Exit Music for a Film Fest Producer

Sending off South by Southwest's Matt Dentler

"...more enthusiastic audience may be found at any number of Internet hubs. It's a new world, and Sloss wanted..."

May 2, 2008 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Short Unhappy Life of Sophia King

The APD shooting death of Sophia King was a tragedy waiting to happen.

"...The short unhappy life of Sophia Chante King came to a sudden end a..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Hit Brewery Row to Choose Your Own Austin FC Home Match Beer Adventure

How to get a little matchy-matchy with the city's first top-tier sports club and its many superb beer options

"...luxury dumpster Los Angeles, or in the junior-barbecue whistle-stop of Kansas City, but when the city’s first top-tier sports..."

June 18, 2021 Features Feature by Eric Puga

Austin's Growing Venezuelan Population Showcases Its Diverse Cuisine

Four food trucks prove to be more than arepas

"...the week on a blazing summer day in COVID-era Austin, and the Burnet Road food truck park has never..."

July 17, 2020 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

A Joycean Riff of Race

Juneteenth

"...the most important 20th-century American novel, the Moby Dick of the 20th century. It traces the life of a..."

June 18, 1999 Books Feature by Mark Busby

The Boleys Put an Acid-Punk Spin on the Family Bands of the Sixties

Ethan, Emma & Jovian Boley do the punk rock

"...moved from this little redneck town [Sweetwater] and went off-course," recalls Brandon Boley, 47-year-old patriarch of a highly musical..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

30 Years of Hot Sauce Festival Creates Many Memories

Reminisce with event staff, judges, and fans during this year’s break from the heat

"...In 1994, we officially proclaimed ourselves the largest hot sauce festival in the..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Food Feature

Downtown Dining & Bites of Austin

"...The face of Austin's Downtown dining scene has changed somewhat in the..."

March 11, 2011 Food Feature

The Pope of Avant Garde

Remembering William S. Burroughs

"...fellow, despite his nihilistic veneer. I spent the afternoon of his 70th birthday with him. Spoke about guns, hunting,..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Books Feature

Dueling Banjos

Is old-time music Austin's next big thing?

"...Recreation Center some Wednesday evening, you'll encounter a group of musicians sitting near a corner of the dance floor..."

March 30, 2007 Music Feature by Mark Rubin

See Reverse Side for Title: Part I

If English first-wavers had trouble getting ahold of American roots music, Americans themselves weren't much better off, piecemealing together the foundations of today's national scene

"...mid-1960s, when it was a burning question among the music fans I knew.* Where we grew up, what we..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Music Feature by Louis Black

Art Blondin is Smokin' Once Again

Respected local ribman is back in business in nearby Florence

"...Longtime Austin pitmaster and music supporter Art Blondin has recently resurfaced...."

Jan. 21, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

First Taxes, Then It's Time to Jam!

"...Editor, Hi! Thanks for a great story [“Dueling Banjos,” Music, March 30] and for including information on the monthly..."

March 30, 2007 Postmarks

Out There in the Fresh Air With Utopia, Old Settler's, and Kerrville Folk Festival

Fall fests coax us from the metropolis

"...What does October make you think of? Halloween, pumpkin spice, trees transitioning from green to autumnal..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Faerie Tales

Another Scene? The Original Scene

"...illustration by Tom King Brace yourself. It's another one of those "scene" stories. Let's think, just for a moment,..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Folk Alliance Featured

Events open to the public

"...@ Flamingo Cantina: Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreamsz (NYC), the Burns Sisters Band (Ithaca, N.Y.), the..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Music Feature

Checking In: Conjunto Los Pinkys Readies for the New Normal

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

"...Jaye Williams remains a one-man folkloric preservation society in Austin, except he’s more than one Eastsider. He IS his..."

Aug. 31, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Colombian Folkloric Post-Punks Nemegata Drop Four-Star Debut

Local trio finds the fire of the jaguar

"...last Friday in February, one week before the city of Austin canceled South by Southwest in the face of..."

July 3, 2020 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Break Into the Future

It's a new day for chamber music, as the Austin Chamber Music Festival shows

"...The Austin Chamber Music Festival is once again upon us, so..."

July 3, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Merle, Marty & Willie Party

A different kind of bro-country

"...The hottest movement in country music has been dubbed bro-country, a testosterone-fueled brand of pop..."

Nov. 12, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Showcase Showdown

The Austin Museum of Digital Art's programming challenges our notions of creativity

"...Copa Bar & Grill on South Congress, a group of digital artists and musicians, as well as fans of..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Pen-Ultimate Fest

Austin Heart of Film Screenwriting Conference & Festival

"...says, a screenwriter's words on paper are the heart of film. But according to Dennis Hopper, the heart of..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Screens Feature by Russell Smith

Complete Freedom

A profile of Bad Livers banjo player Danny Barnes

"...Looking back over the 20th century, the birth of American popular music is tantamount to the Big Bang...."

Nov. 5, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Where Have All the Cowgirls Gone?

Austin's Female Country Singers

"...late one October night like it was straight out of Bradley's Barn, 1960. About 14 people saw her that..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Music Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent and titles Now it's time to get dark,..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Song for My Father

An epic and personal reminiscence of Don Walser and what he meant to Austin

"...it plainly: If you find yourself singing onstage in Austin, Texas, with a guitar strapped around you, wearing a..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Music Feature by Mark Rubin

The Last Shall Be First

New Year's Eve becomes a cultural extravaganza with First Night Austin

"...The last night of 2005 will be the first night of First Night..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...for this year's film festival, but the complete list of all the movies at this year's hybrid event. The..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Big Picture

Taking stock of Austin music's female legacy

"...When Marcia Ball moved to Austin in the early Seventies there were only a handful..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

More a Man Than a Legend

Observing as the golden-throated Flatlander becomes a record-label executive

"...Jimmie Dale Gilmore has often been called a Zen cowboy thanks to his being..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

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