Elizabeth Morris: 100 Years of Memories in Austin

Of back porches, corrupt politicians, and fireworks at Zilker Park

"...married. Soon, he was flying soldiers and ammunition from Detroit to Africa, England, and France. Two of her brothers..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

How Austin Transformed Danny Brown

The Detroit wild card on getting his shit together (and finding H-E-B)

"...Danny Brown was a 30-year-old, not very famous yet, Detroit rapper who’d released his debut album the previous March..."

March 29, 2024 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Teezo Touchdown, Arny Margret, and More Reviews From Tuesday of SXSW

Standout sets to kick off the big music week

"...mixtape Navy Wavy and last year’s Ganger, yet the Detroit MC continues on an upward trajectory that pushed him..."

March 13, 2024 Music Post by Derek Udensi

SXSW Interview: Bestie Rap Duo Flyana Boss Remain Students of the Form

Bobbi and Folayan talk Dallas influences before first headlining tour

"...up until her teens, during which she played around Detroit with a School of Rock-formed band. In Dallas, Folayan..."

March 15, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Ties That Bind in Things Will Be Different

Michael Felker’s temporal noir is all about friends and family

"...based out of Michigan, whether it’s Grand Rapids or Detroit. There are so many talented people and creatives that..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

An Allergy-Friendly Guide to Eating at South by Southwest

Keep filled up and fueled up during the festival without risking your health

"...this Austin minichain’s delicious, fluffy, and gigantic baked-to-order gluten-free Detroit-style pizzas. Why not carb-load for the Bootsy Collins show..."

March 8, 2024 Food Feature by Richard Whittaker

Selena Gomez, Conan O’Brien, Sydney Sweeney Top SXSW’s Sixth Featured Speakers Announcement

Danny Brown, Nick Kroll, and Kirsten Dunst also announced

"...licensed marriage and family therapist and Psychotherapist for the Detroit Pistons Dr. Corey Yeager will explore the importance of..."

Feb. 27, 2024 SXSW Post by Carys Anderson

Terry Allen, ericdoa, and More Crucial Concerts

Essential Austin gigs in the coming week

"...In 1960, two Detroit vocal groups, Otis Williams & the Distants and the..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

First Look: Pedroso’s in Round Rock

Pizza prodigy brings Detroit style to the other Rock City

"...“square pie trailer,” the Round Rock location adds a Detroit style pizza as well as their Sicilian style pizza..."

Jan. 29, 2024 Food Post by Haris Qureshi

United Auto Workers Has Sights Set on Tesla

Tesla offers raises amid organizing buildup

"...continue to scrape to get by,” Fain told the Detroit News in December. This week a press release from..."

Jan. 22, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Council Still Hesitant to Call for Cease-Fire in Gaza

Advocates say it’s a local issue too

"...Oakland, Detroit, Atlanta, Seattle, San Francisco, and more than 30 other..."

Jan. 19, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Austinite Danny Brown Announces In-Store Signing at End of an Ear

On Saturday, the Detroit transplant sells new LP Quaranta

"...The event starts at 2pm, where the Austin-via-Detroit rapper will push his November LP, Quaranta. Fans hoping..."

Jan. 18, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...began filming her life as a kid in 1950s Detroit and never stopped. She pursued creative expression at all..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Future Gladiators and Fantastical Stories Mark the Literary Year in Review

Pulled from the shelves

"...America, where they settle in the impending boomtown of Detroit and eventually raise a family. We come to understand..."

Dec. 29, 2023 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Austin’s Best Wheat-Free Joints in 2023

Top 10 gluten-free glimmers

"...Sometimes all you need is a fluffy, bready, rectangular, Detroit-style pie with golden-brown edges, ooey-gooey bubbly cheese, and rich..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Mike Melinoe’s Playfully Sinister “Casper” and Four More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Loveme, sayang, Shaz, and more

"...joins further R&B and Eighties darkwave explorations on the Detroit-raised, Austin-based rapper's fifth full-length, STRCHLD, featuring Houston's Dende and..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Dry Cleaning, Hinds, Rawayana Announced in SXSW 2024’s First Artist List

The first wave of 149 showcasing acts headed to Austin

"...post-punk stoics Dry Cleaning, and Brooklyn art-punks BODEGA. Cult-beloved Detroit electronic producer Omar S adds to the bill, alongside..."

Oct. 11, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Austin’s Sole Federal District Judge May Be the Most Overburdened in America

The case of the missing judges

"...at half a million.) Meanwhile, shrinking cities such as Detroit and Philadelphia have more than a dozen active judges..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Review: Alchemy Theatre's Pipeline

Weak choices undermine the hard-hitting angst that drives this play

"...and the provocative, award-winning three-play cycle known as The Detroit Project, which includes Skeleton Crew, Paradise Blue, and Detroit..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Temple of Angels, a DJ Chicken George benefit, a Soap Creek Saloon reunion, and more recommended shows

"...The Detroit-bred, Austin-based rapper caps off a night of elastically flowing,..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Book Smart: Four Young Bookers Fueling Austin's Collegiate Music Scene

Behind the unjaded lineups of Happen Twice, Howdy Gals, Moonbby, and Beary Good

"...his new friends via a hodgepodge playlist, named after Detroit singer-songwriter Mark Whalen's song "Happen Twice." The 24-year-old's multifaceted..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Riverboat Gamblers' Something to Crow About Turns 20

The album that made Austin's apex punks earns anniversary vinyl remaster

"...successfully transferred the Gamblers' incendiary live sound – 1969 Detroit protopunk invested with the ballistic energy of Japan's Teengenerate..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Day Trips: Guadalupe Brewing Co., New Braunfels

Cold brews offer a respite from the summer heat

"...thin-crust, New York-style pizzas are tasty, but the rectangular, Detroit-style, thick-crust pies are doughy heaven. The gluten-free crusts could..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Jordan Moser's August residency, a pair of Millers, and more recommended Austin shows

"...Michigan city has cultivated a rap identity separate from Detroit as a result of frequently shipping abrasive, and at..."

July 28, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Blues on the Green, Texas punk tales, and more recommended local shows

"...details of drug dealing/the consequences thereof, Boldy's cache of Detroit street narratives truly feels endless. More evidence he does..."

July 14, 2023 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Texas French Bread Rebuilding, Radix House Trying Not to Sink, Black’s x Via 313 Bringing the Brisket, Keepers Puttin’ On the Ritziness, and More…

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...more, as Black’s Barbecue is again partnering with the Detroit-style pie technicians of Via 313 for their July feature:..."

July 5, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Quiet Light, One Be Low, a few July 4th traditions, and more recommended shows

"...character Gypsy Mitchell open the show.  – Kevin Curtin Detroit Rock City Independence DayHotel Vegas, Sunday 2..."

June 30, 2023 Music Column by Wayne Lim

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Pride in Local Music, Brownout's 20th, the Late Joys' farewell, and more live music

"...the trio's latest album, reflecting their transition from a Detroit-based ensemble to one unfurling between Michigan and New York...."

June 23, 2023 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Hot Luck Serves Up Music and a New Venue, Buffet Style

Five assorted picks for this weekend's food and sound festival

"...remarkably raw strain of garage blues, mostly in half-empty Detroit bars during their original run (1986-92). That primitivism proved..."

May 26, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

News and events from Corpus Christi to Fort Davis

"...in South Texas. (The Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Canada will be the longest when it is..."

May 4, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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