Giovannie Yañez and his “brothers in arms” band Giovannie and the Hired Guns. Photo by Kade Wilcox
Giovannie and the Hired Guns rock some head-banging into the two-stepping Texas music scene. With a mix of Twisted Sister, Weezer and Ramon Ayala, the Stephenvillebased band delivers a blend of high-energy fun that is redefining the sound of Texas Music.
Members of the ISDHIDA Dance Company come together to perform a dramatic story through movement. Photo submitted by ISHIDA Dance Company
Photo submitted by ISHIDA Dance Company
Through the poetry of movement, Brett Ishida of Austin’s own ISHIDA Dance Company invites audiences to question traditional forms of motion and storytelling with Faraway, So Close, an evening of contemporary dance. The show will premiere in Austin on August 13 and 14 at 8 p.m. at the Dell Fine Arts Center at St. Andrew’s.
Above, Left to right, Parker Wright, Sundance manager, Nancy Barnard and owner, Thomas Escalante: the team who continues the legacy of Bobby Barnard. Daily Record photo by Celeste Hollister
Sundance Record Lagoon will host the grand opening of its new location on Saturday at 12 p.m with a Second Line from Zelick’s Icehouse to the Sundance entrance at 241 N. LBJ Dr.
Copies of Stone’s book are available at Solid Gold Vintage Shop. Submitted photo
Comedian and author Kelly Stone is no stranger to living a public life. For over a decade, she has been posting humorous quotes from her two sons, who are now 12 and 13. The result is her debut book, “Mom, What’s the Opposite of Guacamole?” which contains the humorous and often-oddly insightful observations of her boys.
Above, Left to right, Parker Wright, Sundance manager, Nancy Barnard and owner, Thomas Escalante: the team who continues the legacy of Bobby Barnard. Daily Record photo by Celeste Hollister
“When people are walking in now, they smell this incense and look at the walls and they’re like, “This is it!’” Nancy Barnard said. Daily Record photo by Celeste Hollister
San Marcos lost an icon last August when Bobby Barnard, the legendary owner of Sundance Records, died unexpectedly. Since Barnard and his wife, Nancy, opened the store in September 1977, it had been a much-loved staple to generations of San Marcans.
The Dunbar Heritage Society board members, from left to right: Wayne Thompson, Alex Banbury Jr., President; Mittie Miller, Vice President; Jonafa Banbury, Secretary; Claudette Blythe, Treasurer. Photos submitted by Jonafa Banbury
This year, San Marcos organizations are coming together in a sense of community, commemoration and fellowship to host the first ever countywide Juneteenth celebration. The Dunbar Heritage Association, the Hays County Historical Commission, Cephas House and the Calaboose Museum will hold a series of events — some of which are already underway — to share the history and culture of Black Americans in our community.
The celebrating skeleton statue, designed by Kevin Huffakers, greets guests in the Wake the Dead courtyard. Photo by David G. Prewitt
Above, coffee art by Dana Dacy. Top right, the cozy interior of Wake the Dead. Bottom right, a turkey and swiss sandwich, piled high. Submitted photos
Anyone who has ever visited Wake the Dead Coffee House instantly remembers the Tim Burton-esque skeleton statue rising triumphantly from an urn with a cup of coffee. The iron statue, designed by Kevin Huffaker and his brother, Zach Volnor, who added the soft-hued, mellow lights, sits at the heart of Wake the Dead courtyard.
The Central Texas Writing Programs at Texas State University has been lowering creative inhibitions of young writers since 1998.
Some writers take naturally to the art of storytelling, embracing the flow of the written word from the moment they pick up a pen. Others come to the craft with trepidation, feeling their way forward around the words as they write.
Dustin Massey will play Cheatham Street Warehouse May 15 with Austin Upchurch. Photo by Trenton Johnson
Dustin Massey is a self-proclaimed Texas red-dirt rocker new to Americana scene music, but he’s certain to stick around.
Above, Act Your Age by Madison Jeannette Nelson. Submitted photos
Eight senior-level Texas State University art students will participate in an online exhibition of their work titled Inner
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