Ray Manzarek: Trying to Set the World on Fire

The late Doors keyboardist at the Garden of Eden

"...knew one individual who fit the criteria: Doors’ keyboardist Ray Manzarek...."

May 23, 2013 Music Post by Danielle Zelisko

Ray of Light... and Dark

"...month, Katharine Hepburn is featured, as is director Nicholas Ray...."

Nov. 7, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Lucinda Williams, Ray Prim, and Curved Light lead the pack

"...album's 12 tunes Tom Overby, and Steve Earle co-conspirator Ray Kennedy, what follows flash fries a page outta 2020...."

Aug. 21, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Wedding Vows

No one believes more firmly than Jack Ingram that Jack Ingram 'is' the future face of country music

"...with the Twang Trust, production team Steve Earle and Ray Kennedy. The result, Livin' or Dyin', did the latter..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Irishman

Scorsese's filmmaking excellence can't mask a flawed retreading of mob history

"...Scorsese. Starring: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Ray Romano, Harvey Keitel, Jesse Plemons, Bobby Cannavale, Stephen Graham,..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Folk Goddess Behind the Curtain: Dalis Allen

Kerrville wiz stages Southwest Regional Folk Alliance Conference

"...took over producing the globally-attended hootenany when founder Rod Kennedy retired. She’s in Austin putting on the Southwest Regional..."

Sept. 24, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Ray Davies

"...Ray DaviesWorking Man's Café (New West)..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Dancing About Architecture

photograph by Todd V. Wolfson A Big Hand for a Little Lady

"...Johnny Gimble and Leon Rausch. Floyd Tillman will join Ray Benson and company, as will Don Walser and Herb..."

March 13, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Todd Snider Happy To Be Here (Oh Boy)

"...debut on John Prine's longtime launching pad, he's enlisted Ray Kennedy's producing talents, best evidenced on his work with..."

May 5, 2000 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Record Reviews

"...Bring It On. The vocal duties, shared by Tom Gray and Ben Ottewell, give the whole album a disparate..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Music Review

Trusting Twang

Jack Ingram

"...to listen. Ingram says that Earle, who produces with Ray Kennedy as the "Twang Trust," liked the tape, but..."

April 4, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Review: Shaver Catalog Begins Afterlife With New West Reissues

Victory, Electric Shaver, The Earth Rolls On arrive on colored vinyl

"...and a naked "Old Five & Dimers." Overseen by Ray Kennedy, the next year's Electric Shaver (bitchin' metallic silver)..."

June 16, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Watch This: Kicking Americana Quintet Restos’ Debut Single “Ain’t Dead Yet”

Former Western Youth members aren’t hanging it up anytime soon

"...Public Hi-Fi, with Harris adding her contributions cut with Ray Kennedy in Nashville. The video for the song, premiering..."

April 5, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Rodney Crowell

"...by the album's title. Co-crafted with Steve Earle lieutenant Ray Kennedy, and eight of 11 tracks guesting a Crowell..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Before the Lights Go Out

One last local look

"...their debut EP with a maraca-shaking Stones-y groove. Messrs. Kennedy, Randall, Hamilton, and Staehely stake their credentials in solid..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Steve Earle: Fearless Heart, Outlaw Poet

Gift guide

"...requests. Unfortunately, this led to a major player like Ray Kennedy, who produced albums with Earle as the Twang..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Reckless Kelly

Texas platters

"...crash, game over" square. Producer and former Twangtrust helmsman Ray Kennedy makes sure there are no such fatalities on..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Reckless Kelly

Texas Platters

"...album, right alongside sweaty Les Paul lines. Produced by Ray Kennedy (V-Roys, Lucinda Williams, Fleetwood Mac), this is a..."

May 16, 2003 Music Review by Jerry Renshaw

Dancing About Architecture

Everything from 20+ years ago is coming back, starting with Elvis Costello.

"...of months with Steve Earle's better "Twang Trust" half, Ray Kennedy, to record the album, and plans call for..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Christian Life

Billy Joe Shaver's Victory

"...from a saw mill accident many years ago. His blue/gray eyes twinkle at times, as if to let you..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

A Culture 50 Years in the Making: The Kerrville Folk Festival Experience

Life-altering and deep-listening scenes from the oldest music festival in Texas

"...Darrell Scott, Darden Smith, Terri Hendrix with Lloyd Maines, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Good Looks, Mikaela Davis, Possessed by Paul..."

May 20, 2022 Music Feature by Hank Erwin

Marshmallow Love

The 31st annual Kerrville Folk Festival

"...We talked to the festival's producer and founder Rod Kennedy, who is expected to announce his retirement from the..."

May 24, 2002 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

The Greening of George W. Bush

An industry pollution control program started backed by Gov. George W. Bush has cleaned less than 3% of the industrial toxic emissions it aimed to clean up.

"...Technology (BACT). Sen. Buster Brown, R-Lake Jackson, and Rep. Ray Allen, R-Grand Prairie, introduced SB 766, which allows grandfathered..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Reporting an Assassination

"Parkland" director Peter Landesman on JFK research

"...Austin and released earlier this year, centers not on Kennedy himself, or even the major players on the day,..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival Announces Full Lineup

From R.L. Stine to Reza Aslan, 225-plus converge on the Capitol

"...Maazel, Marion Winik, David Alan, Lucinda Hutson, and Mando Rayo and Jarod Neece, to name a few...."

Sept. 10, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

Reflections

"...AMERICAN HOLLOW Dir/prod: Rory Kennedy; DP: Nick Doob; Ed: Adam Zucker. 16mm, 90 min.,..."

March 19, 1999 Screens Feature

Motions for Recusal

The politics of electing judges

"...A fourth incumbent, 403rd District Judge Brenda Kennedy, had originally drawn a challenger, but criminal defense attorney..."

Jan. 19, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Art festivals and dance halls liven up the landscape in September

"...Folk Festival. The fair’s first director brought in Rod Kennedy to produce evening concerts. The first concert featured Jerry..."

Sept. 1, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Off the Record

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Kerrville Folk Festival one year at a time

"...compiled a hits timeline, with thanks to founder Rod Kennedy's Music From the Heart, Erinn R. Barefield's The Kerrville..."

May 27, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week "Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy, I knew Jack Kennedy, Jack Kennedy was a friend..."

May 26, 2006 News Feature

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