Going Home to the Armadillo

After 30 years, the song remains the same at ArmadilloCon, Texas' favorite sci-fi convention

"...Anyone watching recent coverage of the massive Comic-Con in San Diego must think that all..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Books Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Armadillo Christmas Bazaar Sings its Way Back Into Austin’s Heart

The ACB announces one of its best music lineups yet

"...One of Austin’s longest-running art and music festivals, the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar, returns to the Palmer Events Center..."

Dec. 5, 2022 Events Post

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Editor’s note: This is the third chapter in a serialized..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Fil ’n Viet Is Closing, the Armadillo Den Celebrates With Sazon in a Delicious Latin Style, Holiday Bar Forwards Frozen Treats, We Haven’t Yet Said a Single Goddamn Thing About Pumpkin Spice, and – OOPS

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...– as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

Sept. 13, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Welcome to the Jungle

Metal and alt-rock collide and flourish during the Back Room's glory years

"...its 30-plus-year run was it Austin's classiest venue, but the Back Room definitely had balls; in the self-proclaimed Live..."

July 28, 2006 Music Feature by Ray Seggern

Get Me Back to Austin

Five reasons to the celebrate the 2003-04 Austin Music Awards

"...I told you so...."

March 12, 2004 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Farewell For Now to The Highball

A personal look back at the sweetest gin joint on South Lamar

"...So The Highball has closed and shut up I just have..."

Nov. 21, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Enjoyed Traveling Back to Those Good Old Days

"...Dear Editor, Just wanted to let you know how much I..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Postmarks

Playback: Hip-Hop at Home With the Armadillo

Weird City Hip-Hop takes another strike, but Austin City Limits hits a home run in landing Kendrick Lamar taping

"...can't catch a break. Saturday's unrelenting rains washed out the showcase of local rap talent midtown at Spider House...."

Oct. 30, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Five Events to Help Give Back to Your Community

Donate your money, your time ... your toys?

"...Texas Toy Museum..."

May 19, 2023 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

John Fogerty Won’t Back Down

From Pete Seeger and Tom Petty to the romance of the Sixties

"...Between 1968-1971, Creedence Clearwater Revival landed 13 songs in the Top 40, all but one penned by bandleader John..."

Oct. 25, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

'The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle'

Once upon a time, at a venue far, far away, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band made their name in Austin

"...The South hadn't been kind to Bruce Springsteen...."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Playback: The New Face of Austin Music Festivals

Taking stock of Austin’s festival landscape a week after the conclusion of ACL Fest

"...Lawn after hosting its second weekend of ACL Fest, the homegrown Austin concert promotions empire prepares to move into..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

As the Years Go Passing By

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

"...a chill wind. My day had already been far too long, passed in a cubbyhole in a bookstore on..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Ruling the Roost

Austin Preeminent Concert Promoter Ponders Retirement

"...If he hadn't been driving the getaway car, Tim O'Connor might have punched Willie Nelson...."

June 1, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Playback: Armadillo Tales

A review of the best book on Austin’s 1970s music scene since The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock

"...A book can cure the worst case of boredom. I'd know...."

April 7, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

And So the Legend Grows

Austin Aztex's Armadillo trophy featured in the Washington Post

"...in my house of a fat guy sitting on the couch with slippers on, a beer in one hand..."

Feb. 17, 2015 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Playback: The Mayor's Plan to Save Austin Music

Mayor Steve Adler addresses the elephant in the club, Susan Antone honored, and Henry Gonzalez goes to the head of the Austin poster artist altar

"...Even with South by Southwest landing the biggest headliner ever on Wednesday ­– the Obamas –..."

March 4, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Origins of Austin Punk in the Aftermath of the 13th Floor Elevators

Roky Erickson hurtles toward Doug Sahm in Chapter 1, Part 1 of the Austin Punk Chronicles

"...Levitation's three-day bacchanal honoring sounds and philosophies wrought at the Vulcan Gas Company, Congress Avenue's patchouli-soaked den of all..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Roots of the Left

Scholz Garden recalls a storied political and cultural past.

"...Scholz: Texas Before Deodorant "The Germans had bought half the block years before and..."

July 4, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

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

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

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Life at the Cha-Cha Palace

Stephen MacMillan Moser takes a trip down the yellow brick-laid, disco ball-lit memory lane in the world of Austin's Seventies Disco scene.

"...It was one of the most schizophrenic eras, but so typical of Austin --..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Buck Dharma in the 21st Century!

Epic Q&A with Blue Öyster Cult’s “Reaper”

"...cabal Blue Öyster Cult composed art-rock unlike any of their era peers between the late Sixties and the original..."

Aug. 9, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Keepers of the Flame Part 2

RIP Gary Kurfirst

"...“I have a new band, the Eurythmics."..."

Jan. 15, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The $975,000 Question

The Hole in the Wall needs to dig itself out of one.

"...The Hole in the Wall has always been here and..."

May 17, 2002 Music Feature by Dan Oko

Origin Story of the Liberty Lunch Brand

Former venue owner Mark Pratz on Stubb’s potential re-branding

"...broke last week that owners of Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater have taken steps to change the music venue and..."

July 10, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Ribbon on the Highway

Here comes Jimmy LaFave

"...Here comes Jimmy LaFave. Maybe he's walking onstage to sing or slipping into the back of the Cactus..."

May 6, 2005 Music Feature by Dave Marsh

The Smell of Success

Austin's poster art scene is back, and it's better than ever.

"...[Posted to the chat room at Gigposters.com, Thursday, July 19, 2001:]..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Too Dumb to Die

A profile of Austin's longest-running musical parody, the Uranium Savages.

"...They're not looking to get signed at South by Southwest..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

How to Celebrate Austin Museum Day 2020

In person and virtual events abound on the city' annual free museum day

"...Here comes the 23rd annual Austin Museum Day, citizen, that free celebration..."

Sept. 15, 2020 Arts Post

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