Faster Than Sound: Austin Terror Fest Crosses Over

Two birthdays and a dark christening

"...First staged during South by Southwest 2017, then a metal festival last year headquartered mostly at..."

June 14, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Meet the Women of Austin R&B

Spotlighting five formidable soul vocalists

"...Safe to say, it's developed well. 2015's local debut, retro stunner Rocket Girl, found the vocalist..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Gay Place

Honoring those we've lost at the Transgender Day of Remembrance

"...murdered for being, or perceived as being, gender diverse." (2016 marks the deadliest year on record. As of Nov...."

Nov. 18, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

A White-Knuckle Western

Co-directors Duane Graves and Justin Meeks aim to Kill or Be Killed

"...Redbox locations. First they'll have an Austin screening Feb. 29 at the Alamo Drafthouse Village. It's the latest step..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Don't Call It Street Punk

A new breed of punk rules Red River

"...new. New scene leaders Sniper 66 were founded in 2009, Riverside Riot in 2013, and Worm Suicide began in..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Let's Go Gun Crazy

UT working group recommends allowing guns in classrooms, while a "mock mass shooting" and a "mass farting" protest in response bring out the national media

"...Last Saturday, Dec. 12, Austin was weird – even weirder than usual...."

Dec. 18, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

SXSW Music: Second List

243 + 171 = as many acts as the last two ATX fests combined

"...South by Southwest now stands less than 120 days away, so expect the announcements to roll out..."

Nov. 18, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Gabriel Luna for the Gooooooaaaaaal!

Soccer and Spy games collide in El Rey's 'Matador'

"...Matador are watching the U.S. team take a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to Belgium. He said, "If you hear the..."

July 18, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW blurbs

"...stole the show at a release party for a 2012 Secret Stash reissue of lost Twin Cities funk and..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Wednesday SXSW 2014 Showcases

Stay planted for an evening

"...garage, and power-pop stylings. Agape over this ambitious, triple-stage, 25-band bill, the question that immediately comes to mind: "Where..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Critics Poll

Our music team weighs in on the year's best shows, venues, and more

"...Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Stubb's (Toland)..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Music Feature

For the Kids

The UIL and school districts can do better work curtailing concussions

"...Trenum is correct, but this is about more than..."

Dec. 24, 2013 Sports Post by Joseph Baucum

Person of Interest

Meg Wolitzer's latest book tracks six characters through three decades of friendship

"...in the top ranks of literary fiction. In March 2012, Wolitzer's New York Times article "The Second Shelf" (she..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Books Feature by Amy Gentry

Playback: Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe at ACL Fest

First weekend of ACL Fest – that's a wrap. Number two starts now.

"...• Blind Boys of Alabama, "Way Down in the Hole" (Tom Waits)..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Return of ... the Cassette

The Walkman revolutionized portable music. Can their fodder – cassettes – jump the shark?

"...revered punk rock banjo player for Nineties locals the Bad Livers, loves cassettes. From his now longtime home in..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Unknown Soldier

Bill Carter steps out from under the shadow of Captain Jack Sparrow

"..."Texas Platters," April 5). We also converse about his 20-year best buddyship with the actor who's not only the..."

May 3, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Was the Foodways Texas Symposium Worth the Price?

A barbecue enthusiast shares his experience

"...What is a Barbecue Symposium, and who would pay $280 to attend such an event? It turns out I’m..."

April 14, 2013 Food Post by Rod Machen

He Fought for Our Right to Indie Cinema [Updated]

R.I.P Beastie Boy/filmmaker Adam Yauch

"...the weekend, watching and re-watching MCA in the Beastie Boys Criterion Collection Video Anthology (forgot about that one, didn't..."

May 7, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

From the Eyes of the Abused

Ya'Ke Smith on his feature film debut, 'Wolf'

"...still others offer a revenge fantasy, wherein the abused boys (or girls), grown into adults, confront their abusers to..."

March 16, 2012 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro

The other music Halls of Fame have had their say – time to focus locally on the Austin Texas Music Hall of Fame

"...Two, Tres, Cuatro: I Love Rock & Roll," Dec. 2). So, we'll happily do a victory dance for Freddie..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Off the Record

Ian McLagan snubs the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame while Suzanna Choffel uproots to New York

"...as many HAAMbassadors – stretched across the city and 217 area businesses donating proceeds to the cause, the Health..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Organized Chaos (in Tejas)

Q: Just how heavy and hardcore is Austin's first-half-closing festival? A: Chaos in Tejas!

"...School, with members of A Giant Dog, the Strange Boys, and brat pack leader Orville Bateman Neeley III, a..."

June 3, 2011 Music Feature

SXSW Friday Showcases

Friday night's SX showcases are bar-the-door-Katy good

"...showcase showdown, and the rest of the sundae ain't bad either. Baltimore duo Wye Oak's third and latest, Civilian,..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Off the Record

From Cactusgate to Casual Victim Pile, the year in local music ends with the tragic death of drummer Bill Maddox

"...It's Not as Bad as It Looks..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Man With Two Brains

Ghostland Observatory pulls back the curtain

"...X-Files exiles, more like fictional detective twosome the Hardy Boys, adventurous boy wonders of hook-driven, beat-laden, laser-pulsing performances. Inner..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The State of Utopia

Karen Valby’s dispatches from a small Texas town

"...Utopia: Notes From a Small Town (Spiegel & Grau, $25), her first book and the surprising culmination of that..."

May 28, 2010 Books Feature by Cindy Widner

Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing SXSW 2010

"...previous efforts but has its sweet spots. (Also: Thu., 12mid, Lustre Pearl.)..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Country Bear Jamboree

Malcolm Ingram finds his people, and films 'em, too

"...thing I share with these guys? There are pretty boys that are essentially really effeminate and really good-looking and..."

March 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Games People Play

Casual gaming's rise opens the doors for players and developers

"...quick and agile, and we don't need the big boys of corporate gaming to have our fun – or..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Never Coming to a Theatre Near You

Stephen Romano's continuing adventures in fake movies

"...having to have sit through Home Alone (Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Home Alone 3) or Look..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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