Texas Overture

Hi everyone… we’re back! In this episode, we take a research trip down to the Texas-Mexico border to view a portion of the 335+ fading pictographs scattered across the rocky walls of Seminole Canyon… Through this, we discuss the work of artist Mary Virginia Carson and cognitive anthropologist and muralist Dr. Carolyn Boyd; the White Shaman mural; Mesoamerican mythology; fragrant offerings through speech-breath; John Dewey and Walter Benjamin; the art object and its aura; our boots-on-the-ground camping experience; stumbling upon a catfish fry; and more....Thanks for listening ⭐️Follow us on Substack for more content: https://substack.com/@texasovertureIG: https://www.instagram.com/texasoverture/Main Sources: The White Shaman Mural: An Enduring Creation Narrative in the Rock Art of the Lower Pecos by Dr. Carolyn BoydMary Virginia Carson: Capturing Rock Art with Water Colors by Marise McDermottSpeech-Breath: Mapping the Multisensory Experience in Pecos River Style Pictography by Dr. Carolyn E. Boyd and Ashley BusbyArt as Experience by John DeweyArt in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction Walter Benjamin

Fellow Texan Sam Cummins of Nymphet Alumni fame joins us for our Valentines's Day special. Together we explore the life of a notorious Texas jeweler of legend. James Avery is known for his tinkling silver charm bracelets, sleazy love life, and vigorous Episcopalianism. We discuss the TX archetype of The James Avery Girl, sleep away camps, talismanic charms throughout the ages, charm bracelets as autobiography/protection/handcuffs, Milagros, Queen Victoria The Influencer, Texas-Euro-kitsch, what it takes to be a true romantic, and more... Thanks for listening to Texas Overture :) Extra reading: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/gods-jeweler/ https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1040106/

In this special episode of Texas Overture, we break traditional narrative form to enact an eerie dream Faith had one fateful night. Armed with our metal detector and a reservoir of "summer feeling" we explore the rich and colorful scent pathways and silent forces of various outdoor locations in our local environment. Listen for: Jonathan Richmond, dispatches from the dreamworld, memory mapping, summer field recordings, droning cicadas, Barry Hannah & Texas Overture fragrance line research.

We discuss the state of cryptozoology in Texas, industrial dance music, Texas Bigfoot, time slips, science, and "The Big Bird" with local cryptozoologist Ken Gerhard.