Been So Long: My Life and Music
Have a sip of Kool-Aid and flash back to the Haight-Asbury
Jay Trachtenberg
31-60 of 319 entries
Music, Dec. 20, 2018
Review: Sophisticated Giant
The long-awaited bio of sax legend Dexter Gordon is here
Arts, Oct. 23, 2018
Review: Lake Success
Gary Shteyngart's novel takes a witty bite out of the 0.01%
Arts, Sept. 13, 2018
Presidio by Randy Kennedy
For his debut novel, Kennedy creates a road story that portrays the harsh West Texas terrain beautifully and fills it with sympathetic characters.
Books, Sept. 13, 2018
Top 10 National Albums of 2017
National themed lists
Music, Dec. 28, 2017
2017 Music Critics Poll
Best roadshow, best new local acts, R.I.P.s, etc.
Music, Dec. 28, 2017
Jay Trachtenberg's Top Reads of 2017
Four novels depict conflict and compassion in WWII Ukraine, present-day Pakistan and Israel, and a future America
Arts, Dec. 28, 2017
Mazel Tov Kocktail Hour
Shoyn Avek Der Nekhtn (Record Review)
Music, Dec. 21, 2017
Dinner at the Center of the Earth
A riveting novel in which a Jewish American becomes and Israeli spy and then a traitor to his adopted country
Arts, Nov. 2, 2017
Altin Sencalar
Introducing Altin Sencalar (Record Review)
Music, Aug. 17, 2017
Peacemakers
Peacemakers (Record Review)
Music, Aug. 17, 2017
Adrian Ruiz Quintet
Premiere: A Collection of Originals (Record Review)
Music, Aug. 17, 2017
Austin Jazz Workshop
Epistrophy: Austin Jazz Workshop Plays Thelonious Monk (Record Review)
Music, May 25, 2017
American War by Omar El Akkad
This dystopian novel of a late 21st century America split by civil war shows how vengeance survives down the generations
Arts, April 20, 2017
An Intimate Look at Guitar Virtuoso Bill Frisell
Film showcases an oeuvre of remarkable diversity
Screens, March 9, 2017
Top 10 National Albums of 2016
Our favorite picks from across the country
Music, Dec. 29, 2016
Critics Poll
Music, Dec. 29, 2016
Top Books to Make Sense of a World Breaking Down
Three novels explore our planet in crisis in Israel, rust-belt Ukraine, and the Antarctic
Arts, Dec. 29, 2016
A Pure Solar World: Sun Ra and the Birth of Afrofuturism
A Pure Solar World: Sun Ra and the Birth of Afrofuturism
Music, Dec. 8, 2016
Nori
World Anew (Record Review)
Music, Sept. 8, 2016
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Sun., 7:35pm, Elevation Amphitheater
Music, April 28, 2016
Los Jazz Vatos
El Jefe (Record Review)
Music, Jan. 28, 2016
Austin Top 10s
Ninety lines of listicles about Austin music 2015
Music, Dec. 31, 2015
National Top 10s
Best non-local albums of 2015 – by genre
Music, Dec. 31, 2015
Critics Poll
Music, Dec. 31, 2015
Jay Trachtenberg's Top Reads of 2015
A Brief History of Seven Killings leads a list of works exploring crime and politics abroad and at home
Arts, Dec. 31, 2015
Los Lobos: Dream in Blue
Four decades of that little ol' band from East L.A. in 162 pages
Music, Dec. 10, 2015
Way Down in Louisiana: Clifton Chenier, Cajun, Zydeco, and Swamp Pop Music
South Louisiana stew with a side of accordion
Music, Dec. 10, 2015
Canine Picks
A playlist for the dog days of summer
Music, July 16, 2015
Texas Horns
Blues Gotta Holda Me (Record Review)
