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"...The Reverend Horton Heat..."

Jan. 10, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Playback: Saturnalia Lands

Austin welcomes new DIY music fest while another gets blocked in court

"...a mosaic of experiences and emotions greater than music. Reverend Charles Easley, the pastor loaning his land for the..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Eddie Stout Is a One-Man Historical Blues Society

On the eve of his Eastside Kings Festival the Dialtone Records founder remains doggedly preservationist

"...The two rode motorcycles and met up with keyboardist Billy Etheridge, who played with Doyle Bramhall, Bruce Miller, and..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Drifter

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

"...ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons offers the following via email:..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Playback: Dale Watson's Ameripolitan Dream

Outlaws wanted (for Awards), God calls back Gean West, and SXSW wristbands back on sale!

"...movement, Ameripolitan refers to the original disciplines of honky-tonk, rockabilly, and Western swing. The subgenre comes to life this..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Broadcasts Vol. 18

"...as the old/new Bonnie Raitt warming up the right reverend Billy Joe Shaver ("The Get-Go") lets loose a Lone..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

What Would Jesus Buy?

The good Reverend Billy is on an agitprop mission to convince his fellow Americans that our heedless consumerism will be their spiritual undoing.

"...couple of millennia to 2004, and you’ll find the Reverend Billy, performance activist and founder/spiritual leader of the Church..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

And Where Would Jesus Shop?

Film showing will benefit Responsible Growth for Northcross

"...of the commercialization of Christmas in America while following Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir..."

Dec. 5, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

SXSW Film

Daily Reviews and Interviews

"...Customer Service: Rob VanAlkemade and the Reverend Billy on 'What Would Jesus Buy?'..."

March 16, 2007 Screens Feature by Toddy Burton

The Rev. Billy to the Rescue!

The good reverend and his Stop Shopping Gospel Choir vowed to fight the Northcross Wal-Mart.

"...Buy?, a feature-length doc about performance artist-cum-prophet the Rev. Billy and his Church of Stop Shopping was amazing for..."

March 12, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

There Goes the Neighborhood

Ray Pride's 'Beauty School' Crack Pipes: No day at the ballpark

"...and 2003's Snakes in My Veins, the band's guitarist Billy Steve Korpi says the quartet wanted something different for..."

July 29, 2005 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Chrystal

Billy Bob Thornton plays an Arkansas husband who attempts to redeem himself after critically injuring his wife and killing their son in a car accident four years earlier.

"...Directed by: Ray McKinnon. Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Lisa Blount, Ray McKinnon, Grace Zabriskie, Harry..."

April 15, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Last Flight Out

Righteously mediocre stuff from the "film ministry of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association"

"...by World Wide Pictures, the "film ministry of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association," as their Web site helpfully and..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Texas Titles in Toto

"..."Corsicana Daily Sun," Billy Joe Shaver..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...the Jersey-bred songwriter conveys the frustration of forbears like Billy Bragg, Leo's golden ear for pop gives his political..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Beat Box

"...a smooth, strenuous voice of a pint-sized dirty South reverend, spouting out sultry syncopated soliloquies regarding living, winning, sinning,..."

May 3, 2002 Music Review by Christopher Coletti

Dancing About Architecture

Neil Diamond comes to town, the Metro stays open, Cotton Mather searches for a deal, Hamstein sells its publishing, Wynton Marsalis visits the Elephant Room, and much, much more.

"...performed by the likes of Clint Black, Terri Clark, Billy Dean, Little Texas, Jo Dee Messina, Tim McGraw, George..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Tulia's Freedom Ride

Activists travel to Tulia for "Never Again!" rally against drug war.

"...ended near midnight, with a moving speech by the Reverend Edwin Sanders, founder of the Metropolitan Interdenominational Church of..."

July 27, 2001 News Feature by Jennie Kennedy

Road to Redemption

"...Tony Longo, Pat Hingle and Julie Condra. Produced by Billy Graham's World Wide Pictures, this breezy, earnest dramedy takes..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Alt.Country Upgrade

Detailing the still-wet merger of Doolittle and New West Records

"...Shaver, since I was always a huge fan of Billy Joe and Eddie, I met Stephen Bruton one day..."

April 14, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

SXSW Music Festival

Picks & Sleepers

"...REVEREND HORTON HEAT: Still thumping the Good Book of psychobilly..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Austin versus Islam, Freedom and Justice (Records) for all, and that damn Ray Benson again.

"...sounding as Jesus Lizard as ever. Heavier than the Reverend Horton Heat (who Williams will open for next), yet..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Live at Liberty Lunch

The Neville Brothers

"...out "Fear"? The Raul's Reunion reminding Bad Mutha Goose's Billy Pringle (right) photograph by Todd V. Wolfson us we'd..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature

Texas Platters

The Rev. Horton Heat

"...through a decade (five albums) of double entendres and psychobilly freakouts, and become an authentic Texas folk hero in..."

May 28, 1999 Music Review

Dancing About Architecture

All Things Must Pass

"...bang-up show -- including Mike Ness backed by the Reverend Horton Heat's band -- wasn't being completed to their..."

March 26, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...country. Forget that Brian Setzer guy, this is honest rockabilly worthy of those swing lessons. (Stubb's, Midnight)-- Kim Mellen..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Road Shows

"...SUN 26 Billy Joe Shaver, East First Garden Theater..."

April 24, 1998 Music Feature

Texas Platters

"...REVEREND HORTON HEAT Space Heater (Interscope)..."

April 17, 1998 Music Review

Road Shows

"...SUN 26 Billy Joe Shaver, East First Garden Theater..."

April 10, 1998 Music Feature

Only the Beginning

Wednesday Night SXSW "Sleepers"

"...BILLY JOE WINGHEAD: This Oklahoma-based outfit claims to peddle "Gothindustrocowpunk,"..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature

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