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Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Online Event Tomorrow! JD Doyle at "Activism, Identity & Queer Joy in Houston"

Texas Archives: Activism, Identity & Queer Joy in Houston

The American LGBTQ+ Museum

Wednesday, August 12 • 6 PM - 7:30 PM EDT

Overview:

Explore Texas’ pivotal placement in LGBTQ+ American history with footage from the vaults of Texas Archive of the Moving Image!

In the 1980s, Houston, Texas earned a new nickname — the “Gay Capital of the South” due to its prominence as an LGBTQ+ hub for activists, artists, night life, and more.

Utilizing stunning archival footage spanning from the 1970s to the early 2000s from the Texas Archive of the Moving Image, we’ll explore Texas’ pivotal placement in LGBTQ+ American history through the lens of three core themes: Activism, Identity, and Queer Joy. Enriched by a panel of historical experts, experience with your own eyes how Houston’s LGBTQ+ community has always been on the forefront of social change through eye witness reporting and detailed news coverage.

Moderator: Katharine Austin: Curator, Texas Archive of the Moving Image

Panelists:

Brian Riedel: Associate Director for Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Rice University

JD Doyle: Texas community historian and Founder, The JD Doyle Archives

Joyce Gabiola: Archivist and Curator of the LGBTQ+ History Research Collection at the University of Houston's Special Collections

Click HERE to visit the event page and to reserve your spot.

JD Doyle's 1981—My Gay American Road Trip is available now from QMH Press/New Texture. To purchased the softcover or deluxe hardcover edition from Amazon, click HERE.

Monday, July 20, 2026

JD Doyle Returns to Houston's LGBTQ+ Indie Author Fair, August 1

From JD Doyle:

Yay, it's time for the Houston LGBTQ+ Book Fair. It was organized by author John Merullo, who did a great job last year. I admit last year I was skeptical of whether it would bring people out. Well, I was surprised and impressed. I sold out of all the books I brought by 2:30pm, so I was delighted. Bravo, John!

The Second Annual Houston LGBTQ+ Independent Author Fair will be held at The Montrose Center, 401 Branard Street in Houston on Saturday, August 1, from 10 am to 3 pm.

Since JD sold through his stock of books so quickly last time, we recommend you drop by early!

JD Doyle's 1981—My Gay American Road Trip is available now from QMH Press/New Texture. To purchased the softcover or deluxe hardcover edition from Amazon, click HERE.

Friday, July 3, 2026

All Roads Lead to...Dallas! Josh Alan Friedman at Kettle Art, July 18

Save the date! Mark your calendar! Hire a sitter and give those shoes a shine:

Saturday, July 18th, at 5 pm, Josh Alan Friedman reads and signs copies of his new novel, All Roads Lead to Great Neck, and will play a short (and rare) guitar set.

At Kettle Art Gallery, 2650-B Main St., Deep Ellum, Dallas.

Josh's books and CDs will be available (cash or check only, no plastic).

All Roads Lead to Great Neck by Josh Alan Friedman is available in softcover and hardcover editions from Wyatt Doyle Books/New Texture. Cover art by Bruce Carleton. Get copies from Amazon HERE.

Sunday, July 27, 2025

JD Doyle at Houston LGBTQ+ Indie Author Fair, August 2

Join New Texture's JD Doyle at Houston's LGBTQ+ Indie Author Fair, Saturday August 2! He'll be signing and selling copies of his acclaimed memoir, 1981—My Gay American Road Trip.

Local independent LGBTQ+ authors from the Houston Metro Area will be selling and signing their books. This is a great way to discover new writers and new books while support local LGBTQ+ authors.

The event will be held at The Montrose Center, 401 Branard St in Houston, TX, from 11 am til 5 pm.

More details on the Fair's Facebook page, HERE.

JD Doyle's 1981—My Gay American Road Trip is available now from QMH Press/New Texture. To purchased the softcover or deluxe hardcover edition, click HERE.

Sunday, June 9, 2024

Celebrate Pride in Houston with JD Doyle!

From JD Doyle:

My Pride Month Event!

I've been asked to talk about my book— 1981—My Gay American Road Trip —at the Houston Public Library. It will be a reading, with slide show and Q&A.

June 15th at 2 pm, Central Library / 500 McKinney

Registration not required, but encouraged. Streaming viewers can also register via this link:

https://calendar.houstonlibrary.org/event/12325054

JD Doyle's 1981—My Gay American Road Trip is available now from QMH Press/New Texture. To purchased the softcover or deluxe hardcover edition, click HERE.

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

JD Doyle Speaking and Signing in Virginia

JD Doyle is taking his Gay American Road Trip on the road!

From JD: "Just a week away! I'll be in Norfolk, VA on February 27 giving a reading and Q&A on my book. My first 'out-of-town' appearance, yay!

"It's at ODU (Old Dominion University) on Tuesday, February 27 at 6 pm. I will be joined by panelists Scott Wyatt and Charles Ford to discuss gay life in Norfolk and the surrounding areas in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Hey, Scott's in the book!

"Yes, I'll have a few copies for sale, and if you already have one, I'll be pleased to sign it. Huge thanks to Cathleen Rhodes for doing the organizing."

JD Doyle's 1981—My Gay American Road Trip is available now from QMH Press/New Texture. To purchased the softcover or deluxe hardcover edition, click HERE.

Friday, February 9, 2024

JD Doyle at Houston Oasis, Sunday Feb. 11

JD Doyle brings 1981 to Houston Oasis:

"This Sunday! Room opens at 10 am and I'm so looking forward to it! It's another chance to hear me do a reading and field questions on my book, and also there will be a few copies for sale. Thanks to Wil Jeudy at Houston Oasis for the invitation."

Click here to view Houston Oasis' event calendar.

JD Doyle's 1981—My Gay American Road Trip is available now from QMH Press/New Texture. To purchased the softcover or deluxe hardcover edition, click HERE.

Saturday, February 12, 2022

Zappa Plays Los Angeles, Feb. 19

New Texture recording artists Catherine Sikora, Nick Skrowaczewski, Andrew Wedman, and Stanley J. Zappa will appear at HelMel Studios in Los Angeles, Saturday, February 19 at 8 pm.

$10 suggested admission, cash bar.

And, as ever, remember to keep it irie.

Monday, March 1, 2021

Wyatt Doyle's "And the red death held sway over the dollar store" @ Gallery 30 South, 03/01–03/26

"Doyle’s eye and his camera’s eye capture those moments of junk-store epiphany, of accidental revelation, which lurk un-noticed in the most taken-for-granted parts of everyday run-down America." —Bill Shute, Kendra Steiner Editions

Abandoned places, decaying spaces, toys nobody wants. Things that are gone, things that remain. “And the red death held sway over the dollar store” at Pasadena’s Gallery 30 South exhibits photographs by Wyatt Doyle from his acclaimed collections Dollar Halloween, I Need Real Tuxedo and a Top Hat!, Buty-Wave Is Now Closed Forever, Jorge Amaya Doesn't Live Here Anymore, and recent work.

Photography with a narrative bent, capturing people, places, and things, from California to Tennessee and back again. Through March 26. Books and signed, limited edition prints available via the gallery. The show is available for online viewing here.

Monday, August 19, 2019

Jimmy Angelina in KMAC Museum's First Triennial

Jimmy Angelina (The Last Coloring Book) will show new work at the KMAC Museum in Louisville as part of their first triennial, and the inaugural Vernissage.

From KMAC:

Vernissage (noun): French for Art Preview

Announcing Louisville's Newest Tradition! KMAC Museum's Board of Directors is pleased to invite you to our inaugural Vernissage. This year's event is in celebration of KMAC's first Triennial, a showcase of contemporary art of the Commonwealth. Meet the exhibition artists and be the first to view their works, specially created for this show.

Come dressed in your favorite cocktail attire! Enjoy cocktails and exhibition viewing starting at 6 PM along with dinner at 8 PM featuring the best of the late summer harvest with food curated by Mary Wheatley & Rebecca Johnson of Atlantic No. 5.

Meet the artist:

Jimmy Angelina's work pulls from an interest in music and film. While his visual style recaptures the mise-en-scène, montage, and storyboard aesthetics associated with classic cinema, it also aligns with the sampled, cut-up, collage appearance of early punk rock flyers. He blends the spindly pale figures of Egon Schiele with the texture of a vintage engraving, recalling illustrations found in American comics and political satire magazines from the 1970s and 80s, composite images that distill the pages of publications like Cahiers du Cinéma and MAD Magazine. Learn more about Jimmy Angelina at www.jimmyangelina.com or at Jimmy Angelina - Drawing & Illustration and be one of the first to see his work at Inaugural Vernissage on August 23rd.

More details and ticket information on the event's page on Facebook, here.

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Stanley J. Zappa at Casse-Tête 2017

Casse-Tête: A Festival of Experimental Music, June 15th to 18th, 2017, at Theatre North West in Prince George, BC.

photo: Troglosound

New Texture's Stanley J. Zappa will perform with his Quintet on Friday the 16th, and as part of ManZap on Saturday the 17th. Full schedule below, and more info at http://www.cassetetefestival.com

Sing-Song Songs by Stanley J. Zappa is available now from New Texture. Buy it here.

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Jooklo Zappa on Tour!

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From Black Cracker Music/New Texture

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Josh Alan's Lick of the Day (No. 2)

Counting down to the Sixty, Goddammit album release party/concert at Sons of Hermann Hall (Oct. 8th), one lick at a time: