Off the Record

Local songwriter Johnny Goudie takes the stand while Trailer Space Records preps for Record Store Day

"...and with a clientele that included Charlie Sexton, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and Sue Foley, Davis was interviewed after the..."

April 15, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Elizabeth Derczo

Organizing genius of the Hot Sauce Festival

"...Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Jerry Jeff Walker, and the Fabulous Thunderbirds. "I've been incredibly lucky," she says. "I met..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Food Feature by MM Pack

Jimmie Vaughan Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites

"...albums, but that does him a disservice. Co-founding the Fabulous Thunderbirds set up the master guitarist for a Grammy-winning..."

July 16, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Patty Griffin

"...licks with Miller. A closing encore rendition of the Fabulous Thunderbirds' "Why Get Up" made a strong case against..."

April 23, 2010 Music Review by Austin Powell

Nick Curran & the Lowlifes

"...Ronnie Dawson, Kim Lenz & the Jaguars, and the Fabulous Thunderbirds have given the East Coast-born guitarist that definitive..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Off the Record

A flashback from Red River's seedy past, the Sour Notes hit a sweet spot, and Patty Griffin gets Grounded in Music

"...rockabilly kingpin Nick Curran, a former member of the Fabulous Thunderbirds and ringer for Ronnie Dawson, has been diagnosed..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Americano Rock

Los Fabulocos' Kid Ramos is rooted in Chicano rock

"...not only generations but cultures and coasts. Once the Fabulous Thunderbirds guitarist, his heart beats closest to his current..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Off the Record

Spoon stays home for a sold-out three-night stand at Stubb's, while Little Joe Washington hits the hard streets of H-Town, and White Denim finally gets proper Exposion

"...Guitar Blues. Backed by local session cats, including current Fabulous Thunderbirds Johnny and Jay Moeller, saxophonist Kaz Kazanoff, and..."

July 17, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Reunion fever hits close to home: Faces, the Kinks, the Jesus Lizard, and more

"...compiled its wish list of Texas-tied reunions: classic era Fabulous Thunderbirds, Buick MacKane, Two Nice Girls, Poison 13, the..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Weighing in on the Live Music Task Force's recommendations to City Council and casting a ballot for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

"...yet was passed over, along with Doug Sahm, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and the 13th Floor Elevators (still). The Argument..."

Nov. 21, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Fun Fun Fun Fest kicks up some dust in Waterloo Park while Carlos Santana sets up shop in the Warehouse District

"...for 2009. The guitar deity also riffed on the Fabulous Thunderbirds ("They upheld the principles of Little Walter and..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Vinylly Getting Organized

A vinyl venture, and a word from Davie Allan

"...“You have a lot of Fabulous Thunderbirds and Doug Sahm.”..."

July 7, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

After a Fashion

Stephen finally gets to use the phrase "porn star and welfare-mother-turned-singer-and-social-activist" in a column

"...performed along with Paula Nelson, Billy Joe Shaver, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and surprise guest, Carolyn Wonderland. Mike Judge was..."

June 6, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Rock & Roll Summer Reading

"...walked through hellfire and lived to tell, and the Fabulous Thunderbirds' Keith Ferguson, the Icarus who flew too close..."

May 30, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Floyd Moore Memorial

Antone's, Feb. 17

"...Kent Dykes. Vaughan offered up "Kinky Women" and the Fabulous Thunderbirds' "Roll, Roll, Roll" before Dykes brought his doghouse..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Saying Goodbye to the Ex

Margaret Moser says goodbye through the ether.

"...big guest list.” He preferred Johnny Mercer to the Fabulous Thunderbirds, though he went big-time for conjunto via hanging..."

April 30, 2007 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Bobby Patterson

Trolling South by Southwest 2007

"...Joe Tex-style ballad covered by Golden Smog. Patterson gave Fabulous Thunderbirds fans a history lesson with an extra-funky version..."

March 23, 2007 Music Review by Greg Beets

Wooly Bully

Simple, the 2006/2007 Austin Music Awards

"...historical River City roll call: Big Boys, True Believers, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Ronnie Lane, Timbuk 3, Lucinda Williams, Doug Sahm,..."

March 9, 2007 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

C Sick

Eight years after the Chronicle's initial look in hepatitis C, Austin's music community is both better and worse

"...it through a tattoo needle. I went in after [Fabulous Thunderbirds bassist] Keith Ferguson and T.J. McFarland. I know..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Banana Blender Surprise

Record review

"...a sugar-crazed combination of Chuck Berry, the Meters, and Fabulous Thunderbirds: nice, normal, middle-class Houston kids as enamored of..."

July 7, 2006 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Antone's Home of the Blues

DVDnds

"...King, John Lee Hooker, Otis Rush, Junior Wells, the Fabulous Thunderbirds (where lurks Keith Ferguson), Bobby "Blue" Bland, Sue..."

June 9, 2006 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Fortunate Son

Bass player to the stars, past and present, Mark Andes

"...Bruce, who ended up managing Leo Kottke [and the Fabulous Thunderbirds] as the Matt Andes Twist Combo. We entered..."

May 19, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

TCB

TCB is away on vacation, but not before leaving readers with (hopefully) a couple of laps – and this year's ACL Fest lineup

"...FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS, "Can't Tear It Up Enuff": Plays during Bulls'..."

May 19, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

TCB

Ever health-conscious, TCB talks allergies with Claritin pitchman Bruce Robison, delves into the Music Genome Project, and observes the highest holiday of the most sacred herb

"...FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS: "Electric rock instrumentation, blues influences, subtle vocal harmonies,..."

April 21, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Howlin' Wolf Does Not Wear Panties

Walter Daniels' punk blues stirs up a whole new generational ilk, like Black Joe Lewis

"...about the blues since he recorded on the first Fabulous Thunderbirds album...."

Nov. 18, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Luv Doc Recommends: All Over the Map Hoot Night

Threadgill's World HQ -, Saturday, October 15, 2005

"...some of the biggest names in Texas music: the Fabulous Thunderbirds, the Sexton Brothers, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lyle Lovett..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Column by The Luv Doc

Film News

Prepare for Pepe Serna; plus, the fall slate and Dallas' counterpunch

"...music career, including stints as road manager for the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and sound engineer for Frank Zappa, Delbert McClinton,..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

W.C. Clark

Texas platters

"...(John Hiatt's "Tip of My Tongue"), smokin' covers (The Fabulous Thunderbirds' "Twist of the Knife"), and brass tacks ("Jaded..."

July 23, 2004 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Pop Rocks

Making music in mecca for parents and children alike

"...featured a children's stage alongside blue-collar rockers like the Fabulous Thunderbirds...."

June 18, 2004 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Luv Doc Recommends: Rock and Roll Free for All

Hole in the Wall, Saturday, June 12, 2004

"...Timbuk 3, Lyle Lovett, Nanci Griffith, Michelle Shocked, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Stevie RayVaughan, the Butthole Surfers, Dangerous Toys …..."

June 11, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

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