(Rich Minus passed away in 2016 at age 75. This was written for a tribute/benefit while he was alive). First time I met Rich Minus was on Will Sexton’s 17th birthday. An RV had been parked in the back of the Continental Club that night in 1987 and after MCA recording artists Will and the […]
1987 Number of acts: 172 Number of registrants: 700 Keynote speaker: Record producer Huey P. Meaux Buzz bands: Dash Rip Rock, Reivers, True Believers, Buck Pets, Wagoneers, Reverend Horton Heat SXSW organizers can’t get the computers working at registration, so even though the turnout is moderate, waits are long. That’s something that the first year […]
Singer-songwriter Calvin Russell’s story was one for the movies, an ex-con toiling in obscurity in Austin dives before a homemade cassette made him a star in Europe. The Townes Van Zandt protege with the rugged features and signature hobo hat passed away Sunday (April 2011) at his home in Garfield after a lengthy battle with […]
April 2012 By Michael Corcoran Only the mediocre are always at their best, someone said, which could be why Austin is so damn proud of itself. Welcome to Mediocre, Texas, the home of the Texas Longhorns, Harry Knowles, the bats, Bright Light Social Hour, KGSR, the weekly 10K fun run and street closer, “country legend” Ray […]
They say that street food is an up-close look into the soul of a city, with hot dog push carts, corner pizza stands and Italian sausage vendors saying more about the real New York City than the chic pan-Asian eateries with the paparazzi outside. In South Austin, a slew of mobile food vendors provides a […]
WIMBERLEY — The guy on the phone said he needed to have his videocassette recorder fixed, as soon as possible. “But we don’t do that sort of work,” a man with a stately English accent answered. The fellow with the broken VCR persisted. “C’mon, man, give me a price. There’s a show tonight I need […]
The tunnel was a womb, so heavy was the yearn of a team to be reborn nine months after its previous game. The scene at Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium before the Texas Longhorns took the field against Rice for the 2011 season opener Sept. 3 was almost psychedelic in anticipation. As 5-7 became 0-0, […]
