Checking In: Marcia Ball Took Her First Summer Off Since 1984

“It gets hot in Austin in the summer, did you know?”

"...gets hot in Austin in the summer, did you know? So, [my husband] Gordon and I are spending more..."

Sept. 15, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Teeta Cosigns The Seventh Seal

Relentless wordsmith talks fatherhood, numerology & the apocalypse

"...is a biblical reference about the beginning of the apocalypse. What inspired that as a title?..."

Sept. 9, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Checking In: Katherine de Rosset Finally Lives Alone

Except for her two cats, of course

"...just moved into a backyard house in Cherrywood, so now it’s just me and my two cats. It’s been..."

Sept. 9, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Eimaral Sol Emancipates

“The only option is to survive. This is my life. This is my purpose”

"...ways to maintain some level of balance despite not knowing day-to-day what to expect...."

Sept. 2, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Peelander-Z Commander (Yellow) Champions Austin Spirit

Japanese punk-n-painter power source beams in

"...from music and entertainment. It is nothing in city now, but we have “Austin Spirit.” It’ll make open a..."

Sept. 1, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Conjunto Los Pinkys Readies for the New Normal

“Conjunto has survived [here] for decades and will continue to do so”

"...ATM, HEB in the early mornings, and for medicine. Now, that the restaurants are closed on the block, it's..."

Aug. 31, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The New Mutants

The last of the X-Men finally get to the screen

"...replaced by more mature characters like Storm and the now-ubiquituous Wolverine. For the film adaptation, directed and written by..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Hot Sauce: Your Lifestyle Is the Target

What does your favorite condiment reveal about who you are?

"...to consume is yet another thing that lets everyone know, "This is the kind of person you're dealing with..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Checking In: Soulwriter Ray Prim Deals – Mostly

“Reach back out to me in three months, I may be certifiable by then”

"...kept my day job and money wasn’t an issue. Now that I’ve finished everything, I’m really starting to feel..."

Aug. 25, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: D-Madness Calls Getting Cut-off ‘Pure Hell’

Multi-instrumental funk marvel holds on tight to his sound-makers

"...a performing musician and watching your industry cease wholesale. Now imagine that same scenario only you’re blind. “We don’t..."

Aug. 24, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Coup 53

Documentary unpacks America's involvement in the coup that wrecked Iran

"...Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh with Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, better known in the West as the Shah of Iran. That’s..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

We Have an Issue: Happy Trails

In this week’s issue, we look at the logistics, and emotions, behind plotting a cross country road trip mid-pandemic

"...sing about – that urge has turned positively primal now that we're all trapped in our tiny bubbles...."

Aug. 21, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Checking In: Zyclops Cooks Up Some Post-Doom Ps-EYE-Chosis

“I’m hoping artists get more creative with the [livestream] format”

"...she was like 5 or 6 and she’s grown now, successful and happy, and it’s just cool to be..."

Aug. 19, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Guitar Heater Sue Foley Works on Her PhD

Ace stringer “spaced out for about three months” first

"...son came home from university a month ago, so now it's the two of us. I’ve also been able..."

Aug. 18, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: TC Superstar Creates a Micro Scene at Home

“A Black Live Music Fund would be a great step in the right direction”

"...more than about a year on an album, and now I have a great reason to slow down. I’m..."

Aug. 17, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Como Las Movies Cumbias Despite Performance Shutdown

“[We] won’t be playing live for a long time to come”

"...has put our marriage to the test – you know, being together 24-7. Happy to report that we both..."

Aug. 12, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Seela Side Hustles

“I’m known as the South Austin Bread Fairy”

"...well as a headset for calls and meetings. Many know him as a kickass drummer, but he’s also been..."

Aug. 11, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Guitar Hauler Bill Kirchen Pulls Into the Truck Stop at the End of the World

Long-game guitarist keeps twangin’ and sangin’

"...“Then I wake up in the morning, and I know it’s going to be good/ When I stick out..."

Aug. 10, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Welcome to The Kat Edmonson Show

“Writing and shooting a show every week is quite demanding”

"...we started hearing about this virus, but really didn’t know what to make of it...."

Aug. 7, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Latina Rapper Ayo Tamz Adapted Quickly

“Yes, I’m from Austin (partially). I’ve moved around a lot”

"...“Violenta,” “Dinero,” “Ponmelo,” y “Soy Perra,” the Austin MC known as Ayo Tamz converts another 21st century beat pilgrim...."

Aug. 5, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...always. Lightnin' Hopkins seemed to sing exclusively about the apocalypse!" – Raoul Hernandez ...And You Will Know Us by the..."

July 31, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Eric Tessmer Espouses A Policy of Truth

Strat master teamed with Heart’s Nancy Wilson on Depeche Mode cover

"...like the world just stopped. I chuckle about it now. “The best laid plans of mice and men,” as..."

July 29, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Abhi the Nomad Maneuvers the Situation

“Being holed up is a blessing for me”

"...road by the end of year, but we all know how that turned out...."

July 28, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Country Soul Healer Charley Crockett Can Take This and Whatever’s Next

“I’ve made a career out of the most unlikely circumstances”

"...not to think about where we’d be playing right now if not for these hard times. I remember we..."

July 24, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Tameca Jones Supports A Black Live Music Fund

“I am chilling in da Braunf”

"...Tameca Jones: I am chilling in da Braunf, known as New Braunfels to common folk, with my mom..."

July 21, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Nagavalli Brings Peace, Comfort & Joy

Eastern soul fusion or more traditional Indian devotionals?

"...that needs connection – is starting to feel it now. I wonder what paradigm shifts like this do to..."

July 20, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Worm Suicide Blacks Out

Punks put out a 23-years-in-the-making LP in a pandemic

"...Now, it feels more like being in a box, but..."

July 15, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Kydd Jones Focuses

MC bounces back by hiring out

"...and merch. It's a lot I can focus on now that I have the time, so I’m thankful for..."

July 10, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Alex Coke Plays Saxophone In His Driveway

ATX tenor titan stops, looks, and listens – then blows!

"...promoter, a travel agent, driver, web designer, mover, accountant/bookkeeper. Now we can add recording engineer, videographer, and a host..."

July 8, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Ley Line Needs Their Sisterhood

“This has been a curve ball to test our abilities”

"...our headphones, our engineer asked, “Y’all want the news now or later?” That's when we found out SXSW had..."

July 7, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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