Eric Taylor

Catfish Reef: Happy Woman Blues

Introducing…Lonesome Onry and Mean

Lonesome Onry and Mean: An Open Letter to Ed Shane, Publisher of Best In Texas

Big Band, Big Press Kit

Ladies and gentlemen, the Rolling Stones! (Yawn...)

Last of the Hard-Core Troubadours

Randal Calcote, Houston's most dangerous folkie, needs your help

Press Picks

Randal Calcote, Houston's most dangerous folkie, needs your help

Ghetto Do-Gooders

The 5th Ward Boyz may not be saints, but they're not sinners either

Static

The 5th Ward Boyz may not be saints, but they're not sinners either

Static

The 5th Ward Boyz may not be saints, but they're not sinners either

Press Picks

The 5th Ward Boyz may not be saints, but they're not sinners either

Letters

The 5th Ward Boyz may not be saints, but they're not sinners either

Static

The 5th Ward Boyz may not be saints, but they're not sinners either

Static

The 5th Ward Boyz may not be saints, but they're not sinners either

Back to the Jungle

The 5th Ward Boyz may not be saints, but they're not sinners either

The One Who Stayed Behind

The 5th Ward Boyz may not be saints, but they're not sinners either

Rotation

The 5th Ward Boyz may not be saints, but they're not sinners either

Once More With Feeling

The 5th Ward Boyz may not be saints, but they're not sinners either

Breaking Through to the Mainstream

The 5th Ward Boyz may not be saints, but they're not sinners either

Texas Music 1998: The Year That Wasn't

The 5th Ward Boyz may not be saints, but they're not sinners either

Lonesome Onry and Mean: A Brief Chat With Mickey Clark

Unless you were around here almost 30 years ago and traveling in the music scene, Mickey Clark probably means nothing to you. But the inside liner sleeve on Clark's new album, Winding Highways, is the Anderson Fair music calendar for March 1980. Nanci Griffith and John Grimaudo both had two-day ... More >>

Eric Taylor, with Andrea Parodi, ­Massimiliano Larocca and Marco Fecchio

Unless you were around here almost 30 years ago and traveling in the music scene, Mickey Clark probably means nothing to you. But the inside liner sleeve on Clark's new album, Winding Highways, is the Anderson Fair music calendar for March 1980. Nanci Griffith and John Grimaudo both had two-day ... More >>

Eric Taylor: Hollywood Pocketknife

Unless you were around here almost 30 years ago and traveling in the music scene, Mickey Clark probably means nothing to you. But the inside liner sleeve on Clark's new album, Winding Highways, is the Anderson Fair music calendar for March 1980. Nanci Griffith and John Grimaudo both had two-day ... More >>

Guy Clark, Nanci Griffith

Unless you were around here almost 30 years ago and traveling in the music scene, Mickey Clark probably means nothing to you. But the inside liner sleeve on Clark's new album, Winding Highways, is the Anderson Fair music calendar for March 1980. Nanci Griffith and John Grimaudo both had two-day ... More >>

Mount Coy

South Park Mexican carves out his place in history with the 2001 Music Awards

Bill Bentley Goes Online with Sonic Boomers

Native Houstonian creates Web site for boomer music fans

Grand Theft Auto X: The Screwston Chronicles

Native Houstonian creates Web site for boomer music fans

Dan Crump

Truth Is

Irie iFest

Finding the coolest runnings at this year's Jamaica-themed Houston International Festival

Letters to the Editor

Finding the coolest runnings at this year's Jamaica-themed Houston International Festival

Eric Taylor

Saturday, January 21, at Anderson Fair, 2007 Grant, 713-528-8576.

Dana Cooper

Made of Mud

David Olney

Tuesday, April 19, at McGonigel's Mucky Duck, 2425 Norfolk, 713-528-5999.

Club Directory

Tuesday, April 19, at McGonigel's Mucky Duck, 2425 Norfolk, 713-528-5999.

Gardeners of the Music World

Nightclub owners provide a feeding place for musicians

Music Awards 2001

A preview of this year's show

Eric Taylor

Scuffletown (Eminent)

Denice Franke

Comfort
(Certain)

Live at Liberty Hall

The short but storied past of Houston's legendary live music venue.

Screen Plays

The short but storied past of Houston's legendary live music venue.

Tonight: Anderson Fair Vet Vince Bell at Brazos Books and Under the Volcano

​Vince Bell's Houston roots go way, way back. When Anderson Fair opened its doors in the early '60s, Bell was one of the troubadours who not only played the joint, he also lived in the Montrose. If you can believe him, he ate so many of his meals at the club that he often refers to Anderson Fair i ... More >>

Lonesome Onry and Mean: Old Home Weekend at Anderson Fair

Two alumni of Houston's fabled folk scene return to Anderson Fair this weekend. Vince Bell lives in Santa Fe, N.M., these days, but he will always be associated with the heyday of the Houston folk scene and Anderson Fair. Mentored by Townes van Zandt and Guy Clark, Bell had a major influence on Lyl ... More >>

Anderson Fair Documentary Premieres At SXSW; Hits Houston Worldfest April 10

​ One of the cinematic highlights of SXSW was yesterday's world premiere of For The Sake of The Song: The Story of Anderson Fair. Produced by Houstonians Bruce Bryant and Jim Barham, the film documents the forty year history of one of the most storied Texas music venues. The old spaghetti rest ... More >>

Died and Gone to Houston

City is ready for another honky-tonk close-up.

For the Sake of the Song: Sanitized, Still Essential

​No discussion of Houston music history is complete without mentioning Montrose folk venue Anderson Fair. The list of performers alone is staggering, but there's more to the old spaghetti restaurant than just the people who've graced the stage, and that's what documentary For the Sake of the S ... More >>

Last Night: Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt At The Grand

Photos by Jason Wolter​Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt The Grand 1894 Opera House, Galveston June 27, 2011 Coming soon to an Improv near you: The comedic stylings of Lyle & Hiatt! Almost sounds like one of those old-time yukster duos, doesn't it? It certainly played out like that Monday night in Th ... More >>

Peter Cooper: Nashville Scholar, Fake Hillbilly Hater

Eric Brace (left) and Peter Cooper​The senior music writer and columnist for Nashville daily The Tennesseean and a professor of country music history at Vanderbilt University, Peter Cooper also steps out as a performing songwriter when his schedule permits. He rolls into town Friday night at M ... More >>