George Rains
- May 15, 2018
- 9 min
Ft. Worth Underground
Part 3 of 'Cellar Dweller' The original Cellar was a raunchy coffee house in a refurbished basement on Houston Street in downtown Fort...
George Rains
- May 7, 2018
- 5 min
Step Away From the Duck
Part 2 of Cellar Dweller It was Pat Kirkwood’s idea that we should all get arrested for roasting ducks at the City Park Duck Pond in Fort...
George Rains
- May 2, 2018
- 8 min
Cellar Dweller, Part One
First of Three Parts The Cellar began as an eccentric little coffee house in a dank, dark basement underneath Houston Street in downtown...
Clay Coppedge
- Apr 16, 2018
- 9 min
Cop Karma
Before the meter clicks even more time on my taxi memoirs, let me take this opportunity to express my gratitude and appreciation to...
Clay Coppedge
- Mar 9, 2018
- 13 min
Bozo’s Wheelman
The passenger I would know only as Bozo turned out to be the only Anglo I ever picked up at the Green Spot, the only hippie and the only...
H.H. Howze
- Nov 18, 2017
- 14 min
Incidents of Travel in Mexico and Central America With Doug Breeding: A Journal
“Dogs bark but the caravan passes …” Douglas Breeding was a true Austin original. Raised on the banks of the Colorado River, he partnered...
Nick Russell
- Oct 17, 2017
- 2 min
From the Oil Patch to the Sun: Nick Russell's Early Photography
The photos shown here are a selection from Nicolas Russell’s show at SouthPop Austin, opening Oct 22 through Dec 2, 2017. They were taken...
George Rains
- Sep 30, 2017
- 10 min
Doug Sahm: Family Man & Night of the Living Blues
Family Man My friend Charley and I went to see Doug Sahm at the Whiskey-A-Go-Go on Sunset Boulevard. Doug was there with his band, The...
Jeffrey Nightbyrd Shero
- Sep 4, 2017
- 5 min
The RAT File: Kurt Vonnegut
The RAT office nested among the still Jewish and Ukrainian tenements of East 4th street. A rumpled man tentatively opened the door. At...
Bill Bentley / Photos: JR Compton & Martha
- Aug 31, 2017
- 7 min
Margaret, A Friend from the Beginning
First of two stories on Austin Music critic Margaret Moser. When you're lucky enough to be at the right place at the right time, it's...
Jeffrey Nightbyrd Shero / Photo: JR Compton
- Aug 31, 2017
- 2 min
Margaret
Second of two stories on Austin Music critic Margaret Moser. Margaret Moser certainly had a good run and she taught us all something...
H.H. Howze
- Jul 17, 2017
- 6 min
That Radio Winter
"Buddy, it cold that winter. It was damn cold, know what I mean? Just about froze my ass off, pal. Livin' in an ice-house in the middle...