Lyle Lovett

Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen at Bass Performance Hall, 2/10/13: Review

The stage at Bass Hall was nearly barren, except for two chairs and a small coffee table. Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen were playing without a backing band. It was just two guys, two acoustic guitars and a lot of memories; two men stripped down to the thing that got them started. The show had b ... More >>

Eight of This Weekend's Best Shows: Starring Untapped Festival, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock, Ariel Pink and More

Consult our shiny new concert calendar for more goings-on this weekend and beyond. Untapped FestivalSaturday, September 8, at Trinity Groves ParkIt's hard to tell what the biggest draw will be at Saturday's Untapped Festival. It's a music/beer festival that pairs bands like Givers, The Antlers, Akro ... More >>

Lyle Lovett And His Songs About "Girls"

Lyle Lovett is a modern legend. His laid-back vocal delivery offers a flirtatious wink at the listener and is as identifiable as his wild-ass hair has been, since he began performing in the early '80s. The 54-year-old troubadour could sing the words to a Panda Express menu and it would be an instant ... More >>

The 100 Best Texas Songs: The Complete List

100. Tripping Daisy, "Sonic Bloom" Before this album, the band had a grunge-pop affectation, but this song, from 1998's Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb, was more heartfelt than anything they'd done before. - Daniel Hopkins 99. Pleasant Grove, "The Plaque at 16ft" Bret Egner wrote "The Plaque at 16ft, ... More >>

The Best Texas Songs of All Time: #100-80

"Between the Hank Williams pain songs And Jerry Jeff's train songs And blue eyes cryin' in the rain Out in Luckenbach, Texas Ain't nobody feeling no pain" - Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, "Luckenbach, Texas" With that introduction, welcome to the first in a five-part series, in which we attempt ... More >>

The Relatives - Ben E. Keith World Stage - 3/3/12

The Relatives Ben E. Keith World Stage Saturday, March 3 The headline of Wilonsky's opening night post sort of summed it up: The Margaret Hunt Hill bridge to-do, for many, was about back-patting and drinking and essentially celebrating an unfinished project that's cost the city seven years and clos ... More >>

Ah, So This Was All Mary Suhm's Idea: Patting Backs, Drinking Drinks on Margaret Hunt Hill

​The speeches went on and on and on and on ... and on, everyone on the stage thanking everyone else on the stage for having a hand in building this thing we were all standing on: the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. Mayor Mike Rawlings, Friday night's emcee, introduced "our new skyline" and the structu ... More >>

Just Pretend the Calatrava Bridge Really Is Opening, Sit Back and Listen to Lyle.

At the Lighting of the Calatrava Bridge, That "Elegant Sculpture" and "Connection in Time"

​In the end, the timing was perfect: The rain, scarce for far too long, had moved off but not before topping off the Trinity River just enough so that it resembled an actual river -- roaring, even, almost mighty. The clouds remained, and the glare from an ever-illuminated downtown gave the sky a s ... More >>

Before the Calatrava's Switched On, Breaking News: The Relatives to Play Bridge Opening

Justin Terveen's already taken his place on the west side of the Continental Avenue Bridge for tonight's lighting of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, set to begin glowing at 6:15, give or take. He says it's filling up fast, no joke. I'm about to head that way myself; why not. But before I split, this ... More >>

Robert Earl Keen

Thursday, December 29, at House of Blues

Concert Foul No. 18: Standing at a Seated Show

These things are called "chairs." They're meant for sitting.​It's a rock show reflex: When the curtain goes up and the lights go down, you stand up and prepare to wig out. Fact is, many of the area's best venues make the choice of whether to sit or to stand during the show an easy one. By typicall ... More >>

Dixie Chicks, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett Join Impressive Bill for Central Texas Fire Benefit

​Just got off the phone with Will Johnson a few minutes ago for an upcoming story related to the upcoming, pretty epic-looking Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase. He's a good dude -- you may recall his, Centro-matic and South San Gabriel's efforts a few weeks back to do what they could to help ... More >>

Top 100 Reasons Texas Is Twice as Awesome as Any Other State

Merritt MartinOh, you can damn well bet this is on the list.​By now most of you dear readers are well aware of the Gawker-produced list of the 50 Worst States In America. Gawker placed their home base at 50, and the Lone Star State at 13. Sure sure, our placement could be worse, but instead of ... More >>

Backbackbackbackback ... to the 1995 All-Star Game Right Here in Texas

 Lyle Lovett sang the National Anthem. Nolan Ryan threw out the first pitch. Joe DiMaggio was on hand. Barry Bonds and Cal Ripken Jr. opposed each other. And, in the NL's 3-2 win at the brand new Ballpark in Arlington, the Marlins' Jeff Conine was the MVP for his pinch-hit homer. Someho ... More >>

Lyle Lovett,John Hiatt

Thursday, June 30, at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center

Tonight, Tonight: Senses Fail at Lola's Saloon, Dylan Sneed at the Kessler Theater and Willis Alan Ramsey at Poor David's Pub

Not a bad selection of shows for a Wednesday night, especially if you're into poppy punk or prime Americana.

Listomania: In Honor of Texas Independence Day, The 11 Most Texan Songs of All Time.

​Whether they're deeply heartfelt tributes to the Lone Star State or commercial jingles burned deep into our memories that remind us where we're from, certain songs just seem very Texas to us. Some are by Texans that just seem to fit the Texas state of mind. Others are about Texas. Either way, in ... More >>

Kelly Clarkson? Check. Lyle Lovett? Check. Martha Plimpton? Che ... Wait, What?

Courtesy FOX BroadcastingMartha Plimpton on Raising Hope​So, we know who's throwing out the ceremonial first pitches tomorrow and Saturday. Well, John Blake, Texas Rangers spokesman, just sent over the final list of scheduled performers for World Series Games Three and Four. No surprises on the li ... More >>

Kelly Clarkson? Check. Lyle Lovett? Check. Martha Plimpton? Che ... Wait, What?

Courtesy FOX BroadcastingMartha Plimpton on Raising Hope​So, we know who's throwing out the ceremonial first pitches tomorrow and Sunday. Well, John Blake, Texas Rangers spokesman, just sent over the final list of scheduled performers for World Series Games Three and Four. No surprises on the list ... More >>

Clearing Out the Mailroom: Tuesday, September 1, 2009

We've got quite a backlog of CDs we've never gotten around to, so we're going to try to chip away at the pile with this regular feature. The plan: to take four or five at a time and play each CD for as long as I can stand it.Breathe Carolina (Denver)Hello FascinationI've noticed that when a band ... More >>

The Top 10 Most Impressive Individual Sports Achievements and 10 Cool Things I'd Like to See Achieved

Even back in '05 we knew he could hit. But like this?Last night was one of those nights. In a season of 82 Mavericks' games and 162 Rangers' games, we'll remember April 15. For it was last magical night that we were treated to two - almost simultaneous - rare individual athleti ... More >>

Something For Nothing

Just how much sense (and, um, cents) does it make for an indie band to give away its music for free?

Q&A: Texas Legend Joe Ely

No Love for Lyle Lovett

Want to get the scoop on Lovett? Too bad.

Down to Earth

You Make Everything...Groovy

Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez play the Granada

Oh, Norah

Taylor Hollingsworth

Tragic City (Brash)

Rain or Shine

We drove to the Austin City Limits Music Festival in ponchos, but we left wearing surgeon's masks

Fred Eaglesmith

Sunday, March 6

Load of Bull

Texas Stampede is rockin', ridin' and rodeo

Back to Lyle

Spend An Evening with Lyle Lovett

They Got Served

Laughs top the menu in CTD's The Dining Room; feast on the voices of Lee and Floyd at the Hideaway

Cupid's Quiver

A gift from Texas Ballet Theater

Cowboy Cool

Lyle Lovett returns to songwriting--and town--with My Baby Don't Tolerate

ABBA's Gold

My, my how can we resist you?

Red Dawn

Moulin Rouge brings to light a deliciously garish Paris

Mice try

If you take your sweetness straight, have at Stuart Little

Scene, heard

New New Bohemians, Tomorrowpeople part with manager, The Eagle does fashion, and more

Taking the Wheel

For the second time this decade, Ray Benson pays tribute to Bob Wills

Ride with Ray

The best friend Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys ever had

Out There

Out There

Roadshows

Square peg

Don McCalister Jr. ain't your typical Austin renegade

His work is never done

Robert Earl Keen would like nothing better than to save country music

The art of implication

Vince Bell's been dead once, and he's got the record to prove it

Out There

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