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METRO | JAZZ | The magic of Sarah Sharp’s music: Be careful, or it will sweep you away
Sarah is poised to scale the tall slopes that stand between her and national record label success. By Bill Oakey | The Rag Blog | July 6, 2016 Sarah Sharp will be Thorne Dreyer’s guest on Rag Radio — in … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Music, Bill Oakey, Elephant Room, Jazz Singers, Jitterbug Vipers, Metro, Rag Bloggers, Sarah Sharp
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Elevators Reunion: (I Done Got) Levitation
at Psych Fest 2015
Like Icarus, the 13th Floor Elevators, a band that should have a special alcove in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, flew too close to the sun. Text and photos by Bob Simmons | The Rag Blog | May … Continue reading
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METRO | The unforgettable voice of John Clay
John Clay, whose unique musical vision reflected a vicious honesty tempered only by his darkly innocent sense of humor, is dead at 74. By Dan and Christy Foster | The Rag Blog | January 14, 2015 AUSTIN — Austin lost its most … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin History, Austin Music, Counterculture, Dan and Christy Foster, Deaths, Folk Music, Folksingers, Janis Joplin, John Clay, Leo Sullivan, Lost Austin Band, Metro, Powell St. John, Rag Bloggers, Remembrance, Sixties, Songwriters, Texas Ghetto, UT-Austin, Waller Creek Boys
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METRO PODCAST | Austin legend Eddie Wilson of Armadillo World HQ & Threadgill’s fame
Concert promoter and restaurateur Wilson talks Austin cultural history in a colorful and informative interview on Rag Radio. Interview by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | July 29, 2014 Legendary Austin concert promoter and restaurateur Eddie Wilson was our … Continue reading
METRO | Beverly Baker Moore : For Austin’s SouthPop it’s ten colorful years and counting
The South Austin Popular Culture Center, dedicated to the history of our town’s music culture, celebrates with Wonder Wart-Hog, ‘Peyote Dream,’ ‘Woman with a Blue Guitar,’ and more… By Beverly Baker Moore | The Rag Blog | April 22, 2014 … Continue reading
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Finding some happiness nearby South By
There may have been insanity downtown but my friendly neighborhood venues were rife with talent all day and all evening all week. By Beverly Baker Moore | The Rag Blog | March 20, 2014 AUSTIN, Texas — South By Southwest … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Growth, Austin Music, Baskery, Beverly Baker Moore, Leeann Atherton, Music Business, Rag Bloggers, South Austin, SXSW
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Award-Winning Rock Journalist Margaret Moser on Rag Radio
The irrepressible Margaret Moser, Austin Chronicle music writer and director of the Austin Music Awards, visits with us on Rag Radio. By Rag Radio | The Rag Blog | February 4, 2014 Rock journalist Margaret Moser, a prime mover behind … Continue reading
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : A Conversation With Austin Chronicle Editor and SXSW Co-Founder Louis Black
Austin Chronicle editor and South by Southwest co-founder Louis Black in the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas, Friday, March 1, 2013. Photo by Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio Podcast:Austin Chronicle editor Louis Black,co-founder of South by … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Chronicle, Austin Music, Filmmakers, Independent Film, Interview, Louis Black, Podcast, Rag Radio, SXSW, Thorne Dreyer, UT-Austin
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