State.
Travel & Outdoors
September 8, 2016
Come On Feel the Noise
Can Ted Gioia save the Live Music Capital of the World?
Travel & Outdoors
September 1, 2016
For Mercy’s Sake
Amanda Shires on the birth of an album and becoming a matriarch.
Travel & Outdoors
August 25, 2016
The Prodigal Sun
The story behind Andy Warhol’s unfinished film, commissioned for the 1968 HemisFair and now being screened at the Menil.
Travel & Outdoors
August 19, 2016
Put a Sock In It
A disturbing yet uproarious dark comedy featuring a foul-mouthed puppet ends its Broadway run bound for Houston.
Travel & Outdoors
August 11, 2016
Austin’s Original Slacker
Rick Linklater appears in front of the lens in a new documentary being screened in Dallas.
Travel & Outdoors
August 4, 2016
Taco-ing About Southmost
The beloved tradition of taquerias in Brownsville, on display for all to see.
Travel & Outdoors
July 28, 2016
When Was the Last Time You Went to a Real, Live Séance?
A series of séances, events made popular in the Victorian era, is making an appearance in Austin through next week.
Travel & Outdoors
July 22, 2016
This Art Exhibit Will Get You Talking
"Converse: Real Talk," an exhibit by Ann Johnson, encourages attendees to discuss tough issues like gentrification, Black Lives Matter, and immigration.
Film & TV
July 15, 2016
On the Shoulders of Giants
How the essence of the Lone Star State was captured on film.
Travel & Outdoors
July 7, 2016
Horsemen, Pass By
Chronicling a mythic ranch—and its cowboys—with twenty-first century technology.
Travel & Outdoors
June 30, 2016
Heeeeeeeere’s Johnny!
It’s another round of “Whiskey River” for honky-tonk crooner Johnny Bush.
Art
June 23, 2016
From Punk Rock to Folk Art
Painting as a form of social activism.