A Band Apart

Solo discography

"...Colin BrooksChippin' Away at the Promised Land..."

May 6, 2011 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

A New Life for 'A Band Called Death'

Detroit rock & rollers resurrected through Drafthouse Films

"...There's a shadow hanging over the Detroit-born proto-punk band Death –..."

June 28, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Guy on a Mission

QTV will give Austinites another chance to experience Quentin Tarantino as a passionate educator.

"...Everyone thinks they've got a handle on who this guy, Quentin Tarantino, is. The..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

“It’s Like a Family Business, Except Rock Stars”: The Kindred Bond of We Don’t Ride Llamas

Afro rock sibling band is defiantly unconventional on new EP The Oracle

"...For most zoomers and younger millennials, the entrance of the video game Rock..."

April 29, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Q&A: Henry Threadgill

Master improviser speaks on sustaining creativity

"...Henry Threadgill makes an ultra-rare Austin appearance this weekend. The Chicago-born,..."

April 6, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Metallica Creates a New Monster

Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, and Nimrod Antal go 'Through the Never'

"...There are bands, and then there is Metallica. When Nimrod Antal..."

Oct. 2, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ACL Interview: Family Band Bailen Talks Three-Part Harmonies and Sibling Shenanigans

“Being in a sibling band is a really weird social experiment”

"...Since forming in 2014, NYC folk-pop sibling trio Bailen has cemented lush vocal harmonies as the centerpiece of..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

It's Like a Greatest Hits Collection at Wally Workman Gallery

And we mean that in a really really good way

"...But the simile kind of falls apart...."

Aug. 13, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

No Idea Festival Q&A

Improvisational guru Chris Cogburn explains the matrix

"...In a festival-heavy town, No Idea is a breed apart. Now..."

Feb. 16, 2017 Music Post by Michael Toland

Peter Hook: Life in a Northern Town

Joy Division/New Order bassist resurrects two classic LPs

"...It’s a long way from rain-drenched Manchester to sun-baked Texas. For..."

Sept. 17, 2013 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Sound Checking for a Pulse, and Finding It

The rock docs in this year's 24 Beats Per Second program rattle and hum with soul and revolt.

"...Down off South Congress, about six blocks below the river, in the heart of..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Space and Distance: A Joint Interview With Balmorhea and Explosions in the Sky

How Austin’s landmark instrumental outfits soundtrack the state of Texas

"...Chris Hrasky wishes there was a better backstory to Big Bend..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

The Force is strong with this one

"...Directed by: Gareth Edwards. Starring: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Ben..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Terror Fest Q&A: Panopticon

Folk & metal extremist books a pair of über rare performances

"...As created by Austin Lunn, Panopticon moves from savage but..."

June 6, 2019 Music Post by Michael Toland

Immortal Voices: Uncle Walt’s Band

Essential Austin trio get first national release

"...Certified legends amongst old Austin heads, Uncle Walt’s Band has elsewhere remained..."

Feb. 12, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

A Giant Dog Teases Impending Concept Album

Austin punk quintet transports partygoers to “Avalonia”

"...Bashing out a sequence of career-spanning sing-alongs to attendees of..."

May 24, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Black Angels Confront a Violent World

New LP Death Song soundtracks a society on the brink

"...Winter went out like a lamb and Austin's spring continues to unfold equally temperate,..."

April 28, 2017 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Band of the Month: Magnet School

Magnet School pops and swells

"...The first time I spun Magnet School's debut EP, Crush, in 2006, the title song..."

March 27, 2008 Music Post by Darcie Stevens

Watch This: There’s a New Band Called Fuck Money and it’s Intense

Members of BLXPLTN & Future Death unleash the head-spinning “Demure”

"...Serene and explosive – two qualities in opposition, but that’s the..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

A Case for Case

Two chances to help out this week

"...Many people know Peter Case from his days with Eighties..."

Oct. 28, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Patti Smith: “I don’t claim to be a progenitor of any particular movement – I just did my work”

Ever-evolving singer, writer, & artist communes at ACL Live Saturday

"...April 17, 1976: Saturday Night Live, NBC’s controversial new late..."

May 2, 2022 Music Post by Tim Stegall

A Guide to Getting a Beer During SXSW

Ditch the convention center and check these brewpubs

"...With SXSW on the brain, Austin likes to put on its elite game face..."

March 15, 2019 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Bomb City Retells the Tensions Behind the Killing of a Texas Punk

Brian Deneke’s life and death story comes to local screens

"...Life cut short for no good reason. The story is as old as what's now called..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

I Hear a Symphony

Composer Kent Kennan has been an essential voice in America's musical counterpoint since 1936 when he won the Prix de Rome Composition Prize. Now, at age 90, he'll hear the Austin Symphony play his composition for the very first time.

"...You can't hum it or tap it out on a table...."

Jan. 31, 2003 Arts Feature by Jerry Young

Like a Hurricane

Harnessing Lauren Larson's live hurricane on Ume's new Phantoms

"...Lauren Larson is frustrated...."

Nov. 18, 2011 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Rock and a Hard Place

Twenty Dollar Vibe

"...by Andy Langer The artists formerly known as Johnny Law, l-r:..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Qmmunity: A Sis With a Fist

Sister Fisters event group plans their fifth annual Halloween party with an eye toward encouraging queer talent

"...Traditions are what make Halloween fun: trick-or-treating, carving pumpkins, and..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Column by James Scott

The Heaven & Hell in 13th Floor Elevators: A Visual History

We return to the Red River strip of March 1966 to witness Roky Erickson and crew

"...It’s March 16, 1966 and KAZZ-FM is live broadcasting a show..."

May 15, 2020 Music Feature by Jon Savage

Excerpts From Texas Is the Reason, a Look Into Austin Music's DIY Age

Scenes from inside the weird gold mine

"...Read Rachel Rascoe's interview with Texas Is the Reason: The..."

April 10, 2020 Music Feature by Pat Blashill

Like a Hurricane

Jim Jarmusch + Neil Young + Crazy Horse

"...Jim Jarmusch (l) and Neil Young Two months have passed since..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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