Anthem of the Sun

Non-commercial frequency Sun Radio broadens its solar-powered Americana throughout Central Texas

"...Antone's Records co-owner and bedrock Austin drummer Mike Buck (Fabulous Thunderbirds, Leroi Bros., Eve & the Exiles, etc.), and..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Residents

Twelve essential Austin residencies

"...From the Fabulous Thunderbirds burning down the Rome Inn on Monday nights..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Q&A: Mike Watt

Econo-jamming bass man headlines an alternate ACL

"...was Keith – that great bass man from the [Fabulous] Thunderbirds...."

Oct. 1, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Bobby Patterson

Soul Patch

"...compositions covered by Albert King, Jeff Tweedy, and the Fabulous Thunderbirds; flourished as record company A&R man; and put..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Music Review by Scott Schinder

Blues Cruise

Texas Platters go mondo

"...of the greatest acts of late 20th century blues: Fabulous Thunderbirds, Roomful of Blues, and Triple Threat, which became..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Playback: Antone's Reorganizes

Antone's restructures and nears a deal on a new home Downtown

"...Buddy Guy, while helping expose homegrown acts like the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Gary Clark Jr., has..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Smiling Your Way to Heaven

Supernatural advice by West Texas sage Tommy Hancock, tears from Billy Gibbons, and Casual Strangers coupling

"...to see the Rolling Stones, ZZ Top, and the Fabulous Thunderbirds at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas – his..."

July 18, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin City Limits: This is 40

Birthday concert stretches four hours

"...Grupo Fantasma horns, the beloved redhead bounded through the Fabulous Thunderbirds’ “Wrap It Up,” her slide solo a hefty..."

June 27, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Blue Monday Returns

Longstanding residency resumes at Midway Field House

"...the free jam since taking it over from the Fabulous Thunderbirds in the mid-Eighties, after a run at the..."

March 31, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

30 Years of AMA Performer Highlights

"...The Fabulous Thunderbirds..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

SXSW Live Shot: Bobby Patterson

Jiving soul vet arrives long overdue for his closeup

"...through covers of his compositions by bands like Austin’s Fabulous Thunderbirds (“How Do You Spell Love?”). Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy..."

March 11, 2014 Music Post by Scott Schinder

Playback: Priced Out?

Soon, Austin’s golden geese – musicians – will be priced out of the live music capital

"...Jay Moeller, of the Fabulous Thunderbirds and the Moeller Brothers, remembers when rent was..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

Reissues

"...T-Bone Walker, Johnny Winter, and Jimmie Vaughan in the Fabulous Thunderbirds defined the Lone Star bloodline of the genre's..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Jimmie Vaughan Suffers Heart Attack

Grammy winner is recovering at home and anxious to play

"...the Eighties blues revival begun by Vaughan in the Fabulous Thunderbirds and other bands such as Paul Ray &..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Bill Carter Tackles the Unknown

Waterloo Records in-store today previews new album

"...clients glitters: Ruth Brown, Waylon Jennings, Robert Palmer, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Counting Crows, Brian Setzer, and John Anderson. Most..."

Jan. 29, 2013 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Playback: ACL Doubles Down

ACL's dual weekend model next year will feature the same line-ups. Plus, ACL weekend tidbits.

"...backed Kim Lenz and the Jaguars, and joined the Fabulous Thunderbirds, recording on 2005's Painted On. Continental Club owner..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Bluesmen & Pink Ribbon Cowgirls

The deaths of Brenda Hutchison and Nick Curran give us pause

"...Nitelifes, which led to a 2004-2007 stint with the Fabulous Thunderbirds...."

Oct. 8, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Omar & the Howlers

"...distinguishing his sound from Lone Star contemporaries like the Fabulous Thunderbirds and Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble. I'm..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Heart & Soul, Part 2

Second half of lengthy Q&A with Huey Lewis

"...When I was in Clover, I knew about the Fabulous Thunderbirds because I knew about Kim Wilson and I..."

July 19, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

SXSW news and carryings-on

"...the white one that I used on all the Fabulous Thunderbirds records, and I also made Strange Pleasure with..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Best of the Rest

More of what made Austin good in 2011

"...Take Care Take Care Take Care (Temporary Residence) The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Early Bird Special (Benchmark Recordings) Ruthie Foster, Live..."

Jan. 9, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The Cobras

"...early 1970s and set the standard followed by the Fabulous Thunderbirds and Double Trouble. The band's legacy as a..."

Dec. 2, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

15 Minutes with Nick Lowe

Q&A with Nick Lowe, who opens for Wilco Thursday

"...tune. I’ve known him since his days with the Fabulous Thunderbirds. They toured with Rockpile, which might have been..."

Nov. 29, 2011 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Doyle Bramhall Tribute at Antone's

Musicians gather Monday to honor the Austin R&B legend

"...nucleus of Austin's 70s blues revival that launched the Fabulous Thunderbirds and Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble...."

Nov. 21, 2011 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Social Distortion

"...funk-drenched backing singers transplanted "California Hustle and Flow" from Fabulous Thunderbirds territory into a fully fledged "Rocks" Primal Scream...."

Sept. 23, 2011 Music Review by Richard Whittaker

Supernatural

Santana live at the Moody Theater

"...as 1983, when he employed Jimmie Vaughan and the Fabulous Thunderbirds to back him on Havana Moon, Santana knows..."

Sept. 13, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

30 Rock

Thirty recordings for 30 years of music Chronicling

"...If the Fabulous Thunderbirds and Stevie Ray Vaughan were literally double trouble,..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Off the Record

Sad Days, Lonely Nights: Visiting the Sahara Lounge and The Jon Dee & Friend Show

"...Wednesdays, while Zoumountchi headlines African night every Saturday. The Fabulous Thunderbirds' Moeller Brothers have taken over the popular Monday..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Nights in White Satin

Streaming Spotify all the way back to the reel-to-reel

"...hours on Spotify, mostly making playlists the way original Fabulous Thunderbirds bassist Keith Ferguson used to file his LPs:..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Check This Action

The LeRoi Brothers at 30

"...comprised of drummer Mike Buck (founding member of the Fabulous Thunderbirds), guitarist Don Leady (later of the Tail Gators),..."

May 11, 2011 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

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