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15 Minutes with Elvis Costello

I love Elvis. Have since the first time I heard “Watching the Detectives” in 1977. Once an angry young man and now a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, his new memoir Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink made me fall in love with him all over again. Here’s an excerpt from a long conversation we had last week. He’s at BookPeople on Tuesday to further discuss.

11:00AM Thu. Oct. 15, 2015, Jim Caligiuri Read More | Comment »

James Taylor Pleases All at ACL Taping

Thursday night’s Austin City Limits taping with James Taylor was as surprise-filled as any I’ve ever witnessed. He concentrated on tunes from his first collection of new material in 13 years, Before This World, but those songs fit snugly next to his better-known hits. They’re as varied in tempo and style as any in his repertoire.

11:30AM Fri. Oct. 2, 2015, Jim Caligiuri Read More | Comment »

Patty Griffin – The Paramount’s Aural Blade

Opened on Congress Avenue 100 years ago, the Paramount Theatre now counts among the oldest continuously running operations of its kind in the country. Festivities marked the centennial this year, but none with the visuals of Wednesday night’s Relighting of the Blade. The blade is the vertical sign above the marquee that lights up with the theatre’s name.

11:55AM Thu. Sep. 24, 2015, Jim Caligiuri Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Singin’ in the Rain in the Park

Pease Park

Wonder Women of Country (album release) at The 04 Center

Storytelling and Fantasy Worlds: Ehigbor Okosun with Ali Hazelwood at Central Library

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

10 Minutes With Ry Cooder

Ry Cooder’s career has taken him from working with the Rolling Stones to winning awards with Cuban supergroup the Buena Vista Social Club and recording in Africa with Ali Farka Touré. Tuesday he fills the Paramount with bluegrass superstar Ricky Skaggs, Skaggs’ wife and gospel singer Sharon White, and her 85-year-old Texan father Buck pounding piano.

9:00AM Thu. Sep. 17, 2015, Jim Caligiuri Read More | Comment »

10 Minutes with Stephen Stills

Texas-born Stephen Stills talked about his unfinished autobiography, teaming up with guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Barry Goldberg in the Rides, and his love of the blues, all while throwing the occasional barb in the direction of his bandmates of almost 50 years, David Crosby and Graham Nash. Stills performs tonight at the Paramount Theater.

1:00PM Thu. Jul. 23, 2015, Jim Caligiuri Read More | Comment »

Austin City Limits Hall of Fame Flashback

A benefit for KLRU TV, Thursday’s induction ceremony at the Moody Theater for the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame found the 41-year-old institution digging back to its roots. In recent years, the longest-running music show on television has courted the biggest rock acts of the day, including Nine Inch Nails, Pearl Jam, and Radiohead.

12:47PM Fri. Jun. 19, 2015, Jim Caligiuri Read More | Comment »

Levitation Q&A: Wayne Coyne

Sunday night, the Flaming Lips headline Levitation. On the phone, frontman Wayne Coyne can talk about anything even if he’s making it up as he goes along. We touched base on Roky Erickson, whose 13th Floor Elevators celebrate a 50th anniversary prior to the Lips’ set, plus their circus-like stage show, and continuing collaboration with Miley Cyrus.

2:00PM Fri. May 8, 2015, Jim Caligiuri Read More | Comment »

Bob Dylan Throws Shadows

If you’ve seen Bob Dylan live in the past 20 years, you know what to expect: voice rough as unwashed denim, some of his best-known songs re-arranged almost beyond recognition, a couple of new tunes, and zero interaction with the audience. So it was Wednesday at the Bass Concert Hall, only with the benefit of a proper concert hall instead of an arena or outdoors.

11:00AM Thu. May 7, 2015, Jim Caligiuri Read More | Comment »

10 Minutes with Dweezil Zappa

Zappa Plays Zappa hits Emo’s tonight with eldest son Dweezil leading a performance of 1975 LP One Size Fits All. A lengthy second set of Frank Zappa’s avant-rock compositions follows. Before soundcheck, at 4pm for $75, guitarists of all abilities can get tips from the Grammy-winning bandleader during a 90-minute class he’s dubbed Dweezilla.

10:00AM Fri. May 1, 2015, Jim Caligiuri Read More | Comment »

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