Editor’s Note: Texas singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith (born July 6, 1953 in Seguin and raised in Austin, where she began her widely renowned folk and country …
TOWNES VAN ZANDT Sky Blue Fat Possum Considering the fact that he never sold many records when he was alive, it’s remarkable how many of …
By Richard Skanse “How did you find me?” asks a (somewhat) convincingly surprised-sounding Joe Ely by way of “hello.” “I’m in a small village in …
By Richard Skanse Las Vegas has earned a reputation for being a great many things over the years, but a hotbed of original music is …
By Richard Skanse On a night dedicated to the celebration of the Austin music scene’s best, both long-established and on the rise, two of the biggest honors of …
By Mike Ethan Messick Revered country music singer, songwriter, and performer Don Williams departed this world on Sept. 8 at the age of 78. A native …
STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES So You Wanna Be an Outlaw Warner Bros. Some of the great outlaws of country music are actually a pretty …
By Richard Skanse Over the course of his two-and-a-half-hour, 25-song set last Thursday night in Austin, Rodney Crowell dipped just four times into his pre-1990 …
RODNEY CROWELL Close Ties New West Sixteen years on from the release of his career-rebooting The Houston Kid, Rodney Crowell’s second wind has now been …
By Lynne Margolis The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde was the “surprise” superstar musical guest at the Austin Chronicle’s 35th annual Austin Music Awards, held Sunday night …
