by Phil Houseal | Jun 29, 2017 | All Articles, Food, People of the Hill Country, Venue
June 28, 2017–This may be blasphemy, but biscuits weren’t that big of a deal where I grew up. It was not until I arrived in Texas that I realized the foundational role a good biscuit played in a typical southern breakfast. Here, biscuits were buttered, jellied,...
by Phil Houseal | Jun 22, 2017 | All Articles, Events, People of the Hill Country, Venue
June 21, 2017–As a sound guy, Greg Stone usually deals with guitar feedback, making sure backup vocals don’t bury the lead singer, and keeping drums out of the monitors. So when Nimitz Foundation staff approached him about setting up the sound system for the Pacific...
by Phil Houseal | Jun 14, 2017 | All Articles, Events, Music
June 14, 2017–No current artist comes close to keeping alive the sound of traditional country music more than Mark Chesnutt. But if the straight-talking Texan had continued with his first music gig, he might have ended up as a rock drummer instead. “I played drums in...
by Phil Houseal | Jun 8, 2017 | All Articles, Events, Music, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy, Venue
June 7, 2017–When Terry Theis first attended the Kerrville Folk Festival back in 1978, he, uh, bypassed the gate. “Yeah, I joined up because I finally got caught sneaking in,” confessed the Harper engraver and accordion player when I interviewed him outside Threadgill...
by Phil Houseal | Jun 1, 2017 | All Articles, Events, People of the Hill Country, Venue
May 31, 2017–It’s the kind of meeting even people who hate meetings will attend. Invite everyone you know–and don’t know–and ask them to bring a favorite bottle of wine to share. No agenda, no minutes, nothing to vote on, and barely anyone who claims to be in charge....
