Music
January 1, 2012
Craig Finn
The lyricist and lead singer for the Hold Steady on recording his first solo album in Austin, working with producer Mike McCarthy, and writing a song a day.
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January 1, 2012
Rocket
A new album by Danny Barnes.
Music
January 1, 2012
For the Good Times
A new album by the Little Willies.
Music
December 20, 2011
Willie Wants to “Occupy the Food System”
Willie Nelson pens a column for the Huffington Post, stumping for the family farm.
Music
December 14, 2011
The Man Who Gave Buddy Holly His Glasses
The Wall Street Journal profiled 96-year-old Lubbock optometrist J. Davis Armistead, who outfitted the iconic musician with his famous specs.
Music
December 8, 2011
Two Texans Get Overdue Props From Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Gilmer native Freddie King and England-to-Austin transplant Ian McLagan’s old bands get the nod from Cleveland.
The Culture
December 1, 2011
Furry Friday: Red Headed Kittie
Willie Nelson’s classic album Red Headed Stranger gets “The Kitten Covers” treatment, but which other Texas albums deserve to be profiled?
Music
December 1, 2011
Need Some Gift Ideas?
We got you covered. Representatives from three independent record stores in Texas recommend recent releases from local artists to give as gifts to music fans.
Music
December 1, 2011
A Dallas Church Preserves Robert Johnson’s Legacy
First Presbyterian Church's plan to renovate 508 Park Ave., the building where the legendary bluesman recorded almost half of his famous discography, has music lovers and historians cheering.
Music
December 1, 2011
The Keys to My Heart
For decades, I had an on-again, off-again love affair with the piano. Today, my ardor is once more in bloom—to the envy of even my husband.
Music
December 1, 2011
Liza Richardson
The disc jockey and music producer on hanging out in Deep Ellum, working on the TV show Friday Nights Lights, and keeping up with Texas music.
Music
December 1, 2011
Houston Might Be Heaven: Rockin’ R&B in Texas, 1947–1951
Major labels are often maligned for their draconian business practices, but one thing they’ve always done well is archive and repackage vintage music. With CD sales in steep decline, though, the big players have all but given up producing lushly packaged box sets. Cue the fly-by-night independents. HOUSTON MIGHT
Music
December 1, 2011
The Monument Singles Collection (1960–1964)
A collection of early recordings by Roy Orbison.
Music
October 31, 2011
Rocky Ascent
Dusty Hill's older brother, Rocky Hill, has been called the "best guitarist you've never heard of," but the recent release of Texas Guitar Legend aims to change that.
Music
October 31, 2011
The Strange Boys
Singer-songwriter Ryan Sambol on the band's new album, Live Music, and more.
Music
October 31, 2011
This One’s For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark
Tribute albums have not traditionally fared well in the marketplace, and for good reason. Asking artists—either passionate fans or curious dabblers—to record someone else’s songs is a bit of a gamble, and the people who compile these collections often feel morally (and, let’s face it, financially) bound to use
Music
October 31, 2011
Exits and All the Rest
A new album by Girl in a Coma.
Music
October 31, 2011
Jaap van Zweden’s Piano
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra conductor shows us some of his tools.
Music
September 30, 2011
Putting the Band Back Together
Thunder Soul, a documentary about the Kashmere High School Stage Band's return to the stage after 35 years, makes a powerful argument for the necessity of arts education.
Music
September 30, 2011
The Big Bend Theory
Tiny and remote Marfa is poised to be a rock-star magnet.
Music
September 30, 2011
Rancho Alto
A new album by Jason Boland & the Stragglers.
Music
September 30, 2011
Kool & Together
The seventies band of brothers from Victoria on getting into music, staying away from drugs and liquor, and releasing their first album.
Music
September 30, 2011
Old Mad Joy
A new album by the Gourds.
Music
August 31, 2011
Behind the Lineup
Who is Amy Corbin? Oh, just the person who booked Stevie Wonder—and all the other bands you're stoked to see—for ACL.
Music
August 31, 2011
Robert Earl Keen
The country singer-songwriter on sequestering himself in his scriptorium, learning how to write songs on the road, and answering Toby Keith in a song.
Music
August 31, 2011
Phantoms
A new album by Ume.
Music
August 31, 2011
Strange Mercy
A new album by St. Vincent.
Music
August 31, 2011
Charlie Jones’s Kitchen Counter
The concert promoter shows us his other passion.
Music
July 31, 2011
Crossing State Lines
With a new album, a wildly popular single, and sold-out shows all over America, the Eli Young Band is one of the state's few homegrown acts to transcend the Texas Country Scene.
Music
July 31, 2011
Singular Lady
Can Beyoncé reinvent her music videos in the Age of Gaga?
Music
July 31, 2011
Photographs
A new album by Robert Ellis.
Music
July 31, 2011
Johnny Nicholas
On his new album, Future Blues, and more.
Music
July 31, 2011
James Pants
A new self-titled album.
Music
June 30, 2011
A Little Bit Country
Robert Ellis's new album, Photographs, is influenced by both his folk and country roots.
Music
June 30, 2011
Randall Poster
On producing a Buddy Holly tribute album and more.
Music
June 30, 2011
An American Trilogy
A new box set from Mickey Newbury.
Music
June 30, 2011
Pint of Blood
A new album by Jolie Holland.
Music
May 31, 2011
Joe Ely
On his new album, Satisfied at Last, and more.
Music
May 31, 2011
Follow Me Down
A new album by Sarah Jarosz.
Music
May 31, 2011
D
A new album by White Denim.
Music
May 31, 2011
The Apprentice
Carrying on the legacy of the legendary musician Steve Jordan isn’t easy, especially when you’re only 22 years old and blind. But Juanito Castillo is too busy reinventing the conjunto accordion to care.
Feature
May 31, 2011
Falling Comet
In 1955 Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock” transformed the sound of popular music and made him an international star. Twenty-five years later he was forgotten, desperate, and dying in Harlingen. How did one of the fathers of rock and roll land so far outside the spotlight?
Music
April 30, 2011
Psychedelic Summit
Fifty-eight bands from around the world play Austin Psych Fest 4 April 29–May 1. Michael Hall sits down with the Black Angels, founders of the festival (and the “Reverberation Appreciation Society”) and rejuvenated psychedelic godfather Roky Erickson.
Music
April 30, 2011
He Lost a Good Thing
Huey P. Meaux, one of the most successful and significant record producers in Texas history, died last weekend at age 82. He leaves a legacy marked by brilliant songs and some very bad decisions.
Music
April 30, 2011
A Conversation With Billy Joe Shaver
The outlaw-country legend on his recent acquittal, his songs, and his friendship with Willie Nelson.
Music
April 30, 2011
I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive
A new album by Steve Earle.
Music
April 30, 2011
I Am Very Far
A new album by Okkervil River.
Music
April 30, 2011
Amanda Shires
On her new album, Carrying Lightning, and more.
Music
April 30, 2011
Being an Outlaw-Country Legend
Billy Joe Shaver on being an outlaw-country legend.
Music
March 31, 2011
How to Square Dance
The event The square-dance social may seem like an antiquated notion, but dozens of clubs in Texas still preserve this pastime. “Square dancing persists because people enjoy the fellowship, the wholesome entertainment, and the exercise,” says Wayne Morvent, who’s been a caller for more than fifty years and currently works