Legendary music producer Brian Eno was just quoted in Prospect Magazine as saying “There’s a whole generation of people able to access almost anything from almost anywhere, and they don’t have the same localised stylistic sense that my generation grew up with. It’s all alive, all “now,” in an ever-expanding present, be it Hildegard of [...]

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Vintage map of Houston, circa 1859.

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Up for auction by Dorothy Sloane Rare Books is a copy of the very first cookbook published in Texas. Coincidentally published in the same year that Hamilton Shirts was founded in 1883, The Texas Cookbook is a first edition of a very rare book in surprisingly good condition. Not only is this cookbook the first [...]

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This is the time of the year to reflect back on all the good things that we have to be thankful for. Sometimes its easy to lose focus of the big picture, especially when we are are all worried about the small stuff during our daily grind. Last week, Kelly Hamilton introduced me to the [...]

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Everyone at Hamilton Shirt Co. wishes you a healthy and happy Thanksgiving.

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Ever hear of Thanksgiving Maskers? Neither had I! In doing a little Turkey Day research, I discovered this strange holiday practice that took place during the late 1800s. Before Thanksgiving was made into an official national holiday, children would often dress up as hobos and go around begging for change. These costumed kids would go [...]

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Sometimes surfing the web can be totally overwhelming. There is just so much good stuff to take in and only so much time to see it all. With the long Thanksgiving weekend coming up- I thought I’d check in with all the 1883 Tastemakers to see what they were up to. I picked out some [...]

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On December 2nd, the Houston organization called Nameless Sound is hosting the second evening in their concert event series called the Nameless Lounge. This years fundraiser is going to be in honor of Curley Cormier, the legendary proprietor, band leader and host of The Silver Slipper, a 5th Ward Blues club. The Silver Slipper is a [...]

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From the Library of Congress, a very early photo from the Fort Worth Livestock Show, circa 1910-15.

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University of Texas Longhorn’s Marching Band with some unconventional half-time tunes from a game played against Oklahoma State 11/04. Texas overcame a 28-point deficit and won 56-35.

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