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Extract the first record from this month's double vinyl reissue of Shakey Graves' first album, 2011's Roll the Bones, and if you're holding it at waist level before slipping it onto the turntable, the disc appears black as oil. Hoist it up to eye level to gauge the A-side from the B-side, however, and smoky gold veins streak through the petroleum produce. Hidden color wax, that's a new one. In fact, every single facet of Roll the Bones X, subtitled "2011-2021 Ten-Year Special Edition," reveals boutique touches. Released to Bandcamp on January 1, 2011, by ATX native Alejandro Rose-Garcia, th...

One thing I feel the need to put out there: I hated gardening when I was a kid. I dreaded the Sundays when my parents would drag tools out of the shed and announce it was time to pull weeds. So I am sure my family found it hilarious when, in January, three months into living alone during a pandemic, I reached my limit for spending time indoors and announced I would be joining a community garden. Does this make me an adult? The jury is still out on that one.  Despite my enthusiasm for this idea, I quickly realized I was out of my depth. I have no idea how to make vegetables grow, much less in...

With some Bell County families still impacted by Winter Storm Uri, United Way of Central Texas has remained active in its recovery efforts. The nonprofit organization, at 4 N. Third St. in Temple, has been crowdsourcing donations for its Winter Weather Recovery Fund over the last several weeks — assistance that residents can now apply for. “It is hard to imagine another unprecedented event impacting our community,” Stephanie O’Banion, United Way of Central Texas’ CEO, said in a statement. “This winter weather crisis has hit our neighbors, nonprofits and partners ...

RepresentUs – have endorsed local ballot measure Proposition E, which, if passed, would create ranked choice voting for city elections. Prop E is one of five propositions brought by a citizen-initiated petition from the Austinites for Progressive Reform PAC that will go before voters in the May 1 special election. Accountable to Whom? A report released by the University of Texas at Austin found that the intent of its alma mater song, " The Eyes of Texas," was " not overtly racist," despite describing the song's origin – its debut at a minstrel show organized to raise money for UT's t...

Aid is still pouring in for the Central Texas community following Winter Storm Uri, and Stephanie O’Banion is happy her nonprofit organization is able to facilitate local recovery donations to area agencies. “It is hard to imagine another unprecedented event impacting our community,” O’Banion, United Way of Central Texas’ president, said in a news release. “This winter weather crisis has hit our neighbors, non-profits, and partners hard and we will continue to work side by side during these recovery efforts to ensure the needs are met.” On Monday, United Way...