Off the Record

Off the Record goes the distance at the Virgin Festival in Baltimore; Snake Eyes Vinyl relocates; Belaire and Tacks, the Boy Disaster ship overseas; and more

"...Snake Eyes Vinyl, East Austin's little shop of hardcore, will close its doors Aug...."

Aug. 10, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Miller's Tale

Swinging across the century with Ernie Mae Miller, 'a little blues, a little bawdy'

"..."If anybody is writing a history of Austin, I got stuff they can use," she offers, lifting..."

July 6, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Go-To Guy

Meet ME TV's Paul Saucido, if you haven't already

"...was told he was too old to host LATV Live, the eclectic music show targeting bilingual audiences, the then-33-year-old..."

May 25, 2007 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Then and Nau

Of Kash-Karry, Casiraghi's, and Jeffrey's: Clarksville's culinary history

"...take a Sunday drive through the historic Old West Austin and Clarksville neighborhoods recently. I hadn't spent much time..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Life Is a Rhythm

Ground zero for Austin hip-hop: University Hills' 2-3

"...Pulling up to the Northeast Austin intersection of Rogge and Manor Road, an SUV settles..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Music Feature by Robert Gabriel

TCB

Halloween tricks and treats from the Rolling Stones, Pet Shop Boys, White Ghost Shivers, and Palm School Choir, while yet another Austin outdoor festival is born

"...it was proximity. It was their first-ever show in Austin, practically down the street, and once it became clear..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Country Chorus

"...to sit onstage at the Ryman Auditorium the night Austin's king of country music made his debut there on..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Final Countdown

Thirty-three years of Back Room shows and events can hardly be summed up in one timeline

"...now a ThunderCloud Subs. For nearly a decade, the live shows include residencies by W.C. Clark, Stephen Doster, and..."

July 28, 2006 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

TCB

Hair metal sneaks into ACL 2005, under a blanket of dust

"...owner. Unlike SXSW's perfect spring days and occasional downpour, Austin's autumn music fest has thus far been cursed with..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Music Column by Christopher Gray

The Carol You Don't Know

There's much more to Ms. Channing than Dolly and Lorelei

"...in a telephone conversation prior to her arrival in Austin this week to perform her new show, The First..."

July 22, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Toronto International Film Festival

A first-timer's diary

"...minutes joined by Roberts' friend Sally Jo Effenson, who lives here in Austin and works with a number of..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Bright Lights, Little City

It's maybe silly to fix a personality on a place, but something happens when you hook a left onto Austin Ave. and drive into Georgetown's historic district. Everything slows down, just a little bit, and then there's that marquee, neon and spangly, lighting up downtown. Welcome to the Palace.

"...This was the Palace that Austin firm Gregory Free and Associates intended to re-create when..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Dancing About Architecture

Labor Days ends, people bummed.

"...as refreshing as it could have been for local live music venues. With students back at UT, clubs that..."

Sept. 6, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Steamboat returns, SXSW looms closer.

"...there's also various other elements like Spring Break, the Live Stock Show and Rodeo, and the Austin Record Convention..."

March 15, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Postmarks

The people want to know: who, precisely, was Bruce Barton quoting?

"...Sheffield, nor many of the other PAC members, even live in the city (although Sheffield is now apparently an..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Column

Humor, Introspection, Ecstasy

UT Composer Dan Welcher is one step away from greatness.

"...spring, Peter Bay, music director and conductor of the Austin Symphony, had the bright idea of getting UT composition..."

April 13, 2001 Music Feature by Robert Faires

A Walk on the Dark Side

An interview with Karen Bernstein, producer of Lou Reed: Rock & Roll Heart (playing at the Alamo Drafthouse on Wednesday, Jan. 10), a breathless, soundtrack-shaped romp through Reed's career so far

"...she and director Timothy Greenfield-Sanders called Lou Reed from backstage with the news, and he -- the leather and..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Attacked by Lesbians

Just three good ol' boys, never meanin' no harm

"...climb a stage at the corner of Bell and Austin and blast conflagrations of family-unfriendly noise deep into the..."

May 26, 2000 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Sea Cruise

Sailing into the sunset on Delbert McClinton's Blues Crusie.

"...Ford classic working its magic. Problem is, since the Austin entertainer is performing on the pool deck of the..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

To Sir, With Love

The people whose lives were touched by Doug Sahm

"...man wrote and embodied the phrase, "You just can't live in Texas if you don't got a lot of..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Nothing Succeeds Like Access

"...Surprised that a city of Austin's size, which has both a thriving arts community and..."

June 11, 1999 Arts Feature by Dawn Davis

Texas Platters

"...the bulk of Boomtown Flood is catchy and expertly delivered, there's also no getting around the fact that there's..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Music Review by Your Side

Dancing About Architecture

A Lucindarella Story

"...fans - starting from the moment she arrived in Austin last Monday and began rummaging through South Austin thrift..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Happy Anniversary, Baby

"...Department of Justice named Antone as one of five Austin and El Paso defendants indicted on federal drug charges...."

June 20, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Peerless

All About Joe (York)

"...second floor of this restored Victorian manse, one of Austin's favorite venues for weddings and soirées, isn't really roomy..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Butthole Surfer Watch!

"...the Butthole Surfers. Hey, when's the last time an Austin act had the number one Modern Rock track in..."

July 12, 1996 Music Column

Dancing About Architecture

Hot Butts!

"...Surfers' big U.S. tour kickoff last Thursday at the Austin Music Hall. I knew that Paul Leary's mother was..."

June 21, 1996 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

"...the workload, or attend benefits, like the Trippin' in Austin-sponsored one at the House this Sunday) to help pay..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Music Column

Dancing About Architecture

"...says that the hope is to "keep the spirit alive" that fueled the original Zona, but that the new..."

Aug. 25, 1995 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Bluesky CEO to Speak at South by Southwest

Chelsea Clinton, John Fogerty, David Duchovny also join conference

"...at the fest, as the David Duchovny comes to Austin for a live recording of the “Fail Better” podcast,..."

Jan. 21, 2025 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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