The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...The jigsaw of geography in filmmaking is such that one..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

The Austin Music Awards’ Ecstatic Experience

Thirty-four awards and six musical sets in 211 minutes

"...In a metropolis where music does the talking, words buoyed..."

March 1, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Merle, Marty & Willie Party

A different kind of bro-country

"...The hottest movement in country music has been dubbed bro-country,..."

Nov. 12, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Ray Manzarek: Trying to Set the World on Fire

The late Doors keyboardist at the Garden of Eden

"...When I was a freshman at Sonoma State University in 2006, I received an assignment that required I interview..."

May 23, 2013 Music Post by Danielle Zelisko

Got the Red State Blues?

Down-home election eve concert hopes to bring change – and fire-hot tunes – to Austin

"..."Red State Blues: A Concert For Change is unique to our nation,..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Owls, Hooters & the Devil: Graveyard Part II

Graveyard Part II

"...what time Graveyard lifts off at Stubb’s on Saturday. The Sword lops heads beginning at 8:45pm, then Neil Fallon..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Jingle Bell Rock and Blues

Two legendary Austin bands reunite for the holidaze.

"...It’s one of my favorite weekends on the town, when the students are gone and the traffic..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The Off Beat: Bobby Rush Brings the Funk

90-year-old chats before Blues Fest set with the Blind Boys of Alabama

"...and SXSW, April 26-28 might now be one of the biggest weekends on the Austin music calendar. Revamped in..."

April 26, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

The Most Memorable Moments of Levitation’s Thursday and Friday

King Gizzard, Godspeed You!, and more lengthy band names

"...During the first two nights of Halloweekend’s Levitation, the Chronicle..."

Oct. 29, 2022 Music Post by Christina Garcia

Beyond the Horizon with Denny Freeman

Austin lodestar offered the theories of life through a guitar

"...Every time Denny Freeman picked up his guitar, whether a lean and mean Fender Stratocaster or a beautiful..."

April 27, 2021 Music Post by Bill Bentley

Denny Laine Saves the World

British Invasion pioneer played it, sang it, saw it all

"...Two weeks ago, Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Hines) entered the Rock & Roll..."

April 26, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Return of the King: George Strait

Megastar plays Gruene Hall for the first time in 34 years

"...Starting out in Lone Star danceterias like Gruene Hall, George..."

Nov. 17, 2016 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The Roost Crows at Midnight

Steamboat greeter / booker David Cotton realizes the dream of his own club, the Roost

"...On a Wednesday night in early December, Eric Tessmer draws a sad half-dozen..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Music Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Complete Jake Langley

Guitarist makes dazzling choices and then some

"...Langley of Toronto may be a relative newcomer to Austin, having moved here in 2010, but he’s impressed huge..."

March 28, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

You Coulda Walked Around the World

The LBJ of Lone Star songwriters lays siege to the Cactus Cafe

"...Every time Townes Van Zandt played the Cactus Cafe in the late 1990s, my roommate went...."

Aug. 20, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

In Her Own Time

Haunting the dark corners of Karen Dalton

"..."My favorite singer in the place was Karen Dalton," writes Bob Dylan..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Sue Foley, Nat Adderley Jr., Cheap Trick, Little Mazarn and Ralph White, High Desert Queen, and the Austin Record Convention

"...Antone's Nightclub, Friday 15 - Pinky’s Blues prerelease show..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Billy F. Gibbons on the Death of Dusty Hill and the Future of ZZ Top

“Nobody else could sound like The Dust!”

"...There have only been two lineups of Texas blues-rock institution..."

July 30, 2021 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Jackie Venson Strips Off Her Blues Band and Becomes Her Own "DJ"

Austin's reigning Best Guitarist scales the ladder to the roof

"...Jackie Venson intersperses casual munching, humorous sarcasm, and smacking her hand on..."

July 26, 2019 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Alejandro, Blaze & Townes Shake the Continental Club

Escovedo sets up Blaze duo Ben Dickey and Charlie Sexton

"...“It’s been quite a while since I played here,” offered Alejandro Escovedo on Saturday, the..."

July 2, 2018 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The Austin Music Awards’ Ecstatic Experience

Thirty-four awards and six musical sets in 211 minutes

"...In a metropolis where music does the talking, words buoyed..."

March 9, 2018 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Rebirth of Doyle Bramhall II

For his first solo LP in 15 years, Eric Clapton’s top lieutenant may have put out the blues album of 2016

"...Doyle Bramhall II stays busy. Slipping in and out of multiple modes – producer, singer,..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Eastside Eateries Cure Summertime Blues

Tuesdays just got better

"...Is the Eastside the best side? The Eat East summer series..."

July 13, 2015 Food Post by Serena Yeh

DVD Watch: 'Hill Street Blues'

An aural history of the cop show that changed TV

"...Before Breaking Bad. Before The Wire. Before The Sopranos. Before NYPD..."

April 29, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Party on the Patio

Live review of ZZ Top's 1st Annual La Grange Fest.

"...Never mind Johnny Depp and Billy Gibbons joining Bill Carter onstage..."

Oct. 24, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Punky Tonk Blues

Wayne "the Train" Hancock

"...See, I was originally country," Wayne Hancock twangs in his rubbery North Texas..."

Nov. 24, 1995 Music Feature

Bedroom Pop, Comfort for the Sad Unknown

Michael Seyer, Bane’s World & Inner Wave take back humanity

"...This past Friday night at Spider House, Michael Seyer, Bane’s World, and Inner..."

July 10, 2018 Music Post by Jeremy Steinberger

Avett Brothers Stomp the Moody

Folk rockers stoke roots ecstasy for Father’s Day

"...Decisions define musical acts same as people. Who from where and..."

June 20, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Patty Griffin – The Paramount’s Aural Blade

Singer continues transformation from folkie to Americana icon

"...Opened on Congress Avenue 100 years ago, the Paramount Theatre now counts among the oldest continuously running..."

Sept. 24, 2015 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

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