Chaos in Tejas Live (Finale): Bushwick Bill

Takin’ it back to the old school

"...Do people realize that rap icon Bushwick Bill has become something of local..."

June 3, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Snake Charmer

Ray Wylie Hubbard survived the crash, recovered the black box, and continues to fly high and get lowdown with 'Snake Farm.'

"...The wooden sign on the east access side of I-35..."

June 23, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Wade in the Water

Geto Boy rap icon keeps Austin in 'Checks & Balances'

"...Rap boasts a sole black, one-eyed midget. Gordie Johnson didn't need..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Playback: Coolest Board in Town

Arlyn Studios just upped its ante

"...Longtime Arlyn Studios owners Freddy and Lisa Fletcher are partnering..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Karate Kid

The remake of this kids' classic was filmed in China and provides a decent update for a new generation.

"...Directed by: Harald Zwart. Starring: Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Taraji..."

June 18, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

In Austin, Bushwick Bill Found his Musical Playground

Late Geto Boys rapper’s penchant for stage crashing was legendary

"...“There was a bunch of white people there who looked..."

June 10, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré! ¡Cuatro!

SXSW Music begins coming into focus

"...No calm precedes the South by Southwest storm. Two weeks out from the..."

March 1, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Lyle Lovett

"...What kind of guy is Lyle Lovett, really? Well, what you see and hear is truly..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Music Feature by Jody Denberg

Momentum and the Mountainside Sound

Dylan's bottler of magic, Bob Johnston, on the nicest guy ever, plus Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, Michael Martin Murphey, and more

"..."Johnston had fire in his eyes. He had that thing..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Music Feature by Louis Black

Michael Martin Murphey Acoustic Christmas Carols (Westfest) / Riders in the Sky Christmas the Cowboy Way (Rounder)

Xmas Records

"...Michael Martin MurpheyAcoustic Christmas Carols (Westfest)Riders in the SkyChristmas the Cowboy..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Music Review by Jerry Renshaw

Steven Fromholz

"..."Sometimes, I get in a hurry and think I'm running..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

I Before E

A career retrospective on one of the lost cosmic cowboys, Rusty Wier

"...It's the Thursday prior to Mother's Day, and Rusty Wier..."

May 31, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Michael Martin Murphey

"...Re-recording the classics that propelled him to a progressive country icon..."

Nov. 23, 2018 Music Review by Doug Freeman

How Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville" Became the Most Valuable Song of All Time

Buffett began composing the song after visiting a local Mexican restaurant

"...Ryan White begins his new biography of Jimmy Buffett with the..."

July 21, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Red Temple Prayer (Two Headed Dog)

A Valentine's Day mix for KOOP

"...Today marks 19 years for me at the Chronicle, my..."

Feb. 14, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Country Mile

Country Mile

"...Michael Martin Murphey's five-plus decades need no niche, yet Tall Grass..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Leon Russell & the Bob Dylan Rumor

Outlaw era deejay Woody Roberts helped produce Willie Nelson's first Fourth of July picnic in this excerpt from his new memoir Horse Racing & Rock 'N' Roll

"...Following our excerpt of Me and Sister Bobbie, outlaw era radio deejay Woody Roberts returns to..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Music Feature by Woody Roberts

Off the Record

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

"...When it comes to Texas songwriting, history happens first at the Kerrville Folk..."

May 27, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir

'Austin, 1972,' an excerpt from Joe Nick Patoski's new tome, Willie Nelson: An Epic Life

"...The hippie chick didn't hesitate when the Open Road camper..."

April 25, 2008 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

Page Two

Acting as if God partakes in partisan or national politics is a display of blasphemy, not faith

"...Since I first heard "Story of Isaac," by Leonard Cohen, on Songs From a..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Women's Work Is Never Done

Started in 1978 as a grassroots feminist arts collaborative, Women & Their Work has evolved into an Austin institution, which has survived collapsing economies and shifts in location and mission to become one of the city's premier visual arts spaces.

"...A sign of the times: People once mistook Women & Their Work for..."

March 7, 2003 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

The Ballad of El Molino

Unearthing one of the great "lost" albums of Texas rock & roll history

"...In Texas, it's damn near impossible to start a band so..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

At Large in the Hills

Ray Wylie Hubbard's Dangerous Spirits

"...photograph by John Carrico..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Music Feature

Photographer Melinda Wickman Swearingen, Whose Images Defined Outlaw Country, Has Died

The Texan famously snapped Waylon, Willie, and more

"...Melinda Wickman Swearingen, a photographer who captured iconic images of the Texas outlaw country..."

March 26, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Local, State Health Leaders Try to Keep Up with COVID-19

Six known cases in Travis County but actual number likely higher

"...With federal leadership still halting at best, state and local..."

March 16, 2020 News Post by Margaret Nicklas

Alejandro Escovedo's United Sounds of Austin

"...Alejandro Escovedo's United Sounds of AustinACL Live at the Moody Theater, Jan...."

Jan. 17, 2014 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Vinyl’s Tin Cup Chalice

Finyl vinyl thoughts from the stacks of Antone’s Records

"...To quote Jimmy Buffett, “Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima..."

Jan. 15, 2014 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Last Train to Clarksville

The Monkees go ape at the Long Center

"...Five numbers into the Monkees’ 30-song, two-hour set at the Long Center..."

Aug. 1, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Good Music, Good Himes

Texas engineer Chet Himes talks about Christopher Cross

"...Quick, connect the dots between Christopher Cross and Ghostland Observatory using San..."

Jan. 23, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Exit Wounds

Remembering David Martinez, Andrea Burden, Tonky Murphey, and Rhett Beard

"...“I am writing in regards to my uncle, David Martinez. He passed..."

Dec. 14, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

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