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Dec. 23, 2016 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri
Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup
Happy holidays to everyone and happy daytrippin’ to all!
"...Texas Dance Hall Tour, March 20-26, 2017, backed by Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel, offers participants as..."
Dec. 2, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup
'Tis the season for day-tripping
"...Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel will be the..."
Nov. 3, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Playback: ACL Fest Part II
ACL Fest isn't a pair of weekend-long sit-ins, it's one two-week-long campaign
"...Big-screens rolled footage of Nathaniel Rateliff, Local Natives, and Ray Benson toasting Nelson before settling on an aerial view..."
Oct. 14, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin
Homegrown
Austin acts at ACL Fest
"...you know the owner of Austin airport food option "Ray Benson's Chuck Wagon" also has a 46-year-old Western swing..."
Sept. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin
Gay Place
Let's make this the greatest, gayest, most glittery Pride yet
"...Raffle tix available for purchase. Sun., Aug. 21, 11am-3pm. Ray Benson's Rattle Inn, 610 Nueces, 512/373-8306. www.austinpride.org...."
Aug. 19, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff
Worst Tour Stories Ever
The road goes on forever and the party never ends
July 8, 2016 Music Feature
Moontower Review: Martin Short
The evening with Short was long on classic comedy
"...Glick (complete with fat-suit and latex jowls), Short brought Ray Benson onstage and mock-interviewed the Asleep at the Wheel..."
April 22, 2016 Arts Post by Ashley Moreno
Friday SXSW Picks
"...to pigeonhole. Single "Dust" sounds alternately like a desert prayer and a megalopolis lullaby, with spartan, ethereal electronica matching..."
March 18, 2016 Music Feature
Playback: Permitting Nightmare Precedes SXSW
SXSW events permitting induces promoter panic, the Austin Music Hall receives a stay of execution, and there are two last Austin Music Poll categories to vote in
"...put on by local ad agency GSD&M – including Ray Benson's 65th birthday party...."
Feb. 12, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin
Shake Shack Chickens Out
Daily Austin food news
"...show has “confirmed interest from Asleep at the Wheel's Ray Benson, Eddie Wilson, Quita Culpepper, comics Maggie Maye and..."
Jan. 14, 2016 Food Post by Brandon Watson
One in a Crowd: Honky Tonk Heaven
Doc on the legendary Broken Spoke seeks finishing funds
"...interviews with Spoke mainstays Willie Nelson, Dale Watson, and Ray Benson, as well as proprietor James White and his..."
Oct. 19, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki
ACL Fest 2015 Local List – Second Weekend
Hometown favorites gracing ACL stages
"...Asleep at the Wheel Fri., 12:15pm, Honda stage Ray Benson's charismatic Western swingers have kept "House of Blue..."
Oct. 9, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin
ACL Fest 2015 Local List
Hometown favorites gracing ACL stages
"...Asleep at the Wheel (Fri., 12:15pm, Honda stage) Ray Benson's charismatic Western swingers have kept "House of Blue..."
Oct. 2, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin
Texas Book Festival 2015: The Mighty 300
Authors for Fest 20 include Lethem, Lemony, Pitts, Diggs, Hart
"...memoir, A House of My Own; Dallas star Linda Gray with her memoir, The Road to Happiness Is Always..."
Sept. 4, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires
After the Flood
It's going to take time and hard work to rebuild what the Memorial Day flood destroyed
"...• Flood Aid TX Concert With Ray Benson, Jack Ingram, and More: Sun., June 28, noon-10pm..."
June 26, 2015 News Feature by Nina Hernandez
Texas Bands Together Part II
Concerts over the next few weeks benefit victims of Central TX floods
"...Where: Sweetwater, 730 W. Stassney, #120 Who: Emily Robison Strayer (Dixie Chicks), Martin Strayer (Court Yard Hounds), Sahara Smith,..."
June 15, 2015 Emergency Post by Alexa Harrington
KGSR’s Blues On the Green: Antone’s All-Star Revue
"...Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson (right) hangs backstage..."
June 4, 2015 Photo Gallery
UPDATE: Flood of Relief
In tragedy's wake, Central Texas continues to care for her own
"...Kim Miller • #Austin4Wimberley Flood Benefit with Emily Robison Strayer (Dixie Chicks), Martin Strayer (Court Yard Hounds), Sahara Smith,..."
May 29, 2015 Emergency Post by Kate X Messer
Austin’s Record Store Day Picks
Local releases and where to get 'em
"...This Ray Benson-autographed regional RSD release features “New Spanish Two Step”..."
April 15, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin
Asleep at the Wheel
"...of Western Swing on disc, no one could accuse Ray Benson and friends of running out of ideas. There's..."
March 13, 2015 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri
Gay Place: Confidential
Welcome to queer heaven, SXSWers
"...SWEET BEAST: DAYS 1, 2 & 3 CD's annual foray into noise nirvana, featuring Wilfred Brimley's Secret Mission, Ouiness,..."
March 13, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer
Food-o-File: Friday Lagniappe
A little extra Austin food news
"...Ray Benson's Rattle Inn (610 Nueces) is throwing a third..."
Jan. 16, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood
Smiling Faces: Ian McLagan
"...Bruce Robison, Turk Pipkin, Ray Benson, and Mac at the Willie Nelson 75th Birthday..."
Dec. 11, 2014 Photo Gallery
Food Events
"...music, and a silent auction. Sun., Oct. 19, 5-11pm. Ray Benson's Rattle Inn, 610 Nueces, 512/373-8306. $10. www.fb.com/events/1498186060438498...."
Oct. 17, 2014 Food Column
ACL Music Fest 2014 Friday Interviews – Second Weekend
12:30pm, Austin Kiddie Limits
"...After eight years as the firebrand of Ray Benson's Asleep at the Wheel, Elizabeth McQueen called it..."
Oct. 10, 2014 Music Feature by Nina Hernandez
ACL Music Fest 2014 Friday Listings
Blurbing Friday ACL
"...– ride strong into their 44th year behind bandleader Ray Benson and new talents Katie Holmes on fiddle and..."
Oct. 3, 2014 Music Feature
Grocery Store Heaven
Central Market celebrates 20 years with events, cookbook launch
"...will serve signature dishes representing their cuisines. After dinner, Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel will provide a..."
Sept. 4, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood
Jason Roberts
"...to the sound of Asleep at the Wheel as Ray Benson's hearty laugh. Stepping forward into his own spotlight..."
Aug. 15, 2014 Music Review by Doug Freeman
Playback: Nancy Fly Waves Bye-Bye
Pioneering Austin booker Nancy Fly retires, and ATX gets a hip-hop festival
"...as many Austin Music Awards as Grammys residing in Ray Benson's Asleep at the Wheel trophy case...."
