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January 15, 2009
Sole of Houston: Airport Drive, The Finale (Including Unwanted Puke)
And here is the final installment of David Beebe and John Lomax's 20-plus mile hike from Intercontinental Airport to Spanish Flowers restaurant. Part one is here and part two is here.David Beebe's accounts of the same hike are here and here.Airline's furthest reaches are lined by sprawling and run-d ... More >>
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April 3, 2009
Lost Tuneage: Jerry Lynn Williams
Who Dat? www.myspace.com/jerrylynnwilliamsI'd forgotten about Fort Worth rocker and soul man Jerry Lynn Williams until the other day when I was reading Eric Clapton's autobiography. Warner Bros. had returned Clapton's tapes from sessions in Montserrat and, to keep his Warner's deal, Clapton ... More >>
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April 7, 2009
Album of the Week: Keep Your Soul: A Tribute to Doug Sahm
As much as he deserves one - make that several - Doug Sahm is a tricky subject for a tribute album. The late San Antonio native known as "Sir Doug" was a true musical polymath, a master of just about every form of post-WWII popular music, both the big ones - country, blues, rock ... More >>
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March 5, 2009
Ex-13th Floor Elevator Tommy Hall Is Still Psychedelic
A Long, Strange Trip
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June 19, 2008
Bill Bentley Goes Online with Sonic Boomers
Native Houstonian creates Web site for boomer music fans
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March 4, 2004
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August 13, 2009
A Musical Guide to Post-Secession Texas: "New Texas"
In the third in our continuing series on the music of the five states of Texas, we examine the fictional state of New Texas, comprising Austin and the Hill Country. See Part 1 here and Part 2 here. New Texas Capital: Austin Patron Saint: Willie Nelson Lesser Icons: Roky Erickson/Thirteenth Floor ... More >>
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February 7, 2011
Gourds Land Dylan Vet, Levon Helm's Studio For Next LP
The Gourds on FacebookWith their homespun, loosey-goosey style, The Gourds have often been compared to The Band and to Levon Helm over the course of the Austin roots band's 16-year career. Late Friday, the Gourds announced that Helm's guitarist Larry Campbell will produce their tenth studio a ... More >>