by Michael Corcoran, 2008 The classic Texas dancehalls are treasures, and they’re buried right in your back yard. We all know about Luckenbach and Gruene Hall , the most famous dancehalls in Texas. And though it’s not technically a dancehall, Floores Country Store in Helotes is a fave way-back venue for the college country crowd. […]
The worst thing that ever happened to somebody, happened to somebody I knew, the great pop/rock singer Bryan Harvey. He, wife Kathryn and their two daughters were massacred at home in Richmond on New Year’s Day 2006 by a couple of career shitstains who chose them randomly. Googling it will only make you sick to […]
Boredom is a bitch. Boredom made me start this web site, when I was just getting the hang of Facebook and Twitter. Eventually, I’ll be posting stuff here every day, including breaking music news, I hope, and reviews of concerts, DVDs, restaurants, TV shows and so on. I’m also going to try to write more […]
Leon Carter and the Rolling Stones, a 1950s Austin band with one helluva retroactive cease-and-desist order possibility. Here’s an ad for the Continental Club in 1958, the year after it opened.
Here’s one of the first stories about the humble East Texas upbringing of Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith, “The Star of Big Sandy.” http://www.austin360.com/arts/star-of-big-sandy-1554831.html
