Celeste Quesada Retires From the Austin Music Awards

Creative director led the metamorphosis of the AMAs

"...the local soiree also added two special honors: the Townes Van Zandt Award for excellence in songwriting, and the..."

June 21, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Looking Back on 15 Years of the Townes Van Zandt Documentary

Producer/Director Margaret Brown revisits her movie

"...in Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt, Margaret Brown's seminal 2004 documentary on the..."

June 14, 2019 Screens Feature by Doug Freeman

Faster Than Sound: Austin Terror Fest Crosses Over

Two birthdays and a dark christening

"...and Panopticon's Austin Lunn highlighted the weekend with specialty Townes Van Zandt and Blaze Foley cover sets, respectively. The..."

June 14, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Terror Fest 2019

"...Windhand’s Dorthia Cottrell performs a Townes Van Zandt cover set during Austin Terror Fest at..."

June 10, 2019 Photo Gallery

Terror Fest Review: Dorthia Cottrell, Panopticon

Windhand singer and outdoorsman Austin Lunn stage own AMAs

"...songs from the catalog of original Lone Star troubadour Townes Van Zandt. “Flyin’ Shoes” and a carefully slowed “Waitin’..."

June 9, 2019 Music Post by Michael Toland

Austin Terror Fest Q&A: Panopticon

Folk & metal extremist books a pair of über rare performances

"...decade. I found his music through my love of Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, and Guy Clark. I love..."

June 6, 2019 Music Post by Michael Toland

Windhand Frontwoman Dorthia Cottrell Haunts the Austin Terror Fest

Feeling comfortable covering Townes Van Zandt

"...ATF, Cottrell shifts modes to deliver a set of Townes Van Zandt covers, expanding on her 2014 recording of..."

June 7, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Faster Than Sound: The Fable Trilogy, Briscoe Center's "Greatest Hits," and Beerland Sold

Rare local reissues from Jazzman Records, the Briscoe Center’s Music Collections presents its “Greatest Hits,” and – has Beerland been sold?

"...folks come here for research," says Wright. "You'll see Townes Van Zandt's handwritten lyrics for 'For the Sake of..."

May 31, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Townes Van Zandt

"...of the millennium, Sky Blue allows the songs of Townes Van Zandt (1944-1997) to sit and breathe free from..."

April 19, 2019 Music Review by Rick Weaver

Faster Than Sound: Ryan Bingham Warms Up His Western Festival

Onetime local Americana star inaugurates his fest on a chilly day in Luckenbach

"...Canadian traditionalist Colter Wall took on Townes Van Zandt's "White Freightliner Blues." Nightfall then proved numbingly..."

April 19, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Steve Earle & the Dukes

"...Earle's 2009 tribute to Townes Van Zandt felt haunted, the hardcore troubadour evincing an..."

April 12, 2019 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Faster Than Sound: 15 SXSW Buzz Bands to Cure Millennial Burnout

By legs, Lyft, or Lime scooter, get to the following 15 acts

"...Come & Take It Live) deter you from the vanguard of new young talent. SXSW Music 2019 includes more..."

March 8, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

2018-19 Austin Music Awards

"...Best Avant-Garde/Experimental, Octopus Project..."

Feb. 28, 2019 Photo Gallery

37th Annual Austin Music Awards Kick Open Some Back Doors

Generations old and new nab honors and rock the Moody

"...alongside Alejandro Escovedo for “Castanets.” Escovedo’s reception of the Townes Van Zandt Songwriting Award made for the evening’s core..."

Feb. 28, 2019 Music Post by Doug Freeman

A Year in Local Music Crams Onto One Stage at the 2018/19 Austin Music Awards

Unique musical moments make for a night of fan-voted accolades

"...Springsteen. This year, the seven-time AMA winner accepts the Townes Van Zandt Songwriting Award, presented by Spoon frontman Britt..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin Terror Fest Drops the Big One

Third year comer triples down at Empire & Barracuda June 7-9

"...a goodly percentage of this year’s groups didn’t require advances or deposits (one headliner asked only for airfare and..."

Jan. 23, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Music Awards Reveals 2019 Lineup

Punk icons, big name scions, viral rappers, and more top the talent

"...Britt Daniel will be on hand to present the Townes Van Zandt Songwriting Award to fellow Austin legend Alejandro..."

Jan. 22, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Luv Doc: Square Pegs

You have to allow people the space to build the walls that make them feel safe

"...wouldn't surprise me if Tito turned out to be Townes' ghostwriter. That dude just reeks of spiritual weight...."

Jan. 18, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

My Years With Townes Van Zandt

Twenty years with Townes Van Zandt riding shotgun

"...Harold F. Eggers Jr. served as Townes Van Zandt's road manager, co-producer, and business partner from..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Public Notice: Displacement Bad

New task force report finds room to improve

"...My Life With Townes Van Zandt. On Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 7pm at..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin Music Awards Announces First Honorees of 2019 Ceremony

Alejandro Escovedo, Dianne Scott to be fêted at Feb. 27 AMAs

"...Escovedo, who will become the third recipient of the Townes Van Zandt Songwriting Award, following honorees Terry Allen and..."

Oct. 17, 2018 Music Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin Filmmakers’ Waking Nightmares

They're just making a movie. What could possibly go wrong?

"...known – so far – as an actor, having galvanized the big screen in the films Blue Ruin and..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Ben Dickey on Being Blaze

Inspiration, fear, and the guiding hand of Vincent D'Onofrio

"...Dickey, and in Foley's case, his fellow musicians like Townes Van Zandt. But look at photos of Foley, and..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Art festivals and dance halls liven up the landscape in September

"...first concert featured Jerry Jeff Walker, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Townes Van Zandt, Mance Lipscomb, and many others of Texas..."

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

Blaze

The life and legacy of Austin's ill-fated Duct Tape Messiah

"...explored the addiction issues he shared with his friend Townes Van Zandt, helped introduce a new generation of music..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...Townes Van Zandt, played by Austin's Charlie Sexton, is hearing..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

Playing Townes

Charlie Sexton and Richard Linklater talk about the role of a lifetime

"...Blaze Foley, I knew I wanted Charlie to play Townes. And since he introduced us, it seemed appropriate to..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Ethan Hawke

Outlaw Sounds

Ethan Hawke and Ben Dickey on their favorite Blaze Foley and Townes Van Zandt songs

"...I'd been playing Blaze the whole time. 10 From Townes Van Zandt..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Ben Dickey

4am With a Head Full of Whiskey

Ethan Hawke and Ben Dickey's late-night daydream

"...Dickey and smiles. He just bungled the lyrics to Townes Van Zandt's "To Live Is to Fly." He laughs..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker

Where to See Blaze This Weekend

Filmmaker Ethan Hawke and actor Ben Dickey will be in attendance

"...in Austin and was buddies with the likes of Townes Van Zandt. His life was cut short when he..."

Aug. 15, 2018 Events Post by Danielle White

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