Checking In: Guitar Hauler Bill Kirchen Pulls Into the Truck Stop at the End of the World

Long-game guitarist keeps twangin’ and sangin’

"...Hancock, not only can Telecaster tamer and longtime local Bill Kirchen carry a tune, he’s penned as good as..."

Aug. 10, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

10 Minutes with Bill Kirchen

Now local ‘Stems & Seeds’ picker gets it

"...you familiar with now Austinite, roots-rocking guitarist, and songman Bill Kirchen, whose new Stems & Seeds finds him re-cutting..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Titan of the Telecaster Bill Kirchen

The guitarist settles in Austin but flies Transatlanticana

"...Transatlanticana, the new album from guitarist Bill Kirchen and keyboardist Austin de Lone, closes with a..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Spotlight: Bill Kirchen

The King of dieselbilly, Bill Kirchen, taking one step forward and two steps back

"...Since 1971, when Bill Kirchen played the Armadillo World Headquarters with Commander Cody..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Record Review: Bill Kirchen & Austin de Lone

Transatlanticana (Red House)

"...with an idiosyncratic "The Times They Are A-Changin'" by Kirchen, Transatlanticana proves nothing if not authentic...."

Aug. 26, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Bill Kirchen, Dallas Wayne

Record Review

"...Bill Kirchen Tied to the Wheel (Hightone)Dallas WayneHere I Am..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Music Review by Jerry Renshaw

Made Up Mind: The Best of 2013, Vol. 2

Some final song highlights from last year

"...radar (JoDee Purkeypile), plus longtime favorites like Big Sandy, Bill Kirchen, the Waterboys. Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion..."

Jan. 8, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Southern Rock Opera

SXSW 02 Music Fest Wrap-up

"...Austin's country princess Karen Poston and Virginia-based guitar king Bill Kirchen kicked things off with a heavy dose of..."

March 22, 2002 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Six Days on the Road

Rig Rock Deluxe Trucks Down Country Byways

"...Chinese Brothers, Mojo Nixon, the Blue Chieftains, Gwil Owen, Killbilly, Jean Caffeine, Go to Blazes, Courtney & Western, and..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Bill Kirchen

"...Bill Kirchen..."

Feb. 2, 2007 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...GRAND MAL: Led by former St. Johnny frontman Bill Whitten, this New York outfit is following a pair..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Bill Kirchen

"...Over the course of decades as a solo act, Bill Kirchen has recorded for a variety of labels, most..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Planet of Poor Taste

"...used extremely poor taste in titling the article about Bill Kirchen as "Planet Telecaster" [Music, Aug. 26]. Anyone who..."

Sept. 14, 2016 Postmarks

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...vocals, before Tree G's headline neo-soul performance. – Derek Udensi Bill Kirchen Birthday Party..."

June 25, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

We Have an Issue: Staying Present, Preparing for the Future

This week’s cover story looks at how the pandemic is shaping architecture and design

"...In" series hears from Jazz Age channeler Kat Edmonson, Dieselbilly guitar great Bill Kirchen, South Austin song seer Seela..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Old Settler's Music Festival Blurbs

OSMF baubles by blurb.

"...tea's for drinking or smoking. – Doug Freeman Bill Kirchen..."

April 17, 2015 Music Feature

SXSW Music Festival

Picks & Sleepers

"...Dead Letter Chorus, the label is Beggars Banquet. (Buffalo Billiards, 8pm) -- Mindy LaBernz..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

Austin Music Network

"...Noon Billboard..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Music Feature

The Return of Wayne Douglas

A flood of posthumous Doug Sahm CDs, both old and new, hits record stores

"...Perfect World, and assembling talent such as Commander Cody's Bill Kirchen on lead Telecaster, New Braunfels singer-songwriter Clay Blaker,..."

June 23, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...the convention center ballroom. "You're looking at an old rockabilly who backed out of this for a month." Resembling..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

HOF Hopefuls

"...Hoots & a Holler, Pressure, the Lotions, Jim Mings, Bill Campbell, Houston White, the Storm, Lewis Cowdrey, Jimmy Day,..."

March 13, 2017 Postmarks

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Jane Leo, a Sharon Jones tribute, a Genuine Joe fundraiser, and more recommended shows

"...People, Redbud (solo), and Middle Sattre round out the bill.  – Katie Karp White Reaper, Narrow HeadScoot Inn, Tuesday..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

Recent 'Rockpalast' Avalanche

"...Captured on the same bill as the Gravenites/Cipollina band, Jefferson Airplane gunner Jorma Kaukonen,..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

When I'm 64

Veteran musicians retire to Austin

"...gigging with one-time Johnny Paycheck and Gilley's house-band bassist Billy Dee, who moved here in 1997 ("Chiseled in Stone,"..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Dancing About Architecture

Our resident Marshmallow Peep relates the news and hearsay in and around the Live Music Capital...

"...ditch the label and self-release the disc. Reprise VP Bill Bentley says he can't confirm anything one way or..."

July 27, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Doug Sahm returns from beyond, MP3s shake up Austin music, Hip Hop meets R&B, and the Watermelon Saga continues...

"...between. The band, including Augie Meyers, Shawn Sahm, and Bill Kirchen, is in fine West Texas form, with Doug..."

April 21, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Road Shows

"...SAT 8 Mandy Barnett, Bill Kirchen, Continental Club..."

March 7, 1997 Music Feature

Madeleine Leigh, HONK TX, and Eclipse Mania Leads Our Crucial Concerts

Find some sounds to match the celestial sights this week

"...a clutch of media enjoyed private audience with the rockabilly pioneer (1932–1998), who indeed loomed larger than life: his..."

April 5, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

How Zach Bryan’s Surprise Set at Sagebrush Came to Be

South Congress honky-tonk to be featured in star-studded music video

"...debut American Heartbreak opened at No. 5 on the Billboard album chart, less than a year after the Oklahoma-raised..."

Jan. 10, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Do You Really Know Your Parents if You Don’t Go Through Their Record Collection?

Who we are is what we listen to

"...Seventies. Connectedly, I still see Commander Cody’s marvelous guitarist Bill Kirchen play frequently in Austin. Same for Asleep at..."

June 19, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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