During Daniel Johnston’s career, the catchall genre “alternative music” was created. The label was often applied to his songs, and some of its most famous practitioners were among his biggest fans.

Going on seven years now Sweet Mama's Bakery in Hurricane has been supplying the community with baked goods galore."We do jumbo cookies, like some butter Italia Multiple people injured in two-vehicle ...

In January, Shimmy-Disc will be unveiling Alive in New York City, a new live album recording from the late Daniel Johnston. The show was recorded and live-mixed by Kramer in April 2000. What’s unique ...

In college, I spent a lot of time hanging out with music nerds. At that time, compact discs were seen as most excellent, indeed, and cassette tapes were not so unhip as to be met with scorn. I had — ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Chappell Roan, a queer popstar who skyrocketed to fame last year and performs in drag, is not one to shy away from things society might consider “weird.” Perhaps that’s why she has an ...

Despite the dramatic change in the style of his music to something that sounds highly professional on his latest album, Is and Always Was, Daniel Johnston’s fans keep coming back.’ The new style, ...

Daniel Johnston's final tour is, first and foremost, for him: The home-recording curio-turned-icon has given over more of himself than rightfully should be asked of any artist in any medium, and he's ...

The hit movie “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” presents a few portals between our world and the underworld. Without spoiling plot points, I’ll note that one of those portals is a bedroom belonging to a ...

THE SWEET, distant boy I liked in college picked me up for a movie in his 1980s BMW, and we sat in the dark, warm theater. My hands were sweating profusely. It was one of those cold Montana nights ...