Thorne Webb Dreyer, Editor
RECENT POSTS
Tag Archives: Austin
:
Si Kahn : 44 years of music and social justice
Activist, musician, and executive director of Grassroots Leadership: four decades in the struggle. By Bob Libal | The Rag Blog | July 28, 2009 I read in the paper, I watched on the show They said that it happened a … Continue reading
Feed the Blogger!
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE Photo and design by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.The Rag Blog
Feed the Blogger
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE Photo and design by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.The Rag Blog
Feed the Blogger
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE Photo and design by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.The Rag Blog
Robert Jensen : The Color of the Race Problem is White (Video)
The Color of the Race Problem is WhiteBy Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog “The Color of the Race Problem Is White” was a lecture by Professor Robert Jensen, recorded at the University of Texas at Austin on March 30, … Continue reading
Singin’ on Sunday – Topaz McGarrigle and Mudphonic
Topaz @ the Granada Theater July 5, 2009 Evolution. Applying the term to Topaz McGarrigle’s career as a professional musician provides a fascinating case study with more twists and turns than a Colorado River water moccasin. And its end result … Continue reading
Singin’ on Sunday: Austin’s Cold Sun
Cold Sun live in the Palmer Auditorium, circa 1971.Cold Sun: Austin’s Lost Psychedelic VisionariesBy Patrick Lundborg [To hear Cold Sun, click here.] The story of how Austin, Texas was transformed from a sleepy little college town into a world- renowned … Continue reading
:
Transportation politics and the Austin road lobby
Part 2: The Austin road lobby: Texas transportation politics, the developers/ and those pesky populist reformers. By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | June 22, 2009 [This is the second part of a series on transportation in Austin. In … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Austin, Community Organizing, Environmental Groups, Lobbyists, Texas Legislature, Transportation, TXDot
9 Comments
Tina Marsh : Requiem for a Jazz Angel
Photo by Michael Fuentes.Vissi d’arte:Requiem for Tina Marsh, golden-voiced jazz angel and fearless explorer of far-flung musical frontiers Tina Marsh lived for art, and on Tuesday, June 16, she died for art in her South Austin home surrounded by family … Continue reading
Goran Bregović : The Weddings and Funerals Orchestra
Goran Bregović fans waved Serbian flags, clapped, and danced. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog. Bregović was dressed the part of rock star in a white satin suit, playing various instruments and directing the performance as it ranged … Continue reading
Austin : Spirited Demonstration Denounces Iranian Elections
Iranians and their supporters demonstrated at the Texas State Capitol Wednesday, June 17, 2009. Photos by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.Dude. Where’s my Vote? By Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / June 18, 2009 See more photos below. … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Austin, Iranian Elections, Political Protest, University of Texas
5 Comments
