Film & TV
July 9, 2019
The ‘Red Headed Stranger’ Rides Again: Here’s What We Learned
We watched the recently restored 1986 film with Willie Nelson and fans in Luck, where it all happened.
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Music
June 27, 2019
The Story Behind Guy Clark’s “My Favorite Picture of You”
I spoke to the man who shot the photo that inspired the song covered on Willie Nelson’s new album. (He’s my dad.)
Best Thing in Texas
June 21, 2019
The Best Thing in Texas: Willie Nelson Performs a Guy Clark Tune on the ‘Tonight Show’
The Red Headed Stranger honors his fellow Texas troubadour with two tracks on his new album.
Music
May 7, 2019
The Mount Rushmore of Texas Music Beats All Comers
Yes, we’re taking this week’s overblown Twitter fight way too seriously.
Music
April 17, 2019
Willie Nelson Previews His New Record for Some Lucky Fans
The singer takes about fifty people to church on his Luck Ranch to listen to 'Ride Me Back Home' and share a few stories.
Border & Immigration
March 23, 2019
Border Patrol Inland Checkpoints Shut Down So Agents Can Help Process Asylum Seekers
“It’s really out of control. It’s bad,” said one official of the surge in families streaming across the border.
Music
January 14, 2019
Watch Willie Nelson and George Strait Finally Perform a Duet
Somehow, it took until 2019 for this to happen.
Music
October 11, 2018
Willie Nelson Officially Releases His Ballot Box Anthem “Vote ’Em Out”
And it's strangely bipartisan! Really!
Politics & Policy
September 30, 2018
Beto O’Rourke Had a Very Different Type of Political Rally
And it wasn't just because of Willie Nelson. We spent time on the ground at Austin's Auditorium Shores on Saturday night, and here's what we found.
Music
September 28, 2018
Texas Musicians Love Beto O’Rourke
...and they've loved him long before Willie Nelson stepped up.
The Texanist
September 22, 2018
The Texanist: What’s the Deal With This Willie Nelson Boycott?
A California man wonders why people are angry at everyone's favorite Texas country artist
Music
September 21, 2018
Ray Benson Introduced Willie to Beto. “Blame Me,” He Says.
On this week’s podcast, Andy Langer talks with the Asleep at the Wheel leader about the tricky intersection of music and politics.
Music
September 15, 2018
In Our Hyper-Political Times, Even Willie Nelson No Longer Unifies Us
The Red-Headed Stranger announced he’d be playing a rally for Beto O’Rourke. What happened next was predictable.
Music
May 4, 2018
The Best Thing in Texas: What a Week For Texas Music
Willie Nelson, Leon Bridges, Post Malone, Shakey Graves, and Okkervil River all put out new records in an eight-day span.
Music
April 30, 2018
Here’s Why We Get to Celebrate Willie Nelson’s Birthday Twice
If anybody deserves two cakes, it’s Willie.
Music
April 18, 2018
Why Does Willie Nelson Still Do It?
The music icon talks to us about how he’s able to continue writing—and touring—well into his eighties.
Music
April 17, 2018
Watch Lukas Nelson Cover His Dad’s “Funny (How Time Slips Away)”
Three years after learning the song in a cabin, he plays it a lot more confidently in the studio.
Music
February 20, 2018
Willie Nelson’s New Music Video Is Another Jaunty Look at Mortality
Willie says goodbye to his friends, and acknowledges that hanging around beats the alternative.
Music
January 16, 2018
Texas Outlaw Country Gets a Major Exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame
The legacies of Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Billy Joe Shaver, Jerry Jeff Walker, and more will be on full display.
Music
June 6, 2017
Watch Willie Nelson And Merle Haggard in The Studio in All-New Footage
The exclusive clip comes from PBS’s 'The American Epic Sessions,' which premieres tonight.
Texas History
March 31, 2017
Watch Robert Earl Keen and Randy Rogers Swap Songs and Talk John T. Floore’s
The honky-tonk celebrates its seventy-fifth anniversary with two Texas country icons.
Music
March 29, 2017
Willie Nelson’s New Video Looks at the Artist’s Mortality
The song is brutal, but at least Willie’s still around to sing it.
Music
March 20, 2017
High Times at Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion
Generations of Willie devotees came together to revel in music and good times with the Red Headed Stranger in his own backyard.
Politics & Policy
January 12, 2017
Meryl Streep and Willie Nelson: A Contrast in Political Style
Both have expressed liberal viewpoints, but there's a key difference in delivery.
Music
October 17, 2016
Willie’s Guitar Gets a New Inscription
Alejandro Rose-Garcia—a.k.a. Shakey Graves—recently carved his initials into Trigger, Willie’s famous guitar, the first inscription the instrument has seen in years.
Arts & Entertainment
February 24, 2016
The Checklist
What to watch, read, and listen to this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Food & Drink
January 27, 2016
Willie’s Cup
From Geraldine’s, in Austin.
Music
November 20, 2015
Willie Nelson Is The Seventh Person To Receive The Gershwin Prize
Took ’em long enough, but the Library of Congress awarded Willie Nelson the Gershwin Prize.
Business
July 22, 2015
Listen To Willie Nelson and Robin Wright Host A Podcast About Texas Kitchens
Learn the secret history of Robin Wright’s childhood, and how 7-Eleven inadvertently helped birth the margarita machine.
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June 8, 2015
Willie Nelson’s Daughter Is Making a Documentary About His 90-Year-Old Roadie
Texas’s favorite octogenarian looks like a spring chicken next to his longest-tenured roadie.
The Daily Post
May 11, 2015
Prepare Yourself For Texas-Themed Emoji
A pair of spirited Texans joined forces to bring us the technological breakthrough we didn’t even know we needed.
Music
April 20, 2015
How Willie Nelson Celebrates 4/20
By releasing a song called “It’s All Going to Pot,” of course.
Arts & Entertainment
April 13, 2015
The Outlaws
When Willie met Scarface.
The Daily Post
March 27, 2015
Willie Nelson Is Opening His Own Marijuana Dispensaries
Only question is, how did it take him so long?
Music
March 23, 2015
Here Is a Map of Every City in America That Willie Nelson Ever Sang About
Buffalo may not be geared for Willie and Paul, but everywhere from Fargo to Kankakee to Tucson to Birmingham is.
Music
March 13, 2015
“The First Roadie—Ever”
Ben Dorcy, who turns 90 next month, has been a roadie since 1950, and in that time has worked with Willie, Waylon, Johnny and June Carter Cash, Jerry Jeff, Randy Rogers, Jack Ingram, . . . well, you get the idea.
Music
February 12, 2015
Watch a Short Documentary About Willie Nelson and His Iconic Guitar, Trigger
A short documentary by Rolling Stone, narrated by Woody Harrelson, affirms how essential the Martin classical guitar is to Willie Nelson’s sound and persona.
News & Politics
December 15, 2014
Where News and Music Meet
Willie Nelson and Dan Rather, two longtime friends, talk about music, politics, and longevity in their businesses.
The Daily Post
November 4, 2014
Willie Nelson’s BioFuel Business Is in a Pretty Bad Way
Basically, Willie's talents as a songwriter are inversely proportionate to his skill at managing his finances.
Texas History
October 21, 2014
Bottle Rocket
Lone Star was just a brew for dads and cowboys, until Jerry Retzloff helped turn it into the coolest beer in the country.
Music
October 2, 2014
You Can Buy Willie Nelson’s Actual Braids
. . . which were formerly owned by Waylon Jennings. Do you want them?
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
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
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?
June 5, 2014
The Last Word on the Willie Nelson Bus That’s NOT Willie Nelson’s Bus
Though advertised as a Honeysuckle Rose, the bus that recently sold in Whitehouse, Texas for $100,000, belonged to drummer Paul English.
Arts & Entertainment
April 29, 2014
Master Nelson Receives His Black Belt
Willie, who turns 81 today, proves that age is just a number.
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.”
The Daily Post
February 18, 2014
Sea World Is Still Doing Just Fine, Sea World Would Like You To Know
The beleaguered theme park strikes back at its critics with a series of videos—but given their attendance, did they need to?
The Daily Post
January 23, 2014
Kinky Friedman’s Campaign Tried to Get a Primary Opponent to Leave the Race by Offering to Introduce Him to Willie Nelson
It doesn't get any more Kinky Friedman.
Music
January 15, 2014
My First Willie
Somehow I lived in Texas more than twenty years without seeing Willie Nelson. This had to end.