Film & TV
May 18, 2021
‘The Get Together’ Throws a Party Even Shakey Graves Can’t Save
Texas filmmaker Will Bakke’s latest movie offers only a glimpse of the joys and pains of young adulthood.
Shakey Graves
One by Willie
March 30, 2021
Shakey Graves on How Willie Nelson ‘Stole’ a Song From Elvis
On our latest ‘One by Willie,’ the Austin native talks ‘Always on My Mind’ and getting to scratch his name into Trigger, Willie’s beloved guitar.
Music
August 18, 2020
On ‘A Home Unfamiliar,’ Texas Musicians Show Us What the Pandemic Sounds Like
Austin songwriter Mobley recruited musicians to collaborate on an album in quarantine. It feels like a snapshot of a music scene seeking a new way forward.
Film & TV
December 31, 2019
How Gabriel Luna Became One of Texas’s Most Promising Actors
Before starring in ‘Terminator' and working with Robert Rodriguez, the Tejano fulfilled his grandfather’s biggest dream.
Art
October 16, 2019
On Texas Time: Carter Watkins, Bead Sculpture Artist
The Austin native talks making a beaded guitar for Shakey Graves—and how a skull on the side of the road helped him find his medium.
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.
The National Podcast of Texas
May 4, 2018
Nothing in Life Is Constant: Ryan Holiday and Shakey Graves
On our latest podcast, Andy Langer talks collusion with conspiracy expert Ryan Holiday. Plus, a conversation with Alejandro Rose-Garcia on the arrival of Shakey Graves 2.0.
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.
Music
July 23, 2015
Steady as He Goes
How Shakey Graves made the leap from cult figure to major festival draw.