SXSW Music Review: Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion

Mavis Staples steals show at the Red Headed Stranger’s ranch

"...in its eighth year, the Luck Reunion at Willie Nelson’s Spicewood ranch has become one of the premier events..."

March 15, 2019 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Chris Stapleton’s Outlaw Triple Threat

Smokin’ guitar licks, howling wail, and forceful songs

"...Chris Stapleton made his Austin City Limits debut Monday riding..."

Oct. 24, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Tribute Convenes Keith Richards, Snoop Dogg, Norah Jones, and More at the Hollywood Bowl

Two-night song extravaganza pulled stars from across generations

"...Beyond the songs, Willie Nelson’s greatest legacy may be as a convener. From bringing..."

May 1, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic

"...(left), daughter of Arlo Guthrie, and Folk Uke’s Amy Nelson, daughter of Willie Nelson..."

July 6, 2015 Photo Gallery

The Chris Trew Project

The comedian's trifecta in Waterloo Park includes shaving off half his beard

"...had Menlo Park. Mack Sennett had Keystone Studios. And Chris Trew has, frankly, all the world. This week, the..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham

Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion 2019

"...Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion..."

March 15, 2019 Photo Gallery

News Roundup: MLK, Chris Kyle, and the Lege

Get ready to celebrate "Chris Kyle Day"

"...at noon in the Capitol, officially declaring Feb. 2 Chris Kyle Day in Texas. Odessa-born Navy SEAL Kyle has..."

Feb. 2, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

After the Last Hurrah

Austin singer-songwriter-rocker Beaver Nelson returns with his second album.

"...Take a close look at the cover of Beaver Nelson's new compact disc, Little Brother. His stare is fixed..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Black Belt of the Rodeo

Paula Nelson will kick your ass

"...Here's a life lesson Paula Nelson learned the hard way: When your father's modern country's..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Trouble Men

The post-SRV trials and tribulations of Texas' most famous rhythm section

"...Shannon's closest friend, Double Trouble drummer Chris Layton, wasn't coping any better. Although the rhythm duo..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Caperton Thumb-raiser

Local legends rally around a friend's lost appendage

"...When Mark Caperton, carpenter extraordinaire, displaced his thumb in..."

April 15, 2013 Events Post by Derek Van Wagner

Mom and Dad Save the World

"...the mighty have fallen! Scripted several years back by Chris Matheson (son of Fifties sci-fi icon and Ray Bradbury..."

July 31, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Taser TV's Electrified Guinea Pigs

Who needs Tom DeLay when zapping reporters is so much more fun?

"...first take – or, at least, that's what photographer Chris Nelson said. Perhaps feeling guilty, Nelson also volunteered to..."

Oct. 7, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Austin City Limits’ Hall of Fame Fireworks

Willie Nelson & SRV among the inaugural inductees

"...Fame class. That the choices were obvious – Willie Nelson, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, UT football coach..."

April 28, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

In this Depression-era Coen brothers film, a trio of chain-gang escapees seek a (possibly mythical) treasure while on the lam from a diabolical sheriff.

"...Joel Coen. Starring: George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, Chris Thomas King, Charles Durning,..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Company Men

Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, and Kevin Costner star in this drama about what happens to company men after they part company with the company.

"...by: John Wells. Starring: Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper, Rosemarie DeWitt, Maria Bello, Craig T. Nelson, Kevin..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Weed Watch: South Dakota Medi-Pot Supporters Push Forward

After six years of failed attempts to convince state's lawmakers to pass a law to protect medical marijuana patients from arrest and prosecution, medi-pot supporters take their proposition to the public

"...state Attorney General Larry Long and Secretary of State Chris Nelson, arguing that the ballot language describing the pot..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

12 Strong

High-tech bombs and horseback soldiers fight together in the U.S. war in Afghanistan

"...Directed by: Nicolai Fuglsig. Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Navid Negahban, Michael Shannon, William Fichtner, Taylor Sheridan,..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Willie’s Birthday Gift to You: 1976 ACL Taping Hits YouTube at 4:20 Today

Live in-studio capture of Red Headed Stranger front-to-back

"...Leave it up to Willie Nelson to celebrate his 87th birthday by giving us a..."

April 29, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

News Ticker: May 14

All the news that's fit to blog

"...Stockman deals with the facts of life, and Willie Nelson helps some perfect strangers. Face time is on the..."

May 14, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Imaginary Crimes

"...Elisabeth Moss, Kelly Lynch, Seymour Cassel, Vincent D'Onofrio and Chris Penn. Never was there a man more ill-equipped to..."

Dec. 9, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TDH: 6/7/11

Butler Park completion, F1 agreement, Willie Nelson statue on agenda

"...occultists' home; and placing a giant statue of Willie Nelson downtown...."

June 7, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

On the Bailey Train

Place 3 challenger fires up

"...Bailey – with nods to marijuana legalization and Willie Nelson, the voice of the “TeaPot Party” – declared that..."

Jan. 30, 2011 News Post by Michael King

Time 4 Sum Aksion

"...a 41-0 halftime lead against the Reagan Raiders at Nelson Field last Thursday night, I thought it was going..."

Oct. 3, 2006 Sports Post by Robert Gabriel

Watch This: Darkbird’s Kelly Barnes Feels it Dance-heavy “Heartbeat” Video

Immaculate pop single pumps Eighties Grooves

"...I loved Annie Lennox, Joy Division, the Smiths (Jesus Christ I loved them), Michael Jackson, Prince, Sheila E, Howard..."

Sept. 17, 2021 Music Post by Doug Freeman

It's Gonna Get Pitch Black at Other Worlds

David Twohy named this year's Defender of the Universe

"...Khan mastermind Nicholas Meyer. The Black Hole explorer Gary Nelson. SF icon Sybil Danning. All honored by science fiction..."

Nov. 17, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Trump Prophecy

Did they foresee this week's debate performance?

"...Directed by: Stephan Schultze. Starring: Chris Nelson, Paulette Todd and Karen Boles...."

Oct. 2, 2020 Movie Review

Checking In: Marcia Ball Took Her First Summer Off Since 1984

“It gets hot in Austin in the summer, did you know?”

"...helped seed our music oasis as surely as Willie Nelson...."

Sept. 15, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Power to Change

A quick sound check with the Austin mayoral candidates

"...music on the radio and/or attending one of many Christian music concerts...."

April 30, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

Texas Platters

"...Willie Nelson..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Music Review

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