Spangles and High Heels

Dreams come true, just ask "Her Tallness," Marcia Ball.

"...The guitar moved with Ball to Baton Rouge when she was 17. A hip college roommate..."

June 20, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Naked City

EPA reviews Clean Air Act new emissions policy for Bush Administration

"...also included four public meetings (Cincinnati, Sacramento, Boston, and Baton Rouge) before EPA panels. Several Austinites who traveled to..."

July 27, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Songs of Innocence and Experience

From poetry scrawled on walls to poetry inscribed on CD: the saga of the Gourds.

"...buggy. We hopped on a plane and went to Baton Rouge."..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Workin', Steamin', Relaxin', Leavin'

Elias Haslanger

"..."New York, New Orleans, Baton Rouge, we're not sure yet," Sanders said recently on..."

June 12, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Total Honesty

Fred Sanders

"...player from school, had gone to Southern University in Baton Rouge to a summer jazz camp with Alvin Batiste,"..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Dance With the Devil

Getting Austin Artists in Step With Their Audience

"...a smaller krewe like Sinbad -- which draws from Baton Rouge and little towns like Gonzales -- will have..."

Dec. 27, 1996 Arts Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

SXSW’s Big Third List

YFN Lucci, Wyclef Jean, Ought, and 572 more

"...Alsarah & the Nubatones (Brooklyn, NY.)..."

Jan. 10, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Battling for Music, History, and Learning

Juneteenth Battle of the Bands competition harkens back to days when marching bands enjoyed a celebrated place in Austin's black community, and creates opportunity for greater future African-American involvement in school bands.

"...Northeast Austin last Friday when the marching band from Baton Rouge took the field. As they swagger-stepped in from..."

June 24, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

SXSW Film Review: The Secret of Me

Intersex doc depicts lifelong fallout of genital mutilation

"...videos instantly transport the viewers to Jim’s hometown of Baton Rouge, where he sets out to speak with the..."

March 10, 2025 SXSW Post by Dex Wesley Parra

Sunflower Bean, Holy Fuck, Jack’s Mannequin, and Hundreds More Added to SXSW

The third 2025 music festival announcement has landed

"...She Real (Harlem NY) Short Life (Monterrey MEXICO) SHXWNFRESH (Baton Rouge LA) Sinema (Dallas TX) Sir Echo (Cornwall NY)..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Austin Film Society Announces 2024 Feature Grant Recipients

Local filmmakers feature heavily among 18 selected projects

"...verité portrait of a deaf advocate and father from Baton Rouge driven by his family’s experiences to help those..."

Sept. 13, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

20th Annual Team of Texas 4000 for Cancer Crosses Finish Line in Alaska

UT-Austin students complete 4,000-mile bike ride

"...worst, it’s called Cancer Alley between New Orleans and Baton Rouge,” Bedingfield said, adding that you’re seven times more..."

Aug. 20, 2024 News Post by Aaron Sullivan

Austin’s Crucial Concerts for the Week

Jackie Venson, Grace Sorensen, Monte Warden, and many more

"...This melodic Baton Rouge rapper started 2024 by releasing his second studio..."

May 17, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

First Look: Lil’ Easy Fine Cajun Food & Bar

Eastside dive promises casual Cajun and vibey outdoor boozing

"...Shallcross, who hails from Baton Rouge and is co-owner of American diner Sawyer &..."

May 15, 2024 Food Post by Haris Qureshi

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...hurt by a brick thrown at a protest in Baton Rouge. The brick thrower was not Mckesson, however, and..."

April 19, 2024 News Feature

SXSW Film Review: Stormy

Doc explores life in the eye of Hurricane Trump

"...before though, too – growing up in poverty in Baton Rouge gave her the motivation to get out, the..."

March 9, 2024 Screens Post by Katherine McNevins

A Freight Train Ride Through Lucinda Williams’ Artistry at ACL Live

Former Austinite stands tall on the blues in soundtracked read-along

"...Backyard Barbecue.) Freeway lines kept flying on “Bus to Baton Rouge,” where granular lyrical detail and pedal steel best..."

Jan. 20, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Film Society Announces Recipients for Feature Film Grants

$110,000 distributed to 15 Texas projects

"...Walker Estes – a deaf advocate and father from Baton Rouge, Louisiana – who is driven by his family’s..."

Sept. 12, 2023 Screens Post by Mae Lackey

10 Essential Showcases to See at Oblivion Access

Unpacking the unclassifiable experimental music festival, show by show

"...Slithering out of Baton Rouge covered in mascara and sludge, Thou visits visceral..."

June 9, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

School’s out and June is the beginning of summer fun

"...dancing, and eating at Teddy’s Juke Joint north of Baton Rouge. He’s not the first A-lister to find their..."

June 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Lemon Twigs, Trouble in the Streets, Enslaved, and more local shows worth the decibels

"...open at 2pm, followed by a groove-filled set from Baton Rouge-born R&B duo THEBROSFRESH. Roadhouse-ready Austin duo Greyhounds and..."

April 21, 2023 Music Column by Tim Stegall

The House That Built DJ Shani Hébert

Decades in the making, The Groove Temple arrives on KUTX

"...McCombs School of Business, delves into her roots in Baton Rouge. He notes family success dating back to "the..."

March 3, 2023 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

SXSW Music Adds New Order, Killer Mike, Protomartyr, and Isabella Lovestory

Along with over 300 more artists headed to the Austin festival

"...REPUBLIC) Teenage Joans (Adelaide AUSTRALIA) Teethe (Dallas TX) THEBROSFRESH (Baton Rouge LA) Thee Sacred Souls (San Diego CA) Then..."

Jan. 25, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...but at around 450 feet, the Louisiana Capitol in Baton Rouge is taller than both...."

Dec. 9, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

The Lemon Twigs, Obongjayar, the Zombies, and Ambré Added in SXSW 2023’s Second Lineup Drop

With a whopping 301 musical artists

"...South For Winter (Nashville TN) SpivOberta (Dobropillia UKRAINE) Spllit (Baton Rouge LA) S. Raekwon (New York NY) Stacey Ryan..."

Dec. 7, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Austin-Based Justice Center Will Get Funding From NFL

Texas Appleseed to get a portion of $6.5 Million

"...the prior year's police killings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge and Philando Castile outside of St. Paul...."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Meet Me at Waterloo Records: Playing, Shopping, and Encountering Life-Changing Moments at the Heart of Austin Music

Influential Austin characters reminice on 40 years of playing, shopping, and encountering life-changing moments at the heart of Austin music

"...Picket Line Coyotes, had opened for True Believers in Baton Rouge. He told me I should move to Austin...."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

This Changes Everything: Austin Witnesses to Sex Pistols' Chaotic Randy's Rodeo Show Go Home and Start Bands

UK instigators blow the roof off San Antonio dance hall in Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...back on the bus. They were driving overnight to Baton Rouge, to play the Kingfish Club, a converted grocery..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Swoop House’s Hospitality Honcho Has All the Luck

Stephen Shallcross carries on with Happy Foods and De Nada and more

"...total accident," says the hospitality honcho, who came from Baton Rouge in 1990 to attend UT and started out,..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Family of Man Killed by APD Sues the City

Ajay Griffin did not point a gun at officers, attorneys claim

"...who had traveled to Austin from his home in Baton Rouge, was attending a concert performed by a childhood..."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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