Playback: Friday the 13th Reaps Austin Music

Joe Valentine, Ponty Bone, Fai Jow all pass on the same day

"...he fell in with Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Tommy Hancock, Terry Allen, Butch Hancock, and bandleader Joe Ely, whose group..."

July 20, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...town, Roger Kynard Erickson would be there alongside Willie Nelson and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Father of garage rock, psychedelia,..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Texas Book Festival 2017: The Full List

Dan Rather, Jeffrey Eugenides, the Bush sisters, and 291 more

"...Gattis – Safe Tom Gauld – Baking with Kafka Nelson George – To Funk and Die in L.A. Manuel..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Jim Caligiuri Exit Interview

Ten minutes, 20 questions, and 20-plus years of Americana chronicles

"...Terry Allen 2016..."

April 13, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Darden Smith

"...Lone Star song whisperers (octogenarians Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson), their inheritors (septuagenarians Terry Allen, Butch Hancock,..."

April 14, 2017 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

HOF Hopefuls

"...Wali “Oat Willie” Stopher, Sandy Lockett, John Clay, Tracy Nelson, George Rains, Layton DePenning, Tailgators, Don Leady, Steve Doerr,..."

March 13, 2017 Postmarks

Austin Music Awards’ Message of Love

35th annual local prom sets a new standard

"...Capstone went to Lukas Nelson belting a bluesy “Amazing Grace” like the Second Coming..."

March 13, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

2016-17 Austin Music Awards

"...Lukas Nelson..."

March 13, 2017 Photo Gallery

The 2016-17 Austin Music Awards’ Texan Tower of Song

Thirty-five years of AMAs? More like 181 years of Texas on one stage, on one night!

"...Terry Allen...."

March 10, 2017 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: Austin Music Awards (On Everything)

Austin Music Industry Awards down, here come the 2016/17 AMAs and a slew of SXSW buzz acts

"...Awards also expand to welcome a performance by Willie Nelson scion Lukas Nelson in a surprise micro segment...."

March 10, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

35 Years of the Austin Music Awards

Living in a dream

"...Austin Opera House, bikers and ex-Navy SEALs from Willie Nelson’s road crew, who typical of the times tried to..."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature by Doug Freeman

Playback: The 2016/17 Austin Music Awards Reveal

"...Moody Theater blowout Sunday, March 12. Masterful panhandle poet Terry Allen, who recently put on a mind-blowing performance at..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...exploits spiral out of control. Cast: Addison Timlin, Ian Nelson, Larry Fessenden, Jeremy Gardner, Stuart Rudin, Nicolette Pierini (World..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

85th Texas Legislature Preview

Can the GOP-run House and Senate get along well enough to get anything accomplished?

"...is on the list again this session. Sen. Jane Nelson has proposed SB 268, which would require applicants to..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Hickoids

"...Eye. The EP's strongest suit lies in reconciling Willie Nelson's "Night Life" and Terry Allen's "I Just Left Myself..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Music Review by Greg Beets

Gift Guide 2016: Coffeetable Books

Big books give heft to big success stories about women in business, Flatbed Press, UT’s collections, Pan Am, and the Spurs

"...you. From Gene Autry's cowboy boots, gifted by Willie Nelson to the Dolph Briscoe Cen­ter for American History, to..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Playback: 35 Years of Chronicle Music Covers

We wade through the roughly 300 issues stamped with the mug of a musician

"...Willie Nelson (6/29/84)..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: RSD in ATX

Record Store Day local exclusives, and out-of-the-way wax emporiums that may carry them

"...Willie Nelson/Uncle Tupelo, "Truck Drivin' Man" 7-inch: Terry Fell's long-hauler performed..."

April 15, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Chicken Shit Bingo Splits

Chicken Shit Bingo franchises, Obama music photo–ops, and Austin Music Industry Award winners, and RIP John Morthland

"...Little Longhorn co-owner Terry Gaona emphasizes her bar's original brand, reiterating the club's..."

March 11, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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

"...Asleep at the Wheel welcomed longtime booster/collaborator Willie Nelson as a surprise guest last Thursday at the Broken..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...Hit it Hard Directors: Gabe Spitzer, David Terry Fine Hitting it hard is the only way John..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Patty Griffin Leads Local Grammy Nominations

Lone Star accolades span country, gospel, folk, and R&B

"...Country Album for Pageant Material, sampled live at Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic and the attendant Waylon Jennings..."

Dec. 7, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: Bavu Blakes Carpes the Diem

Bavu Blakes seizes his own day, Shakey Graves lands an Austin City Limits taping, and the Saxon Pub turns 25

"...ACL Executive Producer Terry Lickona first beheld the singer at Lustre Pearl...."

May 1, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Bill Arhos 1934-2015

Austin City Limits creator left a worldwide legacy

"...created Austin City Limits, whose pilot episode starred Willie Nelson. At the time, a live music show starring hippie..."

April 13, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Thursday Picks & Sleepers

SXSW Thursday handicapping by the blurb

"...Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real 1am, Maggie Mae's Rooftop..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Texas Me

New Doug Sahm documentary and SXSW all-star concert resurrects Austin's cosmic groover

"...on Lone Star icons Selena, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Willie Nelson, and even the Dallas Cowboys. Despite full cooperation from..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Playback: Rap Reigns at SXSW

Snoop Dogg crowns SXSW hip-hop as keynote, the Cherubs may have topped Heroin Man, and Sparkplug becomes part of musicians’ shared economy

"...the first to deliver the keynote while high (Willie Nelson canceled his SXSW '92 speaking engagement), but more important..."

March 13, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Resurrection of Doug Sahm

Sneak peak at SXSW Film biopic plus deets on SXSW Music blowout

"...Lone Star landmarks Selena, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Willie Nelson, longtime local music scribe Joe Nick Patoski now debuts..."

March 10, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Willful Ignorance

How common is police abuse of force? We don't want to know.

"...twin sister Yvonne Williams has sued the county, Sheriff Terry Pickering, and Willis for wrongful death. Although her death..."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Playback: Dale Watson's Ameripolitan Dream

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

"...rockabilly, and for outlaw ... Waylon [Jennings] or Willie [Nelson] – take your pick."..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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