Threadgill’s

Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel Puts Texas Music History Up for Auction

October 13, 2022 | By Joe Gross

There comes a time in every person’s life when they must look around at their many possessions and declare: This all needs to live somewhere else.

The Original Threadgill’s Closes, Marking the End of a Defining Cultural Era in Austin

April 21, 2020 | By Dave Thomas

Eddie Wilson reflects on the end of an era in Austin with the closure of Threadgill’s, the restaurant, bar, and live-music joint where Janis Joplin got her start.

Piece of My Heart

July 14, 2016 | By MIchael Corcoran

This summer marks 50 years since a 23-year-old from Port Arthur moved to San Francisco to become a pioneering female rock star.

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