Pepe Deluxé

Acts Playing South by Southwest

"...Pepe DeluxéSuper Sound (Emperor Norton/Catskills) I'm sitting here on terminal hold with AT&T, trying..."

March 16, 2001 Music Review by Greg Beets

The Return of Wayne Douglas

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

"...long discussed starting his own label, calling it Tornado Records, naturally, and cutting his own pure honky-tonk album. Since..."

June 23, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Great Are the Myths

Edward Norton introduces Leaves of Grass to Austin

"...effect of Tim Blake Nelson's movie, in which Edward Norton plays identical twins: one a brilliant pot grower (Brady)..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Playback: Winter Harvest

Digging up the roots of Free Week

"...the White Horse. The popular dance party, where Breakaway Records owner Gabe Vaughn (aka Secondliner), White Ghost Shivers frontman..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

After a Fashion: Thursday

A field guide to festival attendees, and more random notes from inside the circle

"...Thursday, March 15, 8pm (Red 7, 611 E. Seventh) Norton Records blasts off their showcase with the legendary Mary..."

March 16, 2007 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

After a Fashion: Saturday

Our Sytle Avatar's Style Avatar, one Mary Weiss of the Shangri-Las rocked his little world

"...was packed when the fire marshal invaded, but the Norton Records showcase was rockin' the Red 7 crowd through..."

March 16, 2007 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Tragic Songs From the Grassy Knoll: John F. Kennedy 50th Anniversary Collection

"...(Norton)..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Music Feature by Scott Schinder

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...@ the Ritz Though built on pop-punk, Berkeley's Lookout! Records showcase focuses on the hybrid's former half this year...."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

16 Punk Rock Bands to Slam Into at SXSW

"...About People You Hate, and two 45s via Goner Records tell the tale quite rudely...."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Wednesday SXSW Showcases

"...booker Ben Tipton's Burger City Rock N Roll label; Norton Records' sinister garage-blues trio from NYC, Daddy Long Legs;..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Jello Biafra Raves

Dead Kennedys icon recounts punk history tonight then DJ's

"...to know each other. He started talking about our records and we realized we both knew Billy [Miller] and..."

Nov. 12, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

One-Man Band and Oddball Songman Homer Henderson 1952-2022

The man behind “Lee Harvey Was a Friend of Mine” has died

"...details of his death are as obscure as the records he put out...."

April 22, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Off the Record

A Thanksgiving feast with Speak, A Welch Family Affair, and Ornette Coleman

"...The new romantics signed earlier this fall to Atlantic Records imprint Modern Art and just last week notched a..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Dancing About Architecture

Collapsing Beams at the Mercury, Asleep at the Wheel Beams into Your Home, SXSW Marches On

"...expect news regarding the teaming of Jimmie and Artemis Records...."

Feb. 4, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

SXSW List 8

Peanut Butter Wolf, Kasey Chambers, White Denim and 147 more

"...additions are Houston-based old school Thai funk specialists Khruangbin, Norton Records blues howler Daddy Long Legs, buzzing Long Island..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

I Fought the Law: The Life and Strange Death of Bobby Fuller

West Texan law fighter's mysterious death remains just that

"...visionary's demise remain obfuscated. Co-authored by the matriarch of Norton Records and Fuller's bass-playing younger brother, this bio promises..."

May 29, 2015 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Patti, Mary, and Miriam

Girl talk with Patti, Mary, and Miriam.

"...the unsung goddesses of rock & roll. She runs Norton Records with her hubby, Billy Miller. She played drums..."

May 7, 2007 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Reissues

"...bout with heroin addiction), Davis was signed to Columbia Records by George Avakian. Shortly thereafter, Avakian proposed to Davis..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Music Feature

Charlie Feathers

Wild Side of Life: Rare and Unissued Recordings, Volume One; Honky Tonk Kind: Rare and Unissued Recordings, Volume Two; Long Time Ago: Rare and Unissued Recordings, Volume Three

"...Side of Life: Rare and Unissued Recordings, Volume One (Norton) Charlie FeathersHonky Tonk Kind: Rare and Unissued Recordings, Volume..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Music Review by Doug Freeman

City sues over Owens Photos

Suit filed to stop release of crime-scene pictures in police-shooting case

"...Owens. The lawsuit was filed in response to an open-records request made by the Chronicle (and a subsequent request..."

May 28, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records

Impulse Records was the one jazz label that best reflected the social, political, and cultural turbulence of the 1960s as well as the spiritual awareness of the era

"...The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Books Review by Jay Trachtenberg

The Hightower Lowdown

The New Environmental Regime; Ripping Off the Pentagon

"...other natural resources, but if you look at their records, you'll see that putting them in charge is like..."

Feb. 9, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...on the drumkit, while the second, Drawing the Circle, records Bozzio playing tongue-on-the-floor tom rolls, cymbal splashes, and snare..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Gung Ho

Q&A with punk priestess Patti Smith.

"...with any training or even any desire to do records. I really came into recording as a performer who..."

March 31, 2000 Music Feature by Jody Denberg

Monkeys Gone to Heaven

Meet the Pixies

"...wrote when I was 15 or something. When Gil Norton heard an earlier version that we recorded for Come..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Letters at 3AM: My Top 10 of All Top 10s

A list of the Top 10 cultural artifacts that have shaped my life

"...At age 12, in one gulp, I read ANDRE NORTON'S 'STAR MAN'S SON,' 'STAR BORN,' 'THE STARS ARE OURS!,'..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

SXSW Profiles

Jody Denberg talks to Patti Smith

"...with any training or even any desire to do records. I came into recording as a performer who was..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature by Jody Denberg

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

First night SXSW Music recommendations and hints

"...high-end meals into a comfortable flow. His upcoming Atlantic Records debut, Mr. Wonderful, as well as his cooking show..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton (This Is Stones Throw Records) Director: Jeff Broadway Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton is..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

And Party Every Day: The Inside Story of Casablanca Records/Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture

Kiss sang 'Rock & Roll All Nite,' and their label followed suit – and disco! Disco, from the inside out.

"...And Party Every Day: The Inside Story of Casablanca Recordsby Larry Harris with Curtis Gooch and Jeff Suhs Backbeat..."

June 11, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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