The Glam Punks of 70s Austin Get Up to Their Gypsy Tricks

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part two: Glitter rock (1972-76) fades

"...prompted Griffin in November 1971 to follow them to Austin, where Saurage met up with him the next year..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Forgotten Era of Glitter Rock in Mid-70s Austin

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part one: glam rock (1972-76)

"..."Austin was boring in 1975," snarls Billy Bill Miller, Roky..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Austin Music Awards, a Black Rock Maverick, and More Crucial Concerts

Our recommended shows for the week ahead

"...Juárez brought her dreamy-then-spiky bedroom pop to last year’s Austin Psych Fest ahead of Cuco (who she’d previously worked..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Bevis M. Griffin Teaches Austin Youth the Evolution of the Blues

School of Rock students play two events this weekend, and Stubb's sells to C3 and Live Nation

"...Known as a glam rock innovator of Seventies Austin origins, Bevis M. Griffin still keeps up...."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Blink-182 Bring the Banter to “Austin Titty Limits” and More From ACL Fest’s Friday Kickoff

Chris Stapleton twangs and bangs, Leon Bridges grooves

"...2024 opened to mid-Nineties temps – that’s fall in Austin, y'all – and performances ranging from fest OGs Asleep..."

Oct. 5, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Into The Black Hole at Other Worlds Austin

Director Gary Nelson on Disney's sci-fi epic, returning this weekend

"...explodes back on the big screen at Other Worlds Austin this weekend, director Gary Nelson will be easy to..."

Dec. 7, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Funk Band Extreme Heat Celebrates 50 Years With Anniversary Show

The longstanding groove-makers won't cool down

"...Micael Priest asks the crowd. It is the late 1970s in Austin and young funk group Extreme Heat is..."

Nov. 2, 2024 Music Post by Amber Williams

Now Streaming in Austin: Death Proof

Watch Tarantino's grindhouse road trip with us tonight

"...Welcome to Now Streaming in Austin, highlighting locally-made titles to watch while self-quarantining...."

April 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dark Times in Austin With Noir City

The czar of noir Eddie Muller on Walter White and classic dread

"...off your trench coat, and get wise. Noir City Austin is blowing into town, and is set to put..."

Feb. 16, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What is Proper Nang? Austin’s Teen Beat

The next generation weighs in on what’s hip in the ATX

"...for the very coolest. I first started writing about Austin’s teen scene a year ago. Here are the latest..."

Aug. 6, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Austin Heart and Chicano Soul

"...at 6pm Friday. Besides being the best book on 1960s/70s Mexican-American rock, Chicano Soul is a landmark publication for..."

June 4, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Roxy Music Airs Out Its Deep Cuts At Ragged-Edged Austin Show

Even with weakened chops, the HoFers enjoy each other's company

"...played on the original recordings, particularly from the band’s mid-70s technically challenging artistic peak, although their supporting side players..."

Sept. 22, 2022 Music Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Bad Loan

Las Manitas wins even without city loan

"...from now, both of us will be in our 70s."..."

Aug. 24, 2007 News Column by Michael King

The Austin Film Society's Sublime Lines

Essential Cinema series: Japanese Animé

"...it was the first of five offerings in the Austin Film Society's latest Essential Cinema series, Sublime Lines: Japanese..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Screens Feature by Sofia Resnick

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...a patron in Robert Plant on the Zeppelin crier's Austin-kissed 2010 album Band of Joy...."

Sept. 4, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Notes on Kamp: Will Austin Ever Get Smart About Public Transportation?

Mobility is closely tied to equality

"...a week than I do in a month in Austin; I walk distances I would normally drive; and I..."

April 22, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

Austin's Unlikable Hippy Nostalgia

"...by the letter written by Donald Dodson ("Life in Austin Used to Be Better") [“Postmarks,” Dec. 7]. I was..."

Dec. 22, 2007 Postmarks

How a Collaboration Between Roky Erickson and Doug Sahm Became Part of the Blueprint for Punk Rock

Chapter one of the Austin Punk Chronicles concludes with two local legends setting the stage for a global music revolution

"...aesthetic. Read part one of Tim Stegall's history of Austin punk and see how pshchedelia turned into something a..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Man Behind the Leatherface Mask

Gunnar Hansen signing "Chain Saw Confidential" at Bookpeople Sunday

"...Austin may have changed a lot since 1974, when UT..."

Sept. 28, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Working Girls

What do the eight films in the Austin Film Society's latest free series "Dance, Girl, Dance: Women Directors of the 70s and 80s" have in common? They are all works by inherently feminist filmmakers, and the chronological order of the series tracks the growth of American feminist thought during these two decades.

"...The new series programmed by the Austin Film Society offers eight films to provoke inquiry and..."

May 18, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Max Payne

Film version of the popular video game stars Mark Wahlberg … unfortunately.

"...Max Payne has been adapted for the screen by UT-Austin alum Beau Thorne. He does a fine job of..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wanna See the Season 3 Premiere of Industry Early? Better Get Yourself to ATX TV Festival.

Austin fest will also premiere Julio Torres’ new HBO show Fantasmas

"...our airwaves. I bear good news: They’re back, and Austin’s getting first crack at ’em...."

March 27, 2024 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Recording the Day India and Pakistan Split in Partition

When one nation became two separate countries, it reshaped world history. Now Austin podcaster Neha Aziz is telling the personal stories behind that severing.

"...stories, many tragic and untold. It's those stories that Austin writer and podcaster Neha Aziz has recorded 75 years..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Injustice Corrected

"...Jan. 24]. He has been a fixture of the Austin music scene for as long as I can remember...."

Jan. 30, 2020 Postmarks

Bevis Griffin

"...Dear Editor, I've been in Austin 20 years. Not a long time to some, perhaps..."

Jan. 28, 2020 Postmarks

The Night He Came to Fantastic Fest

Genre fest announces Halloween for opening night

"...Halloween is coming early to Austin this year – or rather, Halloween is. Fantastic Fest..."

Aug. 22, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

They're Here! Fantastic Fest Wave One Arrives

Overlord, Apostle headline fest opening salvo

"...Austin's primo genre film festival, Fantastic Fest, has just opened..."

July 31, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Earth Day 101: All Things Consignment

Clean the city and your guilty conscience

"...or volunteer for large-scale sustainability events like Earth Day Austin to save the planet and enforce green habits...."

April 20, 2017 Events Post by Chelsea Pribble

Q&A: Henry Threadgill

Master improviser speaks on sustaining creativity

"...Henry Threadgill makes an ultra-rare Austin appearance this weekend. The Chicago-born, New York City-stationed composer,..."

April 6, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Stoners, Killers, and Kissing Miss Piggy

Topher Grace on assassination comedy American Ultra

"...If you're looking for someone to blame for Austin's ever-swelling population, then stop hunting. Topher Grace admits it..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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