Michael Corcoran has died. He was a one-of-a-kind music critic for decades here in Austin, a gadfly in the best sense of the word. He knew everybody and everything about everybody. He was a badass that even to be an object of his scorn was somehow special. I saw him at a Shinyribs show in early May but I spoke with him on the phone less than two weeks ago when he called to tell me that he'd heard Jewel Brown was ailing. He was also a scholar: his books "All Over the Map" and "Ghost Notes" are two of the best books ever written about Texas music. I crib from them for Traces of Texas all the time, shamelessly. I told him so and he said "I wouldn't have it any other way." He was just about to finish a third one about Austin music history. It was to be published in early September. His essays on all manner of Texas music were definitive. One of my readers said that, when somebody dies, we lose a library. With Michael's death, we're losing not just a library but a museum.
I am heartbroken. Damn. RIP Corky.
While I appreciate the sentiment, that seems like wishcasting. Oklahoma may not be in the Southeast, but they are directly north of the DFW metroplex, which has 8.2 million people --- and that doesn't include talent-rich East Texas.
They'll get theirs.
Pederson really misjudged how far it was to the finish. He had it with 100 meters left but started to wilt just a little bit and Girmay surged past him.
Great stage win for Biniam and for Intermarché-Wanty
Now that I get my seats in advance, I don't show up until 20 minutes after the scheduled start time. So far, have not missed a second of the movies. Usually just there for one more ad, maybe two.
1) We've recruited ridiculously well at DB over the last two cycles, so it's only natural that some of that catches up to us 2) Last year at this time Xavier Filsaime wasn't even being thought of by anybody on this board, so perhaps cool your tits.