What a difference four years make. This morning, the Austin American-Statesman threw in the towel and called for bringing the troops home from Iraq. Congress...
On this frigid MLK Day, while you're hunkered down beside the heating vent, I'm here to tell you it'll warm up by Friday, and you can hear some hot music in...
Howdy, Friends & Fans, I try to stay out of all the "Please vote for me or Dick Cheney will shoot you in the face" musical beauty contests. Especially if they...
We had a blast last Friday at Junior's. This Friday, Central Texas should feel a little less like an icehouse. BTW, check out the "Letters to the Editor" in...
Snuffy's, that classic Texas saloon full of dollar bills stapled to the ceiling, has moved to a new and bigger location south of Hutto, complete with...
Back in the '80s, I used to joke that God couldn't possibly exist, because He had taken Frank Zappa and left us Michael Bolton. I'm feeling that way now, when...
As spring is springing across Central Texas, I'm springing all over the map. This week, Brooks & Held will be playing up north in Hutto and over on the west...
Recent history reminds us that the dictator in Chile was brought down after people found a novel way to register their protest: banging pots and pans at a...
My newest project will debut this Saturday, March 24, at B.B. Rover's. I've joined the bluegrass trio The Crabby Grass Boys, with my buds Alton Rex and Chris...
The stars in question are Paula & I plus Seymour Guenther on bass and Steve Hopkins on skins. We'll be playing an Easter Eve show this Saturday night up in...
Yup, forecast is for freezing rain up in Hutto, so we're doing everyone a favor and rescheduling for warmer times. Nice night to sit home and let a working...
I'll have an opening for a roomie next month here in beautiful South Austin, and I've found the roomies who work out best are usually friends of friends. So...
First of all, my deepest thanks to all of you who have sent condolences about the untimely death of my brother Chris. He was the last of my birth family, but...
I've got a busy weekend before I head off to the Kerrville Folk Festival. Saturday I'll be emceeing the 30th Annual O.Henry Pun-Off, doing my part to keep...
Before I head out the door to the Kerrville Folk Festival, I wanted to let y'all know about a couple of upcoming events. First off, as a couple of sharp-eyed...
For those of you who are still catching up on sleep from the Kerrville Folk Festival, here's a last reminder about a unique house concert I'll be doing in...
Thanks to all who helped me through the memorial for Chris. Mother Nature and Wile E. Coyote did their parts to make it unforgettable, and the rainbow at the...
I had one of those musical moments last weekend that strike as suddenly as a summer thunderstorm...well, maybe not the right simile for this month...but you...
This morning's sad news brings back a memory of the night I played for Lady Bird Johnson. Ever since I wrote "The Bluebonnet Waltz," back in '92, I had...
Of course, what I meant to say was: "I'll be hitting those Texas highways this weekend, Friday night up in Taylor and Saturday morning at the downtown Farmer's...
No Austin gigs this week, but I do have two bits of news. If you know a responsible adult looking to live in beautiful South Austin, you can pass along my...
As the philosopher Guy Clark once put it, "What would life be without homegrown tomatoes?" This Saturday morning, you can pick up homegrown tomatoes and more,...
Got a bag of Mardi Gras beads in your closet? Bring 'em on down to Wildflower Unitarian Church this Sunday morning. I'll be marking the second anniversary of...
It's not too often I get to play in my own 'hood. This Saturday morning, Sept. 8, I'll be playing at the Sunset Valley Farmer's Market from 11 to noon. While...
My spare room will be coming vacant about the time I get home from Switzerland, so I'm starting to advertise now. Feel free to pass the ad below to anyone who...
Ah, Switzerland! If you're curious about my adventures in the land of crags and cheese, you can read all about them in a separate posting. But, first, I have a...
The sun and I were moving in opposite directions as we pulled into Walsenhausen. It was headed for the horizon as our cogwheel train crawled its way up the...
One of the nice things about being back home in South Austin is browsing the Sunset Valley Farmers Market on a balmy Saturday morning. This Saturday, besides...
Yup, I'll be singing out November at every folksinger's favorite rib shack, Artz on South Lamar, where Seymour & I will be backing Paula and doing some songs...
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