THEATER: Hamlet @ The Seaport Museum
I've been on this heavy Shakespeare trip for several years.
Book Review (And Shit Yeah It's Cool!): Closer - The Story of Robert Pollard and Guided by Voices
"Indie rock. I never understood that. Independent of what? Commerce? I doubt it. Your Drag City is the Capitol of a state called Filthy...
THE LEGENDARY STARDUST COWBOYS: Talkin’ Beto, Clash & Townes W/ The Flatlanders’ Joe Ely
In the beginning, there was The Word – i.e. Townes Van Zandt – and Townes hitchhiked across the desert.
IN MEMORIAM: The Devil And Daniel Johnston (link to Phawker)
"When I lived in Austin in the early 90s, Daniel Johnston hovered over the place like a ghost. He made his name there in the 80s but had...
Love you, Joe. Get well soon!
(photo by Glen Hansard borrowed from WFUV.org) Got word yesterday that Joe Henry has begun a different sort of journey. So I wanted to...
REVIEW: Being There: Margo Price at World Cafe Live (link to Phawker)
If you are inclined to have a peek, here is my Phawker review of Margo Price’s recent show at the World Café: Usually it’s music journos...
REVIEW: Joe Ely Full Circle: The Lubbock Tapes (link to Phawker)
Train Army: And, say, check out my debut on Phawker. I’ve never had a chance to write about Joe Ely or the Flatlanders and jumped at the...
Get Well, Elvis!
Anyone who knows me knows that I am a hardcore Elvis Costello fan. I’ve been trailing him closely (fanatically!) ever since I heard the...
Now We Can Go On and On: RIP, Tommy Keene, Hometown Hero
I was devastated to hear of Tommy Keene's passing the day before Thanksgiving. I first encountered Tommy in 1986. He was the support act...
Talkin’ Rabbit (Harry Angstrom’s Blues)
I moved to Pennsylvania in 1992. I decided it was time to read John Updike. I began with Rabbit, Run and it knocked me out. Maybe it...
