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POETRY: David Bray publishes poetry collection Boss Hogs Kill Firedogs

Boss Hogs Kill Firedogs Austin-based poet David Bray has published his collection of poems, Boss Hogs Kill Firedogs: Rhythm & Rhyme of Texas and Beyond....

POETRY: I. Boss Hogs Kill Firedogs

David Bray Armadillo World HQ – long before my Mueller arrival –In the Cosmic Cowboy and Seventies convivial,Had before it closed opening Eighty-One an A-list...

POETRY: VII. A waltz without

David Bray Dirt burnt-orange viewed from the skySouth o’er stacked lakes river by river,Or cattle hide-burnt-orange? IWondered on approach to Mueller.Whether the source, now it’s...

POETRY: Crazy/To Be Alive in Such a Strange World

CRAZY/TO BE ALIVE IN SUCH A STRANGE/WORLD--Lawrence Ferlinghetti Denise Duhamel with The Lunatics playing classic rock ...

BOOK REVIEW: Poets and Dreamers – My Life in Americana Music

POETS AND DREAMERS:MY LIFE IN AMERICANA MUSICTamara SavianoTexas A&M University Press304 pages Poets and Dreamers: My Life in Americana Music is one of those rare...

RECOMMENDED NEW BOOKS

Click each cover pic to order it, read more about it or visit the author’s website. Dirt PusherDaisy CashinFrom Hub City Press: “In the wake...

COOKBOOK:

Remy Powell publishes Remy's Kitchen Celebration for young chefs Editor’ Note: Remy Powell contributed articles and recipes featured in our August 2024 and January 2025...

BOOK REVIEW: Riders in the Sky: Romancing the West with Music and Humor by Bobbie Malone and Bill C. Malone

RIDERS IN THE SKY:ROMANCING THE WESTWITH MUSIC AND HUMORBobbie Malone and Bill C. MaloneTexas A&M University Press264 pages “It’s the Cowboy Way.” Riders in the...

Heir to the Troubadours: Remembering Todd Snider (1966-2025)

By Diana Finlay Hendricks Editor’s Note:Through the 1980s and ’90s, Kent Finlay and Diana Finlay Hendricks had a revolving door of hungry songwriters staying out...

MUSIC REVIEW: Pass That Jug! Freddie Steady Krc

PASS THAT JUG!Freddie Steady KrcSteadyBoy Records Pass That Jug! doesn’t come charging out of the gate. It settles in easy, like a band already halfway...

RECOMMENDED NEW MUSIC

Click on each cover pic to watch a video or hear an audio cut. HalleyAnna FinlayStorms Like ThisHalleyAnna hails from real-deal Texas music royalty. For...

A Tribute to Bob Weir

by Neil Reisner The thread that would weave through the ups and downs of my life began to unspool in front of me on November...

COOKBOOK:

Remy Powell publishes Remy's Kitchen Celebration for young chefs Editor’ Note: Remy Powell contributed articles and recipes featured in our August 2024 and January 2025...

FOOD: Green Hominy Stew with Pork – Pozole Verde Con Cerdo

by Diana Finlay Hendricks Pozole is the Christmas Eve meal at our house, with colorful toppings and fresh, warm tortillas. I also love to make...

FOOD: I Yam a Sweet Potato

by Tracey Broussard In New Orleans and the surrounding parishes we don’t say “I’m going to the food store or supermarket.” We say, “I’m going...

FOOD: Mardi Gras!

by Remy Powell Throw me something, Mister!Nothing compares to the excitement of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The official start of the season is January...