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Beck Recalls His First SXSW Appearance: “A Total Disaster”
Lo-fi legend assesses long career in Friday keynote
Johnny Cash
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Beaumonster: A Memoir by Jesse Dayton
The rockabilly rebel, outlaw country artist, session guitarist to the legends, and low-budget horror auteur looks back
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You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory
The sun never sets on a newsweekly deadline, but in 27 years on the grind as Chronicle Music editor, a few moments stand out…
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Billy Joe Shaver Gets His Wings
Country songwriting sage (1939-2020) reunites with beloved son Eddy
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Bill Callahan Finds an Elder Perspective on New Album
Paternal dynamics paint the Austin virtuoso’s new Gold Record
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Texas Lit Lives at Waterloo Records
The tall tales of Ray Wylie Hubbard and Rodney Crowell
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SXSW Film Review: The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
The Man in Black as a rainbow of emotions in this tender documentary
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The Byrds’ Sweetheart of the Rodeo Turns 50
The landmark album spins at the Moody Theater via two of its makers and their virtuosic friends
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Steve Van Zandt’s Soulfire
Springsteen henchman and Sopranos boss hits the road and classrooms