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  • The Alamo is Fallen

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     ON WATCHING THE ALAMO In a room full of Texans. Many interjections! Much annotation! “I KNOW him—that’s Turk Pipkin!” Extras were named, locations assured—that is Bastrop/this is Pioneer Farm. It is as if there are THREE “Alamos.” First, the abortive John Wayne/Richard Widmark travesty. Next, this new (2004) version 90% true to history. Lastly, the…

  • Austin Turns 175

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    Marvelous celebration of the birth of the city we love. Austin began with a party that never really stopped. It was a swell evening of conversation about literature and history and art, a perfect run-up to next week’s book release. Here’s how Thom World Poet experienced it: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AUSTIN! So Howie Zowie screened slides…

  • Woodstock Revisited

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    Fri, Aug. 15: On this day 45 years ago, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair, An Aquarian Exposition, began outside of Bethel in upstate New York. It became a defining moment in the cultural history of the 20th century. The mega-festival summarized everything that had come before it, stood alone as an indelible snapshot of…

  • October Awesome

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    Fri, Oct 04: Our first autumnal concert broke all the records. We enjoyed perfect weather for a night under the trees. Posted below are our esteemed performers. They made the evening memorable! Here are the sets: Eric Beck Randall Wheatley Robyn Gammill Tom and Zena Thanks, everyone!

  • At Sea

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    Fri, Sep 27: We cut loose from our moorings and set ourselves adrift on seven seas of spectacular. ‘Twas a humid and almost rainy night with a slight ocean breeze a-billowing. The fish sticks tasted yummy and the goldfish crunchy. No one brought grog, but amber ale with chasing wodka made a difference. Here’s half…

  • Mad Hatter and the Queen of Hearts

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    Frigga’s, October 5: Here’s a long-overdue posting of last fall’s concert with Jack Geiser and Janet “Planet” Thiemmerman. Enjoy part one and the single!

  • Clever Conversants

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    Excellent time this past Fri with engaging dialogue between Jenny, Michael, Dale, and others. We spoke of politics, climate change, unfinished projects, and other disasters.

  • 60s Rock

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    Fri–Sat, June 22–23:  Long live the longest party! To commemorate the year’s shortest nights, we threw the lengthiest celebration. Our 60s Marathon covered the entire decade of hit music—everything from pop, folk, instrumental, soul, garage, country crossover, novelty, and straight-ahead rock ’n’ roll. The Green Man itself was rearranged to form an intimate dance floor for the first…

  • Barnard’s Ballads

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    Frigga’s Day, March 23: Spring’s here, and there’s no better time for a concert under the trees. In our case, they’re ashes and pecans plus lots of understory plants to fill in the spaces between. Sonically, our ears were filled this past weekend with the tunes, lyrics, and rhythms that Dale Barnard brought to the Backyard Theater.  …

  • The KyMelia Show

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    Friday, October 21: In perhaps the most professional program from the Backyard Theater to date, Amelia Card and Ky Hote filled the evening air with pleasing singer-songwritten tunes and lyrics. Ms. Card, offspring of Dallas’s famed folk venue Poor David’s Pub, delivered the first set of songs solo. Her bright style and cute ditties transported…