Asleep at the Wheel to Bring Back Distinguished Alumni and a “Super Special Guest” for 50th Anniversary Concert

Tickets on sale now for Oct 15 celebration at the Moody Amphitheater

"...was president, gas cost 35 cents a gallon, and the most popular TV show was something called Marcus Welby,..."

Sept. 14, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Trail of Lights Preview Party Promises Food, a Ferris Wheel, and Asleep at the Wheel

Fundraiser offers early look at annual holiday display

"...Announced today: The 58th annual Trail of Lights will start with a..."

Nov. 2, 2022 Arts Post by Ali Juell

Asleep at the Wheel and ACL Celebrate a Half Century of History

New KLRU retrospective wrangles two Austin icons

"...While it's common local knowledge that Willie Nelson taped the pilot for Austin City Limits,..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Screens Feature by Doug Freeman

Asleep At The Wheel

"...Press kits are evil. There are some things even journalists don't need to know,..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Music Feature

Asleep at the Wheel Over Council's New Restrictions

"...Dear Editor, The City Council last night passed on first and second..."

June 13, 2006 Postmarks

Worst Tour Stories Ever: Asleep at the Wheel

"...Asking Asleep at the Wheel what's our worst tour disaster would..."

July 8, 2016 Music Feature by Ray Benson

Willie & the Wheel

Four questions with Ray Benson

"...As detailed this week in Off the Record, the new Western swing collaboration between Willie Nelson..."

Feb. 5, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

In Service of Music Medicine, Jason Isbell Played at the Austin Library Last Night

Songwriter delivers phenomenal solo set for JoyRx fundraiser

"...Amongst a well-heeled crowd of philanthropists and physicians at the Austin Public Library, I find an open chair..."

April 28, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Meet Me at Waterloo Records: Playing, Shopping, and Encountering Life-Changing Moments at the Heart of Austin Music

Influential Austin characters reminice on 40 years of playing, shopping, and encountering life-changing moments at the heart of Austin music

"...shoulder and gave me a piercing look. Queued up at the vinyl room register in Waterloo Records, I flashed..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: White Hats at the White Horse

The White Horse expands its empire – into nonprofits and a record label

"...Since opening in late 2011, the White Horse has provided community essentials: homegrown..."

May 30, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

On the Baby Bus

Catching up to Asleep at the Wheel's Elizabeth McQueen

"...Elizabeth McQueen is a trooper. After two weeks on the road and dearly in need of sleep, the Asleep..."

Sept. 9, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

The Cult of Ray

Ray Benson steps out from behind the Wheel.

"...Everybody knows Ray Benson: the big guy with the big hat, booming baritone, and..."

July 18, 2003 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

The Wedding Gift

"...Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Sian Thomas and Thora Hird. The Wedding Gift is the true story of Diana Longden..."

Aug. 12, 1994 Movie Review by Brian Baker

Texas Flexes Its Musical Muscle at Grammy Gala

Recording Academy’s Lone Star Chapter celebrates 25 with diversity

"...Before Texas established its own chapter of the Recording Academy 25 years ago, Lone Star musicians and..."

July 19, 2019 Music Post by Doug Freeman

For the Benefit of Mr. Kite

A wave of benefits rides through town

"...of anything like this,” was my mom’s reaction to the news that this week I was writing a recommended..."

May 19, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Paradise by the Dashboard Light

Meat Loaf loads into the Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards

"...Monday night, the Austin Film Society screened 1980’s Roadie at the Alamo..."

March 7, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Power to Change

A quick sound check with the Austin mayoral candidates

"...As the ongoing hullabaloo over the Austin sound ordinance in regards..."

April 30, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

For Whom the Road Tolls

The Death of Touring

"...The Death of Touring For Whom the Road Tolls..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Never Mind the Bollocks

Ray Benson decides to cut a solo album

"...More than 20 years later, even the possibility seems completely incongruous and undeniably surreal...."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Insurgence From the Heart

The 1997-98 Austin Music Awards

"...Asleep at the Wheel and the Derailers The continued insurgence..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Local Acts at ACL

Homegrown music at its finest

"...What's ACL festival without some local music? Here are the..."

Sept. 28, 2016 Events Post by Thomas Danh

The Man Who Would Be Swing

A new play gives Ray Benson the chance finally to chat with the King, Bob Wills

"...Any Texas schoolchild will tell you that Texas was a republic well before it was a..."

March 4, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

The Off Beat: Armadillo World Headquarters Plots Austin FC Partnership

The Dillo lives!

"...Over 40 years since closing its doors, the Armadillo World Headquarters returns – not as a music..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

The Texas Whiskey Festival Is This Saturday

Inaugural event fills the Texas State History Museum with good spirits

"...These days, you don’t have to go outside Texas to..."

March 27, 2018 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Playback: And the Award Goes To ...

The Grammys went bust, but their local equivalent – the 34th annual Austin Music Awards – just dropped its star-studded lineup

"...Monday night, I submerged into the couch and stared at my television, cross-eyed and drooling,..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

'The NFL Beat': ACL Edition

Art mirrors life mirrors NFL

"...Regular marchers to "The Beat" know that one-half of my double-life is compromised..."

Oct. 13, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A farewell party for Jim Eno, Rock the Park with Rosie Flores, and more recommended shows

"...– back to his homeland of Rhode Island. With that, Spoon's co-founder, drummer, and occasional producer ends a remarkable..."

June 2, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Back in Austin, the Ameripolitan Awards Define a Musical Spirit

Show's 10th anniversary return uplifts largely outsider roots sounds

"...A decade into the Ameripolitan Music Awards, the event’s namesake genre remains a..."

Feb. 19, 2024 Music Post by Doug Freeman

As the Years Go Passing By

Inner Sanctum Records and the Armadillo – rock & roll, Austin-historical-style

"...That winter day after John Lennon's murder on Dec. 8,..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Before the Lights Go Out

One last local look

"...The Nortons and Friends Hip Replacement (Pipebomb Records)..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

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