Jul 1, 2013 | ARTS + CULTURE, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
As people gather in the woods between Tyler and Edom July 13 to remember one of the most horrific days in the history of East Texas, the crowd will include descendants of the Cherokee leader slaughtered, along with much of his family and 800 other native Americans....
Jul 1, 2013 | ARTS + CULTURE, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
What is that thing seen holding down strings on guitars played by the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Vince Gill, Dwight Yoakam, Patti Griffin, Bruce Robison, Kelly Willis, and thousands of other musicians around the world? It’s a capo, most likely a Kyser capo that’s...
May 1, 2013 | ARTS + CULTURE, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
By Tom Geddie Some people’s lives are defined by a single big moment, or at least it seems that way. For Van Cliburn, the biggest moment was back in 1958 when, as a 23-year-old East Texan at the height of the Cold War, he played Tchaikovsky’s “Piano Concerto No....
Apr 1, 2013 | ARTS + CULTURE, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
By Tom Geddie As a child growing up in East Texas, James Surls spent a lot of time making things. He didn’t call it art; it was just stuff he made because he was passionate about it. As an adult, he’s been called “one of the most important sculptors working in...
Feb 1, 2013 | ARTS + CULTURE, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
By Tom Geddie Think of Eric Clapton’s song “Tears in Heaven.” Think of Steve Winwood’s “Higher Love” and “Valerie.” Or Dionne Warwick’s “I’ll Never Love This Way Again,” Barry Manilow’s “Looks Like We Made...
Nov 4, 2012 | ARTS + CULTURE, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
By Tom Geddie Is Kacey Musgraves, the Golden girl from the Upper East Side of Texas, the next big thing in country music? Golden, in this case, is where Musgraves grew up, near Mineola in Wood County. Here is what Jody Rosen wrote for Slate: “Until last week,...
