Vicious Fishes, Voluptuous Vixens, and Gary Busey: 'Piranha 3DD' Devours the Alamo

Director John Gulager brings 'Piranha 3DD' to the Alamo

"...brief sequence that hardly showcases the Oscar-nominated (1978's The Buddy Holly Story) actor's wildman intensity...."

May 24, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Darkness on the edge of Springsteen

"...while "Outside Looking In" mimics the muffled thump of Buddy Holly's "Peggy Sue." A gorgeous wall of orchestration on..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Day Trips

The Texas Panhandle has many treasures to behold

"...angle through the small farming communities to Lubbock. The Buddy Holly Center remembers the hometown boy with an excellent..."

Jan. 23, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Return of Robbie Taylor

"...week is that in 1982, he serenaded me with Buddy Holly songs while standing in the middle of a..."

Jan. 8, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy

More a meditation than a traditional documentary, Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy beautifully employs direct cinema techniques to transport the viewer into the world of an exiled culture.

"...in his younger days with a mischievous grin and Buddy Holly glasses. One of the most powerful sequences focuses..."

May 26, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Friday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...and Bruce Robison's wistful "Desperately." Live, Warden's love of Buddy Holly is No. 1, too. Oh boy! – Margaret..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

High Baptismal Flow

In search of rock & roll's psychedelic pioneers, Austin's 13th Floor Elevators

"...breeding ground for a musical revolution all its own. Buddy Holly was long dead, and even Doug Sahm's Sir..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

TCB

If John Lennon had attended this weekend's ACL Fest blowout he might have screamed, "I've got blisters on my feet!"

"...while onstage Britt Daniel staked his claim as the Buddy Holly of indie rock. Staffer Lauren Vogel, just back..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

High Plains Chamber

The Harrington String Quartet, which makes its third appearance with the Austin Chamber Music Center's annual summer festival in July, is based in Amarillo, and though that may not seem like a likely spot for a chamber music ensemble, the members of the Harrington Quartet feel quite at home on the range.

"...the musical mystique of its neighbor Lubbock -- no Buddy Holly or Joe Ely and no four-year university to..."

July 11, 2003 Arts Feature by Jerry Young

Day Trips

"...still finding our niche," Gallagher says. Much like the Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock, which has provided assistance during..."

May 2, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Big in Yemen

Bob and Tucker Livingston conquer the Middle East through songs not arms.

"...a jam with their host country's native musicians on Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away."..."

May 2, 2003 Music Feature by Andy Langer

One Two Three Faw!

A brief history of Texas garage rock.

"...don't blame it on the Beatles. Blame it on Buddy Holly...."

Dec. 27, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

24 Hour Party People

"...terminally out-of-touch who still think a “rave” is something Buddy Holly sang about. 24 Hour Party People - which..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Day Trips

"...On the trip save time to stop by the Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock. For information on Lubbock, call..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

A Beat Apart

"...a result, Jennings outlived the Big Bopper -- and Buddy Holly and Richie Valens, for that matter -- by..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Letters at 3AM

Our secret fantasies were made public by Elvis Presley.

"...and 20-year-old Elvis had once gigged -- as had Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison before their fame. "I introduced..."

March 16, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Murder on Music Row

Nashville, we have a problem.

"...Nobody expects rock & roll to still sound like Buddy Holly, and very few people lose sleep because current..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

The Wisdom of Years

Whatever Way the Wind Blows

"...although Willis remembers listening to her parents' Beatles and Buddy Holly LP's, she says that when her mother left,..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Waiting Is the Hardest Part

How Mr. Denton Spent His Summer Vacation

"...honors in the field of fiction writing. His novel Buddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede won the..."

July 31, 1998 Books Feature by Mike Shea

Rock This Way

The Semi-Annual, Whenever-We-Feel-Like-It Rock & Roll Books Section

"...vis-à-vis issues like racial politics and its ramifications on Hollywood movie studios, selective law enforcement, and the musician's union...."

March 20, 1998 Books Feature

Sxsw

"...Kerrville Folk Festival (as well as a friend of Buddy Holly and an early inspiration for Nanci Griffith), Carolyn..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Son-in-law

"...carefully strung together as a story. Director Rash (The Buddy Holly Story, Can't Buy Me Love, Queens Logic) admirably..."

July 2, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bobby Keys

"...the next year, Keys was on the road with Buddy ("Party Doll") Knox. The other Buddy, Buddy Holly, was..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Rock & Roll Books

Gift Guide

"...Lubbock's Buddy Holly Walk of Fame is strictly for tourists. I..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Music Feature by Jeremy Martin

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Finish out a hot summer with a cool adventure

"...Buddy Holly’s 85th Birthday Celebration Aug. 6, Lubbock, www.buddyhollyhall.com/event/buddy-hollys-85th-birthday-celebration..."

Aug. 3, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

TCB

Going yard with a litany of baseball songs, a hot-rod show, and Trail of Dead

"...3-2 count to win the game. Also recorded by Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Wanda Jackson, and..."

April 1, 2005 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Local Music to Livestream, Download, and Otherwise Enjoy Digitally

What we’re watching and listening to

"...a fellow Lone Star with an upward hair flip: Buddy Holly. How early? At 15, his Texan roots rockers..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...J. Davis Armistead suggested the trademark Faiosa eyeglass frames Buddy Holly was associated with. Armistead convinced Holly they would..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

I Built My Girlfriend's iPod

Stranded on a desert island? At least you have your iPodSolar.

"...Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found, transforms women into Holly Golightly at the drop of a tennis visor, but..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Celebration Continues

Fred Eaglesmith soars through the Cactus

"...week for the 50th anniversary concert of fellow Lubbockite Buddy Holly, they were joined by opener Rosie Flores for..."

Feb. 12, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

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