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Austin to ATX - The Hippies, Pickers, Slackers, and Geeks Who Transformed the Capital of Texas (Hardcover): Joe Nick Patoski Austin to ATX - The Hippies, Pickers, Slackers, and Geeks Who Transformed the Capital of Texas (Hardcover)
Joe Nick Patoski
R1,048 R903 Discovery Miles 9 030 Save R145 (14%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In this gonzo history of the "City of the Violet Crown," author and journalist Joe Nick Patoski chronicles the modern evolution of the quirky, bustling, funky, self-contradictory place known as Austin, Texas. Patoski describes the series of cosmic accidents that tossed together a mashup of outsiders, free spirits, thinkers, educators, writers, musicians, entrepreneurs, artists, and politicians who would foster the atmosphere, the vibe, the slightly off-kilter zeitgeist that allowed Austin to become the home of both Armadillo World Headquarters and Dell Technologies. Patoski's raucous, rollicking romp through Austin's recent past and hipster present connects the dots that lead from places like Scholz Garten-Texas' oldest continuously operating business-to places like the Armadillo, where Willie Nelson and Darrell Royal brought hippies and rednecks together around music. He shows how misfits like William Sydney Porter-the embezzler who became famous under his pen name, O. Henry-served as precursors for iconoclasts like J. Frank Dobie, Bud Shrake, and Molly Ivins. He describes the journey, beginning with the search for an old girlfriend, that eventually brought Louis Black, Nick Barbaro, and Roland Swenson to the founding of the South by Southwest music, film, and technology festival. As one Austinite, who in typical fashion is simultaneously pursuing degrees in medicine and cinematography, says, "Austin is very different from the rest of Texas." Many readers of Austin to ATX will have already realized that. Now they will know why.

Outlaws & Armadillos - Country's Roaring ’70s (Paperback): Peter Cooper, Joe Nick Patoski, Bobby Bare Outlaws & Armadillos - Country's Roaring ’70s (Paperback)
Peter Cooper, Joe Nick Patoski, Bobby Bare; Edited by Jay Orr; Jay Orr, …
R634 Discovery Miles 6 340 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

(Book). The Outlaw phenomenon greatly enlarged country music's audience in the 1970s. Led by pacesetters such as Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, and Bobby Bare, artists in Nashville and Austin demanded the creative freedom to make their own country music, different from the pop-oriented sound that prevailed at the time. Complementing the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's exhibition Outlaws & Armadillos: Country's Roaring '70s , this 120-page, fully illustrated book examines the 1970s cultures of Nashville and fiercely independent Austin, and the complicated, surprising relationships between the two.

Homegrown - Austin Music Posters 1967 to 1982 (Paperback): Alan Schaefer Homegrown - Austin Music Posters 1967 to 1982 (Paperback)
Alan Schaefer; Joe Nick Patoski, Nels Jacobson
R758 Discovery Miles 7 580 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Before Austin became the "live music capital of the world" and attracted tens of thousands of music fans, it had a vibrant local music scene that spanned late sixties psychedelic and avant-garde rock to early eighties punk. Venues such as the Vulcan Gas Company and the Armadillo World Headquarters hosted both innovative local musicians and big-name touring acts. Poster artists not only advertised the performances-they visually defined the music and culture of Austin during this pivotal period. Their posters promoted an alternative lifestyle that permeated the city and reflected Austin's transformation from a sleepy university town into a veritable oasis of underground artistic and cultural activity in the state of Texas. This book presents a definitive survey of music poster art produced in Austin between 1967 and 1982. It vividly illustrates four distinct generations of posters-psychedelic art of the Vulcan Gas Company, early works from the Armadillo World Headquarters, an emerging variety of styles from the mid-1970s, and the radical visual aesthetic of punk-produced by such renowned artists as Gilbert Shelton, Jim Franklin, Kerry Awn, Micael Priest, Guy Juke, Ken Featherston, NOXX, and Danny Garrett. Setting the posters in context, Texas music and pop-culture authority Joe Nick Patoski details the history of music posters in Austin, and artist and poster art scholar Nels Jacobson explores the lives and techniques of the artists.

Willie Nelson - An Epic Life (Paperback): Joe Nick Patoski Willie Nelson - An Epic Life (Paperback)
Joe Nick Patoski
R732 R634 Discovery Miles 6 340 Save R98 (13%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Willie Nelson has spent the last 30 years on that higher plane of celebrity where he signifies many things to many people--American folk hero, national treasure, Outlaw, tax dodger, country traditionalist, actor and friend of the farmer amongst many others. Acclaimed biographer and journalist Joe Nick Patoski offers a frank and thorough portrait, adding some surprising insight on this beloved performer. From his humble beginnings in Waco, TX, cared for by his grandparents, to learning to play guitar at 6 and wrote his first song at 7 to his remarkable rise to legendary status as a genre-bending music maker and a bona fide Hollywood darling, Patoski draws from his own association with Nelson, a relationship that began in the 1970s when Patoski began writing about the man and his music. Why does Nelson keep going down the road, steady as a mountain stream, creating an illusion for the millions that sit in awe of him as he sings the same repertoire night after night? With relish, Willie delves into these questions and more as Patoski reveals the true motivations for the Texanmost Texan.

Austin to ATX - The Hippies, Pickers, Slackers, and Geeks Who Transformed the Capital of Texas (Paperback): Joe Nick Patoski Austin to ATX - The Hippies, Pickers, Slackers, and Geeks Who Transformed the Capital of Texas (Paperback)
Joe Nick Patoski
R723 Discovery Miles 7 230 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

"How did this city, one that has such an ineffable but palpable personality and spirit, become what it is--for better and worse? Joe Nick Patoski's recent book, Austin to ATX: The Hippies, Pickers, Slackers and Geeks Who Transformed the Capital of Texas, answers the question both empirically and spiritually, tracing the many people and the many places they built along the way toward establishing this weird, idiosyncratic, flat little planet."--NPR "In Austin to ATX: The Hippies, Pickers, Slackers and Geeks Who Transformed the Capital of Texas, author Joe Nick Patoski digs into what made Austin the city we live in today. With everything included--from Amy's Ice Creams to ZZ Top--Patoski covers its rich history with a candor and keen eye that keeps Austin weird without becoming maudlin."--Austin Monthly

Pickers and Poets - The Ruthlessly Poetic Singer-Songwriters of Texas: Craig E Clifford, Craig Hillis Pickers and Poets - The Ruthlessly Poetic Singer-Songwriters of Texas
Craig E Clifford, Craig Hillis; Joe Nick Patoski, Robert Earl Hardy, Bob Livingston, …
R1,035 R827 Discovery Miles 8 270 Save R208 (20%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Caught in the Crossfire (Paperback, New Ed): Joe Nick Patoski Stevie Ray Vaughan - Caught in the Crossfire (Paperback, New Ed)
Joe Nick Patoski; Assisted by Bill Crawford
R526 Discovery Miles 5 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

His blistering guitar playing breathed life back into the blues. Performing night after night - from his early teens to his tragic death at age thirty-five, in tiny pass-the-hat clubs and before thousands in huge arenas - Stevie Ray Vaughan fused blazing technique with deep soul in a manner unrivaled since the days of Jimi Hendrix. The genuineness and passion of his music moved millions. It nearly saved his life. Stevie Ray Vaughan: Caught in the Crossfire is the first biography of this meteoric guitar hero. Emerging from the hotbed of Texas blues, Stevie Ray Vaughan developed his unique style early on, in competition with his older brother, Jimmie Vaughan, founder of the Fabulous Thunderbirds - a competition that shaped much of Stevie's life. Fueled by drugs and alcohol through a thousand one-night stands, he lived at a fever pitch that nearly destroyed him. Musically exhausted and close to collapse, in his final years Stevie Ray mustered the courage to overcome his addictions, finding strength and inspiration in a new emotional openness. His death in a freak helicopter crash in 1990 silenced one of the great musical talents of our time. Stevie Ray Vaughan: Caught in the Crossfire reveals Stevie Ray Vaughan's life in all its remarkable, sometimes unsavory detail. It also brings to life the rich world of Texas music out of which he grew, and captures the staggering dimensions of his musical legacy. It will stand as the definitive biographical portrait of Stevie Ray.

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