Subject: Professor Longhair

• He Will Survive

  Houston piano man Ezra Charles has outlasted even his worst enemies

  December 30, 1999

• Lady Belts the Blues

  Marcia Ball signs with Alligator and gets a new groove on

  August 10, 2000

• Doctor of All Trades

  February 10, 1994

• Street Song

  November 10, 1994

• Sound Check

  May 30, 1996

• Several Seasons of Success

  January 21, 1999

• Juneteenth Revisited

  Two arts organizations attempt a new spin on an old event

  June 12, 2008

• Dr. Roger Wood's Matagorda Island Discs

  May 29, 2008

• Marcia Ball: Peace, Love & BBQ

  May 15, 2008

• Playbill

  July 15, 2004

• New Orleans Legend Al "Carnival Time" Johnson and a Guilloteen's Swan Song

  McManus plays his last Houston gig this week, while a Big Easy piano-pounder plays his first

  May 24, 2007

• Snit's Dog and Pony Show

  Friday, April 7, at the Big Easy Social and Pleasure Club, 5731 Kirby, 713-523-9999

  April 6, 2006

• Welcome, Neighbors

  Houston's music community responds to an unprecedented influx of talent

  September 8, 2005

• Mystery Bopping

  Racket searches for the hoppingest grocery store in town

  September 16, 2004

• Music Awards Survey

  A rundown of every act on this year's bill

  July 22, 2004

• Soul Heavy

  Tommy Malone ditches the circus and bakes some fresh bread

  May 17, 2001

• Pepper Shakers

  Los Hombres Calientes take jazz into booty-shaking territory

  September 7, 2000

• Live From ACL: Buckets of Rain, and a Bright Spot or Two

  Photos by Chris GrayThis photo was NOT taken Saturday. Trust us.​ The streak is over. In eight years, Austin City Limits has seen plenty of days of unbearable heat, but hardly any rain. The most significant time was during Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' headlining 2006 set, but even that was more of a lighting show than an actual shower.All that ended Saturday, to spectacular (and disgusting) effect. It started raining in Austin before noon, but the heavens really opened up around 3 p.m.,

  October 3, 2009

• All Good Again

  October 15, 2009