Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

First night SXSW Music recommendations and hints

"...to Prince. He's only got an EP and a deal with microscopic – albeit tastemaking – NYC label Godmode,..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Ted Versus Technology

Cruz visits Capital Factory and plays prop comic

"...That's why Capital Factory is a different deal. When he suddenly pulled that old rotary phone from..."

Nov. 19, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Phil Anselmo's Housecore Horror

Phil Anselmo returns with Housecore Horror, Marc and Elijah Ford jam family style, and Keith Ferguson gets his inked in new book

"...of Elijah Ford's earliest memories, he's in his mother's arms, wearing shotgun headphones, watching his dad play guitar onstage..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

What the Heart Wants

Healthy eating isn't always happy eating

"...meant it. I had IVs sticking out of both arms, my calves were growing increasingly sweaty under the squeeze..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Active Listening

Dance artists Heloise Gold and Julie Nathanielsz, and a new 'Gold Show|Rose Show'

"...are, Gold had an impromptu tango lesson before the deal was sealed.)..."

May 30, 2014 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Saturday Picks and Sleepers

Saturday night SXSW blurbs

"...a candy factory as vocalist Michael Kastelic seals the deal with his sneering, bug-eyed demeanor. Greg Beets Japanther..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Gay Place

Where my queers at? SXSW, b'duh.

"...Mishap will pour it on. And the big gay deal? Francis Preve. Wed., March 12, 7:55pm. Austin Convention Center,..."

March 7, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

They Killed the President

Dallas soul man Bobby Patterson once counted Jack Ruby a patron

"..."Told me he was gonna get me a record deal and that Frank Sinatra was a friend of his."..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

We Were From Texas

Texas Triangle: Guy Clark, Susanna Clark, Townes Van Zandt

"...short-lived and unhappy, but Guy left with a publishing deal in Nashville and inspiration for one of his first..."

July 19, 2013 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Playback

Octopus Project returns – with vocals! Plus, inside the foliage at Austin City Limits.

"...describes making the 4,000-frame stop-motion short as "no big deal, pretty easy," so I'm only somewhat surprised to learn..."

July 5, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

There They Go ... Here They Come Again

A no-drama session ends – will a high-drama special follow?

"...But as they return this week, legislators won't be dealing with leftover issues from this session. Instead, they will..."

May 31, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM: Me, Myself, I, and Muriel

A poem can awaken many selves

"..."Here's the deal," I'd say. "The cube: That's how Western society, especially..."

April 5, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

SXSW Film: Selected Shorts

From 3,597 submissions, 106 emerge

"...the story of two Miami girls and how they deal with the technological singularity, told in a series of..."

Feb. 6, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

What Now for Central Health?

Medical school planning begins, and associated care programs move to implementation

"...community care service delivery model – centered on a deal still not completely consummated between the Seton Healthcare Family..."

Nov. 23, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

After a Fashion: Heavenly Creatures

Your Style Avatar rocked the house with his new collection at the Driskill, and a lot of folks can take a bow.

"...did her best to protect me from having to deal with anything but getting the clothes made. Across town,..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Mapping Music With Thomas Dolby

Still 'Blinded by Science' and sound

"...mutual friend at TED [Technology Entertainment Design], Dr. Rachel Armstrong. Dolby retired as TED's musical director last month and..."

Oct. 22, 2012 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Up Too Early

Google Streetview fashion critique from West 38th Street

"...honest if Starbuck’s just quit fucking around and started dealing cocaine? Where’s the FDA on that deal? Or how..."

July 31, 2012 Chronolog Post by The Luv Doc

Pennies From Heaven

The new streaming economy is here, with or without royalties

"...young band draws a few ebullient individuals into its arms, inviting them to free shows that week and encouraging..."

May 18, 2012 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Austin Psych Fest 5

"...Emo's East and the Beauty Ballroom. Orange County's Cosmonauts deal sizzling, Nuggets-busting garage-punk early on, a gauntlet to the..."

May 4, 2012 Music Review by Luke Winkie

At It Again

Say Anything savant Max Bemis let goes of his alienation

"...he can capitalize on and build upon. His new deal with Equal Vision Records in upstate New York comes..."

April 27, 2012 Music Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Scares & Shorts Revealed

Late-night fare and short film lineup announced

"...groom find themselves in the middle of a hellish ordeal, as an uncontrollable torrent of violence is unleashed on..."

Feb. 8, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Full Circle

The gospel according to Ruthie Foster

"...Circle, which showcased her songwriting and earned her a deal with Blue Corn Music for her 1999 sophomore effort,..."

Jan. 27, 2012 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Reading Between the 'I's

The Secret Life of Pronouns author James Pennebaker on what your tweets reveal about your state of mind

"...future tense because the present is too painful to deal with. Happy people, meanwhile, rely on concrete nouns and..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Sex on Fire

Nakia’s epic first-hand account of 'The Voice' tour

"...first 15 rows in each city. Buy a package deal. Get a seat up front, some tour merch, and..."

Sept. 8, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Hightower Report

Back to the Great Recession; and Subsidizing Plutocrats

"...and the president have been trying to cut a deal – not to launch the bold, can-do jobs program..."

Aug. 5, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

That Time of the Month

Christian Remde spans the calendar year with his Twelve Films Project

"...in the back of his neck, and probably his arms, too. It's two days after a grueling, whirlwind weekend..."

July 15, 2011 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Newsgeist: 2/9/11

The spirit of the news

"...-Governor Good Hair gave his State of the State..."

Feb. 9, 2011 News Post by Eric Pickhartz

Sundance Announces Competition Slate

Austinite Jeff Nichols will compete in Park City

"...is back in his beloved Bronx, back in the arms of an estranged wife and back in the life..."

Dec. 1, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

'I Witness'

Via dance, Tutto Theatre explores how witnessing can lead to awakening

"...a witness (rather than as a crossed pair of arms, or a texter, or a slumper), you can transform..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

As the Years Go Passing By

Inner Sanctum Records and the Armadillo – rock & roll, Austin-historical-style

"...Turning around, he held open his arms, and as the words of Ben E. King's "Stand..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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