Joe Ely’s “Silver City”, with Joel Guzman
Joe and Joel with a... Read more →
The Lonely Life of the Songwriter
Maybe they had dreams of fame and fortune. Maybe they saw themselves strutting in front of crowds of screaming fans and adoring critics. But that was... Read more →
Jimmy LaFave
Jimmy LaFave, who passed away on May 21, 2017, was another Austin artist who took the building blocks of folk and country, strength, soul and an... Read more →
“Telephone Road” by Rodney Crowell
A little Rockabilly Rodney for a gorgeous Saturday... Read more →
“She Never Spoke Spanish to Me”, by Butch Hancock with John Fullbright
Butch Hancock's beautiful meditation on love in the borderlands. True passion complicated by cultural distance, a common story in the annals of Texas... Read more →
Cathedral of Junk
With over sixty tons of curated junk, The Cathedral of Junk stands tall in South Austin. Started back in 1988 by Vince Hannemann, this eclectic... Read more →
“Gulf Coast Highway” by Nanci Griffith and James Hooker
Nanci Griffith and James Hooker perform their gorgeous ode to life-long... Read more →
David Ramirez
David Ramirez writes melodic, brooding songs of love and life, delivering them with perfect pitch and regret. Young, but hopeful despite his... Read more →
Guy Clark’s “Old Friends”, with Nanci Griffith and James McMurtry
Old friends sing Mr. Clark's lovely... Read more →
Ryan Bingham with “The Weary Kind”
Mr. Bingham with "The Weary Kind", the song he wrote with T Bone Burnett for the film Crazy Heart. You can hear a little Stephen Bruton in there... Read more →
Fullbright in Red River
Austin Songwriter recently witnessed John Fullbright in an intimate solo performance on a cold night in the mountains of New Mexico during the Red... Read more →
“Ruby and Carlos” by James McMurtry
James McMurtry is one of the more literary voices in Texas songwriting. Here he explores the perils of May/December romance. A slippery slope... Read more →
Carrie Rodriguez
Trained in classical violin at the Berkeley School of Music and expertly apprenticed in songwriting and performing by the great Chip Taylor, Carrie... Read more →
Austin Songwriter speaks with Curtis McMurtry
Austin Songwriter recently connected with singer-songwriter Curtis McMurtry and we are here to tell you, the kids are alright! He's not really a... Read more →
Brandy Zdan delivers the Blues
Brandy Zdan delivers a blistering slide performance of "Nobody's Fault But Mine", a blues standard interpreted by such varied folks as Blind Willie... Read more →
Red River Songwriters’ Festival: Warm Love in the Cold, Cold Mountains
The Rockies tower above the tiny burg of Red River, New Mexico, a destination mostly for West Texans looking for cold air and alpine beauty. Last... Read more →
“Fold Your Wings” by Kevin Welch
Kevin Welch explores the layers of regret that can settle over long time love. He asks his lover to forget the pain, if only for a little while, and... Read more →
James McMurtry
Nobody writes lyrics like James McMurtry. Brilliant, piercing and wry. Sweeping vistas of ordinary lives, set mostly in small towns and dark... Read more →
Purgatory Players at El Mercado
In the wake of the closure of Strange Brew Lounge Side, the Purgatory Players have taken up residence at El Mercado Restaurant and Cantina on South... Read more →
Plank & Malford @ Donn’s Depot
Jeff Plankenhorn and Malford Milligan performed at a benefit for the former employees of Strange Brew Lounge Side held at Donn's Depot last Sunday.... Read more →
Miles Zuniga at Winflo
Check out Miles Zuniga at Winflo Osteria on January 26th, 7 to 10:30 pm, for an intimate performance and a lovely dinner. Winflo supports live music... Read more →
Michael Fracasso sings his beautiful “Red, White & Blue”
Michael's ode to love in... Read more →
Billy Joe Shaver
Stories abound about Billy Joe Shaver, the tragedies endured, the stands taken, the paths chosen. Suffice to say that there is not an insincere bone... Read more →
New Release by Carrie Elkin
On March 10, Carrie Elkin will release The Penny Collector. Named after her late father, the album promises more insight and beauty from this... Read more →
Strange Brew Closes. Temporarily, We Hope.
The Strange Brew Lounge Side, one of Austin's most respected venues for live music, has closed its doors under apparent financial difficulties. Many... Read more →
New Release from Gurf Morlix
The legendary Gurf Morlix will release The Soul & The Heal on February... Read more →
“Philosopher’s Stone” by Van Morrison
A little Van the Man and the Northern California coastline for a Saturday... Read more →
Miles Zuniga
Miles Zuniga left Laredo for Austin in 1984, determined to make a life out of music. In 1994, he teamed up with Tony Scalzo and Joe Shuffield and... Read more →
New Release from Rodney Crowell
On March 31st, Rodney Crowell will release Close Ties. Look for more sage wisdom from a Texas... Read more →
David Ramirez Rocks the Texas Hill Country
Ramirez lays it down on a twilight tour of the beautiful Texas countryside.... Read more →
Freddie King
Hailing from Gilmer, Texas, Freddie King held his own with B. B. King, T-Bone Walker, Muddy Waters, and other masters of the electric blues. In the... Read more →
Banger’s Sausage House & Beer Garden
Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden is a relatively new kid on the block, but its youth is more than made up with homemade sausage, pig roasts,... Read more →
Jim Lauderdale
Jim Lauderdale's baritone twang is booming and earnest and sketches a roadmap of the roots and pedigree of real American country music. The journey... Read more →
Early Sir Doug
Sir Doug and the boys pushing back on the British Invasion, circa 1965, mas o menos, with She's About a Mover. Introduction by fellow Texas Trini... Read more →
The Bugle Boy
Lane Gosnay opened the doors to The Bugle Boy in 2005, promising a small town listening room dedicated to the songwriters of Texas and elsewhere. She... Read more →
New Release from Jon Dee Graham
Jon Dee Graham has recently released Knoxville Skyline, another powerful journey into the mind and heart of this master songwriter and performer.... Read more →
Townes Van Zandt
Perhaps the purest poet of all Texas songwriters, Townes Van Zandt wrote essential love songs and portrayed the shattered lives of lonely... Read more →
Guy and Susanna, the Look in their Eyes
This photo or Guy and Susanna Clark means something more to folks of a certain vintage. It's the semi-hippie attire, for sure, and the old school VW,... Read more →
“100 Miles to Mexico” by Vince Bell
Feed the dog and grab the keys. Vince is taking us to... Read more →
The Ginger Man
Offering a great pub feel and an inviting outside beer garden, The Ginger Man has been serving suds to Austin locals since 1994. Stop by to enjoy a... Read more →
Gene Clark
Gene Clark helped facilitate the inevitable union between American folk and American country. Known primarily for his work with the Byrds, including... Read more →
Stunning Release from Walt Wilkins
Our friend Walt Wilkins has recently released Streetlight, a solo effort which draws on the formidable talents of his wife, Tina Mitchell Wilkins,... Read more →
John Fullbright
Oklahoma is sort of the Bermuda Triangle of the Great Plains. We know there's some magical stuff going on within those dusty borders, but we're a... Read more →
Josh Grider’s “Price of a Dream”
Early on a Sunday morning. A young father kisses his children, still in their beds, holds his wife for a long moment, then climbs into his truck and... Read more →
Eliza Gilkyson Interview (November 23, 2016)
Few songwriters have achieved Eliza Gilkyson’s poetic soup of inventiveness, gravitas and sheer emotion. Her songs are a flowing literature of... Read more →
New Release from David Halley
The great David Halley has just released his first new album in a long while. A Month of Somedays was produced by Will Sexton, and a number of other... Read more →
“The Randall Knife” by Guy Clark
Many songs cause me to pause and remember. A night, a friend, a love. Some bring a tear, but “The Randall Knife” breaks me down every damn... Read more →
Seela Misra
Seela Misra's singing is powerful but vulnerable, yearning but confident, pulled from some deep place in a beautiful soul. Marry that voice with her... Read more →
Ponty Bone and the Squeezetones
The squeezebox has a special place in Texas musical history. A mainstay of polka, conjunto and zydeco, the "button accordion", as it is more properly... Read more →
Walt Wilkins Interview (November 23, 2016)
“Journeyman” usually refers to a seasoned and reliable guitarist or drummer, but what does it mean for a songwriter? In the case of Walt Wilkins,... Read more →
Benefit for Savannah Welch
Savannah Welch, noted actress, musician, member of The Trishas and daughter of Kevin Welch, was recently involved in an serious accident in... Read more →
Doug Sahm
Doug Sahm’s influence on Texas music is not well enough known, but impossible to overstate. With his original stew of rock and roll, country, soul,... Read more →
Jack Ingram
Houston native Jack Ingram is one of those worthy songwriters who have flown a little under the radar. Maybe he's just too pretty, or maybe his... Read more →
Ryan Bingham
Ryan Bingham is the real thing. A real Texan, a real rodeo cowboy, a real songwriter. An old friend once remarked, after listening to a young Bingham... Read more →