Music
November 21, 2019
On the Town With Miss Lavelle White
The 90-year-old blues legend currently holds down three weekly residencies in Austin.
Blues
Music
July 25, 2019
Watch an Hour-Long Performance by Gary Clark Jr. on ‘Front and Center’
Clark and his band bring the heat on the PBS series.
Music
February 8, 2017
Scott H. Biram Sets Aside the Whiskey for ‘Red Wine’
The Austin-based one-man band channels George Jones to create a honky-tonk ballad that’s the perfect soundtrack for drowning your woes in the company of your demons.
Music
May 29, 2015
49 Experts Agree: That Third Photo of Robert Johnson Is Not Authentic
But the real mystery is, why are we still so obsessed with this particular Mississippi Delta blues legend?
The Culture
December 23, 2014
RIP, Little Joe Washington
When Little Joe died last month, Houston lost a link to its rich blues history.
Q&A
May 30, 2014
Gary Clark Jr. Talks Stevie Ray Vaughan
The Grammy Award-winner reflects on the blues musician that still inspires him today.
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
January 21, 2013
VIDEO: Gary Clark Jr. Storms ‘The Tonight Show’
The genre-hopping Austin blues guitarist promoted his long-anticipated debut album, ‘Blak and Blu,’ which hit stores this week.
Music
January 21, 2013
Gary Clark Jr. Electrifies the Obamas
The Austin guitarist is part of an all-star blues jam at the White House.
Music
January 20, 2013
The Soul of a Man
For nearly sixty years, a succession of obsessed blues and gospel fans have trekked across Texas, trying to unearth the story of one of the greatest, and most mysterious, musicians of the twentieth century. But the more they find, the less they seem to know.
Music
January 20, 2013
Let There Be Lightnin’
Twenty-five years after his death, Sam Hopkins is still one of the most influential bluesmen in history—that much we know. But we don’t know nearly enough about who he was.
Feature
January 20, 2013
Birthplaces of the Blues
Want to see the Texas of Leadbelly, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Mance Lipscomb, and other pioneering musicians of the twentieth century? Your trip through time begins near Washington-on-the-Brazos.
Music
September 30, 2012
The Thrill Isn’t Gone
How Gary Clark Jr. is reclaiming and reinventing the blues for the hip-hop generation.
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
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
June 30, 2010
Letters in the Deep
It’s a neat trick, creating something both slavishly retro and distinctly modern. Dan Auerbach manages just that with his blues-based rock duo, the Black Keys. While he stays true to the essence of the music, he’s not hesitant to scoff at tradition. In the producer’s chair for the third album
Music
June 30, 1999
Blues Brothers
Long John Hunter and his guitar-slinging friends sharpened their axes in and around Port Arthur, so their recent return was truly a homecoming.
Music
June 30, 1999
Jake Andrews
A seven-year-old guitarist who makes his stage debut alongside blues legend Albert King is a novelty, even after he has jammed with Buddy Guy, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, and Albert Collins. But what happens when the kid grows up? He becomes a seasoned veteran—more of a contender than less experienced peers
Music
August 31, 1997
Jimmie Rodgers
What respiratory ailment afflicted Jimmie Rodgers, prompting fans to shout “Spit ’er up and sing some more”?
Arts & Entertainment
July 31, 1997
CD and Book Reviews
Hot CDs West Texas bluesman Long John Hunter plays even more guitar than usual on Swinging From the Rafters (Alligator), and that’s a lot of guitar. Hunter represents the party-down end of the blues spectrum; he’s gotta poke fun at himself even when he’s ostensibly down-and-out, as on “I’m Broke.”
Music
June 30, 1997
CD and Book Reviews
Hot CDs The real pleasure in Toni Price’s Sol Power (Antone’s/Discovery/Sire) is trying to peg her as country, blues, or folk. Whether she’s singing something silly and simple, such as “Cats and Dogs,” or taking the sultry and sublime route, as when she covers Allen Toussaint’s “Funky,” the Austinite offers
Books
February 1, 1997
CD and Book Reviews
Hot CDs Miss Lavelle White’s It Haven’t Been Easy (Antone’s/Discovery) is essentially a primer on modern blues. Houston-bred and currently Austin-based, White is equally comfortable with a soul ballad like the title song, an up-tempo scorcher like “Can’t Take It (I Don’t Give a Damn),” the self-explanatory “Wootie Boogie,” or
Music
April 1, 1989
Beyond the Blues
The unlikely twosome of eccentric rocker Doug Sahm and blues champion Clifford Antone has rescued from obscurity a distinctively rhythmic, indisputably raunchy regional sound.