Trusting Twang

Jack Ingram

"...that Earle, who produces with Ray Kennedy as the "Twang Trust," liked the tape, but only agreed to produce..."

April 4, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Wedding Vows

No one believes more firmly than Jack Ingram that Jack Ingram 'is' the future face of country music

"...Tide, an MCA-affiliated imprint that paired Ingram with the Twang Trust, production team Steve Earle and Ray Kennedy. The..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Steve Earle: Fearless Heart, Outlaw Poet

Gift guide

"...Ray Kennedy, who produced albums with Earle as the Twang Trust, having minor input and the current band of..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Dancing About Architecture

Everything from 20+ years ago is coming back, starting with Elvis Costello.

"...in a couple of months with Steve Earle's better "Twang Trust" half, Ray Kennedy, to record the album, and..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Marah Kids in Philly (E-Squared)

SXSW Records

"...fail to recapture the best live bands. To the Twang Trust's credit, it sounds like they didn't even try...."

March 17, 2000 Music Review by Michael Bertin

The Christian Life

Billy Joe Shaver's Victory

"...[who with Steve Earle goes under the production moniker Twang Trust] up there in Nashville. It's more of a..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...here. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. You've heard things. Trust me, though, this is the one. Because when this..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...and "JUST FUN!" The South Korean group's latest single, "Trust Yourself," snowballs a message of confidence for the younger..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

David Garza Recounts a Few of the 10,000 Stories Behind Fiona Apple’s Fetch the Bolt Cutters

Texan muse and former Austinite relocated production to El Paso

"...star in 1989 at UT-Austin when his collegiate trio Twang Twang Shock-a-Boom touched off its own Beatlemania, Garza, 49,..."

April 20, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Going Up

A profile of Austin’s pre-eminent honky-tonkers, the Derailers

"...is once again cast in the same stainless steel twang and tight vocal harmonies from which all the group's..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Record Reviews

Ibrahim Ferrer

"...for bringing in silky-smooth guest R&B crooners, as on "Trust Me" (Sylk E. Fine), "Somethin' Bout Yo Bidness" (Raphael..."

June 11, 1999 Music Review

Texas Platters

"...co-dependency ("There's a Hole in You"), and bureaucracy ("Heartache Trust Local #40"), but his shining moment is "Awkward Love,"..."

July 11, 1997 Music Review

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...9pm, Club DeVille That sincere Midwestern twang-rock made famous by the likes of the Replacements is..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Adonis Rising

Matthew McConaughey

"...his childhood in Uvalde and the flat East Texas twang from his teenage years in Longview, is another of..."

July 26, 1996 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

Programs That Let Austin Youth Speak Out A Stage of Their Own

"..."This process is very simple," says Garcia. It emphasizes trust and the real-life stories and interests of the kids..."

Aug. 18, 1995 Arts Feature by Danielle McClelland

Remembering Rod Moag, The Pickin' Singin' Professor

Jeff Moag honors his academic, musician, and KOOP radio host father

"...Rod’s showmanship found a permanent home at KOOP Radio,..."

Jan. 28, 2023 Music Post by Jeff Moag

Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis Step Into Their Third Act

Chronicle Hot Sauce headliners look ahead to the next waltz

"...reason we're growing really fast is because the artists trust us," attests Robi­son. "Treating them with respect, whether it's..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Gay Place

LoveBalm: an event to soothe and celebrate Austin's queer community

"...Annual Rebel Grrrl Burlesque It's back again – and trust me when I say this show is hot! Belladonna..."

March 30, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Knife in the Water Resurfaces

Nineties slowcore pioneers quietly re-emerge after a decade-plus layoff

"...Anchored by Blount's sleepy vocals and guitars, the twang of McCullough's pedal steel, bass from Vince Delgado, Matt..."

May 5, 2017 Music Feature by Libby Webster

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

S.H.I.T. – So Happy It's Thursday blurbs

"...It's unnerving at times, the level of intimacy and trust Christopher Owens puts in song. He's a broken-hearted street..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

The Universal High School Experience

Sarah Dessen's latest novel is 'The Moon and More'

"...category than it is now. She was like, ‘Just trust me.’ And before I knew it, I was a..."

Sept. 26, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

Talking About Talking About Talking About 'Girls'

Oh boy

"...up sure is hard” genre, I realized with a twang that this film was actually watching me back, and..."

April 22, 2012 Screens Post by Sarah Smith

Sanctified and Chicken-Fried: The Portable Lansdale

Lansdale is Lansdale, his ownself, sanctified in the blood of the walking Western dead and righteously readable

"...may not be John F. Kennedy. (It gets weirder, trust me.) Lansdale continues to hurdle literary fence posts like..."

June 26, 2009 Books Review by Marc Savlov

Off the Record

James White goes on location at the Broken Spoke, Marky Ramone defends his namesake and Phil Spector's innocence, and the Summer Wardrobe gives Roky Erickson a makeover

"...crystallized Erickson's softer ballads like "Starry Eyes," the subtle twang of Leon's steel guitar replacing the Aliens' original autoharp..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Doug Sahm The Return of Wayne Douglas (Texas Tornado)

"...the 12 tracks on Wayne Douglas, co-authoring "I Don't Trust No One When It Comes to My Heart" with..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Coal Hard Cash

Alcoa has applied for a mining application in Elgin, near Austin.

"...hacked, remarkably homogeneous gray dirt. On cue, a clipped twang crackles from the C.B. radio at Denton's knee: "Watch..."

Sept. 3, 1999 News Feature

Steven Fromholz

"...time, Nesmith, who was really more at home with twang than pop, was having what might be considered the..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

The Fight of His Life

Are Ronney Reynolds' Mayoral Hopes on the Ropes?

"...a standard candidate's kick-off speech in his deepest Texas twang, casting himself as the contender best prepared to face..."

Dec. 6, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Sultry, Aggressive, and No-Bullshit Blues by Margaret Moser

"...I got back," recalls Foley in her distinctive Canadian twang. "So when I got back, I sent him one..."

June 30, 1995 Music Feature