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Entries from Austinist tagged with 'portarthur'

December 19, 2007

It’s been two weeks since Pimp C’s death. Last Thursday he was buried in Port Arthur. Reading through all of the eulogies and obituaries that have poured out of the local papers, the blogs, the national media, and the rap community since December 4th, you obviously will see trends. Everyone immediately identifies Pimp C by his drawl and how he rhymed through his vowels, and it seems as though this – his voice - will be a big part of his legacy, along with his production and his pioneer-status as an early and consistent member of the Texas rap scene....

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November 30, 2007

It’s list-making season – for children who believe in Santa, music writers, etc – and there are three rap albums that you are bound to see wherever it is that you see lists: Jay-Z’s American Gangster, Kanye West’s Graduate, and Lil’ Wayne’s Da Drought 3. These artists all create good music and lots of people purchased and enjoyed all three of these works. Lil’ Wayne, in particular, may have produced the two most gifted hours......

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October 27, 2006

Clifford Antone’s impact on Austin’s music scene was unequalled. The late founder of the Antone’s blues club and label matched wits with plenty of legends like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Pinetop Perkins, Fats Domino and Muddy Waters since moving to Austin from Port Arthur in 1968. Antone, who would have turned 57 today, will be honored on Saturday afternoon at his club's original location, at Sixth Street and Brazos. Mayor Will Wynn is scheduled to......

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September 23, 2005

Weather Update On Fox7News this morning, the weather guy said Austin's going to dodge the scary weather dished out by Rita. Rita changed course , and it looks like it'll hit around Beaumont/Port Arthur. In Austin, that translates into some showers on Saturday. We're trying not to think about what that means for New Orleans. The Show Goes On For those of you insensitive bastards still going to ACL, you might want to know......

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