BBQ
September 30, 1986
The Barbecue Brothers
The six Mikeska boys may share the same family name, but each has his own ideas about the nuances of Texas barbeque.
340 Articles
Arts & Entertainment
September 1, 1986
Requiem for a Roller Coaster
The state fair’s Comet: will it rust in peace?.
Travel & Outdoors
July 31, 1986
Waco’s Secrets Revealed
Cradled on the Brazos, this central Texas town yields its pleasures ever so grudgingly.
Libations
July 31, 1986
Texas Primer: Big Red
Its passionately loyal following may make this drink the last Texan soda pop on the planet.
Music
July 31, 1986
Deep Ellum’s Summer of Love
Dallas’ new late-night club scene is daring and diverse, a showcase for pioneering bands.
Travel & Outdoors
April 1, 1986
Hot Springs Eternal
Going to Hot Springs was once a Texas rite of passage steeped in the ways of old sin. Today this Arkansas resort is still worth the trip.
Arts & Entertainment
March 1, 1986
Turn It Up!
The rudest, crudest, and most obnoxious disc jockeys are on in the mornings. Here’s the best—or the worst—of the lot.
Television
March 1, 1986
Falling Star
T. R. Fehrenbach’s Lone Star is now a series on public television. Watch it and sleep.
Reporter
December 1, 1985
Texas Monthly Reporter
What evil lurks at the San Antonio Convention Center? How does a would-be Kenedy Ranch heir make a buck? Who helps keep the space shuttle aloft?
Food & Drink
November 1, 1985
Eat and Run
Graze on the street corners of Texas for fast, tasty, and inexpensive meals.
Sports
August 1, 1985
The Wee World of Golf
Looking for a sport that offers plenty of cheap thrills and wacky challenges but requires no training, no equipment, and no big bucks? Try miniature golf.
Travel & Outdoors
June 1, 1985
Last One In . . .
When the summer heat starts to get to you, cool your heels by plunging into an icy green swimming hole.
Popular Music
July 31, 1980
The Armadillo’s Last Waltz
The imminent demise of Austin’s famed music hall already has Texans singing the Armadillo homesick blues.
Music
June 30, 1980
The Ballad of Dan Del Santo
He came to Austin, Texas, with a guitar on his knee.
Music
May 31, 1980
Wax Works
The beat goes on in Texas music - from Christopher Cross’s pop ‘n’ roll to the ever-rich rhythm and blues of the Fabulous Thunderbirds.
Music
April 1, 1980
Let the Good Times Roll
Filmmaker Les Blank focuses on foot-tapping music, down-home cooking, and the vanishing art of having a good time.
Music
February 1, 1980
Rock ’N’ Roll’s Wizard of Oz
How Gordon McLendon stormed Texas with Top 40 . . . da doo ron ron.
Music
January 1, 1980
Willie and the Power Boys
New records from Texas’ die-hard country, rock, and punk musicians.
Music
December 1, 1979
Tune into the Eighties
New stars in sight are big and bright—deep in the heart of Texas.
Music
August 31, 1979
Dust Off Your Blue Suede Shoes
Then grab your platters and step into the golden era of rock ën’ roll.
Music
June 30, 1979
For the Good of the Country
Neither the Lone Star Café nor Debby Boone is what country music is all about, and a few Texas citizens are trying to set the record straight.
Music
April 30, 1979
Say Uncle
You may have to bar hop to find Austin’s best-kept musical secret-Uncle Walt’s Band. And, presenting the annual Buddy magazine music awards, sealed with a kiss.
Music
April 1, 1979
Taking It to the Limits
Austin City Limits makes pop music on television worth watching-and listening to. Also, musings on the superiority of Metroplex radio.
Music
March 1, 1979
Climbing Rocky Hill
Houston guitarist Rocky Hill is a rising star; catch him if you can.
Music
February 1, 1979
Gather Ye Records While Ye May
And T-shirts and photos and Elvis’ dinner jacket-all at the first Dallas-Fort Worth Records Collectors’ Convention.
Music
November 1, 1978
The Sons of Buddy Holly
Wide-open spaces and prairie madness make the special music of Lubbock.
Music
August 31, 1978
I Heard It at the Grapevine
At the Grapevine Opry the neighbors sing country music, and even your granny can have fun.
Music
July 31, 1978
Notes from the Ground
Most pop festivals have moved into stadiums, but this summer two Texas musical events blossomed in the great outdoors.
Music
June 30, 1978
Fiddler on the Loose
Back in the forties Gatemouth Brown took Texas blues uptown,. Now he’s taking C&W to New Orleans.
Music
May 1, 1978
Little Joe
Amid blaring trumpets, raised fists, bottles of beer, and a cheering mob stands the king of Saturday night.
Being Texan
March 1, 1978
Saturday Night
If it’s Saturday night and you just got paid, you’re a fool about your money and don’t try to save—go dancing.
Music
June 30, 1977
They’re Playing Their Song
It takes all kinds of ethnic music to make the world go round.
Business
April 30, 1977
Catchy Coup
How to squeeze a multimillion-dollar business out of a ten-second radio jingle.
Records
February 1, 1977
The Last Record Store
There’s a heaven for record collectors and it’s in the middle of West Texas.
Performance
December 1, 1976
Biz Kids
Balcones Fault is a show band with a head on its shoulders.
Performance
August 31, 1976
Will’s Testament
Western swing will never die, and Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys will never retire.
Performance
June 30, 1976
French Twist
Cajun music is one good reason to live in a swamp Are there any others?
Performance
February 1, 1976
The Rock Road to Success
ZZ Top knew a good thing when they saw it: Texas.
Performance
November 1, 1975
Blue Chic
How Fort Worth‘s gentry learned to love the blues.
Web Exclusive
December 31, 1969
Big Bend National Park
No wilderness experience in Texas is quite like Big Bend National Park, more than 800,000 acres of mountains, desert, and river so stark and dreamy that it’s difficult to distinguish where reality ends and apparition begins. Jagged peaks sheltering pine forests more typical of New Mexico or Colorado, canyons that