WEST TEXAS WEEKLY

The 5 Worst Bars in the Big Bend by the Classical Wineaux.

Choose Dr. Rangra for Brewster County Judge.

Music in Alpine, Terlingua and Marfa for the week of February 10-17.

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News and Events in Alpine, Terlingua and Marfa for Jan. 21st-28th.
Chupacabra- Randi and Evi Quaid- Berman Exhibit- Marfa Fashion Show

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Matt’s Pick this week goes to Adrian and the Sickness.  This looks like its going to be a great show.  Hopefully I’ll get to [...]

An account of the news, events and goings-on in Alpine, Terlingua and Marfa for the week of January 14th-21st.

A look at live music in the Big Bend for the week of January 14-21.

[Big Bend Live Music is a feature brought to you by Matt Hodges, Contributing Editor Music. If you have a gig you'd like to share with the world, email him at matt.hodges@live.com]
Wednesday, December 30th

Jim Keaveny and Shand at the Starlight Theater in Terlingua, 8:00 PM.

Thursday, December 31st

Kevin Dean at Harry’s Tinaja in Alpine, 8:00 PM.
Liquid [...]

–The biggest news is that Alpine has been covered in ice and Fort Davis and Marfa have been covered in snow. I-10 was closed for a period of several hours due to the extreme weather. Click here to read more on that story.
A reader sent these pictures of a snowbound Marfa. I have reports [...]

Gallery Night/Artwalk in Alpine, Texas. The Re-opening of the Marfa Public Library. Big Bend Links.

Alpine’s Gallery Night Artwalk Sweet 16th anniversary is scheduled for the weekend before Thanksgiving, November 20 and 21.

La Junta will be open this weekend, Friday-Saturday 10am-9pm and Sunday 11am-6pm.
We will be serving light hors d’oeuvres, wine, and hot apple cider.
We’ll have a selected group of photo copied images on display of West Texas frontera style and fashion from the 1840s-1930s.
The images come from the Steve & May Bennett, Thomas V. [...]

–If you’re looking for an amazing and funny journey through the Big Bend, be sure to check out The Oasis of My Soul, Ara Gureghian’s weblog about his travels in the area. He rides a BMW motorcycle with his helmeted dog, Spirit. Ara’s story is a unique one; he’s been a bakery owner, a personal [...]

A journey through the community of the Big Bend paying attention to people, places and events.

UPDATE:– A big thank you to Big Bend Stuff and At Home with the Sara for linking to me. Stop by and visit these West Texas blogs. If you have a blog yourself, link to me and I will link to you. To paraphrase one of my favorite SNL skits: “You like a the link [...]

I have good news and bad news about the Alpine Farmer’s Market.
The good news is that we have one.
The bad news is that we have two… some organization SNAFU or feud has created two farmer’s markets. One is at 10 am in the parking lot of the Big Bend Thrift Store, the other is at [...]

UPDATE:– There’s going to be an exciting, new music festival this weekend starting 1pm on Saturday near Presidio. Check out Dude of the Dead , a live music festival. Click here for information and directions. The line-up of music looks great, and this is perfect weather for camping.
Charlie Angell (the organizer) knows how to [...]

[Big Bend Live Music is a feature brought to you by Matt Hodges, Contributing Editor Music. If you have a gig you'd like to share with the world, email him at matt.hodges@live.com]
Matt’s Pick: There are so many fun things happening this weekend that to pick one would be like picking just one piece of candy [...]

–DAN DEACON AT CHINATI OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND MARFA, TEXAS:

This was a fun, yet puzzling, show. I consider myself to be a fan of electronic music, but I found the cheeriness and extremely rapid tempo of this show to be off-putting. Also, I am a born contrarian, so being told to point out members of the [...]