Your Name Here

Big Boys guitarist Tim Kerr put Austin punk on the map, then spent the next quarter century painting on it

"...just do a 1-4-5 like you can with the blues. You have to know where the changes are. ......"

Feb. 25, 2011 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Adventures with Charlie (Faye) and Up Close with Eric Johnson

"...(Best Americana Album, Country Music), Jimmie Vaughan (Best Traditional Blues Album, Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites), former Lifetime Achievement..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Fun Fun Fun Fest by the numbers and Asleep at the Wheel's Top 40

"...Wieners for the veggie hot dog eating competition: 200..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

All Down the Line

Forget the Exile on Main St. reissue. Here's the 1972 Stones in all their cinematic glory, plus a 1981 bonus to make it a double feature.

"...smiles the singer. "We'd like to do a little blues for you, I think, yes." Then whispering: "We're gonna..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Crazy Heart

At the crazy heart of the 2009-10 Austin Music Awards sits Stephen Bruton

"...case, though the filmmakers reportedly inserted the plastic road dog relief portable into Crazy Heart's first scene after their..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

I Am the Resurrection

Ignore Jim Morrison - do not cancel your subscription to the resurrection, because Roky Erickson is Lazarus unbound.

"...marks another accession for the 13th Floor Elevators' two-headed dog handler, and if this Old Testament world were just..."

March 10, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

The Blurbing of SXSW 06

"...BAND8pm, Jackalope From Austin to Australia, hardcore, whiskey-swilling Southern blues grit is in the capable hands of John Schooley..."

March 10, 2006 Music Feature

Flowing Over

More with Craig Brewer

"...of Tinseltown truisms is as reliable as a two-legged dog...."

July 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

KGSR Blues Festival, Waterloo Park, May 19

"...KGSR Blues FestivalWaterloo Park, May 19 Rest assured, the climax of..."

June 1, 2001 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Timeline/Discography

A timeline / discography of Doug Sahm

"..."She Digs My Love" b/w "When I Sing the Blues" (Tribe 8321) as Sir Douglas Quintet...."

Nov. 26, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Record Reviews

Ibrahim Ferrer

"...(Libres y Locos) 2.5 stars -- Raoul Hernandez SNOOP DOGG..."

June 11, 1999 Music Review

Readings From the Fringe

"...drop out of mainstream society to commune with other "blues" or simply because they could no longer cope with..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Books Review by Mike Shea

All the Pain Platinum Can Buy

"...on tour with Everclear last April, they ran into Blues Traveler frontman John Popper in an MTV studio. On..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Screamlines

"...based. The film opens in Antarctica with a sled dog running from a pair of Norwegian men in a..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Screens Feature

Author by Author

Notable Folks in Their Own Write

"...twist, and use everything and anything - including his dog "Checkers," the IRS, a suitcase of cash from Archer..."

May 1, 1998 Books Feature

Dancing About Architecture

The Party Never Stops!

"...tickets. If Tyler's your town, check out their Texas Blues Festival this Saturday from noon to midnight, with Omar..."

April 3, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Postmarks

We Get What We Want

"...against Judge Triana and attacking her like a junkyard dog. The mystery is twofold: why Evans won't talk about..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Column

Postmarks

"...choose to risk your safety and that of your dog when crossing it?..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Column

Choice Cuts: a Neal Barrett Primer

"...Pink Vodka Blues (1992, St. Martin's Press) A good place to start...."

Nov. 28, 1997 Books Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Heaven's Got a Helluva Band...

"...fans who don't like to be separated from their bulldogs and Budweiser. A few weeks ago, I reported that,..."

May 9, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The SXSW Expansion Club

"...says he noticed a "strange-looking man by the hot dog stand" and when it turned out to be Jones,..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Music Column

Java Amping

Austin's Coffeehouse Circuit

"...Pam Peltz, a solo singer-songwriter, guitarist for 21st Century Blues and longtime Austin veteran of both bar and coffee..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Music Feature

Movies, Mothers, and 4th of July Fun Highlights the Week's Events

Make your holiday weekday worth it

"...forces them into colors that require attention – reds, blues, bruise purple, blinding yellow. While the stories themselves are..."

June 28, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Dinosaur Jr. at Lakeline Park, Los Texmaniacs in Sunset Valley, and more recommended shows

"...Grand Opening w/ Dinosaur Jr., Soul Asylum, A Giant Dog Lakeline Park, Saturday 29, 2:30pm..."

April 28, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Spirit Adrift's Nathan Garrett Lands His Astral Metal Rocket in Bastrop

Ride into the light

"...Evil One loops endlessly. Three Fridays earlier, psychedelia's two-headed dog ascended the astral pyramid. A metallic wake followed: Michael..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Five Recent Graphic Novels You Shouldn’t Miss Out On

Book yourself some quality reading time AFK, why don’tcha?

"...narrative infrastructure gorgeously limned and reproduced via a subdued, heavy-on-the-blues palette of colors...."

Sept. 4, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Faster Than Sound: Remembering Chet Himes, Johnny Limón, and Riley Osbourn

Three Austin music scene stalwarts passed in late August

"...credits include two Grammy nominations, for Nelson's Milk Cow Blues and Shepherd's Live! in Chicago...."

Sept. 4, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Live Music to See This Weekend

Your game plan for the next three days

"...Music Rock Camp showcases at the Home of the Blues (Antone's). – Kevin Curtin..."

June 23, 2017 Music Post by The Music Staff

Playback

Late SXSW Creative Director Brent Grulke memorialized, and other Thursday SXSW tips

"...kitties like Grumpy Cat and Lil Bub, today's a dog day belonging to the three-legged canine who guards the..."

March 20, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Fun Fun Fun Fest: Hell Bent for Leather

Some heads are gonna roll at Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014

"...Horror Film Fest was intent on landing King Diamond. Dog eat dog...."

May 23, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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