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

The Texan famously snapped Waylon, Willie, and more

"...a photographer who captured iconic images of the Texas outlaw country music scene, died March 18. She was 76...."

March 26, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

The Country Shuffle

Justin Trevino, the voice of angels

"...is filled with what he likes to call "The Country Shuffle," a category that genre forebears like Johnny Bush..."

June 8, 2001 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Kicked Outta Country, But Still the King

George Strait celebrates Erwin Center at 40

"...played Austin in 2014, it was billed as the country legend’s final tour. The show’s celebratory if bittersweet aura..."

June 4, 2018 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Paul Cauthen’s Deep Country Gospel

Former Sons of Fathers frontman’s solo debut deals out one of the best country albums of the year

"...debut, last month's My Gospel, one of the best country albums of the year. Unlike his previous local act..."

Nov. 25, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Crooks Country at the White Horse

Crooks take the stage for a free honky tonk show this Friday night

"...Austin sees its share of fresh, red dirt country acts, and Crooks are making a name for themselves..."

Sept. 12, 2012 Events Post by Cara Tillman

Qmmunity: Take Me Home, Country Queers

OUTlaw Pride Festival declares there's nothin' more outlaw than being queer in country music

"...worthy of your awareness is this Saturday's second annual OUTlaw Pride Festival, put on by Pearlsnap Music Group at..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Column by James Scott

Outlaw King

Chris Pine aptly fills the crown of Robert the Bruce

"...Outlaw King feels like a pointed rebuttal to Gibson's garbage..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Lavender Country, World’s First Openly Gay Country Band, Comes to Austin

Patrick Haggerty on his groundbreaking album nearly 50 years later

"...1973, Patrick Haggerty recorded and released his band Lavender Country’s eponymous debut album, which is considered the first openly..."

Oct. 21, 2021 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Sweet Country

The modern Western goes to Northern Australia.

"...canvas, however, doesn’t get in the way of Sweet Country’s central engaging chase story. Set in northern Australia in..."

April 13, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Country’s True Outlaw Paul English Passes

Willie Nelson’s drummer/enforcer dead at 87

"...Among the practitioners of the largely Texas-spawned “outlaw country” movement, English stood as the realest of them..."

Feb. 12, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Hill Country Breakdown

"...the stage stood a single microphone. When headliner and outlaw-country-rocker Steve Earle came out in a relatively neat and..."

June 4, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Chris Stapleton’s Outlaw Triple Threat

Smokin’ guitar licks, howling wail, and forceful songs

"...Stapleton made his Austin City Limits debut Monday riding country music’s hottest hand. Long a hit songwriter, he stepped..."

Oct. 24, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

AM Country Heaven

Four new discs take back real country music

"...People have been complaining about the state of country music almost as long as there’s been country music...."

June 1, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

From Country to Blues, Check Out These Austin-Area April Music Festival Lineups

Peruse new 2024 plans from Eclipse Utopia, Two Step Inn, and more

"...buzzing Central Texas music festival season. From blues- and country-specific roundups to eclectic, experiential events – peruse these four..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

iHeartRadio Country Festival... Why Austin?

Inaugural Countrypalooza bowed at the Erwin Center Saturday

"...The question that kept recurring throughout the iHeartRadio Country Festival Saturday at the Frank Erwin Center was “Why..."

April 1, 2014 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Country of Exiles?

Country of Exiles: The Destruction of Place in American Life

"...by William Leach..."

July 9, 1999 Books Review

Must-See Country Acts at SXSW Music

This 12-pack of artists is rewriting the rules of C&W

"...Hedley's fiddle and smooth, classic country croon earned him the title "Mayor of Lower Broad"..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Powerfully Poetic Folk and Country Songwriter Nanci Griffith Has Died at Age 68

Song-crafter’s career spanned Hole in the Wall to Carnegie Hall

"...Nanci Griffith, Austin-raised folk and country singer-songwriter, has died at age 68. Her management company,..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Outlaw Blues

Think Sinatra did it his way? Try this long-haired, Harley-riding redneck David Allan Coe

"...You don't hear the term "outlaw" much these days. Some 25 years removed, it's hard..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Outlaw Onda

If Tejano music isn't on the radio, does it still exist?

"...are falling, so he has no idea what is happening."Outlaw Music..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Music Feature by Belinda Acosta

Hollywood's Outlaw Saint

"...fan worship. They were films like Ride the High Country and The Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs, and Junior Bonner,..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Screens Feature by Louis Black

IV, III, II, I... Contact! The Latest in the Williams Country Music Dynasty is Keeping Things Warm in Some Very Long Shadows

Coleman Williams talks moving forward with an open mind

"...DNA descends directly from one of the most popular country music singers of the 20th century, (if not the..."

Nov. 23, 2021 Music Post by Gary Lindsey

Qmmunity: Queers Gone Country

Nashville's Jaime Wyatt brings queer twang to Austin, Elysium gets Bizarre, and more events

"...Boy howdy. It's no secret that this queer loves country music. Which is ironic considering I've only come to..."

July 30, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

ACL Interview: Country Rebel Tanya Tucker Reflects on Her Career Resurgence

“I’m not done yet. I might have a few more years, and I’m ready.”

"...Tucker will head to Nashville for induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. It’s an honor long in..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Tanya Tucker Christens Lucktoberfest with Intimate Country Revue

Providing goose bumps for the new fest’s idyllic bubble

"...Panhandle country queen Tanya Tucker, 64, fit the bill like “T”..."

Oct. 30, 2022 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music: Must-See Country

10 twangy acts to catch

"...Captain, Kasey Chambers became Australia's leading export to the country charts, furthered by sophomore LP hit "Not Pretty Enough."..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Outlaw Sounds

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

"...it was a cover. Yes, Blaze Foley could write country classics from another time altogether. Blew my mind. I'd..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Ben Dickey

Will Texas Outlaw IVF Following Alabama Ruling?

Abbott not pushing legislation, but signals support for IVF

"...one of the only IVF programs open in the country.”..."

Feb. 27, 2024 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Outlaw Band: The Boland Discography

"...behind his now seasoned, gruff vocals, especially on "Last Country Song," "Jesus and Ruger," and the title track. "No..."

April 10, 2009 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Beaumonster: A Memoir by Jesse Dayton

The rockabilly rebel, outlaw country artist, session guitarist to the legends, and low-budget horror auteur looks back

"...early Nineties from his native Beaumont: rockabilly rebel, second-generation outlaw country artist, session guitarist to the legends (Waylon Jennings,..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

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