Bill Callahan on Escaping YTI⅃AƎЯ

“Every album I’m just a blank slate waking up to creation”

"...Incapable of being pinned down, Bill Callahan has laced tall tales and flights of fancy..."

Nov. 2, 2022 Music Post by Julian Towers

‘Apocalypse: A Bill Callahan Tour Film’ Premieres Sept. 14

Callahan to perform at fundraiser event at Stateside

"...When singer-songwriter Bill Callahan went on tour to promote his 2011 record..."

Aug. 21, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Fun Fun Fun Fest Live Shot: Bill Callahan

White Light/White Heat from local spellbinder

"...in the center of his seated quartet, Austin dweller Bill Callahan opened by riffing through the Velvet Underground’s “White..."

Nov. 9, 2013 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Bill Callahan Reviewed

Woke on a Whaleheart

"...Bill Callahan..."

April 20, 2007 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Bill Callahan

Friday, 7:30pm, Yellow stage

"...support of 2011's Apocalypse, the typically reticent and private Bill Callahan allowed videographer Hanly Banks to create a tour..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

I Got Lighter, Then I Got Dark Again: Two Nights with Bill Callahan

Late-August eulogies, love letters, and sardonic, patriotic cries

"...At 10pm, Bill Callahan and company boarded the stage. Matt Kinsey’s Gibson..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Music Post by Elise C. Barbin

Bill Callahan Album Review

Gold Record (Drag City)

"...Who is Bill Callahan? "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash," he personates amidst the..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Bill Callahan Finds an Elder Perspective on New Album

Paternal dynamics paint the Austin virtuoso's new Gold Record

"...Bill Callahan's new album pushes off with an invocation of..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Bill Callahan Appears

Sunday at Mohawk

"...Bill Callahan has a history of turning up in odd..."

March 28, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

MP3: Bill Callahan “Eid Ma Clack Shaw”

The Smog songsmith gets dark again

"...The Chronicle has already weighed in on Bill Callahan’s stellar Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle,..."

April 29, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

Sir Callahan Goes On the Road

Bill Callahan, on the road. Again.

"...This week, Bill Callahan embarks on a month-plus tour, backed by a..."

Aug. 28, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

I'm New Here

Smog descends on Austin in the guise of Bill Callahan

"...Because of the brutally honest nature of his songs, Bill Callahan has been called a jerk. But as we..."

July 1, 2005 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

The Great Pyramid

Bill Callahan can see clearly now

"...Bill Callahan has settled comfortably into his local surroundings since..."

April 20, 2007 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Faster Than Sound: Austin Musicians Petition for Black Live Music Fund

Black Live Music Fund garners support, Bill Callahan previews Gold Record, and DJ Jester the Filipino Fist harassed in North Campus.

"...to address historic inequality in the Austin music economy. Bill Callahan Song Mondays..."

July 31, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

We Have an Issue: “The Light That’s Leaving”

On Bill Callahan’s likably melancholy new record, and another month of painful closures of Austin fixtures

"...The brilliant Austin musician Bill Callahan writes like a guy with a permanently wry..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

Joaquin Phoenix creates a charming warts-and-all portrait of cartoonist John Callahan

"...American cartoonists were unlikely megastars. Gary Larson, Berkeley Breathed, Bill Watterson – they were as much household names as..."

July 20, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Sanctified Souls

Uncovering Arizona Dranes, remembering Brent Grulke

"...acts re-forming specifically for the event. Included on the bill are the seeds of Austin's indie scene – Eighties..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Jandek/Bill Callahan

Trolling South by Southwest 2007

"...Jandek/Bill Callahan..."

March 23, 2007 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Bill Callahan

"...Bill Callahan built a 30-year career with his eyes fixed..."

June 14, 2019 Music Review by Abby Johnston

Bill Callahan

"...Bill CallahanSometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle (Drag City)..."

April 17, 2009 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...James Hand Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A few fests, a handful of Halloween shows, and more live music to see

"...shows.  – Rachel RascoeCerise Dream/Breathless by Temple of Angels Bill CallahanFar Out Lounge, Saturday 29..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Music Column by Doug Freeman

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Purchase book here: www.iq3photo.com/iamhereallday. Bill Callahan's "Cowboy" Video..."

April 9, 2021 Music Feature by Annie Lyons

Bill Callahan

Avalanche of local releases for the fall

"...Bill Callahan..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Bill Callahan

"...Bill CallahanApocalypse (Drag City)..."

April 8, 2011 Music Review by Austin Powell

(SMOG)

SXSW Records

"...cold, rainy street scene into a languid blur. While Bill Callahan's exquisitely detached introspection stands on its own regardless..."

March 14, 2003 Music Review by Greg Beets

I Eat Records

Second Helpings

"...as I Eat Records. Formed in 2005 by Jason Callahan and Athens, Ga., native Lynn Boland, the label released..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Playback: Lovers Rock

Announcing the Austin Music Awards and more Valentine's Day mash notes

"...› Drag City has released a dub version of Bill Callahan's 2013 LP Dream River, entitled Have Fun With..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Still Weary

Weary Boys reunite, Red River vies for cultural district designation, and MusicMania to close

"...Audio, selling fancy audio gadgetry as well as records. Bill Callahan Floats a New Disc..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin Top 10

One hundred individual LP choices

"...3) Bill Callahan, Dream River (Drag City)..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Music Feature

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