Tag Archive: Victory Grill

Musical Cartography: Mapping Austin Live Music

JOSEP PEDRO The following map has been elaborated in the course of my research about the blues scene in Austin Texas. The shapes and colors of the signs that represent the live music… Continue reading

Blues Boy Hubbard: Black Music and Race Relations in East Austin

by JOSEP PEDRO Born in La Grange, Texas in 1934, Henry “Blues Boy” Hubbard is one Austin’s most legendary living musicians. He arrived to the Texas capital in the 1950s, while he worked… Continue reading

Woody Russell: Musical Communication

By JOSEP PEDRO A gifted composer and guitarist capable of successfully embodying contemporary blues and soul within the singer-songwriter figure, Woody Russell is one of the most inspiring and interesting musicians I met… Continue reading