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Why Pie?

Given last night's all-star Hey, Loretta! Hillbilly Hoedown and Pie Social at the Continental Club, the proceeds of which benefited the SIMS Foundation, I looked up the history of pie socials to see how they developed. Finally! Something Wikipedia has no entry for! Read More | Comment »

1:25PM Tue. Apr. 10, Margaret Moser

Born Traveler

The email, as often happens, came forwarded to me through close connections. “Since her diagnosis of ovarian cancer and, also, with four other doctors in Houston, Traci Lamar Hancock decided to accept the help of hospice in her home.” The email continued. Read More | Comment »

4:26PM Mon. Apr. 2, Margaret Moser

Doobie Brothers: Rockin' Down the Highway

Early summer 1971, the Doobie Brothers toured Texas for the first time, driving their own Winnebagos. In San Antonio, they played Freeman Coliseum between locals Giant Smiling Dog and Tracy Nelson & Mother Earth. Four decades later, led by original guitar/vox combo Pat Simmons and Tom Johnston, they play ACL Live at the Moody Theater tomorrow, Tuesday. Read More | Comment »

3:19PM Mon. Mar. 26, Margaret Moser

SXSW Encore: Eric Burdon

Eric Burdon never let his career get in the way of his musical vision. From classic British Invasion chartoppers with the Animals (“House of the Rising Sun”) and later War (“Spill the Wine”), to the modern Animals (including local drummer Brannen Temple), Burdon is still sharp, relevant, creative, and inspired 50 years after breaking out of North England. Read More | Comment »

4:44PM Mon. Mar. 19, Margaret Moser

Natalie Zoe's Birthday Bash

Happy birthday, Natalie! Hope you don’t mind me plugging your CD release for The High Road this Friday, Feb. 24, at the Saxon Pub by also mentioning your Big Uh-Oh Birthday Bash. I know you’re proud of this album. You should be. You walked all those roads to this point, and some were mighty tough. Read More | Comment »

2:34PM Mon. Feb. 20, Margaret Moser

Grounded in Commitment

If the names Jack Ingram and Grounded In Music sound familiar, it’s because the 2012 Benefit Concert at Gibson Guitar Showroom on Wed., Feb. 15, is the second time the two have associated for the cause. This year, he’ll be joined by Hayes Carll, with Savannah Berry and Grounded in Music students. Read More | Comment »

3:18PM Mon. Feb. 13, Margaret Moser

The Girls on the Bus

Weekday morning sounded the same as I boarded the bus during third grade in 1962, down in the desolate suburbs of southeast Houston. We lived so far out of town, the road into my subdivision was a one-lane shell road and horny toads ran free in the vacant lots. Today, Sabo Road has its own exit off the Sam Houston Tollway and horny toads are on license plates. Read More | Comment »

4:05PM Mon. Feb. 6, Margaret Moser

Don Cornelius, RIP

Don Cornelius, best known as the TV host of Soul Train, was found dead this morning in his Sherman Oaks, CA., home. An L.A. coroner confirmed he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Cornelius was 75. Read More | Comment »

10:28AM Wed. Feb. 1, Margaret Moser

Mayor's Roundtable Benefits Austin History Center

Why is there a statue of Molly Pitcher downtown? It’s not. That's a statue of Angelina Eberly, heroine of Texas’ "The Archives War." Tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 1, is the Angelina Eberly Luncheon at the Driskill Hotel, 11am. Reservations are still available at $125, with proceeds benefiting the Austin History Center. Read More | Comment »

11:14AM Tue. Jan. 31, Margaret Moser

John Aielli Back in the Hospital; Stable

KUT has confirmed that John Aielli is in the hospital again. The popular on-air personality suffered a heart attack on Jan. 4. "We are in touch with John and he is alert and in typical good spirits," posted the station just after 10am this morning. Read More | Comment »

10:51AM Tue. Jan. 31, Margaret Moser

Good Music, Good Himes

Quick, connect the dots between Christopher Cross and Ghostland Observatory using San Antonio psychedelia as a reference! Answer? Engineer Chet Himes. Read More | Comment »

4:01PM Mon. Jan. 23, Margaret Moser

Etta James RIP

Etta James died on Friday, January 20, from various health complications, five days shy of her 74th birthday. James' full-bodied R&B sound was one of Chess Records' enduring legacies. Read More | Comment »

10:45AM Fri. Jan. 20, Margaret Moser

Sh*t Austinites Say

Yeah, yeah, tardy to the party, but this video made me and dozens of other folks laugh on Facebook this morning. What was intriguing though was the ubiquity of South by Southwest references. The phrase not in here is, “I’m having a showcase at my house.” Read More | Comment »

6:35PM Mon. Jan. 16, Margaret Moser

Chris Gray Fundraiser

We in the print media are a dwindling fraternity, bolstered by our peers in radio and TV, publicists, and those internet comrades in arms, bloggers. This is short notice with so many worthy benefits happening - Esme Barrera, Traci Hancock, etc. – but Chris Gray needs your help too. Read More | Comment »

2:39PM Mon. Jan. 9, Margaret Moser

Best of the Rest

There aren't enough places in our Top 10s for all worthy music in Austin, so here's some run-off of my favorite moments of 2011, beginning with my Local Honorable Mention, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears' Scandalous . Read More | Comment »

2:00PM Mon. Jan. 9, Margaret Moser

Bottle of Wine

It sits on my shelf gathering dust, a bottle of Rolling Stones wine from my editor Raoul Hernandez. Not opening it is a kind of symbol for me, but nothing overly spiritual or meaningful. It’s just a collector’s item, and not to be tampered with. Read More | Comment »

2:46PM Mon. Dec. 19, 2011, Margaret Moser

Stolen Equipment Alert

Since the carjacking at midnight last Thursday, Dec. 8, of local musician Ruby Jane Smith and her mother JoBelle Smith, her Gibson 12-string guitar has been recovered “with just a little damage.” Most of the nearly $50,000 worth of musical equipment of Ruby Jane’s is still missing and likely circulating in the Houston area. Here’s the equipment list: Read More | Comment »

12:14PM Wed. Dec. 14, 2011, Margaret Moser

Nelson Bassist Bee Spears Dies

“We are deeply saddened by the death of Family member Dan "Bee" Spears, long time friend and bassist for Willie Nelson and Family,” Nelson’s website posted. Spears, who died on Friday, Dec. 9 outside Nashville, had played with Willie Nelson since 1968. Read More | Comment »

11:02AM Mon. Dec. 12, 2011, Margaret Moser

Gracey Notes

A celebration of Joe Gracey's life will be held this Sunday, December 4, 2pm, at ACL Live at the Moody Theater, 210 W. Willie Nelson Boulevard. The beloved local DJ and songwriter died this month of cancer. The public is invited to attend. Read More | Comment »

4:00AM Thu. Dec. 1, 2011, Margaret Moser

The Ageless Climate of the Rock Star

Something about December evokes nostalgia like no other month, so seeing Dangerous Toys on the calendar for this Saturday, December 3, at the Red-Eyed Fly only amps up the sentiment. 1987 was a good year for Austin's Toys, who signed with Columbia Records for their eponymous debut. Read More | Comment »

4:00AM Wed. Nov. 30, 2011, Margaret Moser

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