The Luv Doc: In Memoriam

Sweet Neil is gone but not forgotten

"...Pillow, and many other Grand Ole Opry artists. In 1969, Neil was one of the first persons to develop..."

March 11, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

30 Years Ago, GG Allin Cleared Austin’s Scuzziest Punk Venue in 24 Minutes

Witness accounts of the notorious shock rocker’s antics and arrest at the Cavity Club

"...melodic verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus-end tunes were played in a raw, Detroit 1969 protopunk style that got looser and grimier over time...."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Celebrate Chinese New Year, Mardi Gras, Valentine’s, and more in Texas

"...three-mast sailing ship in 1918 extended her career. By 1969, she was rusting in a salvage yard until being..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...the suburbs of Houston, Texas in the summer of 1969, centered around the historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Cast..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips: Fairfield Lake State Park, Fairfield

Want to buy a state park?

"...The lake was built in 1969 for the coal-fired Big Brown Power Plant, which was..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Decay, Preserve, Observe: The Experimental Memories of Bill Morrison

The cinematic pioneer discusses his career and filmography before his Austin retrospective

"...The material is an incomplete print of a popular 1969 Soviet comedy starring the beloved Russian actor Mikhail Ivanovich..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Screens Feature by Joe Gross

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, January 7-13

"...21): Sagittarian singer-songwriter Tom Waits began his career in 1969. He achieved modest success during the next 11 years...."

Jan. 7, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Bowie and Elvis tributes, Kelly Willis, Kool & the Gang, Unsane, and more live local shows

"...have been trailblazing legends since their self-titled debut in 1969. Kool's bass is even displayed at the Smithsonian Institution's..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...rock." Creem writer Dave Marsh coined the term in 1969 to describe Farfisa-driven garage-ites Question Mark and the Mysterians,..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

R.I.P., John Mueller; Farewell to Contigo; Garbo’s Lobsters On; Trudy’s Says Howdy to Seafood; the Garrison Brothers Are Convivial Steak Holders

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

"...By now you probably know that Texas barbecue legend..."

Dec. 21, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Steve Davis’s Top 10 Films of 2021

"...Never-before-seen concert footage of the forgotten 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival comes alive. 9) Pig..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

Parquet Court’ing Catastrophe

Brooklyn Indie stalwarts bring divisive, funky new album to Austin

"...a cover of Silver Apples’s lonely capsule-ride to Jupiter, 1969 “I Have Known Love.” In adapting to the song’s..."

Nov. 20, 2021 Music Post by Julian Towers

Faster Than Sound: Aftereffects of Astroworld

Austin promoters ScoreMore fall under scrutiny after deadly concert

"..."altamont": first meaning "high mountain," then, after the infamous 1969 free concert at California's Altamont racetrack where four attendees..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Powell St. John Brought Us the Message, 1940-2021

Psychedelic visionary and Janis Joplin bandmate – a "man for the ages"

"...Bloomfield and Boz Scaggs. On their top 100 charting 1969 LP Make a Joyful Noise, St. John wrote the..."

Aug. 23, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Dems Dig In for a Long Stay in D.C.

Quorum-breakers hone message, try to dodge COVID

"...Rep. Tom Craddick, R-Midland, who entered the Lege in 1969...."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Day Trips: The Big Tree, Lamar

Make a wish at the oldest living thing in Texas

"...guess to be around 2,000 years. That would put 1969's state champion coastal live oak at more than 500..."

July 9, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Return of Ted Lasso, the Rescheduled Tokyo Olympics, and 44 Other TV Somethings to Consume in July

Also: a Gossip Girl reboot, dueling Love Islands

"...documentary look at the formative Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969 (Hulu, July 2); Sundance dramedy How It Ends (as..."

July 1, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, July 2-8

"...AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): On July 21, 1969, Aquarian astronaut Buzz Aldrin was the second human to..."

July 2, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Before Stonewall

The short stories in this collection from Austin's Awst Press simmer with queer rage, grief, and longing

"...scene between 1948 and, as the title suggests, June 1969. It's not just their own queer desires and the..."

June 25, 2021 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

ATX Screen News: E3, AFS, and More

AFS Cinema, Arkane Studios' vampire nightmare, and the return of Hypnotic

"...about the cultural impact and sheer groove of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. It will be followed later that..."

June 18, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

AFS Cinema Announces Reopening Date, First Lineup of Films

The arthouse mecca brings new titles, immortal classics

"...about the cultural impact and sheer groove of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. A week later sees the local..."

June 9, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

At Mohawk’s Reopening, an Air of Gratefulness and Growth

Heartless Bastards and the Tender Things soundtrack return

"...band inside a roadhouse wafting with pot smoke in 1969. As such, traces of Doug Sahm and Flying Burrito..."

May 28, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...U.S. hit of 1978 burns with their customary Detroit 1969-meets-1981 hardcore ferocity as Mike Wiebe laces up his crooner..."

April 30, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Review: You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey

UT could learn a lot from these "crazy stories about racism"

"...an institution where the football team wasn’t integrated until 1969, risked their scholarships and careers in order to point..."

April 13, 2021 Arts Post by Michael King

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 5-11

"...ARIES (March 21-April 19): In late April of 1969, Cambridhgeshire, U.K., hosted the first-ever Thriplow Daffodil Weekend: a..."

March 5, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

The 12 Signs of the Chinese Zodiac

Rollo Banks' Lunar New Year Chronicle covers

"...Year of the Rooster 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017*..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Arts Feature by S. Emerson Moffat

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

News from Hueco Tanks, Black's Barbecue, and lots more

"...Paso, the site was acquired by the state in 1969, and opened to the public in 1970. It has..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Table22’s Subscriptions Are Helping Restaurants Do More Than Survive

The ATX/NYC company brings a digital fix to Covid-thwarted kitchens

"...Like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in the 1969 George Roy Hill film of the same name, we..."

Nov. 25, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Faster Than Sound: KUTX Beacon Jay Trachtenberg Retires

Jay Trachtenberg retires from KUTX, Rick Carney steps down as Music Commission chair, and Johnny Bush ascends to honky-tonky heaven.

"..."And all of a sudden I flashback to 1969," recalled Trachtenberg. "A huge Vietnam War march in San..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, November 20-26

"...PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In 1969, humans flew a spaceship to the moon and landed..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

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