The Daily Post
October 1, 2014
SXSW Wants More Control Over Downtown Austin Every March
SXSW has figuratively taken over the city every March for years, but now it wants legal authority to do it.
Music
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September 26, 2014
Song Premiere: “Sweet Loreen,” From Hal Ketchum’s First Album in Six Years
Now living in Fisher, the Grand Ole Opry member goes back to his Texas music roots.
Music
September 22, 2014
Willie Nelson Gave New York Times Columnist Maureen Dowd A Pot Tutorial
After a new campaign in Colorado has literally made Dowd the poster child for how not to consume legal marijuana, she turned to the nation's most beloved expert for advice on how to do it right—and shared what she learned in the pages of the Grey Lady.
Music
September 16, 2014
Exclusive Song Premiere: Band of Heathens Will “Carry Your Love”
On their new single, the Austin-based rockers draw some inspiration from Tom Petty.
Music
September 15, 2014
Crooner Kat Edmonson Finally Finds Her Place
Houstonian Kat Edmonson shaped her airy and elastic sound in Austin coffee shops before moving to New York. Her first major label record, “The Big Picture,” comes out September 30.
Music
September 12, 2014
I Am Womack, Hear Me Roar
Lee Ann Womack became a star the old-fashioned Nashville way. Now she’s ready to be an artist on her own terms.
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September 12, 2014
SXSW’s Economic Impact On Austin In 2014 Was Worth $315 Million
Holy cow.
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September 11, 2014
Blue Bell And The Austin City Limits Festival Are Both Soliciting Videos From Their Fans
If you love ice cream and/or outdoor music festivals, and you're not camera shy, they want to hear from you.
Music
September 8, 2014
Exclusive Song Premiere: Ronnie Fauss Does “Song For Zula”
The Dallas singer/songwriter takes on Phosphorescent's sad love song—and others—on his new album.
Music
August 28, 2014
Goodbye Robert Plant, One-Time Texan
The former Led Zeppelin frontman adds "former Texan" to his resume.
Music
August 21, 2014
Willie Nelson Is Showing Off Card Tricks on His YouTube Channel Now
Texas’ favorite octogenarian is taking his grandpa game to the next level.
Music
August 14, 2014
Watch: Exclusive Premiere of Ruthie Foster’s “It Might Not Be Right” Video
The Grammy-nominated blueswoman is back with a poppy lament on misunderstood love.
Music
August 13, 2014
Did Robert Earl Keen Help Solve the Texting and Driving Problem?
Is there anything he can't do?
Music
August 13, 2014
Sharp Tressed Man
Remembering Johnny Winter.
Music
August 7, 2014
Cowboy Rides Again
Some overdue recognition for Manuel Donley, Tejano’s first rock star.
Music
July 25, 2014
LISTEN: Exclusive Premiere Of Billy Joe Shaver’s “Music City, USA”
The wizened songwriter says "it's a good time to put it out" of his song about capturing Nashville.
Music
July 11, 2014
WATCH: Exclusive Premiere of El Paso Indie Rockers Avindale’s Video For “Azure”
The El Paso indie rockers bring their ringing guitars to a room stuffed with balloons.
Music
July 10, 2014
Billy Joe Shaver Is Still Alive
The outlaw singer-songwriter returns.
Music
July 10, 2014
The Way They Get By
Spoon gets ready to take its new album to the top of the charts.
Music
July 9, 2014
Beyoncé Gave $7 Million to St. John’s Downtown in Houston to Help Feed and House the Homeless
Is there anything she can't do?
Music
June 26, 2014
Video Premiere: Ian McLagan’s “All I Wanna Do”
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer celebrates ten years at the Lucky Lounge tonight in Austin.
Music
June 25, 2014
How To Survive As An Austin Rock Club For Four Decades
The "Live Music Capital of the World" is also a live music venue cemetery. The University of Texas-area bar Hole in the Wall is an exception.
Music
June 13, 2014
WATCH: Exclusive Premiere of Bob Schneider’s Video For “Running On Empty”
The Texas troubadour pays tribute to Jackson Browne with a soulful take on one of Browne's biggest hits.
Music
June 9, 2014
NPR Is Streaming The New Willie Nelson Album In Its Entirety
Can you think of a better way to spend your Monday?
Music
June 6, 2014
The Strings of the Father
How Johnny Gimble became one of the greatest fiddlers of all time—and showed me and my son a thing or two about playing music.
Music
June 5, 2014
Six Never-Before-Seen Photos of George Strait
During a 1984 tour through Texas.
Sports
June 5, 2014
There Is an Epic Rap Song About Johnny Manziel and the Cleveland Browns Already
Just one?
The Daily Post
June 3, 2014
Will a Statue of Danzig Riding a Dragon Welcome Visitors to Red River Street in Austin?
Mother! Tell your children to enjoy our local bars and restaurants!
Music
May 30, 2014
Gary Clark Jr. Talks Stevie Ray Vaughan
The Grammy Award-winner reflects on the blues musician that still inspires him today.
The Daily Post
May 30, 2014
The Austin Chronicle And The Austin American-Statesman Are Fighting About SXSW
Print media beefs are a dying art, so cherish this one while it lasts.
Music
May 30, 2014
Exclusive Song Premiere: Brownout’s Brown Sabbath Brings A Funky Take On “Iron Man”
The story of the man who was turned to steel in the great magnetic wheel with big, meaty guitar riffs, thumping drums and—a funky horn section?
Music
May 21, 2014
This Man Has Written More Than Fifty of George Strait’s Songs
“Unwound,” “The Chair,” and “Easy Come, Easy Go” have all sprung from the powerful pen of Dean Dillon.
Music
May 20, 2014
Three Dallas Area Guys Jammed in Front of a Kroger Together and Now Might Be Internet Famous
After these three random dudes at the store had their impromptu jam session captured by a passerby, the Internet is waiting to see what'll come next.
Music
May 20, 2014
Scenes From the Cowboy Rides Away Tour
Fans at the Tulsa, Oklahoma, show had pretty much the same reaction they've had at every stop along the tour—joy, sorrow, excitement, and, perhaps most of all, gratitude.
Music
May 16, 2014
Strait, No Chaser?
Why there will probably never be another George Strait.
Music
May 16, 2014
The Last Ride of King George
After a career that’s spanned more than thirty years, George Strait is wrapping up his 48-stop farewell tour this month. For those of us whose lives he has captured so inimitably in song, country music will never be the same.
Music
May 15, 2014
George Strait vs. . . .
A look at George Strait's (never-changing) look.
Music
May 15, 2014
28 George Strait Albums
The evolution of Strait's albums.
Music
May 9, 2014
How Long Blues
What will it take for Stevie Ray Vaughan to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Music
May 9, 2014
WATCH: Exclusive Premiere Of Seth Walker’s New Video, “Trouble”
The longtime Austinite has a new hometown and some trouble on his mind.
Music
May 9, 2014
Strait From the Art
Sometimes all you have to do is ask.
Music
May 2, 2014
Beyoncé Got Called Out For the “Hyper-Sexualization” of Her Music
What is it that we expect from our female pop stars?
Arts & Entertainment
April 29, 2014
Master Nelson Receives His Black Belt
Willie, who turns 81 today, proves that age is just a number.
Music
April 29, 2014
“Being Under Control Is Overrated” and Other Lessons From Rhett Miller And The New Old 97’s Album
Rhett Miller swears, gets high, and tells the truth about himself on the most personal Old 97's record to date.
Music
April 17, 2014
WATCH: Exclusive Premiere of John Fullbright’s New Video, “Happy”
The 2013 Grammy nominee returns with a new song that laments the fact that artists have to be tortured all the time.
Music
April 16, 2014
A Summer Weekend in Houston
A tour of the city’s rich musical legacy (and some two-stepping).
Music
April 11, 2014
Man About Town
How did rapper Bun B become Houston’s unofficial mayor?
Music
March 20, 2014
Phantom of the Opry House
Sixteen photographs of some of the cooler moments of Austin history, as taken by Scott Newton, the longtime official photographer of “Austin City Limits.”
Music
March 19, 2014
Going Secular at SXSW
The band Gungor is using the festival to broaden its fan base outside the churches where it made its name. Can it escape the stigma of Christian rock without alienating its devoted followers?
The Daily Post
March 14, 2014
The Show Went on at SXSW, As It Should Have
For all the criticism of the festival's co-opting by big brands, the power of art, music, and community were on display in the wake of tragedy.