Mexia’s Cindy Walker Days Celebrates a Trailblazing Country Music Hall of Fame Songwriter
“I’m just a Texan at heart,” drawled the “Queen of Western Song Writers” to a live audience at Fort Worth’s Amon ... Read More »
Inside the Neon World of Meow Wolf Grapevine
Nothing is as it seems under the multicolored neon lights at Meow Wolf Grapevine, the long-awaited immersive art ... Read More »
Laredo’s International Sister Cities Festival Has Got the Goods
Laredo, the bustling border city in South Texas (and my hometown) has for decades had a strong sister cities culture. ... Read More »
A Tour of Texas’ Two Remaining Lesbian Bars
On most June weekend nights, I find myself parading the roads of Austin’s 4th Street gay district, bouncing from ... Read More »
The Righteous Gemstones’ Edi Patterson Likes Playing ‘Weirdos’
The deep-water port of Texas City has long been known for its refineries, shrimp boils, and the longest human-made ... Read More »
A Road Trip Through Cormac McCarthy’s Texas
With the sad news of the passing of a literary giant Tuesday, the question was begged, “Has there ever been a writer ... Read More »
Larry McMurtry’s Last Auction Sale
Larry McMurtry pulled off U.S. 84 outside of Waco 30 years ago and circled into the parking lot of the Egg Roll House ... Read More »
In Appreciation of Echo Bridge, the Coolest Music Venue in Texas
Set on the San Antonio River, where live oak, pecan, mesquite, and willow trees line the banks and create a shady, ... Read More »
Fort Worth Author Jeff Guinn Has a Thing for Madmen
Jeff Guinn looks like a benevolent uncle as he sits in the leather booth of Paris Coffee Shop, a historic diner in ... Read More »
Pretty as a Picture in Van Horn
On a March morning while waiting to shoot photos of the Clark Hotel Museum in Van Horn for “Weekend Wayfinder,” ... Read More »
Country Singer Kelly Willis Returns with Trio, Performing at Kerrville Folk Festival This Weekend
Kelly Willis is feeling liberated. After decades being a wife, mother, and singer always on the verge of mainstream ... Read More »
A Musical About El Camino Real de los Tejas Cranks Out a Colorful History
There are two great stories of Texas, as far as Brian Beattie is concerned. One is the Alamo, about which much has ... Read More »
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