TNM's Megaphone Marathons Takes on Two Cities

The annual comedy mini-fest rocks the ATX and NOLA

"...a fifth annual fun thing: The latest iteration of Megaphone Marathons...."

July 9, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Summer of Protests to Reclaim Power From the Police

"Whose streets? Our streets."

"...recruiting session showing an MRB member declaring through a megaphone, "We believe in organized, militant rebellion. Riots are going..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Steve Parker's Song for Bat / Man

For this year's Fusebox, composer Steve Parker flies a batty Austin concert with live echolocation

"...on their car horns. "Bat/Man will also have a megaphone choir," he adds, smiling...."

April 8, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Bedside Manner: Come Back, Cotter

Temperature's rising, we fall to reading in the conditioned air.

"...greedy scrabbling and glorified self-pity going on. The Braindead Megaphone is a collection of George Saunders essays, wherein the..."

July 9, 2012 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Killing of Garrett Foster Shocks the City – and Galvanizes the Moment

Whether Foster raised his gun may never be known, but there can be little doubt about the driver's intentions

"...by APD leadership. An MRB chant leader held a megaphone to Brown's head, screaming, "Act like a cop!" to..."

July 31, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

What Men Want

Because we needed a remake of What Women Want, apparently

"...always sound as if he’s shouting them into a megaphone? The camaraderie between Ali and her three BFFs (McLendon-Covey,..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Voting With Our Wallets

Pretty soon, you’re talking about real campaign money

"...And then there’s this Megaphone business. This actually starts as IndyAustin business; the intrepid..."

Oct. 31, 2018 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Five Arty Events: Jan. 12-14

The year continues! The present trips into the future! Who'd'a thunk?

"...we’re gonna tell you about it: It’s this week’s Megaphone Show on Saturday at The New Movement, that underground..."

Jan. 11, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Moontower Wednesday

"...8pm The Megaphone Show New Movement Theater, 616 Lavaca..."

April 19, 2013 Arts Feature

Krewe Kuts: Pride Edition

The Gay Place Krewe has the final word on Austin Pride.

"...group of protesters, armed with homemade signs and a megaphone, sat in the hot sun to deliver dissent...."

Oct. 8, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Post Pridematic Stress Syndrome

Shaking out Austin's weekend of Pride

"...• Enjoying the fruits of planting a megaphone in the hands of a 19-year-old – our intern..."

June 11, 2010 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

In Her Own Time

Haunting the dark corners of Karen Dalton

"...past decade, by Koch in 1997 and the French Megaphone label in 2006...."

Feb. 8, 2008 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

It Is What It Is

The year in books

"...nonfiction front, our personal favorites numbered two: The Braindead Megaphone (Riverhead Trade) and The New Kings of Nonfiction (Riverhead..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Temples and Playgrounds

Previewing the 2007 Texas Book Festival, Nov. 3-4

"...The Braindead Megaphone: Essaysby George Saunders Riverhead, 257 pp., $14 (paper)..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words?

An Anti-abortion Exhibit Produces Protests and a Free Speech Controversy at UT

"...broke out over the protesters' use of an electronic megaphone. Seizing the device, a university policeman roughed up some..."

March 23, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...guardsmen yell false information about the law through a megaphone. The Houston Chronicle heard DPS threaten deportation to two..."

March 29, 2024 News Feature

The Off Beat: South by South Protest

Official fest flooded with grassroots organizing and anti-SX showcases

"...a cowboy hat, borrowed some internet slang for her megaphone statement: “We’re standing on business.”..."

March 22, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Olivia Rodrigo, at the Precipice of Rock and Pop Stardom

Singer teeters on poise and rowdiness for fourth GUTS tour stop

"...Him Back!” – for which she brought out a megaphone encasing a mic...."

Feb. 29, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Texas Council on Family Violence Names Austin Teen Activist of the Year

AISD senior raises awareness about dating violence

"...should be safe,’ and telling their stories through a megaphone,” Smith said. “That was the first time I understood..."

Feb. 14, 2024 News Post by Madeline Duncan

Right-Wing Extremists Harass McCallum High Students at School

They told kids they’re going to hell

"...students leaving McCallum High School Tuesday and used a megaphone to tell the kids they were the “devil” and..."

Aug. 24, 2023 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

We Have an Issue: Election Post-Mortem

"...for abolishing abortion, gutting voting rights, and continuing to megaphone Trump's mass delusions. In Texas, the bubble of hope..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Graduations Presage AISD's Return to In-Person Learning

As COVID-19 case counts drop and vaccination rates rise, the district looks to the fall

"...The outgoing Trojans finished with the help of a megaphone and the halogen glow of phone flashlights held up..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

SXSW Music Review: Heavy Extremes Fuel Tokyo Sessions

A revolving door of soundscapes

"...in the center of the circus, surrounded by computers, megaphone in hand – the group of musicians, film directors,..."

March 19, 2021 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Jemele Hill Can’t Be Contained

Across platforms, she's taking on sports, politics, and pop culture

"..."What I try to do is to provide the megaphone," Hill said...."

March 12, 2021 Features Feature by Eric Goodman

A Show of Police Force After Foster’s Killer Is ID’d

Daniel Perry claims self-defense; 40 arrested in weekend clashes

"...An MRB chant leader dismissed them, yelling into her megaphone, "Fascists bleed when they come to Austin." She was..."

Aug. 7, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Local and State Election Ticker

Mamas Walking, Mamas Voting Edition

"...She'll be inviting people "to share her journey and megaphone to make their voices count." Find out more via..."

Jan. 3, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

SXSW Music Review: Kokoko!/Bixiga 70/Jojo Abot

Afro tsunami lays waste to Sixth Street world music hub

"...who marched to the stage chanting “ko-ko-ko!” through a megaphone. While the spectacle of five dudes in bright yellow..."

March 15, 2019 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

SXSW Music Review: Kokoko!

Congolese instrument recyclers amplify euphoria out of chaos

"...Kokoko! singer/percussionist Makara Bianko, who yelled into a bedazzled megaphone and withered toward the stage wearing a yellow jumpsuit..."

March 13, 2019 SXSW Post by Jeremy Steinberger

Headlines

"...Presumably, President Donald Trump was recruiting Patrick as a megaphone for this week's "border crisis" barnstorming tour of Texas...."

Jan. 11, 2019 News Feature

"Steve Parker: War Tuba" at Big Medium

In exploring sound's relationship to conflict and use in it, the artist fuses past and present, melody and discord, into a remixed reveille

"...riffed on sound and space in public – batty megaphone arrangements under the Congress Bridge and choreographed, gridlock-inspired compositions..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

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