The Blues Brothers

"...and Cab Calloway. Landis, Belushi, and Aykroyd flesh out the fictional Blues Brothers, and in the process created just..."

July 20, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Blues Brothers 2000

"...It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, John Landis' The Blues Brothers remains one of my favorite screwball comedies...."

Feb. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

May Paper Cuts Featuring The Peterson Brothers

Teen blues duo from Bastrop wowed crowd with their grown-up sound.

"...Soulful, funky, fun – these Blues brothers are keeping the Blues alive. The duo..."

May 16, 2013 Events Post by Bridget Carter

True to the Blues: Eastside Kings Festival Returns

"It's not three chords, it's the heart and soul of a nation!" – Birdlegg

"...A millennial playing original country blues, Jontavious Willis has come on as a next-generation talent..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

10 Minutes with the Alvin Brothers

How a near-death experience became a Big Bill Broonzy tribute

"...In 2012, while touring with the Blasters in Spain, Phil Alvin died and was brought..."

Aug. 7, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Letting the Freak Brothers Flag Fly

Gilbert Shelton on his iconic comic's long, strange trip to the screen

"...If it's fair to posit that the Austin Music Scene, referred to so reverentially it practically..."

March 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

The Waco Brothers’ Family Affair

Continental Club goes SXSW for one night only

"...bandleader/singer-songwriter/visual artist Jon Langford brings new art work to the Yard Dog Art Gallery on South Congress and ends..."

Oct. 17, 2013 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Confessin' the Blues

Soul Man W.C. Clark

"..."Blues is sufferin' music."..."

July 31, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

The Allman Brothers Band Reviewed

"...The Allman Brothers BandAt Fillmore East Deluxe Edition (Mercury)The Allman..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

ACL Live Shot: Peterson Brothers

Bastrop blues siblings got their mojo workin’

"...It seems impossible, but the Peterson Brothers have been performing together since 2009. Impossible..."

Oct. 7, 2013 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

The Best of the International Tournee of Animation

"...Directed by: Various. Collecting together in one film the “best” of 25 years of..."

Aug. 20, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Nakia Gets Tied to the Whipping Post

New video previews covers collection

"...On his new single, a horn-fueled reworking of the Allman Brothers Band classic “Whipping Post,” Nakia & the..."

April 2, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Avett Brothers Stomp the Moody

Folk rockers stoke roots ecstasy for Father’s Day

"...singer? Why those pants? Selling out ACL Live at the Moody Theater immediately, the Avett Brothers proved on Sunday..."

June 20, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Rebirth of Doyle Bramhall II

For his first solo LP in 15 years, Eric Clapton’s top lieutenant may have put out the blues album of 2016

"...of multiple modes – producer, singer, songwriter, sideman – the Dallas-born guitarist, 47, began his journeyman's path as a..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Genghis Blues

"...Directed by: Roko Belic. Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman; the musical technique known as “throatsinging” popular in the tiny..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Editor’s note: This is the third chapter in a serialized history of Austin’s punk..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Eddie Stout Is a One-Man Historical Blues Society

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

"...going to distribute,' and I started working backwards," explains the 61-year-old Austin native. "First, 'Who am I going to..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Cum On Feel the Noize

The New Dessau Music Hall

"...George Devore photograph by John Carrico The Dessau Music Hall used to stand in the middle..."

April 24, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

The Three Stooges

"...When I was a young boy, my father and I would wake up every Saturday morning to..."

April 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Moon-Shaped Panties & the Saint of White Trash

The Late Lucinda Williams

"...The morning starts normally for Lucinda. Well, maybe not normal,..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Man With Susan's Plan

"...Since his directorial debut with the displaced ape-man comedy Schlock! (which featured the director in..."

June 25, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Denny Laine Saves the World

British Invasion pioneer played it, sang it, saw it all

"...weeks ago, Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Hines) entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the Moody..."

April 26, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

ACL Interview: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Your basic sweaty rock & roll revival

"...It’s been a long time since we heard the primal blues-punk of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Why?..."

Oct. 2, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

The Cult of Ray

Ray Benson steps out from behind the Wheel.

"...Everybody knows Ray Benson: the big guy with the big hat, booming baritone, and..."

July 18, 2003 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

Denny Freeman, the Graceful Guitarist Who Made Everyone Sound Better, Has Died

Masterful player had a foundational presence on Austin music

"...Denny Freeman, the soulful, musically deep multi-instrumentalist whose presence has been foundational..."

April 25, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Blues Lessons with Eve Monsees

Guitarist starts at Jimmy Reed and ends up in New Orleans

"...relishes running Antone’s Record Shop. “I used to go there when I was first starting to play. I learned..."

Dec. 3, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Blues Broads

Angela Strehli brings her Blues Broads to Threadgill's

"...The collective experience of the Blues Broads will howl like..."

June 4, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The True One

The Byrds' fifth dimension, Gene Clark, eight miles high and as wide as Americana

"..."Just to laugh through the columns of trees..."

June 30, 2006 Music Feature by Louis Black

The Food Issue: Rock & Roll Chef

A soundtrack for your chicken posole

"...accompanied cooking in our family. Alongside clanking pots and the sizzle of the stovetop, there was always singing in..."

June 14, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Ray Manzarek: Trying to Set the World on Fire

The late Doors keyboardist at the Garden of Eden

"...first semester, I only knew one individual who fit the criteria: Doors’ keyboardist Ray Manzarek...."

May 23, 2013 Music Post by Danielle Zelisko

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