The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Thursday

Young Thug in the park, icy French experimentalism, and more

"...Every year during South by Southwest, there’s a point in which you see gaggles of staggering..."

March 18, 2022 SXSW Post by Derek Udensi

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Tuesday

A Zamrock fruit plate, apathetic Irish drone-poetics, and so much more

"...scarce – though hot shows did hit capacity – and yet there’s plenty of action...."

March 16, 2022 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Constant Follower: Meet the Hypnotic Folk Songcrafter Who Lost His Childhood Memories After a Gang Beatdown

Scotland's Stephen McAll overcame brain trauma to discover a new self

"...left you with nothing but rubber shreds in your hands. Reassembly was futile. Everything that made you you had..."

March 14, 2022 Music Post by Julian Towers

Chaos Reigns at the “Fyre Festival of Crawfish”

Problems with parking and lines arose at the festival after its return from a COVID-19 hiatus

"...the return of the Austin Crawfish Festival after two pandemic hiatus years, a promised smorgasbord of mudbugs held at..."

March 11, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

D.A. Indicts 19 Austin Police for Assault in 2020 BLM Protest Response

Charges for 8th St. shootings send shockwaves among law enforcement

"...that surrounded Austin Police Department headquarters on Eighth Street and spread onto the adjoining I-35 bridge in the days..."

Feb. 18, 2022 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Austin Food Crafters Earn National Accolades From Good Food Foundation

Great news for good food

"...do unusually spiced chocolate bars, small-batch chicken liver pâtés, and possibly the best trail mix you've ever munched have..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Greg Casar and Eddie Rodriguez Fight for the Progressive Mantle in TX-35

The two candidates race to the left

"...vote sink almost entirely within the Austin city limits, and Doggett – first elected as Austin's boy-wonder state senator..."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Internet’s Most Sensational Hot Sauce Brand Stakes a Claim in ATX

Truff enough for the city

"...It's a relief, almost, that the Truff brand of truffle-infused condiments tastes so good...."

Feb. 4, 2022 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Stubborn With My Goals: Impassioned MC J Soulja Stays Focused on Creating Opportunities in Austin Rap

"There ain't no trophies for that kind of shit"

"..."God has blessed me and I say that just being here because there's been..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Proposed Development Would Revive Austin Opera House but Faces Neighbor Opposition

200 Academy Drive: Big hit or last call?

"...looks wholly unremarkable today. But it's an Austin cultural landmark dating back 45 years, home to vitally important sites..."

Jan. 21, 2022 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin at Large: We’re Not Making More Land

Showdown at the Batcave Part 3: What’s the return on this $277 million investment?

"...Y'all might have gathered over the last two weeks that, if I describe..."

Jan. 14, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Getting Behind The Tender Bar With Lily Rabe and Tye Sheridan

The challenges of authenticity (and George Clooney's acting class)

"...the uniform of the freelance reporter, somewhere between casual and businesslike. "Jenny Eagan," said star Lily Rabe, giving tribute..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

UT Student Government Slowly Implodes

Half the exec board is gone, and the remaining members face removal next semester

"...crumbling. At the beginning of the fall 2021 semester, there were seven executive board members. Only three remain, and..."

Dec. 24, 2021 News Feature by Skye Seipp

“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"

"...Chapter 1, documenting how a collaboration between Roky Erickson and Doug Sahm spurred this primal strain of rock &..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Public Notice: Top 10 Stories of 2021

Some top topics on the community news front

"...– but selected for their importance to local residents, and/or an element of public input into the political process...."

Dec. 17, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Fueling the Algorithm and Finding Community: Music Creators Thrive on Twitch, TikTok, and Instagram

On discoverable platforms, Austin musicians experience encouragement, engagement, and unexpected viral moments

"...In the frenzy of the raging pandemic, livestreams and virtual music content were heralded as the..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Rolling Stones Let it Bleed Over Austin – in Second Ever Local Concert

…with sympathy for the parking lot

"...morning forecast sold short what would transpire: hail, lightning, and severe rain over Austin. Had the original local date..."

Nov. 21, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin at Large: The Front Lines of Democracy

As voting's become a battlefield, Dana DeBeauvoir has stood up for all of our rights

"...two weeks away" from this past E-Day, DeBeauvoir said, "and I had intended to run down on [this past]..."

Nov. 19, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

A Community Commences as Skylark Lounge, Closed Since the Pandemic Hit, Finally Reopens

Eastside music joint picks up with three nights of Soul Man Sam

"...an inevitability for any music club to reopen after pandemic closure. So for Skylark Lounge, which has remained shuttered..."

Nov. 8, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Six Uncanny Canned Cocktails

Yes, they can – and we'll drink to that

"...acknowledged that nothing beats having a live bartender right there...."

Nov. 8, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

A New Favorite at Old Settler’s: Sierra Ferrell

Rising roots singer impresses at the Central Texas folk campout

"...single Saturday — not even counting the nighttime – and yet I got everything I knew I wanted out..."

Oct. 26, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Medieval Times: Being Dead in an Era of Cruelty and Despair

The story of a real band and a fake band in two acts

"...The band hasn't even finished sound checking and they're already being..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Rosemont Apartment Woes Prompt Tenant Safeguards

Commissioners Court approves new housing bylaws in wake of eviction debacle

"...SHFC's Rosemont at Oak Valley complex near Pleasant Valley and Oltorf in Southeast Austin...."

Oct. 22, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

With USA World Cup Qualifying Match, Austin Can Join Shortlist of Top Soccer Cities

UNMNT vs. Jamaica kicks off 6:45pm on ESPN2

"...Those players, many just hours removed from intercontinental flights, were familiarizing themselves with their office for the week: Austin..."

Oct. 7, 2021 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

The Most Memorable Moments of Saturday’s ACL Fest

Billie Eilish, Jack Harlow, Mongolian metal, Doja Cat, Dayglow, & more

"...had just 7,000 social media followers at that time and some of his shows were only attended by 12..."

Oct. 3, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Most Memorable Moments of Friday’s ACL Fest

Megan, Miley, Maidza, and one really long line

"...it to the fest – stretched back beyond the JuiceLand on Barton Springs Road. I cut ahead with the..."

Oct. 2, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

White Reaper's Hunter Thompson Discusses the Band's Evolution and His Guitar Nerd DNA

ACL Fest's a homecoming for the Austin-based guitarist

"...stage at ACL Fest 2017, White Reaper brought something none of the 100-or-so other festival acts possessed: punk energy...."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Eighth Street Survivors Still Wait for Resolution From the City and APD

Sixteen months later, civil and criminal cases move slowly

"...To the Austin Police Department, the thousands of people who gathered Downtown to protest for Black..."

Sept. 29, 2021 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Fantastic Fest Interview: A Fresh Point of View With the Iké Boys

Eric McEver talks anime, obsession, and making friends with cats

"...Everyone has a different way to get through the pandemic. For Oklahoma filmmaker Eric McEver, writer/director of Fantastic Fest..."

Sept. 25, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Last Bow of an Accidental Critic

Lessons and surprises from a career that shouldn't have been

"...come back to Austin after my graduation from UT and would have never set foot on the Esther's Follies..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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