By Nichole Wagner “What would Willie do?” That was the question actor Matthew McConaughey asked the crowd at Austin’s Frank Erwin Center near the tail-end …
By Richard Skanse As of this Tuesday morning, Joe Ely has just 48 hours left in his term as the Texas State Musician of 2016 …
DELBERT McCLINTON & SELF-MADE MEN Prick of the Litter Hot Shot Records/Thirty Tigers “Listen up … I got news for you / You got to …
By Lynne Margolis Kris Kristofferson, Bonnie Raitt, the late B.B. King and retired Austin City Limits executive producer Dick Peterson became the third class of …
Stars align onstage to celebrate 40 golden years of live music on TV — and to add one more name to Austin City Limits’ new …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM May/June 2014/vol. 7 – issue 3) As he sliced through a throng of people nibbling hors d’oeuvres and sipping cocktails at KLRU-TV’s …
By D.C. Bloom (LSM Jan/Feb 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 1) When your uncle was Stevie Ray Vaughan — and your father is Jimmie Vaughan — you’ve …
Director (and Willie pal) Billy Bob Thornton pays tribute to “The King of Luck.” By Lynne Margolis (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) When …
By Richard Skanse (LSM Aug/Sept 2010/vol. 3 – Issue 5) PART 1 — Kevin Welch The Great Emancipation Songwriter’s songwriter Kevin Welch spent 30 years …
JIMMIE VAUGHAN Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites Shout Factory! Record buyers first met Jimmie Vaughn 30 years ago as the guitarist in the Fabulous Thunderbirds, a …
