IV, III, II, I... Contact! The Latest in the Williams Country Music Dynasty is Keeping Things Warm in Some Very Long Shadows

Coleman Williams talks moving forward with an open mind

"...the gold-standard of country music created by the mighty Hank Williams Sr. over 70 years ago...."

Nov. 23, 2021 Music Post by Gary Lindsey

Hank Lives!

Hank Williams' ‘Lost Notebooks’ come to life.

"...but the fascination with the life and music of Hank Williams continues unabated. For proof there’s The Lost Notebooks..."

Sept. 29, 2011 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

ACL Live Shot (Second Weekend): Holly Williams

Coming into the family name and legacy

"...Holly Williams debuted at ACL Fest appearance nearly a decade ago,..."

Oct. 12, 2013 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The AggreGAYtor: September 5

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...immortalized, Nicki Minaj is up to no good, and Hank Williams Jr. makes some rowdy enemies. Today’s AggreGAYtor dares..."

Sept. 6, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Box Sets

Herbie Hancock

"...a couple of years, he, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams were doing advanced rhythmic calculus in Miles Davis' most..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Music Feature

Hank Williams

The Complete Mother's Best Recordings ... Plus!

"...Hank WilliamsThe Complete Mother's Best Recordings ... Plus! (Time Life)..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Texas Titles in Toto

"..."Panhandle Rag," Hank Thompson..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature

Long Live the Queen

"...Following last week's announcement that Lucinda Williams had received Grammy nominations in four different genre categories..."

Jan. 18, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Outlaw Blues

Think Sinatra did it his way? Try this long-haired, Harley-riding redneck David Allan Coe

"...Thanks to the likes of Chet Atkins and producer Owen..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Holly Williams

"...Holly WilliamsThe Highway (Georgiana)..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Future-Kill, Roadie

Hoping to capitalize on the success of Tobe Hooper's 1974 surprise horror hit Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Future-Kill reunited that film's stars Neal and Burns and aimed for a similar creepy / kitschy vein. It failed.Meat Loaf quits his day job to become the world's best roadie. Sound weird? It is.

"...too (no, we don't get a look at it, thankfully). Splatter sees it as his mission to splatter out..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Screens Review by Kimberley Jones

The Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

A look back at the Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

"...all things Lone Star, building throughout the late Seventies thanks to ZZ Top, the Dallas Cowboys, and Farrah Fawcett,..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

ACL Review: Cody Jinks

Ft. Worth outlaw contends for Southern rock mantle

"...of god-fearing, hell-raising, mind-your-own-business blue collar country rock that Hank Williams Jr. defined in the Eighties...."

Oct. 8, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Page Two: Looking Up

Along the path back to wonder

"...and Grace Slick times a thousand. Discovering Loretta Lynn, Hank Williams Jr., Patsy Cline, Hank Williams, Rosanne Cash, Joy..."

May 22, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Dancing About Architecture

Broken Spoke is broken into and thieves ride away with owner James White's family heirloom: a saddle, mister.

"...There wasn't much to be thankful for at the Broken Spoke the day after Thanksgiving...."

Dec. 1, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Whiskey Myers

"...the uncomfortable resemblance between the Marshall Tucker Band and Hank Williams Jr.'s less-countrified moments. Which is the problem with..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Music Review by Tim Stegall

Geto Gala, Two Step Inn, and a 420 Smokeout Headline Our Crucial Concerts

From country to hip-hop to sludge metal, get some ideas for your week in live music

"...and Turnpike Troubadours hold down the headlining slots, while Hank Williams Jr., Martina McBride, Lee Ann Womack, Clint Black,..."

April 19, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...with Meg Baird). Amid Lou Reed's "Rooftop Garden" and Hank Williams Jr.'s "OD'd in Denver," the duo also rolls..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

AmericanaFest 2022 Brings the Roots Community Back Together

Eight emerging acts seen in Nashville, from Nora Brown to Early James

"...Texas represented with performances from Lukas Nelson (honoring Don Williams), Lyle Lovett (honoring Chris Isaak), and James McMurtry singing..."

Sept. 21, 2022 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Grascals' Garten Party

The Grascals mark Scholz Garten's free Wednesday summer series

"...Clarksville,” from their latest CD, The Famous Lefty Flynn’s. Hank Williams Jr. guests on “I’m Blue, I’m Lonesome,” written..."

May 11, 2010 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Texas Platters

"...older and wiser colleagues like Emmylou Harris or Lucinda Williams lining up to sing. And while producer Dave McNair..."

April 11, 1997 Music Review

Cody Johnson to Martina McBride, Two Step Inn Wrangles Country Music’s Range

Georgetown fest evades storms in its second year

"...Part of the challenge may have been following Hank Williams Jr., who delivered an absolutely raucous and surprisingly..."

April 22, 2024 Music Post by Doug Freeman

From Country to Blues, Check Out These Austin-Area April Music Festival Lineups

Peruse new 2024 plans from Eclipse Utopia, Two Step Inn, and more

"...the country-centric Two Step Inn. Cody Johnson, Turnpike Troubadours, Hank Williams, Jr., Clint Black, and Charley Crockett lead the..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

AFS Cinema Celebrates Producer and PR Expert Carolyn Pfeiffer’s Extraordinary History

The art of being there

"...just about every working musician of the era from Hank Williams Jr. to Debbie Harry to Alice Cooper. It's..."

July 21, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc Recommends: Texas Burlesque Festival

ND Austin, Thursday, April 14, 2011

"...probably be something from the oeuvre of Rob Zombie, Hank Williams Jr., or Dr. Dre, and there would surely..."

April 15, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

The Big Chill

Wild Thing Chip Taylor waxes political on 'New Songs of Freedom'

"...page also include renditions by the Ventures, Jeff Beck, Hank Williams Jr., the Runaways, Geno Washington, Manfred Mann, the..."

June 27, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Luv Doc Recommends: Man Fest

Birds Barbershop South Lamar, Saturday, December 1, 2007

"...“Grizzle” Gregory is a cross between Bright Eyes and Hank Williams Jr. Man enough for you? If not, there..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Column by The Luv Doc

A Little Help From His Friends

"...Lorsch, who brought additional artists into the fold like Hank Williams Jr. steel guitarist Mike Daly...."

Nov. 16, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

You Can Ask, But We Won't Tell

Much like with his gubernatorial pa-pers, Bush is now trying to hide federal papers from public scrutiny.

"...As Hank Williams Jr. might say, "It's a family tradition."..."

Nov. 9, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

The National Texan?

The Texan Yanks Its Liberal Roots

"...eclectic fare -- perhaps producer Terry Lickona could persuade Hank Williams, Jr., to come up with a nifty theme..."

Aug. 29, 1997 News Column by Lee Nichols

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