Bill Bentley
- Nov 18, 2017
- 12 min
Bentley's Bandstand / November 2017
Blind Boys of Alabama, Almost Home.When it’s time to turn toward the spirit world and work your way home, take the hands of the Blind...
Jan Reid
- Oct 31, 2017
- 4 min
Spain's Troubles
Because my novel Sins of the Younger Sons delves into Basque separatism in Spain, several friends and readers have asked for my outlook...
George Rains
- Oct 19, 2017
- 7 min
A Pig's Tale
Pete Ross was driving through the countryside from Austin to Marble Falls. The well-worn two-lane farm roads with their cracks and...
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...
Elliott Negin
- Oct 12, 2017
- 5 min
Coal is Going Down, Even Without The Clean Power Plan
Last Monday, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced he will repeal the Obama administration’s regulation to...
Bill Bentley
- Oct 10, 2017
- 8 min
Bentley's Bandstand / October 2017
Amadou & Mariam, La Confusion.When it comes to modern African music, there is no greater joy expressed than by this married couple from...
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...