Kelly Willis

Jazz Reconsidered

Pop Moment

New Band, Old Country

The Hollisters rise from the Rounders' ashes, and head for the honky-tonk

Original Rockabilly

The Hollisters rise from the Rounders' ashes, and head for the honky-tonk

Static

The Hollisters rise from the Rounders' ashes, and head for the honky-tonk

Lilith Fair-ness

Sarah McLachlan had a brainchild, and it was a girl

Rotation

Sarah McLachlan had a brainchild, and it was a girl

Press Picks

Sarah McLachlan had a brainchild, and it was a girl

Fatherhood and Loss

Jon Dee Graham writes of missing his faraway son

Rotation

Jon Dee Graham writes of missing his faraway son

Made to Suffer

Jon Dee Graham writes of missing his faraway son

Family Style

The Robison philosophy on fraternal bonds: the less hyped the better

Unexpected Success

Just when he thought fame had passed him by, Austinite Jon Dee Graham gets rediscovered

Letters 07-20-2000

Just when he thought fame had passed him by, Austinite Jon Dee Graham gets rediscovered

Texas Music on Sirius/XM's Outlaw Country

Just when he thought fame had passed him by, Austinite Jon Dee Graham gets rediscovered

Just How Texan are Hayes Carll and Miranda Lambert?

Just when he thought fame had passed him by, Austinite Jon Dee Graham gets rediscovered

Chuck Prophet

Just when he thought fame had passed him by, Austinite Jon Dee Graham gets rediscovered

Kelly Willis

Thursday, July 5, at McGonigel's Mucky Duck, 2425 Norfolk, 713-528-5999.

Bruce Robison

Bruce Robison performs Saturday, February 10, at McGonigel's Mucky Duck, 2425 Norfolk, 713-528-5999.

Shawn Colvin

These Four Walls

Funeral Blues

Three local music figures are cut down in one week

On Dog Food and Saddam

The Austin Lounge Lizards crawl into town

Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis

Monday and Tuesday, December 15 and 16

Chuck Prophet

Tuesday, May 20

Letters

Tuesday, May 20

Karen Poston

Wednesday, November 21

Playbill

Damon Bramblett

Debt Releaf

Cigarette companies get crafty

Have Voice, Will Travel

Austin's Kelly Willis gets to see a lot of country as she plays it

Roundabout Way

Cornell Hurd finally finds his musical niche

Lonesome Onry and Mean: R.I.P. Amy Farris

​Fiddler Amy Farris, an Austin native who played most recently with Dave Alvin's Guilty Women band, died last weekend in Los Angeles. Information is still sketchy at this point, but a press release from Yep Roc Records Wednesday stated that Farris had passed away Sept. 26 "after battling a long il ... More >>

Miller Outdoor Theatre Unveils $1.5 Million New Sound System In March

photine, via FlickrMiller Outdoor Theater, pre-makeover​ Miller Outdoor Theatre has been busy lining up part of its spring schedule. During the winter downtime, the theater has been undergoing a $1.5 million upgrade of its sound system. When the new system is installed, there will no longer be any ... More >>

American Man

Chuck Prophet's ¡Let Freedom Ring!: Political songs for nonpolitical people.

Kelly Willis

Chuck Prophet's ¡Let Freedom Ring!: Political songs for nonpolitical people.

Kelly Willis Happy To Leave Kids At Home For Miller Outdoor Show

​Kelly Willis, who plays Miller Outdoor Theatre Saturday night with Ray Wylie Hubbard, has four kids and is known to be a doting mother. She and husband Bruce Robison could probably both have much more tour-heavy careers were they not so devoted to raising their kids in a family, non-showbiz atmos ... More >>

Love, Shelby

Shelby Lynne smolders on Tears, Lies, and ­Alibis.

Houston Texans: Five Possible 2010 Theme Songs

​If you haven't been able to tell by the depleted charcoal supplies and life-size bikini-model cutouts by the Miller Lite at your neighborhood grocery store (provided it's not Whole Foods), it's almost football season. Houstonians greet this time of year with the same unbridled jubilation they ... More >>

Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison’s Valentine’s Day Concert

​If you haven't been able to tell by the depleted charcoal supplies and life-size bikini-model cutouts by the Miller Lite at your neighborhood grocery store (provided it's not Whole Foods), it's almost football season. Houstonians greet this time of year with the same unbridled jubilation they ... More >>

Hayes Carll Leaving Lost Highway After Declining Option

Photo by Marc BrubakerHayes Carll at BestFest, September 25​As if we haven't heard enough news about what trouble the major labels are having and the changing business model for labels and artists, Rocks Off learned over the weekend that Hayes Carll is leaving Universal Americana imprint Lost ... More >>