The well-worn grave marker in a remote cemetery near Eagle Mountain Lake draws thousands of visitors. They leave liquor, or cigarettes, or charcoal or crayons from gravestone rubbings. “To Live’s To ...

With a voice like rain on dry earth and lyrics like a punch to the gut, Townes Van Zandt was a truth teller and torturer in the same breath. Legend isn’t the right word to define the singer-songwriter ...

Finally, the first official biography of singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt (1944-1997) arrives; unfortunately, the life story of this troubled Texas troubadour is nearly as grueling to read as it was ...

Grizzly Bear co-vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Daniel Rossen has spent the last year touring his solo LP You Belong There, traveling alone in his own Subaru, “with just a few acoustic guitars and ...

Townes Van Zandt's name conjures tales of drug and alcohol abuse, gambling, rambling and mental illness. That mythic life sometimes overshadows his music, which was often as perfect as his life was ...

Scott talks with musicians Guy Clark and Steve Earle in Nashville about two new cd's featuring the music of the late singer songwriter Townes Van Zandt...Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark: ...

This continues the series on Texas Musicians. This is Part 2 of two parts on Townes Van Zandt. Throughout the last half of the 1960s and the beginning of the ’70s, Townes Van Zandt spent most of his ...

David OIney died from an apparent heart attack while onstage at the 30A Songwriter Festival in 2020 at the age of 71. Before that, he gained a reputation as a stellar songwriter. Lauded by the likes ...

Last year, Grizzly Bear co-leader Daniel Rossen released his solo album You Belong There. This year, Rossen and his Grizzly Bear bandmate Christopher Bear scored Past Lives, maybe the year’s most ...

This continues the series on Texas Musicians. This is Part 1 of two parts on Townes Van Zandt. It seems that a number of the most talented artists of the world have been plagued by personal demons.