Mike Flanigin Record Review

The Drifter (Black Betty Records)

"...Austin's go-to Hammond B-3 organist not named Ian McLagan, Mike Flanigin opened his address book, called some friends, and..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Drifter

Mike Flanigin's accidental (and all-star) organ-grinding

"...Who's Mike Flanigin? Singer Kat Edmonson, executive producer of Flanigin's The..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Checking In: Guitar Heater Sue Foley Works on Her PhD

Ace stringer “spaced out for about three months” first

"...a sidewoman, she also rocks: “Pic of me and Mike [Flanigin] attached from our West Texas trek to promote..."

Aug. 18, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Heavy Lifting: The Hammond Organ Has a Special Place in Austin ... I Should Know

Austin's an epicenter for an instrument that stopped being manufactured 47 years ago

"...to bring your own. Around that time I met Mike Flanigin as he sat in on a gig I..."

April 1, 2022 Music Feature by Red Young

Telecaster Sovereign Sue Foley Lands Back in Austin

The Ice Queen is on fire

"...I wanted to do back to Canada. Then randomly, Mike [Flanigin] contacted me. We were friends 25 years ago..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Playback: Smiling Your Way to Heaven

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

"...and move into the woods. Don't forget to smile. Mike Flanigin Tops Himself..."

July 18, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Page Two: Love Loves to Love Love

On celebrating the Best of Austin, and learning to live with the worst

"...Sunday night we went to Mike Flanigin's The Drifter show at the Paramount. Flanigin is..."

Sept. 11, 2015 Column by Louis Black

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...but tasteful, tuneful, and consistent pleasures abound. – Michael Toland Mike Flanigin: West Texas Blues..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

10th Annual Nobelity Project Feed the Peace Awards

"...Gibbons with Jimmie Vaughan, Mike Flanigin on organ, and drummer George Rains..."

Feb. 16, 2015 Photo Gallery

Playback: Grohl Call

Nirvana drummer, Foo Fighter, and documentarian Dave Grohl passes it on

"...Hammond B-3 organ wiz Mike Flanigin has reinforced his solo debut with appearances by..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback

Fun Fun Fun Fest reels off some greatest hits and more

"...› Organ wiz Mike Flanigin jetted to Switzerland to join ZZ Top at..."

July 12, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

R.I.P. Barry “Frosty” Smith

Austin’s pre-eminent beatkeeper passes

"...Continental Club Gallery in the trio of B3 organist Mike Flanigin...."

April 13, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Top 10s

Ninety lines of listicles about Austin music 2015

"...5) Mike Flanigin, The Drifter (Black Betty)..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

Everything Hits at Once

Give the drummer some: Spoon backbeat Jim Eno

"...for my solo record," says Hammond B-3 organ grinder Mike Flanigin. "We had some time, so we decided to..."

Aug. 1, 2014 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Playback: FREE WEEK!

2014, you're up

"...Keyboards: Mike Flanigin..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Dupree

"...Sunday night residency at the Continental Club Gallery spotlights Mike Flanigin on Hammond B-3 organ, Kyle Thompson behind the..."

June 14, 2013 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Meet Me at Waterloo Records: Playing, Shopping, and Encountering Life-Changing Moments at the Heart of Austin Music

Influential Austin characters reminice on 40 years of playing, shopping, and encountering life-changing moments at the heart of Austin music

"...get a buncha tacos and Mexican food and trade Mike Belyea a Kiss picture disc for a pitcher of..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Office Space Star David Herman Is the Real Michael Bolton

"Why should I change? He’s the one who sucks!"

"...the most relatable and hilarious comedies of all time. Mike Judge's irreverent snapshot of the day-to-day tedium of cubicle..."

March 1, 2019 Screens Feature by Britt Hayes

Playback – AAN Convention: Worth the Ink?

Checking the pulse of print media and music journalism

"...the unofficial after-hours concierge, directing conventioneers to honky-tonk by Mike & the Moonpies, circle pit for Annihilation Time, and..."

July 15, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Demolition at 1701 Red River

Another Red River venue going away? There goes the neighborhood.

"...› Mike Judge was at the Sahara Lounge on Tuesday directing..."

May 17, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Best Live Music Performances of 2018

The bands and venues that kept our critics on their feet

"...Jay Trachtenberg: Jimmie Vaughan Trio with Mike Flanigin, C-Boy's Heart & Soul..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Playback – Dead Man Walking: Jimmy LaFave

As terminal cancer ticks down Jimmy LaFave’s life, he says the show must go on

"...Let's Take It to the Stage. Friend and collaborator Mike Flanigin noted, "He didn't just drum. He made music."..."

April 21, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Antone's Resurrected

The return of Antone's, Free Week, and the Austin Music Poll Ballot

"...Musician of the Year: Mike Flanigin..."

Jan. 8, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: The FAQs of Austin Music 2015

Q: Is Austin still the "live music capital of the world"?

"...Honky-tonk DIYers Mike & the Moonpies and deep country songstress Carson McHone,..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Your Austin Music Poll Ballot

Armadillos for sale, Free Week, and an Austin Music Poll primer

"...Keyboards: Mike Flanigin..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback

Stop complaining there's no hip-hop scene here because now it has its own festival

"...Dilated Peoples, Pharoahe Monch, Jean Grae, Black Milk, Open Mike Eagle, and Jonwayne working alongside top Texas talent like..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Two More on the One

"...Every Tuesday at the Continental Club, Mike Barfield gets as down and dirty as a white..."

July 27, 2007 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...much energy as that one. Every single musician, from Mike Flanigin on the B-3, to Johnny Moeller on the..."

June 30, 2006 Column

Why No 'Chronicle' Coverage?

"...much energy as that one. Every single musician, from Mike Flanigin on the B-3, to Johnny Moeller on the..."

June 26, 2006 Postmarks

Texas Heritage Songwriters HoF Returns to Honor Lefty, Lightnin’, Griffith, and James

...while Gibbons, Keen, and Dunn provide musical highlights

"...blowout boiled to close out the evening. Jimmie Vaughan, Mike Flanigin, and Sue Foley joined the ZZ Top icon..."

Feb. 14, 2022 Music Post by Doug Freeman

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