The well-worn grave marker in a remote cemetery near Eagle Mountain Lake draws thousands of visitors. They leave liquor, or cigarettes, or charcoal or crayons from gravestone rubbings. “To Live’s To ...

Townes Van Zandt's name conjures tales of drug and alcohol abuse, gambling, rambling and mental illness. That mythic life sometimes overshadows his music, which was often as perfect as his life was ...

First published in Uncut Take 324 [April 2024 issue], we look back at Townes' historic 1973 recording at The Old Quarter, Houston - and its critical place in the renegade singer-songwriter's lore ...

An encounter with the Violent Femmes led songwriter John Kruth to make his home in Milwaukee. Kruth has since returned to NYC where Da Capo press published his biography on Townes Van Zandt and his ...