Our quirky, discerning picks for the most interesting things to do around the state this week. AUSTIN Living the Life The night life may not be a good life for some, but it seems to have served longtime buddies Willie Nelson, 78, and Ray Price, 85, just fine. Mr. Nelson wrote his song ''Night Life,'' a mix of blues and country with jazzy flourishes...
Joe Nick Patoski wrote this column for The Texas Tribune. What is it about Willie Nelson, weed and the law? It's been a question worth asking since at least 1971, when Mr. Nelson brought together rednecks and hippies at the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin with his unique style of country music and his open attitude about marijuana. His...
Genial, intractable, unvarnished, in control: these were all equally true of Willie Nelson and Levon Helm on Wednesday night at Radio City Music Hall. Each led his working band, engaging a cross-section of old-time American music, from folk and country to gospel, blues, early jazz, rock 'n' roll. Both men were radiant with authority and its...