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May 6, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Review: Backbeat
Vintage-inspired bar is everything but retro
"...Backbeat, the latest project from Drink.Well owners Jessica and Michael..."
July 1, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson
Here’s What Backbeat Will Look Like
New bar from drink.well owners will be multi-level venue
"...well in advance, we have a few renderings of Backbeat from cocktail couple Jessica and Michael Sanders. Jamie Chioco..."
Dec. 16, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson
Backbeat to the Music
Pete Best at Threadgill's.
July 2, 2007 Music Post by Margaret Moser
Hackers
Horny teenagers in goofy clothes avert eco-disaster and triumph over the government.
"...afterschool special for the X-Generation. The earlier years Softley (Backbeat) spent in the video trenches serve him well here,..."
Sept. 22, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
In the Name of the Father
Daniel Day-Lewis reunites with his My Left Foot director for this harrowing story about the real-life, imprisonment of Gerry Conlon (and family members) for an IRA bombing in Belfast that he did not commit.
"...and Corin Redgrave. Pulse thundering in your head, a backbeat of blood that drowns out reason, the only thought..."
Jan. 21, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires
25 Bars That Define Austin
Dives, lounges, and saloons that are raising the bar
"...are just as refreshing after a long, hot day. Backbeat1300 S. Lamar, 512/551-9980 www.backbeat-atx.com..."
July 21, 2017 Food Feature by Brandon Watson
Drink.Well Bar Owner Accused of Sexual Harassment: Updated
Bar manager claims she was "forcibly kissed" on the mouth
"...UPDATE: The investors of Backbeat, the South Lamar sophomore cocktail bar from the Sanders,..."
Aug. 18, 2017 Food Post by Mary Tuma
Seven Places in Austin to Eat and Drink on a Budget: Jan. 30-Feb. 5
Your day by day guide to the best local happy hours and deals
"...Snap. Happy hour: Tue.-Sat., 4-7pm; Sun., all day. Thursday Backbeat 1300 S. Lamar, 512/551-9980 On Thursday evenings we like..."
Jan. 30, 2017 Food Post by Brandon Watson
Solid Roots Support the Tiarras' Indie Chicana Sound
No longer Tiarra Girls, the outspoken sister trio still puts family first
"...Opener "Answers" evoked Bob Marley with a funky reggae backbeat, Tori's soulful vibrato echoed Selena in jazzy follow-up "Lonely..."
July 28, 2023 Music Feature by Wayne Lim
Jessica Sanders Responds to Drink.Well Controversy
Business partner/wife says Michael Sanders has entered rehab
"...and confirms their working relationship with South Lamar bar Backbeat has ended. “I intend to help everyone who has..."
Aug. 18, 2017 Food Post by Mary Tuma
Dorćol Distilling Introduces Rakia to Central Texas
Serbian inspired apricot brandy defies expectations
"...Bartenders at celebrated Austin craft cocktail bars like Backbeat, VOX Table, and the Townsend are incorporating the clear..."
Jan. 13, 2017 Food Feature by Adrienne Whitehorse
Hot Takes
What to drink with the fieriest salsas at the AC Hot Sauce Festival
"...hungry and thirsty now." [page] Jessica Sanders – Co-owner, Backbeat..."
Aug. 19, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson
Mixed Metaphors
These craft cocktails are for the books
"...sure to be in your good books. Michael Sanders, Backbeat..."
June 17, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson
The Take-Out
Refinding the spark in Austin food
"...cocktails at Jessica and Michael Sanders' seductive new bar, Backbeat, across the street. This week an incredibly talented Austin..."
April 8, 2016 Food Column by Brandon Watson
Across the Universe
Julie Taymor takes the timelessness of the Beatles' music and yanks it earthward into a minefield of literalism.
"...to Hold Your Hand” and turning the song’s lusty backbeat into a doleful lament. Across the Universe is frustrating..."
Sept. 28, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Starter for 10
This British coming-of-age drama and romantic comedy is fairly predictable, although the charming actors manage to keep the story’s characters just this side of stereotype and mediocrity.
"...of age to the rhythm of a strong musical backbeat. As enjoyable as the soundtrack may be, Starter for..."
Feb. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Take the Lead
It’s hard to fault such a warm, bouncy, and, yes, occasionally funky genre stalwart such as this for being exactly what you’d expect.
"...introduce your offspring to the glory of the ballroom, backbeat or no...."
April 7, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Skeleton Key
A top-notch cast is mostly wasted in this atmospheric but prosaic hoodoo spooker.
"...folk magic, from voodoo, a religious tradition). Director Softley (Backbeat, Hackers, The Wings of the Dove, and K-PAX) again..."
Aug. 12, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Liam
"...Hart (best known as a young John Lennon in Backbeat) is almost unendurably moving as the out-of-work, well-meaning father...."
Oct. 19, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Dancer in the Dark
Björk goes goes to the death chamber in musical interludes.
"...The clank of a factory press becomes a leaden backbeat, the ka-chunk of a train passing becomes a steam-driven..."
Oct. 6, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Wings of the Dove
"...Hackers to his freshmen take on the Beatles in Backbeat, he's among the best when it comes to creating..."
Nov. 21, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Hollow Reed
"...memorable for his note-perfect portrayal of John Lennon in Backbeat), and young, inscrutable Bould -- make Hollow Reed an..."
July 11, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Big Cheese
South by Southwest 1997
"...tempos, and when they cut loose on a bouncing backbeat it was amazing the restraint it must have required..."
March 21, 1997 Music Feature
Music Reviews
"...mystique. "Highway Patrol" leads the charge with a swinging backbeat, succinct guit-steel solo and a perfectly baked growl of..."
Nov. 3, 1995 Music Review
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
Self-produced eighth LP swings looser and more comfortably
"...and ethos. The title track immediately kicks in the backbeat and bluesy rip, a country-funk with laid-back electric riffs..."
July 21, 2023 Music Feature by Doug Freeman
The Mystery of the Mysterines
Why did I fly 1,500 miles to see Liverpool’s sixth best act?
"...co-founding bassist George Favager, guitar specialist Callum Thompson, and backbeat Paul Crilly plowed through the entirety of Reeling with..."
May 25, 2022 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez
Robert Earl Keen Takes a Final ACL Bow
Texas songwriting staple signs off with seventh taping
"...the acoustic intro kicked into a bar band soul backbeat...."
April 28, 2022 Music Post by Doug Freeman
Residential Address: The Mellows Bring Sixties Pop to Sagebrush
With a focus on good hooks, the band makes falling in love danceable again
"...seconds, but with a more pronounced rock & roll backbeat. Seats are cleared, drinks are covered, and boots of..."
March 4, 2022 Music Column by Gary Lindsey
IV, III, II, I... Contact! The Latest in the Williams Country Music Dynasty is Keeping Things Warm in Some Very Long Shadows
Coleman Williams talks moving forward with an open mind
"...work, they will all be fueled by a hard-driving backbeat of sincerity...."
