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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
Flora and Son
Joseph Gordon-Levitt steals the show in this Irish musical drama
"...they’re humming a DIY tune or two with a backbeat courtesy of GarageBand. Written and directed by John Carney,..."
Sept. 29, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis
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 White
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
Mike Melinoe’s Playfully Sinister “Casper” and Four More Songs From Austin Artists
New music picks from Loveme, sayang, Shaz, and more
"...jazz drummer Wade Stephens' urgent percussion resembles the anxious backbeat of an Yves Tumor track. Channeling the eerie soprano..."
Nov. 24, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
Memorable Moments From ACL Fest Weekend One
For you to rewind this weekend at Zilker Park
"...Good!" reaffirmed the chart-topper's country chops, while the stomp-and-holler backbeat of "Any Man of Mine" shook the few nonmoving..."
Oct. 13, 2023 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin
Shania Twain Has A Little Fun, Joins Foo Fighters Onstage at ACL Fest
Boisterous crowd cheers the Queen of Me
"...Good!” reaffirmed the chart-topper's country chops, while the stomp-and-holler backbeat of “Any Man of Mine” shook the few non-moving..."
Oct. 8, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood
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..."
