Bryan C. Parker

6 days ago | austinmonthly.com | Bryan C. Parker

Can I interest you in some propane or propane accessories? More than a decade and a half after leaving television, the best salesman in Arlen, Texas, is ready to make his return. A reboot of beloved animated series King of the Hill was announced back in 2023, and creators are finally revealing some new details about the return of the show.

1 week ago | austinmonthly.com | Bryan C. Parker

Since graduating from high school in Abilene in 2001, Aaron Owens has spent the better part of two decades cowboying in West Texas. He went from training horses as a ranch hand to helming his own cattle operation specializing in Corriente, a small breed of bull used in rodeo roping events. Then, in 2017, Owens decided to invest in Texas’ burgeoning hemp industry. Within a few years, he’d sold all his cattle, moved to Dripping Springs, and formed a new business, Tejas Tonic.

2 weeks ago | austinmonthly.com | Bryan C. Parker

You’d be hard pressed to find anyone working as hard as Charley Crockett right now. Over the last decade, the country artist has released records at a rate of more than one per year, cataloging 14 studio albums and a smattering of live collections and EPs. It’s a pace so frenetic that the Rio Grande Valley native looks ready to lap the almighty Bob Dylan, leaving the prolific folkster huffing and puffing in the dust.

3 weeks ago | austinmonthly.com | Bryan C. Parker

March music in Austin gets all the attention with SXSW in full swing, but this April offers a surprising abundance of great live music. Whether you’re looking for country, pop, dance, indie rock, or punk, there’s an essential show for you this month. She might be British, but if Lola Kirke told you she was raised in Nashville, you’d believe her. The country singer-songwriter brings her upbeat tunes to Austin with a brand-new album, Trailblazer, just released at the end of March.

3 weeks ago | austinmonthly.com | Bryan C. Parker

At the tail end of 2021, musicians Zella Day and Jesse Woods holed up in a little house in Wimberley on the banks of the Blanco River. After meeting through mutual friends, the two were excited to explore a songwriting collaboration, but soon discovered they were equally keen to explore each other. A week together led the pair to a handful of songs and a budding romance, and Chaparelle was born soon after.