There’s a heart-stopping moment in the film The Shawshank Redemption when Andy Dufresne crawls to freedom through what Morgan Freeman’s character Red narrates as “five-hundred yards of shit-smelling ...
Authors and music journalists Alan Paul and Andy Aledort go deep into the life and legacy of the late, great SRV ...
AUSTIN, Texas — Aug. 27, 2025, marks 35 years since Dallas-born but Austin-claimed blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan died in a helicopter crash. The 1990 incident occurred shortly after a concert at ...
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Wildey Theatre's November lineup brings fan favorites

Another Wildey favorite, The HillBenders, returns to the venue on Saturday, Nov. 15, joined by feature act the Mound City ...
There are a few musical duos whose chemistry matches that of Stevie Ray Vaughan and B.B. King. Whenever the two played together it seemed they could unconsciously finish off each other’s musical ...
Jeff Beck’s love for Jimi Hendrix was well known in his lifetime. He frequently mentioned Hendrix in interviews, sharing stories about their interactions and their occasional adventure jamming or ...
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Stevie Ray Vaughan Vigil

Austinites gathered at Zilker Park for a vigil, to honor Stevie Ray Vaughan, who was killed in a helicopter crash on Aug. 27, 1990.