You Can Leave Your Hat On

The ballad of Mambo John Treanor

"...where he met other young players like Mike Mordecai, Mitch Watkins, and Beto Skiles. By 1974, Treanor was leading..."

July 20, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Texas Records

"...MITCH WATKINS..."

Nov. 24, 1995 Music Review

Terry Bowness (Aardvark)

"...Jazz Vatos, Terry Bowness, with the help of co-producer Mitch Watkins, has delivered as cogent an Austin jazz introduction..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

So What

Drummer Brannen Temple

"...Austin, he's involved himself with everyone from Chris Duarte, Mitch Watkins, and Stephen Bruton to his own bands, the..."

July 21, 1995 Music Feature

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Paul Wall, Why Bonnie, Jim Keller, El Combo Oscuro, and a Punk Rock Lottery lead our recommended shows

"...free, intimate affair.– Kevin Curtin Elias Haslanger, Ephraim Owens, Mitch WatkinsElephant Room, Friday 17 – Sunday 19..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Music Column by Julian Towers

Food-o-File

Congratulations abound in the foodie community this week

"...off this month with the Bob Meyer Trio featuring Mitch Watkins playing from 9:30pm to midnight on Friday nights...."

Oct. 1, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Jingles With Hair

Musicians for Hire: A Career in Advertising

"...What, then, do diverse talents like Hickman, Mitch Watkins, and Glover Gill have in common aside from..."

June 20, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Music Recommended

H.o.r.d.e.

"...a new audience. - Margaret Moser TONY CAMPISE & MITCH WATKINS Elephant Room, Tuesday 29 Tony Campise's sounding pretty..."

Aug. 25, 1995 Music Feature

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Veteran ATX axeman Mitch Watkins, who started sharing stages locally with Laningham in..."

May 28, 2021 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Abra Moore

"...indie ambience, followed by Moore's longtime Austin collaborator, guitarist Mitch Watkins. Piano confessional "Pull Away," and the ruminative latter..."

March 19, 2004 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Terry Bowness

"...Beck, turntablist Nick Nack, and gunslingers David Grissom and Mitch Watkins. The other half of the album is taken..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Seismic Dance Event, Jazz at St. James', Feels So Good Fest, Susannah Joffe, Amigo the Devil, and more

"...beloved ATX swingers. On Friday, the saxist leads guitarist Mitch Watkins, trombonist Andre Hayward, and Austin legend Dr. James..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Music Column by Christina Garcia

Five Recommended Arts Events This Weekend

Because you don’t want to miss a good Austin thing

"...Ballet Austin, UT’s Marching Band, the African Children’s Choir, Mitch Watkins, and more … at the very least, citizen,..."

June 29, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Alejandro Escovedo on a Wire

Leonard Cohen’s Austin equivalent fetes the master poet

"...AE: Well, it’s Church on Monday with Mitch Watkins on guitar, who played with Leonard Cohen the..."

Jan. 8, 2016 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Playback: Nancy Fly Waves Bye-Bye

Pioneering Austin booker Nancy Fly retires, and ATX gets a hip-hop festival

"...7:30: Javier Chaparro & Salúd with Mitch Watkins..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Headcrusher's Heavy Metal Colombian Offense

Headcrusher's Heavy Metal Colombian Offense, Joe Ely's Lost Electro Album, A New Home for Refugeed Bluegrass

"...Working with guitarist Mitch Watkins and bassist Roscoe Beck, Ely crafted an album..."

June 27, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Eruption

Church on Monday guitarist Jake Langley transcends jazz

"...with a who's who of Austin guitar slingers – Mitch Watkins, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Johnson – jokes that..."

March 28, 2014 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Amen

Leonard Cohen lays siege to Bass Concert Hall

"...a trio of Austin greats anchoring the group, guitarist Mitch Watkins, drummer Rafael Gayol, bassist/bandleader Roscoe Beck; the UK..."

Nov. 1, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Joe Ely

"...music to a duel. Assembling stellar accompaniment – guitarist Mitch Watkins and the classic Ely rhythm duo of Davis..."

June 17, 2011 Music Review by Margaret Moser

So Much Good Music Happening

"...and Asylum Street Spankers are good, but how about Mitch Watkins, Tony Campise, John Mills, Patrice Pike, Ephraim Owens,..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Postmarks

Abra Moore

"...is produced by Austin guitarist and Moore's longtime collaborator Mitch Watkins and floats as airily as an island breeze..."

June 22, 2007 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Roscoe Beck

Texas platters

"...Kim Wilson on harmonica; guitarists Ford, Johnson, Derek O'Brien, Mitch Watkins, and David Grissom; and a bunch of quality..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Music Review by David Lynch

Johnny, Dick, and Emily Gimble

Record review

"...With an array of fine, mostly local musicians (Levin, Mitch Watkins, Cindy Cashdollar, Floyd Domino, Wes Starr, Kenny Frazier,..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Thursday Sleepers

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...was able to attract the likes of jazz guitarist/producer Mitch Watkins to produce his latest, Stabilize, speaks volumes. Palmer,..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Tucker Livingston / Jane Bond

Texas platters

"...to gather those rosebuds while he may. Against producer Mitch Watkins' lush backdrop of melancholy chamber-folk, Livingston concludes that..."

June 18, 2004 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Dancing About Architecture

Everyone's got new albums coming out

"...type of outing if the players are any indication: Mitch Watkins on guitar, Brannen Temple on drums, Kevin Lovejoy..."

June 7, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Jazz Sides

"...Peter Erskine and for the long-overdue spotlighting of guitarist Mitch Watkins. Chris Maresh is another bassist who's no stranger..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Manuel's

Brunch in Austin

"...Relax to the jazz stylings of artists such as Mitch Watkins, Tony Campise, Paul Glasse, or Susannah Sharpe while..."

March 16, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Nourishment for the Soul

Correo Aereo Deepens, Ripens, and Grows

"...Ochoa on stand-up bass, and both Mark Hallman and Mitch Watkins, who had a hand in engineering and mixing..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Music Feature by Belinda Acosta

Decade Awards

"...6. Mitch Watkins..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

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